Sliding Constant

Yes. I am a feminist.

Thanks to Amy for pointing this one out.

I feel like just about everyone who reads this site has seen the movie Galaxy Quest. I found it on the TiVo tonight and watched it again. It’s just spot-on brilliant parody.

You all know that, though. This post is about Guy Fleegman, the character in the movie who we learn played the part of “Crewman Number 6″, who was killed in one of the original Galaxy Quest episodes. All throughout the movie Guy is mortified that he’s going to be killed. The rest of the Galaxy Quest cast constantly try to console him, and Guy does indeed make it to the end of the story. As a reward for his help and to prove that he’s an important character, they give Guy a role in the new adventures of Galaxy Quest. That’s all back story. What I didn’t realize until just tonight is that I think the joke goes one layer deeper. I’ll let you guys decide if I’m right.

Guy’s character in the new series is “Security Chief ‘Roc’ Ingersol.” If the new Galaxy Quest series is basically Star Trek: TNG, does anyone else remember the Enterprise D’s first security chief and what happened to her in the very first season?

I could be reaching, but I don’t think I am.

while watching The Big Lebowski, which Amy and I have never seen before…

Me:

Wow. He’s gonna unpimp her auto.

It’s not like this one’s a surprise, but it’s interesting to see actual research on it…
Bad guys really do get the most girls

While I’m thinking about my response to Amy tagging me on the top 10 movies meme, here’s a quickie that I stole from Catherine:

• Post 3 things you’ve done that you don’t think anybody else on your friends list who reads your web log has done.
• See if anybody responds with “I’ve done that.” If they have- add another!(2.b., 2.c., etc…)
• Encourage your friends to paste this into their own journal to see what unique things they’ve done. also - could you post it here, too…thanks.

1. Been one of the singers the first time a session of a state supreme court was opened with a singing of the national anthem (this one’s my old standard).
2. Been in traction or outfitted in a body cast (both for me… recovery from a complete fracture of my right femur when I was 4 years old).
3. Walked on a beach on Grand Cayman Island.