Spooky Adventures of The Shushing Librarian

It was a dark and stormy night when first The Shushing Librarian

approached her computer to start looking for Halloween costume ideas.

She was a little fuzzy on ideas as she began to type and click away on many a search engine.

Should she be a rotund mermaid, with flowing hair of green and iridescent scales?

She surely didn't want to wear a bathing costume like this guy she saw on Cape Cod.

The Shushing Librarian does not snorkel, and wearing flippers makes it hard to trick-or-treat.

She did like the idea of going as a royal princess, but this Knight Crusader was stonily silent when approached for feedback on the idea.

Likewise, this gargoyle just shrugged off the question of what Ms. S.L. should be for Halloween.

She usually isn't such a Scaredy Cat,

but the thought of not having a good costume put a deep fear in her bones.

It's a hair-raising experience -- this Halloween Costume hunting.

If you don't know HOOOOO to ask,

you can end up with something so obscure, that no one understands.

(Hello, I'm a Cyclon. A Toaster?! Ya know? Cylon = Toaster! Get it?)

Or worse ... People alter a perfectly good costume and make it obscene. NUTS!

(Look carefully, you'll get it in a minute or two.)

Exhausted, The Shushing Librarian decided to pack it in,

and go trick-or-treating as her own blue, androgynous self aka The Super Information Specialist, mild-mannered librarian by day, Super Shusher all the the time.

It's a dream come true:

Death by Chocolate

** Sorry about the lack of focus on this post. Chalk it up to too much sugar and the slow death throes of Auntie Nettie's Nikon Coolpix. The lens motor is going, and the autofocus doesn't work so well anymore.

OR, it's a Ghost in The Machine - Mu HAHAHAHAHA!

Battlestar and the Beach

I had a frakking awesome weekend. Friends, food, fresh air, beach combing at dawn, brisk walks on the cliffs, and a big old ugly snotty cry last night while catching up on the last four hours of Battlestar.

Did you know that if you look hard enough,

you see Cylons everywhere?

Castle Hill Lighthouse, Newport, RI

More soon on the fun and finale ... after I reacclimate to reality and my eyes aren't so swollen from weeping for almost two straight hours.

Battlestar Babblings Beta

THANK YOU PETA!

PETA has released a promotional piece featuring Battlestar Galactica’s Jamie Bamber to shed light on the cruelty of black-bear hunting.

Bamber's print PSA is part of PETA's campaign to persuade Queen Elizabeth to end the use of Canadian black bear fur for headwear worn by Buckingham Palace guards. Mr. Bamber is a native of London and films the space-based show in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.


Did I say thank you? SOOOOOO MUCH!



Also in the last episode of BSG, Deadlock, did you catch the Sci-Fi channel, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, in-joke?

It was a quick scene, and you have to have watched FAR too much Stargate SG-1, but if you watched the scenes with Baltar and his harem in Dogtown, when they were distributing food, you would have seen Patrick Currie playing the heavy.

Patrick Currie played the role of Fifth, the fifth Human Form Replicator that the team encountered on Stargate SG-1. There were ultimately eight replicator “skin jobs,” if you will. Ironically, Tahmoh Penikett aka Karl “Helo” Agathon, played the Third model in the SG episode – and on BSG his character is now married to a Model Eight.

You have to wonder which of the skin jobs would win in a fight?

Cylon vs. Replicators

Grudge Match

Coming Soon ....

Battlestar Babblings

After watching last Friday's episode of Battlestar Galactica I had a couple of thoughts.

Was it me, or was the program a rampant frakin' homage to symbolism? Can we talk about the oedipal overtones of Ellen and John, not to mention Saul and the pregnant 6? OY, the metaphors.

Frankly, I kept waiting for a hail of falling anvils, especially in the final producers' credits.



More importantly, while I can usually buy all kinds of actors in various parts on the show (i.e. "Xena" as the Boxed Deannas), when John Hodgman showed up as the "neuro guy" I yelled at the screen.

I KNEW IT.

It's an advertising conspiracy of the highest order and Eick and Moore are laughing all the way to the bank.

The Cylons are Macs. The real reason why Anders is in a coma is because the PC guy finally got to sabotage the machines.

(It's a good thing this show is almost over. It is seriously messing with my mind.)

Grateful List 2/2-2/8

In addition to a enjoying a fabulously relaxingly, warm weekend, which I have already blogged about, I was grateful for some completely random things last week:

• For the courtesy of colleaques who bring in their leftovers to supplement our breakfasts and lunchs. There's nothing like walking in and seeing a sampler of cheeses, crackers, and pastries to make your morning.
• For the fact that the week rushed by in a blur. I hate February, so the faster it goes by, the better.
• That Admiral Adama isn't dead ... yet.
• And for free ARCS that show up in my P.O. Box when I'm completely disappointed by my current library selections.

I'm a simple gal. Little things make me happy.

Battlestar's Back!

Who's the Final Cylon?
What happened to Earth?
What happened to Starbuck?
What is the truth of the opera house?
Will Lee wear another towel?

What the frak is going on?

We'll find out all these answers and more, starting tonight at 10:00 p.m. when the final 10 episodes of Battlestar Galactica start airing on Scifi. I can't frakkin' wait.

Battlestar Galactica as covered today in The New York Times.

Battlestar Galactica website

More Cylons Please

One month until the final episodes of Battlestar Galactica.

Need to remember what happened? Thankfully the SciFi Channel has created a 13-minute snarky clipfest called Catch the Frack up! (See it here.)

"Cyclons are die-hards. Literally." As are its fans ...

10 p.m. ET/PT on Jan. 16, 2009

The Rest Is Cylons

I wish I could take credit for that title, but alas, no. Again with the Grey Lady credit:

Arts, Briefly
The Rest Is Cylons: Auction Helps Bid 'Galactica' Farewell

Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
Published: November 7, 2008

As viewers of the science-fiction television series “Battlestar Galactica” prepare to bid farewell to the show again, the studio that produces it will offer fans an opportunity to purchase memorabilia at a two-day auction in January, The Hollywood Reporter said. NBC Universal, which produces the contemporary remake of “Battlestar Galactica” (which had two short-lived incarnations between 1978 and 1980), will begin the auction at the Pasadena Convention Center in California with a preview on Jan. 16, to coincide with the start of the final season of the show that night on Sci Fi, and continue for two days. Hundreds of props and costumes will be offered, including the desk used by Admiral Adama (the character played by Edward James Olmos) and a distinctive red dress worn by the actress Tricia Helfer.

A version of this article appeared in print on November 7, 2008, on page C2 of the New York edition.

Santa? I'd like that infamous towel please. Or at the very least one of the log books.

'Kay? Thanks!

Political Humor -- Battlestar style

First a Disclaimer:
Auntie Nettie's Attic is in no way endorsing a political party or candidate with the following clip.

It is solely for entertainment purposes only.

If a variation on this theme with the other political party or candidates comes to light, we will post that clip as well.

Proceed to clip with sense of sci-fi humor.*

Happy Election Day!

*Thanks to Scifi.com's ScifiWire, who got it from sleepytron on YouTube.com.

Patience is a virtue

ONLY

86 days, 10 hours
or
7,466,400 seconds
or
124,440 minutes
or
2074 hours

until Battlestar Galactica comes back.

Not that I'm counting or anything.

Battlestar Galactica returns January 16
The final 10 episodes will run through March 20

How to make Battlestar Galatica fans’ heads explode

One of Jim's classic pranks on Dwight from the 10/9/08 episode of The Office.

The dialogue is so priceless, I had to give the transcription:

Jim: Did you see Battlestar Galactica last night?

Andy: No. Is it any good?

Jim: No, it's really so-so. Like, it's all crazy monsters and stuff, like Klingons and Wookiees and all that. But -- sorry, you wanted to add something, Dwight?

[A pained Dwight turns away.]

Andy: Is it anything like the original Battlestar Galactica?

Jim: It's weird -- it's practically a shot-for-shot remake.

Andy: Interesting.

Jim: Yeah. The story's kind of bland. It's about a guy named Dumbledore Calrissian, and he needs to return the ring back to Mordor.

Andy: That doesn't sound right ...

You think?!!!!
(The sound you hear is a KABOOM!!!)

Political Endorsement

Even though I SWORE that this blog wouldn't have a political bent, I do seem to be on a kick this week.

Therefore, I have made up my mind on the candidate that I am officially endorsing for the upcoming election.

Laura Roslin

Why? Why the frak not? She's dealt with emergency evacuations, jihadists, terrorists, food and air rationing, a VERY dire economic situation, coups, cancer, she was a teacher, and she looks darn good in her glasses.

I'm Auntie Nettie and I approve this message.

Cylons = Toasters

Dear Santa,

I know that I live in a tiny apartment that has no room for extraneous appliances. I know I already have a small toaster oven, which is more practical for my needs, in that it does more than just make toast. I know that $65 is FRAKKING ridunkulous for a single use item. BUT I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want this toaster for Christmas.

Hugs and kisses,

Auntie Nettie

P.S. I guess I'm not the only fan-girl. I saw lots of BS fans screaming over it on the G4 coverage of Comic-Con. Sigh. It's probably gone already, and it's totally impractical.

Santa, Can I just have Apollo then? Is that too much to ask? Pretty, pretty, please.

Frak Yeah -- Battlestar's back

Lords of Kobol Rejoice!

What the frak is going on?

One Month and Counting ...

Battlestar Galactica resumes in one month.

If you need to find out "What the Frak is going on?" Click through here to watch the vid clips and catch up in 8 minutes. LOVE the voice over comments.

Also see this site for more commentary. (If you listen really hard, you can hear a little girl saying "Cylon"). Very funny.

I CAN'T FRAKKING WAIT!

Apparently, this photo reveals much about Season 4. What are your theories?

Is it April 4th yet?