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Brain Candy for Firefly Fans

Unlike the smart people who made time to do weekly recaps, I thought it would be easy to do a recap at the end of the month. But you know what? Instagram doesn't exactly make it easy , even with the ability to embed. But, thanks to Google-fu, I found a few nifty tools to help me through the consequences of my procrastination. Collage created by http://instaport.me/ (thanks for the heads up BonjourBlogger ) and LoupeCollage Now, the fun part (if I dressed up well enough). The collage above is not in order. If you weren't following my antics before, you should be able to hover over and match the photos to the descriptions below. Tiana as Naveen (Cross-play) Zoe Washburn t-shirt T.A.R.D.I.S. Eeyore Jedi in training Cosima (Orphan Black, if you have not watched this show, get on it! New season starts soon!) Wonder Woman #1 Big Bang Theory Paternoster Gang/Powerpuff Girls Mrs. Doubtfire Steve Rogers (Capt. America in street wear) River Song I tried and failed to...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife I wish. Many of my friends in real life and online are well aware of my huge *cough* crush *cough* on Nathan Fillion . I am constantly talking about Capt. Tightpants of Firefly , Serenity , and most recently, Castle fame. One fan, with infinitely more time and talent with After Effects than I have has created a simply spectacular movie trailer for a non-existent movie. I hope the movie execs are paying attention. 1) Hire this guy and 2) MAKE A GREEN LANTERN WITH NATHAN FILLION I give you Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern

So I'm watching and pondering a post that I have had in mind since yesterday. Because, you know, something has to change. I asked Tim to bring my scale over, he did. I got on it this morning (dripping wet as you're supposed to) and my fear was confirmed. I'm back up to 180#. I'm at least 30# overweight for my frame and height. There, I said it. My real weight. And I want to get my real weight back to 150#. Preferably between 135 and 145, that's where I felt healthiest and strongest, but 150# is doable too. That's about where I was when I was running the daycare. I am going to get rid of these rolls! Or figure out someway to move all my fat to my bustline. (Like that's ever going to happen). For the record, with both pregnancies I never got above 165#. So for me to be at 180 first thing in the morning, is ... distressing. Mainly because of all the weight-related diseases that run in my family. Diabetes. Heart diseases. High blood pressure. I want to live to ...

BREAKING ATMO - The Video : "The Video 18 Jul 2007 Below the jump is a fanvideo commemorating the delivery of the Firefly and Serenity DVDs to the International Space Station via the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This video premiered on the big screen at the weekly Firefly at the Mission event in the Portland of Oregon on Tuesday, 17 July 2007, and now (of course) is available on YouTube. " And meet the Browncoat Astronaut .

You know how I love podcasts, right? And you know how I love Firefly, right? Well, I was perusing The Signal and they have a link to a site called Badger Books and it's like WOW! Go check it out.