Penny Dreadful

I was going to watch something on Hulu Plus but one of the advertised shows caught my attention. A new series called Penny Dreadful that will be airing on Showtime. Hulu will probably only have the pilot episode, but that's alright. It's a late Victorian era, supernatural, crime drama/adventure series starring Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, and Josh Hartnett. The clothing, decor and special effects all seem really well done. And it has a very "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" feel to it; even more so when you get to the end of this first episode. I think that the series will definitely be worth watching.

Misfits

Been watching this BBC show on Hulu Plus called Misfits. It reminds me a bit of the American show called Heroes. These probationers, along with a whole lot of other people, end up gaining powers after a freak storm. A lot of people get killed in the show, mainly Probation Supervisors (I wonder if the writers have some issues they are trying to work out). Speaking of the writers, they've done an excellent job of keeping the show fresh and original. I think one of my favorite episodes is where this guy, whose power is the ability to turn into a female version of himself, gets his/her first period after having a fight with her lesbian lover.

All five seasons are on Hulu and it's only $7.99 month. Much better than cable. It's just like On Demand from cable or dish. Which, to my mind, is the best part of either one.

Erm... I seem to have gotten off topic... I tend to do that. Sorry.

I got a bunch of crap for less than $20

This past Saturday, the seventh, was my sixth wedding anniversay. My wife and I decided to clear our schedules Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday we ended up taking our rats, Simon & Nigel, to the vet because they were both having respiratory problems. While my wife stayed at the vet to talk with the doctor I went for some shopping. One of my stops was at Treasure Haus in New Ulm where I picked up a cool clock, an old camera (for the gears, there were a disapointing three total), a brass candlestick holder (for possible future projects) and a lame flannel front vest that I hope to dye black later. All of this for less than seven bucks.

"But hey! What about the title of this entry?" you ask? Well, that happened on Saturday at the MRCI in Mankato. I got another candlestick holder (with an ugly gold embossed taper candle this time), four gold leaf pens that give a bit of a brass metallic finish, a black paint pen, a jar of black paint, a clock (for the gears), a water damaged but very usable antique card table (for a dollar), two framed pictures of very old antique phones, a family records book (for my wife), an overnight case (also for my wife), small bag of scrapbooking stuff (wife), two rubber stamps (wife), and a bike rack (unopened box for six bucks). I think we got a pretty good deal, all told.

I've already started on my first project: taking a small flashlight and painting it to look brass. No biggie. I might glue a gear or two onto it. But the flashlight is relatively small which makes it hard to do much with it.

Saturday night we went to see "Coraline" which is based on a children's book by one of our favorite authors Neil Gaiman. It's been described as "a horror movie for children." My wife and I loved it.

We didn't do much Sunday. We went to the local Chinese restaurant, 14 New China. Very authentic. Very delicious.