So long Journeyman

Joe and I watched the most recent episode, and probably the last, of Journeyman last night.

Wow. It really is a shame that NBC is canceling this show. It's different enough from the cookie cutter law/order/CSI whatever shows dominating the scripted television, and it is so much better than the vapid reality television that will probably sadly dominate the spring television season if studios fail to work out a deal with the writers.

The last episode was called Perfidia, and functioned as an acceptable closure to the series. It didn't answer all of the questions, but it did answer a few, especially some of the lingering relationship issues that were hanging over the Vasser's home life. I was so happy with the late minute of the episode. All I can say is "finally!"

As many of my friends can attest, one of my favorite plot devices is time travel. Not just the Doctor Who kind where the protagonist can go willy-nilly through the time stream without any apparent consequences. But rather the kind where the travel itself causes changes to the characters and their world, where the reality they return to may be different than when they left it.

Time loops, streams, paradoxes, alternate time lines, meeting your own grandfather, killing baby Hitler... I love it all. I don't care if they travel in a blue box, a space ship, a car, a Victorian armchair, or in nothing at all.

I love that the order of cause and effect can be relative to the characters point of view.

Sadly, I can’t travel back in time to save Journeyman from the void. I wish Dan Vasser safe journeys. Maybe I’ll see him again sometime in a book, a comic, or god forbid… a movie.

KVM DVI USM ASAP

I need a KVM switch for DVI monitors, with USB connections for the keyboard and mouse.

I found the 2 Port StarView KVM Switch-Dual Display, but it uses PS2 instead of USB. I called StarTech.com, and they told me that they are releasing a USB version in mid-January.

This is part of my continuing struggle with my dual-platform work environment. I'm thinking that instead of replacing the Mac monitors, I'll just get a KVM switch and share the PC monitors.

Any other suggestions?

Holiday Cards

I've been pretty crazy busy since coming back from vacation. I haven't dedicated any time to sending out holiday cards. I love the tradition of at least taking one time each year to make a tangible connection with my friends and family, but I'm not going to stress out to have them in everyone's hands before the upcoming Christian holiday.

Besides, this way I can wait for after Christmas sales.

Trek sites

Note to self: Check these out:

http://www.starwreck.com/
http://infinicorp.com/babylonpark/
http://startrekofgodsandmen.com/main/index.php
http://www.starshipfarragut.com/
http://www.starshipexeter.com/
http://www.starshipintrepid.net/index.htm
http://www.usshathaway.com/
http://www.startrekunity.com/