I try to let it go but I don't know if I can take it...

( Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch @ the Pepsi. So feckin' cool. )

Finally watched the summer finale of Farscape: "Unrealized Reality." Very confusing, but very cool. ::kicks Sci-Fi:: I'm sending out crackers on Monday. I can't blieve this show will be kaput after the last 11 episodes ;_; And Witchblade has gotten the axe too. WTF? All my show are getting the chop! This is probably Buffy's last season and Angel is slowly getting lost in the shuffle. Hopefully Joss Whedon's Firefly will be a suitable substitute for my weekly TV crack...

Crackers DO Matter!

Umm... oh-kay..

How scary is this car?

p.o.d

What if there was a car that observed your behavior -- and then tailored the driving experience accordingly? Introduced at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Show, the p.o.d (personalization on demand) creates a responsive, humanized environment that raises ergonomics to a new level.

It "smiles" when you approach. It opens its doors and rotates a seat towards you. Talking to someone behind you? It rotates your passenger seat toward them. Your music and TV preferences? Memorized by observing you in your house. How? The p.o.d utilizes "mini-pod," a portable terminal that constantly observes one's lifestyle and habits, and adjusts the driving experience to provide greater user comfort and satisfaction. It watches your driving style and adjusts the suspension; it takes note of your mood and changes the thermostat. And when the conversation seems to be going well, it photographs the memory for you. It even wags its antenna to let you know it's happy.

So is it a car? Or an interpersonal savant? More than an automobile, the p.o.d is an intuitive companion that personalizes the entire driving experience.

That is just disturbing.

hm.

So, for anyone who's interested, US premiere dates for shows that I watch. That you may watch, too.

Alias (Season 2): September 29 @ 9:00pm
Angel (Season 4): October 6 @ 9:00pm: "Deep Down"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - (Season 7): September 24 @ 8:00pm
Birds of Prey (Season 1): October 9 @ 9:00pm (premiere runs 10 minutes long)
Firefly (Season 1): September 20 @ 8:00pm: "The Train Job"
X-Men: Evolution (Season 3): September 14 @ 11:30am: "Day of Recovery"

[edit: fixed some of the dates and added titles]