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[wombat1138]

Rubber cement update: overnight soaking in water plus art-gum -> complete residue removal. After another three hours of individual magatama-peeling. Urgh.

Have finally seen some of the new Battlestar Galactica, after the wombat-consort brought home a rental of the pilot movie last night. I dunno-- coupled with some of what I've heard about recent episodes, I had a certain sense of "Yes, it's all very nice to have realistic gritty issues that overlap somewhat with current events... but I find those issues unpleasant enough in current events that I don't really want to see them again as entertainment." Then again, I was slogging through various ineffectual attempts at removing rubber-cement residue the entire time, which may have both diluted my already-random focus and made me cranky. Presumably we'll start renting the first-season episodes and watching some of those too, at least when they show back up on the shelf at the rental place.

Comments

[jennifer3dtd.livejournal.com]

I was so-so wrt the First Season of BSG, but I was riveted towards the end. Lots of good pay-off omg-wtf stuff going on at the end. Yikes.

We've got some eps of Season 2 (or one ep? whatever) backlogged on tivo. I presume we'll watch it within a week, but it's been taking a backseat to Doctor Who, South Park, Lost, Steeler games, etc.

[qadgop.livejournal.com]

I would say that this is one of those series that strongly rewards being watched in order. That said, the miniseries-plus-first-season is a lot more tightly scripted than much of what follows, and I frankly found the attempts at political metaphor in the third-season premiere to be forced, at best. (I'm also gradually watching the list of still-likable characters grow shorter and shorter.)

Back to the magatama:

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. What about:
Bleach?
Turpentine (or mineral spirits)?
Soaking in Goo Gone?