Media Consumed This Weekend

**SPOILERS**
1. Latest episode of Battlestar Galactica, "The Road Less Traveled"
I am somewhat concerned with the bleak, dark tone my favorite show has taken on of late, but I am trying to remind myself that the darkest hour is just before the dawn. This episode felt like we were waiting for something to happen, but didn't quite get there yet. I accuse Helo of being a "plot-blocker" for not following Kara's orders, but I understand that resistance to making peace with cylons other than Athena is something we're going to have to go through before the Colonials can get over it and advance their progress towards Earth.
Random thoughts:
Leoben is still creepy in a good way.
Earth is looking more and more metaphorical the more I watch.
Gauis Baltar is starting to make far too much sense spiritually. This should perhaps bother me more than it does.
I look forward to next week.

**spoilers over, feel free to read again if you were planning on getting caught up on BSG**


2. Old episodes from the first season of ER:
Everyone looks so little. Even George Clooney, who was still very handsome before his super stardom. ER is as to Scrubs as realism is to cartoons. Dr. Carter's early days of being mostly terrified, but occasionally triumphant is comforting to watch, anticipating my own transition from student to professional. (Though I am certain that fewer lives hang in the balance for librarians).
This is a series I should look into owning on DVD.

3. Several Stories from The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, a compilation from the zine edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant.
I've just been going through, reading the first line of each and then reading the ones that sound interesting. Mostly I'm liking the ones that are tinged with fairy tales or fairy folk. Particular favorites at this moment (if the cat will kindly get off of the book):
Three Letters from Elfland by Sarah Monette
Serpents by Veronica Schanoes
and
The Ichthyomancer Writes His Friend With an Account of the Yeti's Birthday Party by David J. Schwartz
I should, perhaps, look into subscribing to LCRW, I like the idea of zine plus chocolate.
Things that are Kelly Link related in general, I like. If you like strange genre-bending (not gender bending, I mean genre bending) "slipstream" or "new wave fabulist" type of stories, you should look into reading:
Stranger Things Happen
and
Magic for Beginners
The eponymous story from the latter is my favorite. It features The Free People's World Tree Library, the place, if it existed, I would most want to work.

4. Still reading Runemarks by Joanne Harris, a Norse myth inspired children's book (YA book?) by the author of Chocolat. It has some ups and downs, I like the way the magic works and the idea that the world needs to end every now and then to refresh itself. The main character has, thus far, been overly trusting of Loki, which, as I have seen in many other stories, is never a good idea.
I wonder if my favorite YA book blog The YA YA YAs reviewed this one. I think they did. Blogs should have more extensive search functions. Though, I realize that's probably up to us bloggers to make our tags more organized and/or extensive.

5. Music:
The Arcade Fire- Funeral
tracks from various albums by Iron and Wine
and INORAN

6. I have not yet seen Iron Man. I would like to do so, and soon. Will write more when I do.