Firefly @ MindSay

10 things I couldn't easily part with: (picture me as one of the howling children in the supermarket who refuses to breathe without a toy)

1. caffeine (namely coffee, diet cherry coke, and chocolate)
   
2. flip flops
   
3. pineapple
   
4. peach scented candles
   
5. vacations (the main reason why I am still slogging through teaching)
   
6. Joss Whedon (not so much him as his brainchildren...BTVS, Serenity/Firefly, Fray)
   
7. my 'pocket rocket'
   
8. cheap paints in a billion colors at Wally Mart
   
9. sunny days
   
10. the ocean
    

Notice that these are all superficial things...no air, love, or sleep in sight. I hate it when people put things that everyone needs on these lists. NOONE can live without air, numbnuts. Be a little more creative, huh? It seems like the whole point of lists like these is to expose the writer's inner materialistic 'demon'. Well, I fully embrace mine. Invite to dinner sometimes, even. I though about putting my iPod, but I think I could give that up. Not that I want to, or ever will...but I wouldn't go into withdrawl like I would if someone got rid of all my caffeine. Or Joss, for that matter...I'd go into mourning for months. Speaking of which: I've been playing the 'guess that quote' game with S, and he has never seen Firefly. Which means that I am now in the position to indoctrinate him into the cult (in my case it's the cult of Jayne, muah hah hah). I really am completely, utterly, and hopelessly obsessed with that show. It's even gone so far that it's on a 2:1 watching ratio with Buffy, which is unheard of for me. On a less positive note...he's into heavy death metal *shudder*. I consider my musical tastes to be pretty enlightened, but I CANNOT listen to that crap. Now, if you like it, don't get all pissy...I'm just saying that to my ears, it's crap. Others would probably say the same about what is currently playing on my iBook: ('To Be With You', Mr. Big) Feel free to laugh.

I didn't realize how extensive Adam Baldwin's acting career is until I sat down tonight to create a Mindsay wiki page tribute to him.  Infact I had almost forgotten that I've seen Adam in so many films -- including seeing him on the big screen in his debut role in "My Bodyguard" when I was only 9 years old, yeah, way back in 1979!  After reviewing the original trailer, seeing 16 year old Adam really brought back so many memories.  So besides doing the usual "yeah, here's one of my favorite actors" things with a wiki page (like every other fan has done online), I was inspired to write an original article in tribute.  I attempted to hyper link as many films and sites as possible to give you, the reader, a complete-as-possible biography.  But more than a bio, I wrote a few things in response to some of the quotes by Adam I've found online.  I realized, yet again, that you can't get to know someone just by the body of their work alone.  Adam's an actor, but he's a real person, too, and I respect that immensely. 

 

But at the same time, I gotta admit that I spent waaaaaaaaaaaay too much time developing that page.  As well as completing a few more focusing on the Firefly/Serenity cast:  Sean Maher and Gina Torres.

 

My other cast member pages are: Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Summer Glau, and Nathan Fillion.

(If you're a fan, be sure to add some of these actor/resses to your favorites list in your Mindsay profile!) 

 

And in keeping with the theme I began with each additional actor wiki I've mentioned, I have to say that Adam Baldwin reminds me of freshly cut green grass, Spanish moss, green tea, black leather, new car smells, and the way the paper of old books feel when I page through them really fast.  Most people would say that Adam is all brawn, but I sense his intelligence.  His forehead is very broad, his eyes glinting with the sort of cocky wisdom that can take you by surprise -- you can't blow this kind of character off!  Maybe you'll pick up on that, too.  That is, if you indulge my habit of making these wiki pages.

 

Sean Maher reminds me of urban landscape paintings, a night club pulsing with a techno beat, cranberry juice, wool knit sweaters, and the brightest blue of midday sunlit sky.

 

Gina Torres makes me think of honeybees, sunflowers, coconut oil body lotion, Grecian urns, and the bubbles in amber.  Gina's look has long inspired me to write about the sunflower nymph Clytie, too.

 

I have a deep appreciation for actors and their performances very much influence my storytelling style.  For instance, while I was compiling information for the Adam Baldwin wiki, he started to remind me of one of my characters in a series of fable-like stories I wrote about five or six years ago and this has inspired me to review/edit that story.  He's not the only actor that inspires me, and not all of them starred in Firefly, of course, but that's why I do these things...  it's not just the fan in me, it's the writer and designer.  I'm glad I could share my tributes with you and hope they inspire you to take another, deeper, look at people you may write off as just another celebrity.

 

What will my next wiki pages be about?  Ron Glass (to finish up the Firefly cast wikis, of course), Metalocalypse, and Lizette& -- but it might take a few more weeks for those to come about.  I'm not that obsessive of a fan!

Granted it IS after five and I am shortly going to embark upon my duties of the day, which include making lunch for the Spousal Unit and laundry, among other things... But! I have been up for hours, carousing with some MindSay Notables who are also up, in their various timezones.  And I redecorated Le Blog O'Quill for the day.  Utilizing themes and a header from another Firefly fan, as well as an avatar knitted by my bud, Klahra.

In addition, I found Firefly quotes. Which made me laugh. So I am sharing them here because everyone should have a chuckle before breakfast. Okay, if you don't LIKE Firefly, have no sympathy for the Browncoats, and think River Tam should be incarcerated, get OFF the Serenity and find yourself another mode of transport. Thank you. :)

Mal: I don't believe there's a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
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Mal: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know, shoot 'em.
Zoe: Shoot 'em?
Mal: Politely.
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Mal: They tell you never hit a man with a closed fist, but it is on occasion hilarious.
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Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war.
Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war.
Harken: And your husband?
Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.
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Inara: I like watching the game. As with other situations, the key seems to be giving Jayne a heavy stick and standing back.
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River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see sky and they remember what they are.
Mal: Is it bad that what she just said makes perfect sense to me?
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Mal: Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die.
Zoe: Yes Sir. Because it's a deathtrap.
Mal: That's not... you are very much lacking in imagination.
Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.
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Jayne: Not as deceiving as a low down dirty... deceiver!
Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe?
Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
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Simon: This may come as a shock, but I'm actually not very good at talking to girls.
Zoe: Why, is there someone you *are* good at talking to?
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River: Also, I can kill you with my brain.
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And this last group are all favorites, from the episode Objects in Space:

Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the minute. What will she do next?
Zoe: Either blow us up or rub soup in her hair. It's a toss-up.
Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
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Wash: How did your brain even learn human speech?
Jayne: I don't like the idea of someone hearing what I'm thinking.
Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
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Simon: My sister's a ship. We had a fairly complicated childhood.
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River: I know you have questions.
Mal: That's why I asked them.
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Mal: You know, you ain't quite right.
River: It's a popular theory.