I apologize.  I've been quite lax about posting this week.  My brother-in-law is getting married and there's quite a lot to do.  This is the last wedding of the season for me and It occurred to me (not for the first time) that getting married is a lot of work, for just about everyone.  That being said, I have a few tips for any of you getting married in the near (or distant) future.

1 ) Make a list of all the stuff you have to do.  Make sure it's clear who is responsible for doing what.  You don't want to ever have these words pass your lips: "WHAT?! I thought YOU were taking care of that!"

2 ) Don't decide to take care of [insert wedding-related task here] next week.  You're going to let it go until the last minute and then you'll be kicking yourself and going nuts.  This closes in on 100% probability exponentially as the number of tasks you put off rises.  If you have more than 3 tasks you're not taking care of right away, one of them is almost definitey going to come back to bite you in the backside.

3 ) If you haven't set a date yet, set one as far off as possible and stick to it.  Just remind yourself of #2 every week.

4 ) Watch your wallet (or pocketbook, as the case may be).  Between the  florist, the reception hall and the DJ/Band you're pretty well hemorrhaging money.  All that other stuff is local, but some of the stuff you can take care of on the web quickly, easily, and most importantly, cheaply. My recommendation for inexpensive bridesmaid gifts, groomsmen gifts and cheap wedding favors is one stop shopping at Gifts and Otherwise.  They've got a price guarantee and a lot of nice stuff.  Since chances are you're not buying all that stuff right at this moment, bookmark that site for future reference so you don't forget. In fact, you should probably make a bookmark/favorites folder called "Wedding Resources" or something so you have all your wedding stuff in one place.  I suppose that's tip 4 1/2 actually, but I stopped counting a while ago.  Counting is hard.

5 ) The final, and perhaps most important piece of advice I have for you is: stay out of politics.   I'm not joking, I'm re-applying that adage to the inevitable complaints and feuds that pop up between families, and yes, even future spouses.  Oh, sure! Right now you're saying to yourself that won't happen to you because your family is different.  Your relationship is different.  Let me be the first to expel that illusion.  It'll happen to you so be prepared for it and come up with a couple of ready-made plans to calm flaring tempers.

All right, that's it.  I've got to go get my stuff together.  Good luck.

- one

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The writing team at Battlestar Galactica never ceases to amaze me.  Time and again they address difficult plot issues in ways that can only be described as perfect.  SPOILER ALERT!

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Last week it looked likely that we were going to lose two of our cast regulars in a mass execution.  We've all seen the ridiculously convenient last-minute rescues on other shows and in the movies.  BSG's writing staff never takes the easy way out, and last night's last-minute rescue was a shining example of that.  The entire episode was solid and moved the plot along nicely, but got me a bit concerned as well.

Leaving New Caprica so soon would be like culture shock, and as good as the first two seasons were, going back to space right now would feel like rehashing old material.  On the one hand I'm extremely eager to find out what the next exciting thing the writers have up their sleeves to keep us glued to the set but at the same time another part of me is leery of being let down.

Many great shows were cancelled before their time.  Star Trek, Firefly, Wonderfalls, the list could go on for a while but perhaps these shows were lucky in some respects.  They didn't last long enough to disappoint their fans.  Perhaps I shouldn't have included Star Trek, because those of you who actually saw the third season of the original series probably felt more than a little disappointed, but hey it's like the original cancelled megaclassic.

Getting back to my point, what goes up must come down and as a fan of this show I love the heights it's soaring to but dread the fall, which seems like a heart-attack waiting to happen.  Maybe not this season, but the show can't keep this adrenaline up forever.

Anyway, don't let these thoughts get you down.  Enjoy it while it's hot!  And boy is it ever.  If you aren't a fan, I urge you to watch the miniseries that served as a prequel for season 1.  It's not just for Sci-Fi fans and it will blow you away like no television show ever has.

- one

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Google has done the easily thinkable, the completely imaginable, for an utterly unbelievable price.  $1.6 Billion in Google stock has been transferred to the owners of YouTube in exchange for YouTube stock (which was privately held).  Guess what this means, folks?  The party's over.

Get the firefox extension I linked to a few days back when I wrote about South Park, or another tool like it and download your favorite videos because there is simply no way to reconcile Google's multi-billion dollar bank account with ownership of this copyright lawsuit waiting to happen.  They're going to have to weed through YouTube's entire library and start ripping out videos by the handful.

And to clarify, Google will not do this because they are evil, or have turned into heartless, cruel corporate giant-types.  They have, but that's besides the point (I'm kidding.  I love you Google!  We're still getting together tonight, right?)  No, Google will do it because the mere liability YouTube represents forces their hand.  They stand to lose millions, at the very least, if they stand idley by and wait for the original meaning of "You Got Served" to make itself abundantly apparent.

So browse through like mad and download like crazy because it's all going BYE-BYE!

- one

P.S. – The opinions of the above commentator do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dark Logistics, other commentators, Google, YouTube, Symantec or John Kerry.  They do not even reflect the opinions of the above commentator.  Piracy of copyrighted material is a serious crime punishable by the RIAA, MPAA, ATF and  Secret Service raiding your house at 4am and waking you up with the stock of an MP5 to your ribs.  So make sure you use anonymous proxies when you download.

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