Firefly Marathon 2009: Done The Impossible

My parents arrived last night and they took us out for a steak dinner in honour of my birthday.  I enjoyed a t-bone steak with a baked potato and some red wine.  It was delicious!

I don't think anyone would complain about a steak dinner.  I certainly don't.  What I can complain about is the question my parents asked me this morning before they headed off back to Victoria.  in the morning: "So, what is this Firefly thing you're doing tomorrow?"

I was horrified.  I have been talking about Firefly for the past few years and I thought it had sunk in just how cool Firefly is.  They are my parents.  Shouldn't they be interested in everything that I enjoy?  I mean - really.  There was soccer, baseball, and (for a brief time) hockey.  They took a great about of interest when I was involved in those activities.  But why don't they remember Firefly?!  They didn't even remember me talking about it.  Sheeesh.

I decided I had to take action.  As they were packing their things, I put in the Done The Impossible documentary.  I thought they would only stick around for a few minutes of it but they stayed and watched the whole thing.  I told them a little bit about the series and what it was about and they showed some genuine interest.  Take that, soccer!

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March 21st, 2009

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