designmartini commented on Where's Starbuck?

"I assumed another reason for not showing the continents during the landing on earth: earth is so royally boned that the destruction is visible from space (presumably the view is altered enough that us earthlings would notice a difference, even if the BSG crew wouldn't), and to show it in that shot would have ruined the surprise. Also I think that the ruins are clearly meant to be the view of Manhattan from Brooklyn; everything from the tiny island (Liberty Island) to the left of the long one (Manhattan) says that that was the impression they were trying to create."

designmartini commented on Cylon Psychodrama and Way Too Much Singing on Battlestar

"@designmartini: damn the comment netherworld and the double-posting it inspires."

designmartini commented on Cylon Psychodrama and Way Too Much Singing on Battlestar

"@TheRemedy, @TimFaulkner: Just tried to respond, but it got lost in the comment netherworld, so here it is again. I thought that the basestar and Galactica wouldn't be able to communicate under the best of circumstances due to Galactica's old school networking. I also wasn't clear that the basestar's comms were definitely broken, it just seemed more like the humans were naturally scrambling to try SOMETHING that would keep them from being blown into itty bitty pieces. None of this is that important anyway."

designmartini commented on Cylon Psychodrama and Way Too Much Singing on Battlestar

"@TheRemedy: Yes, my point was that the Basestar wouldn't be able to communicate with the Galactica under the best of circumstances."

designmartini commented on Lost: The Beginning of the End--of Season 4, Anyway

"Re: the detail about The Numbers showing up in Hurley's new car... I took that to indicate that Cheech was lying about not having used the lottery money to fix it up."

designmartini commented on Cylon Psychodrama and Way Too Much Singing on Battlestar

"Okay, one minor point re: "...OF COURSE the Base Ship's comms are broken, so they can't hail Galactica." This was actually good continuity, since the whole reason that Galactica is still flying is because they are an old ship that can't be wired into the cylon networks."

designmartini commented on Lisa Simpson's Feminist Heroes Were All Smokers

"Re: Chantix: just wanted to point out that the terrible horror stories you hear aren't necessarily indicative of how you will respond to the drug."

designmartini commented on "Quarterlife" Vs. The "Return Of Saturn": Which Existential Crisis Is More Stupid?

"I'd love to call this trend total bullshit, except for the fact that the year I was 25 was the most miserable year of my life."

designmartini commented on Provigil is the Cocaine of the Twenty-First Century

"@Annalee Newitz: I think Illuminatus restated my point very well."

designmartini commented on Provigil is the Cocaine of the Twenty-First Century

"This post is really very far off base."

designmartini commented on Survey Says: Women Eat Better Than Men

"Although my anecdotal experience supports what this article is proposing, I don't fully understand the survey about the amount of times one eats fast food a week."

designmartini commented on The One Thing (Besides Take A Dump) You Never Do In Front Of Dudes

"There is only one thing that I absolutely WILL not do in front of my boyfriend, and that involves Veet slathered over the bikini area."

designmartini commented on Ashlee & Pete: How Could Two People Who Look So Alike Not Be Perfect Together?

"They look like the Madam Tussad's wax versions of themselves."

designmartini commented on Ellen Page: Your Dress Is Pretty -- Don't Look Miserable

"She's so beautiful..."

designmartini commented on Jimmy Kimmel Is Fucking Ben Affleck

"Sarah's was better."

designmartini commented on Mary J. Blige Dishes On PMS, Brazilian Waxes, & Her Mile High Club Membership On Tyra

"Veet is the best kept secret in lady-part maintenance."

designmartini commented on Your Glasses Are Famous: Australian Media Keeps Chasing Party Kid Corey Worthington

"You can hardly blame the kid for answering such dumb questions sarcastically."