So Say We All

Tonight, my friends, is the series finale of Battlestar Galactica - perhaps one of the greatest science fiction shows to ever hit the airwaves. How do you eulogize something that brought you so much joy over the years? Remember the highlights? Dress up as your favorite cylon? Mourn and weep? I know that many of you have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about at all, but for those that do, this is for you.

Transcript of My Farewell Address to Battlestar Galactica

Friends, nerds and fellow sci-fi geeks; tonight we gather to honor the journey of the Colonial Fleet as well as their guide, protector and shield: the Battlestar Galactica.

Dear Battlestar Galactica, long have your journeys brought laughter and tears to my heart and home. Many are the nights I spent stitching together my colonial uniform, wishing I too shared a small cabin in your spacey depths. Great is the sadness I will feel in your passing as you move from this world to the next, bidding farewell to those of us you leave behind...with nothing to look forward to except the new Star Trek movie and new episodes of Lost. Empty will my DVR be without your episodes filling the vast amounts of memory in it's now sorrowful hard drive. A hard drive without Battlestar Galactica is like New Caprica without President Gaius Baltar! You all know what I'm talking about, right? Of course you do.

Perhaps I should stop before the watercourse of tears running down my face becomes a flood, but know this Battlestar Galactica...I and my fellows around the world have united to waste many a Friday night warming a couch to your fantastical tales. We have put aside debates over Star Wars vs. Star Trek to join in unity for more of your inspiring stories. Factions within the worlds of Warcraft and Starcraft have lain down their arms in peace to enjoy your delicious science fictiony goodness. For that we salute you.

So say we all!

(the crowd of hundreds replies in unison, "So say we all!")

...and...scene.

Music and Lyrics

No, this is not about the romantic comedy with Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant. I read an article today that had some interesting facts about the power of music in the lives of teenagers.

The University of Pittsburgh recenty did a study where they graded the sexual aggressiveness of the lyrics of songs by popular artists on the US Billboard charts. The lyrics were graded from the least to the most sexually degrading. They then asked 711 students aged 15 to 16 at three local high schools about their music preferences and their sexual behaviour.

Overall, 220 - 31 percent - of all the surveyed teens had had intercourse. That is a discouraging statistic considering that the students they interviewd are all in the Freshman/Sophomore range - most not even able to drive yet. But the rate of sexual activity between students who listen to sexually aggressive music was more than double the rate of those who don't. Let me break this down for you: Students who listen to music that is sexually suggestive are more than twice as likely to engage in sexual activity.

The entertainment we consume has an affect on our hearts, and when our hearts are affected so are our actions. What are you doing to your heart?

Read the full article here.