So, yeah. Serenity.

Through a complicated series of circumstances, it turns out that two groups of my friends decided to see Serenity at the same time, at the same theater.  So, I found myself introducing all of my Star Trek fan friends to all of my game geek friends.  It turns out that a couple of them knew each other previously, which I half expected.  So, with about (… counting …) 10 of my friends, I saw Serenity without having seen a single episode of Firefly.

Any review I could give would be redundant at this point.  I’ve read 3 types of reviews: scifi fan who has seen Firefly, scifi fan who has not seen Firefly, and non-scifi fan.  Generally, group A loved it, group B ranges from thinking it was pretty good to hailing it as the next Star Wars, and group C thought it was alright.  I fit firmly in the second camp, with the opinion that it was very good.  I won’t burden you with my own review, though.  Go find a group B review on the Internet.  Say, here.

I practiced my social multitasking that evening, too.  I’m getting pretty good at it.  After the movie, while we were all standing around in front of the theater (being eyeballed by the local constabulary), I flitted from discussion group to discussion group.  I managed to get some of my Trek friends talking with some gaming friends.  On top of all that, I managed to cement my plans for Dungeons and Dragons, coming away with a full party of 5 PCs.  Having been a social pariah in school, it’s refreshing to suddenly have everyone wanting to talk to you.

As you cannot have a sweet and wholesome abode unless you admit the air and sunshine freely into your rooms, so a strong body and a bright, happy, or serene countenance can only result from the free admittance into the mind of thoughts of joy and goodwill and serenity.
-- James Allen