Geeking Out

My husband is a sci-fi geek. Recently, I realized he's trying to geek me out now. He's asked me to watch X-Men, Generations, the Battlestar Galactica miniseries and now the TV show, and he recommended the first two Rama books by Arthur C. Clarke. I've read or watched them all, so maybe he's having some success in his mission.

We were at a party a couple of weeks ago when Battlestar Galactica came up. One man was talking about how attractive everyone is on that show, in particular, Starbuck. I agree there's a lot of eye candy. But my eye/interest is not drawn to the most physically attractive men on the show. Instead, I find myself completely fascinated by Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos). He's got a lot of charisma.

Somehow that reminds me of an interview I read with Salma Hayek. When she was not as famous, she was auditioning for a movie set in space. She didn't get the role because the producer said, "there are no Mexicans in space!"