That wacky time-space continuum!
So I saw that "Star Track" movie all the young people have been going on about. I shall refrain from spoilery commentary (though I will say it was a fun romp, and I'm not really big into the Trek). Rather, what prompts me to post is this: previous Trek incarnations with which I have any familiarity (so, a few episodes of the original series, the first four films, and the first couple of seasons of TNG, plus maybe two of the TNG movies) have all been about people much older than myself, featuring actors much older than myself. This new movie was the first one where the majority of the characters were supposed to be in their mid-20s or so, and it did leave me feeling a little ... odd?

But then I asked the IMDB about it, and apparently almost all of the main actors are within 5 years of me. Which is rather funny, really, and not at all atypical of Hollywood. But Wynona Ryder looked really freaking old, despite being, IRL, roughly the same age as everyone else. I have since decided that it was makeup and not an indication that she is actually looking way older than she should. But then! In reading her bio (because I was trying to figure out if maybe she'd done lots of drugs and was pulling a Keith Richards, and apparently the answer is "no"), I find out she briefly dated a musician named Rhett Miller, the frontman for Old 97s.

I have heard of the Old 97s, but am not really familiar with them. It was the name "Rhett Miller" that rung a vague bell. "Hmm," though I. "Didn't I see some guitar guy in a coffee shop in Dallas back in, like, 1990? Was his name Rhett Miller? It sounds about right ... "

Further interaction with The Google revealed that Mr. Miller was born in Austin and went to high school in Dallas, and released his first solo album in 1989. So, yes, apparently it is the very same Rhett Miller. I only saw him the once, owing to being a carless teenager at the time, and the only song I can remember is "Jack the Necropheliac," but evidently he did pretty well for himself. Kind of cool to think about, really, especially in the context of how I came to find out about him (again).

On to things I'm actually supposed to be working on, tomorrow I will be at Zine Fest Houston, which I think should be pretty self-explanatory. I will be selling comics and feeps, as per usual, so if you're in H-town you should drop by and check it out. Free admission etc!