I had a dream the other night that I was being interviewed by Ba'al (a character from Stargate) for a job over the phone. I got the usual questions and then he asked me why I was interested in that particular job.

I launched into a long winded explanation of how because I've read sci fi all my life I have always felt planet-bound and yearned to travel to other planets. His job would allow me to do that.

Of course the character Ba'al would not be interviewing for a job but rather pressing me into slavery. But that's beside the point.

I had been thinking recently how odd it is that I have little desire to travel to other parts of Earth but I'd love to visit Mars. If it were possible to travel the galaxy via stargate, I'd go in a second.

Maybe I've already spent lifetimes traveling Earth and feel like it's time to see other things, I don't know.

But for this weekend I will settle for going to Reno.