Two More Points

Two things I was thinking of, after I posted that last random thoughts post.

1. The voices in Skyrim. Esbern is Max von Sydow. Arngeir is Christopher Plummer. The Imperial general, Tullius, is the first officer from the rebooted Battlestar Galactica—I like to call him Tighlius.
   
   But here's where it gets weird. Several people, including the lady blacksmith in Whiterun and a number of female Imperial officers (most notably Legate Rikke), are Claudia Christian, who played Ivanova in Babylon 5. It's probably been at least 10 or 12 years since I last saw Babylon 5, but I recognized her voice right off the bat.
   
   Also, why are the Imperials led by two second bananas from sci-fi shows that start with "ba"?


2. I mentioned this a long time ago, but you know the AP reading list? Specifically the books Of Mice and Men, The Stranger, Native Son, A Lesson Before Dying—there are probably others, too.
   
   I'd just like to draw your attention to these lyrics:

   Mama,
   I just killed a man,
   Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger
   now he's dead
   Mama... life had just begun,
   But now I've gone and thrown it all away
   
   ...
   
   I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
   He's just a poor boy from a poor family,
   Spare him his life from this monstrosity!

   Bohemian Rhapsody: rendering English class unnecessary since 1975.