My triumphant return

Spent the weekend at home in Yorkshire (ee by gum, and whatnot), where I had more access to the Internet than I do here, and yet I updated less. Mysterious. Wasn't as boring as usual (no offense, padres), possibly due to the three week old baby constantly crying, or sucking his fist, or doing something else fascinating like, y'know, moving his arm. He continues to be marvellous, and I didn't even do anything foolish like kiss him on the nose or sneeze on him or accidentally drop him in the bin or anything (is proud). The weekend also involved Pizza Hut takeout, and a good £85 'earned' through premium bonds and a generous grandma, and so can be considered a success all round.

( Long rambly ramblyness )

( Long rambly holidayness )

( Long rambly readingness )

And of course, have been watching plenty of TV - I didn't want one in my student digs at first, because I can waste so much time with it, but I'm glad for it now. I would never have known the glory of Green Wing and Sea of Souls otherwise. Yay. I'm actually starting to feel sorry for Andy Hunter - he ain't no gangster, just a crazy, mixed-up kid in a sharp suit. I want to say 'do yourself a favour, kid: close down the bookies, buy the Vic from dirty (dirty) Den, rehire Alfie, and live together with him and his cousins in shacked-up alcohol-fuelled bliss'. But I can't :(. Was distinctly cheered up by Danny luring his 'brother' into a dark empty house so he could stare longingly through the darkness at him and say they 'could be very happy here'. You go, crazy psycho-boy. Shag that family. In Hollyoaks news, Ali and Justin are clearly about to become New Boy's bitches in the hopes of being signed to his dad's team, and Lisa has magically become a complete cowbag through the glory of character-rape. I miss Bella :(. Not even new notannoying!Zara is as cool.

Also caught last night's episode of Look Around You, a crazy, faux-70s science show which effectively takes the piss out of every show like it, and is truly hilarious sometimes. I'd listen to 'Machadynu'. Was mostly just shocked at the fact it was hosted by Peter Seracofawitz (?), aka the voice of Darth Maul (I love you, The Sith Academy), aka Evil Duane from Spaced. I was all 'what are you doing in the Seventies, Duane? Tim has not even been born yet, how can you possibly shag him?'. Also with him was that man of a thousand faces, Mark Heap, looking actually rather Jack Nicholson-like and sexy. It was a half hour of shocks. But reminded of the mmm, Duane/Tim, which possibly I will squee about as part of the 'explain three of the random interests in your interests list' meme. But not today, as this post is already long enough, and i have (stupid) very good reading to do (strike-through effect, anyone? Anyone at all?)