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Feb. 7th, 2008 11:04 pmThings:
- I left Nottingham for a weekend at the beginning of the week. They appear to have constructed a GIANT WHEEL in the town centre in my absence. Which turns out to be a ferris wheel, now they're a bit further along with it, and has apparently come to us from Cardiff. It's for the Nottingham Light Night thing tomorrow, I think, which I might have a look around. Mostly it's just impressing me when I look at the town centre from any angle. I wish for the life of me I could remember what they called the Ferris Wheel in Carnivale. Something great, that's all I can recall.
- I watched Blazing Saddles, and it was slightly the best thing I HAD EVER SEEN. OH I LOVE LILY VON SCHTUPP. AND THE WACO KID. OH GOD, CLEAVON LITTLE, OH GOD. A major failing of last night's Torchwood was that no-one told Gwen she was making a WELSH SPECTACLE of herself. Oh. A lot of the other dudes in it were very good also. It was a bit great.
- I watched last night's Torchwood! ( Meat, spoilers for next weeks promo )
- Also I saw Cloverfield. ( What's that coming over the hill? )
- Simon Amstell seems to be putting a pen in his mouth on Never Mind the Buzzcocks a lot more recently. Possibly just to please me.
- Also I saw Penelope. Oh God, Christina Ricci is so beautiful. Reese Witherspoon didn't do as much as I thought she was going to do. But James McAvoy was great. And the whole thing was quite great. Except for a lot of the British people mysteriously having American accents. Oh well. Hurrah.
- People at the probation office still seem to think the most important thing they should tell me is who they're meant to be seeing. And seem really quite reluctant to give me their names. As if I'm just going to call the probation officer and say "Someone's here to see you. They're asking for you. COME QUICK". Not so much, people.
- I am reading posts and stuff. You might not be able to tell from the RADIO SILENCE.
- I'm still quite in love with the Johanna Reprise from Sweeney Todd. It's here. Only slightly because of the "Smoke, smoke! Sign of the devil, sign of the devil!" bit in the middle. I think I may have a parenthood kink. Not in an incestuous way. Sometimes in an incestuous way. It occurs to me that I never did do that kinks list, did I. Hmm.
Stuff I have watched
Jan. 8th, 2007 03:03 pmMost people are working at the moment. I am not. This is of course fine while I can fend off the guilt and until the money runs out, but by that point I think it will be a bit late. It just feels a bit odd to be applying for jobs when I'm also planning a weekend/long weekend in London, since I don't have a job to come back to. Of course after this weekend, when I have nothing to do but look for a job and nothing to look forward to if I don't, THINGS WILL BE A HUNDRED TIMES BETTER. Hmph. I'm complaining a lot. Mostly I just wish I had some sort of assurance that there is a decent job out there waiting for me, if I just look. Oh, and someone to confirm that no, I probably don't want that "fun, flexible!" work-from-home job that pays £24.99 an hour and describes itself in NO OTHER WAY. Hmm. I should probably just go to Nottingham, at some point.
Anyway. Mostly I've been helping with my nephew and watching stuff. I feel the need to point out that the reason I got quite excited about the Settle-Carlisle railway the other day is because I still remember the song they taught us in primary school about it. I don't remember much except the line "From Settle to Carlisle" and that it was about how it was built in winter and how many men died building it, but it was a bit of a pleasant shock to see it suddenly come to life in front of me.
Anyway. Watching. Torchwood! ( Episodes )
And then I watched the first episode of Babylon 5, which was better! ( Hurray! )
Anyway. Mostly I've been helping with my nephew and watching stuff. I feel the need to point out that the reason I got quite excited about the Settle-Carlisle railway the other day is because I still remember the song they taught us in primary school about it. I don't remember much except the line "From Settle to Carlisle" and that it was about how it was built in winter and how many men died building it, but it was a bit of a pleasant shock to see it suddenly come to life in front of me.
Anyway. Watching. Torchwood! ( Episodes )
And then I watched the first episode of Babylon 5, which was better! ( Hurray! )
