girlofprey

On QI tonight they were talking about a "Vampire Squid from Hell" (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) which lives at such a depth in the sea that instead of defending itself by squirting out ink, it squirts out a small cloud of bioluminescent orbs/mucus, and defends itself 'by dazzling'. And suddenly I knew where Stephanie Meyer got her inspiration for the vampires in Twilight.

On the other hand, Stephen Fry was really pleased because he talked about a weird, little-known fact about a Buddhist cult, and everyone thinks that Buddhism is quite a sane religion, but it just proved they too were 'weird'. And fine, religion being weird, always a nice topic. But of all of them, Buddhists actually have quite a nice outlook on life and set of beliefs. So fuck off, Stephen.

On the other other hand, the guests tonight included Jack Dee and Sue Perkins, which was lovely. I had to put up with Jimmy Carr, but whatever. It's odd, I don't even really like Jack Dee's stand-up or comedy 'persona', but I still really like him, mostly based on his time on Celebrity Big Brother quite a few years ago, when he baked bread and shouted to his wife and kids that he loved them from the open doorway of the house during another person's eviction. If Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother gave me nothing else, they gave me that series.

Also on tonight was Casualty, and I hate Casualty. I can't believe they keep mentioning and having on the show the counsellor that Toby went off with. THEY SAID HE WOULD NEVER WORK THERE AGAIN. THEY SAID IT. And I know they have a slightly odd policy with the staff being able to leave and come back again, what with Nick Jordan being able to come and go as he pleases, but honestly. And it makes me think that Toby might be coming back, because it doesn't seem to make any sense to have him around unless Toby is eventually coming back, or sometimes coming back - although I realised tonight that it probably makes sense because the actor who plays the counsellor is either seeing or married to the actress who plays Ruth. But still. THEY SAID HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK THERE AGAIN. And it makes NO SENSE that he would still be around and able to tell Toby that yeah, one of the doctors he used to work with has lost his baby and his wife left him, and Ruth can't be a surgeon now and her life's in a mess, and that Toby wouldn't RUN IN, and be all "Dudes, dudes, dudes! You have FALLEN APART without me!", and hug them and comfort them and make them some tea. NO SENSE AT ALL.

I am forced to assume that Toby has left the counsellor man, and gone on ahead to the seaside town where Ruth will eventually run away to when her life becomes even more unbearable, and they will end up fighting crime. And to which Dr Jordan will follow them, and take his mentee Lenny Lyons with him because who else is available to mentor Lenny is his absence, in an attempt to bring Ruth at least back, and they will all end up fighting crime together. THEY WILL BE DOCTECTIVES. IT WILL BE GREAT.

And that is the TV I have watched tonight. I must now move on to tidying up my flat and boxing up some of my things for my dad to take back to Yorkshire tomorrow. Sigh.

( Qi. The TERRESTRIAL version which everyone has seen last week but I don't care! )

But I know no-one will care about this because you have all seen it last week and are blinded by the light of HIGNFY!

Anyway. Once again, I am home. I am on the internet. On my own laptop. I am close to weeping with joy. The screen makes everything huge and clear and beautiful, and I have a HUGE list of icons on my icon drop-down menu, rather than 3. And when I want to save a website I CAN JUST ADD IT TO FAVOURITES RATHER THAN SCRIBBLING DOWN THE ADDRESS ON A RANDOM SCRAP OF PAPER THEN LOSE IT! And when I want to hunt for icons I CAN JUST COPY AND PASTE THEM TO 'MY PICTURES' RATHER THAN FIDDLING ABOUT WITH FLOPPY DISKS! I may never go home. Never ever.

Incidentally, I found people who were making Barty Crouch Jr icons on hp_icons. See the dapper beauty of him! ::admires::

( Too longness of my day )

I CAN MAKE AN ACTUAL POST FOR EXTENDED AMOUNTS OF TIME ON MY OWN LAPTOP!

Probably there will be lots of these over the weekend.

This is going to do absolutely nothing for my work ethic.

Wheee, my parents came down yesterday. We did not do very much that was glorious, just went round the town and for coffee and pizza and such. But they bought me a necklace and a book and some halloween chocolate from Marks and Spencer's. I feel like one of those bored, intellectual princesses you see in films. Yay. And we went to see Wallace and Grommit/The Curse of the Wererabbit. I like Grommit. I preferred the one with the sheep and evil robot. Yes. Got home very late, read until even later, and then completely STOLE an hour from time, so I got to to stay up even later! Oh yes ::skillz::

Parents also brought new family drama. Those easily upset/who just plain don't care, look away now. ( Drama! )

I have random spots all over one of my hands. Possibly I will go see the doctor. Hmmm.

Ooh, I watched QI. Stephen so blatantly wants to go to Belgium with Alan to see the carrot museum. And to Canada to see the lakes. Verycoldskinnydipping!fic? Perhaps. Although Alan woul probably mostly hang back and be all 'yeah. wow.', and enjoy the parts in the hotel room most of all. Yes.

A new person has turned up on slashysouls! Our numbers grow every day! And if jekesta would at least watch the DVD I so kindly lent her, she could have an opinion on it all. But apparently not!

Reading more Lemony Snicket. I like Lemony Snicket. It confuses the hell out of me :)

Wanadoo still being complete wankers - apparently it's in the terms and conditions that we can't cancel the contract just because the wirelessness doesn't work. W. t. f?

( And some more Night Watch talk )