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So this is comedy now, is it? Brill.

Other things that are good:

1) A Batman/Joker vid that's actually good (FYI, it's the animated series).

2) Being Human. Oh my god. Being Human, which I didn't hear about when people were first squeeing about it, and which I probably wouldn't have known about if jekesta hadn't told me at Orbital. Oh my god. WHY DIDN'T THEY MAKE IT A SERIES? Who precisely thought werewolf + vampire In A House was a BAD PLAN? Oh my god Mitchell. Oh my god George. Oh my god buying throws and cushions. The girl was a bit annoying. Most of the girls were a bit annoying, or In Danger. But oh my god dudes, wow. They set it up all great. And now they won't finish it! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT, BBC?

I've only ever seen a few episodes of Dexter. I don't know that much about it. But still, I knew this vid had to exist.

I can't believe Iron Man is out this Friday. Or Thursday. Iron Man is that start of the summer film season. A few weeks after that it's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Then it's June and almost time for the new Narnia one, Prince Caspian, and Wanted, which looks a bit wanky but still quite cool. Then it will be practically July, when there is Hancock, which has Jason Bateman in it, and then Batman Begins: The Dark Knight. I am so ready to see The Dark Knight it's unreal. If it was on now, I would be there. But alas, three more months. And then it will be August, and the new Hellboy film. ( ETA: Possible casting spoiler ), but might have George Bluth again. And that's not mentioning all the little films that will be out in between those, and I'm not sure this whole not having a Cineworld Unlimited card is going to work. Maybe I can befriend the ushers or something.

This week I have to pay a water bill, my rent, my council tax and get a new bus pass. And I'm pretty sure some other cheques for £100 (in total) haven't gone out yet. Eek.

Also, it turns out the Sweet not only did Blockbuster, they also did what might be the original version of Wig Wam Bam. Well done them.

Not that I think any of you would ever commit a crime, or are future criminals-in-the-making, or anything, but you know, just in case you are, or do:

Ways to please your Probation Office receptionist:

1. Don't bring your kids in. This is the number one thing you can do to make a Probation Office receptionist happy. If you do not bring your kids in, maybe you can mention it when you come to the desk. I guarantee it will please them beyond measure. When you do, we have to start worrying about high risk paedophiles coming in and waiting in the same room with them. And that isn't much fun. Do not let your kids run around screaming at the top of their voices and annoying the quite possibly already annoyed other clients. Do not bring in a huge pram and position it in front of the reception desk so people can't get to it. Do not leave your children alone in reception, on the other side of a locked security door from you. Just don't do it.



2. State your name first of all when you get to the desk. This is pretty much the number one most important thing you can tell a receptionist. I can almost guarantee they won't have been given a list of all the probation officer's appointments. The best way they can find out who you're actually meant to be seeing is to check your record on the computer, for that they need your name. And they probably need it spelt out, so they don't have to check your birthdate matches up to one. Do not say who you think you're seeing and when very clearly, and then turn your head and mumble when it comes to your name. Do not give your name as "Mr _____". Or as "Mr A. ______". Please just give your name.



3. Do not come up to the desk a few minutes after signing in to ask "Have you called him/her yet?", especially if it's been really busy. We don't like that.



4. Do not come up to the desk early or late and explain at length why you are early or late, and ask if the receptionist can get your probation officer to see you now please, or to see you early. This is not in the receptionist's power. If you explain something briefly we can pass it on, if the probation officer's still in the building. That's about it.



5. Do not, if a probation officer who booked an appointment with you is not in the building when you've come on time meaning that you have to see a duty officer, ask the receptionist why your probation officer booked an appointment with you if they weren't going to be in. The receptionist doesn't know.



6. Do not, if you've come late, get annoyed with the receptionist for not making the person seeing you come down straight away. Not really our problem.



7. Do not ask the receptionist if, having missed an appointment and not being willing to wait until someone is free to see you now you've come in late, ask if you're not turning up means you will be breached or recalled, or what a breach or recall means. They are a receptionist. Probably they won't know the ins and outs of the system.



8. Don't come in drunk. That's a big one.



9. Don't ask, if you leave without seeing a probation officer, if the probation officer could see you later in the week. We don't know that, or really have the authority to say.



10. Do not call up the reception to say you're a bit late but will be a minute, two minutes, can we just pass the message on. Do not call the reception saying you have no credit, can we just take a message quickly and get someone to call you back. Do not text the reception landline. You have to speak to your probation officer, and a probation office reception can get quite busy. Also don't make reverse charge phonecalls. We hate that.

Top five most annoying questions:

1. "How long will he/she be?" - We don't know.


2. "Can you call him/her straight away please?" - No.


3. "Can I have a glass of water? Actually, can I have two please?" - Grrrr.


4. "If he/she's not there, can you go and find him/her?" - No.


5. "What are you doing/playing/reading?" - sdlkfjksdj.

Anyway. I was going to make a post or say something about how the vids on imeem.com seem to be of a slightly better quality than some of the ones on Youtube, although maybe I'm just looking at a particular few of them. But then I found this video and just wanted to post it because it contains some of the prettiest things I've ever seen.

Vid recs:

There's a rather good Torchwood Owen vidlet here: He's a Terrible Person

And quite a good Toshiko one here: A Floorplan


I had a terrible day today. The other guy I'm on reception with wasn't feeling well, so I tried to take a lot of the work, and I spent my lunchtime getting alternately chewed out by offenders who didn't have the appointments they thought they did and the staff. Hmph. Still. It's over now.

I was going to do a little fannish review bit at the end of the entry last night, but didn't have enough time. However, some things are just to lovely to let go past.

( Barefoot moments )

People are also doing Resolutions. My Resolutions for 2008 are:

• To get a permanent job.


• To take more pictures, which now I've got some not-actually-that-expensive batteries for my digital camera should be easier.


• To go see War and Peace at the Nottingham Playhouse. Because a day full of theatre seems quite win. Also to see James, Son of James at some point.

Once again, Happy New Year!

1. Gosh.


2. Suburban Shootout vid, yay!

( Heroes 2x05 )

Mostly I have been watching Carnivale, and pointedly staying away from anything on the internet that might give away the ending. I love it quite a bit, even if it has some dodgy gender issues. The female characters are quite beautiful though.

Also I started my new job at the University on Monday, which is fine. It's quite dull. Mostly I am sitting at a computer at the moment and typing up feedback sheets from students about their seminars. Some of which are admittedly hilarious. I like it when they use capital letters. But it still gets a bit wearing when you have to do it for 4 hours. However - as you can imagine, this involves me being on the computer a lot. As it turns out there's not much physical filing to do. But no computer in the admin room where I'm working has been without some problem since I've been working there, and my main one is that even though I've been given a password and a login, when I try to use them the computer asks me for a workstation password, which I don't have. And my Uni password and login don't work. And the temporary password and login an IT guy set up for me doesn't work. When anyone else logs in for me, which they pretty much have to, it does not ask them for a password. When I tried a different computer this morning, it asked me for the other password. Bastard. So I mostly have to wait for about half an hour in the morning for someone to come in and log me on, doing nothing. Earning a "how are you getting on, Rachael?" from the woman in charge.

But apart from that, it's alright. The people are nice, it's not too far from the flat, there's a lake outside, complete with swans and crows that terrorise each other. Apparently it's meant to be for three weeks, but they're looking for someone long term until Christmas too, though they want to wait and see how I get on before they say anything definite. Hopefully I'll get it, because the money's pretty good. And, yeah, Christmas is coming up and I'm probably going to need it. And if the students continue to list as a failing point of a seminar the fact they were bored, hey, it's all good!

The Peter Serafinowicz Show is on tonight. I keep forgetting about that.

This Supernatural vid is...amazing. The Yellow-Eyed Demon, Sam, Dean and John. Dude.

And this one just makes me laugh. Oh.