Date: 2009-11-21 12:52 Subject: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Security: Public Tags: flaaaat

Flat is AMAZING. Just me being in the flat. Honestly, I could be sleeping on the floor and it would still be amazing. I love it so much. It just feels right, like the way the older I get, the closer I am to the age in my head, this is just IT. This is how it should be.

Pictures when I am properly sorted and decorated. Crishna and I are doing some decorating tomorrow YAY!

Date: 2009-11-18 16:08 Subject: We are the dead of night Security: Public Tags: flaaaat

I have downloaded a bunch of fanvids for my week off yay!

I hope to come back with recaps, fic (some old stuff I want to post) and recs. Haha.

I guess I’m not going to get time to talk about my weekend, am I? Short version: Pudding is adorable. The Trafford Centre certainly looks nicer than Bluewater, but is essentially just another massive shopping centre packed with people who move too slowly. Organising so much travel in the middle of deadlines/packing was dumb, and knackering. SHOCKER.

I am now all packed, except for the bits and bobs in my room.

Yesterday it was all surreal, today’s just a massive, massive panic attack. I feel so ill. Aaaaaand there’s still some fee or other to sort with the solicitors, ffs.

Oh, and also, Muse have turned into Depeche Mode and it is ace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhHhKIa8jbo

And finally: Adrian Lester. In a play. WITH GUS’ MUM (or, you know, Mrs Huxtable for the non-Psych viewers, BUT STILL, OMG). I am absolutely so definitely going to go see this.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6920258.ece

ETA: fee sorted, hallelujah. I'M GOING TO GET MY KEYS NOW. FOR MY FLAT. HOLY CRAP. See you on Saturday, peeps.

Date: 2009-11-17 14:09 Subject: Spooks 803 Security: Public

( Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei )

Date: 2009-11-16 17:30 Subject: Pfft Security: Public

So I spent a long time looking for the entry I was sure I must have made on The Edukators, so I could link to that and explain why it seemed like 803. Turns out that for once I didn't ramble at length about something I'd seen, so I'll have to either rewatch and post, or ramble on in the recap. Darn.

On a related but separate note, there's a lot of fic in my head atm. Now going home to try and get some of it down.

(I am much calmer today, can you tell? Longer weekend entry tomorrow)

Date: 2009-11-16 13:44 Subject: 801 recap Security: Public

Please forgive me if this doesn’t make sense/I wander off the point a bit – it is my busy deadline period at work, and I’m in the middle of attempting to get ready for moving house (ON THURSDAY), so I’m not being as picky as usual. tigertrapped posted about a really quite big continuity error the other day and my response was essentially ‘they probably forgot, no biggie’. I DON’T KNOW MYSELF ANYMORE.

( LONG )

Date: 2009-11-16 09:19 Subject: MY LIFE IS SO CONFUSING Security: Public

I liked 803. Well, most of it (also, in typical me fashion, I knew the spoiler and was still surprised \o/). Apparently EVERYONE ELSE EVER thought it was shit.

It reminded me of The Edukators, maybe I watch too much German cinema or something.

801 recap up shortly, 802 and 803 sometime late next week (I hope).

Date: 2009-11-13 08:56 Subject: HAAAAAAATE Security: Public

I fucking hate everyone right now. SO pleased this week is almost over.

Date: 2009-11-12 17:58 Subject: comments Security: Public

working my way through but knackered and going home now. Will finish tomorrow.

have a good evening :)

Date: 2009-11-12 14:09 Subject: Take a rocket into space, just stay out of my face Security: Public Tags: fic, spooks, tv

Word crashed and killed this entry, so let’s try again.

I AM MOVING IN A WEEK, WHAT? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?

I’m so tiiiiiiiiiiired.

Packing continues. I packed a second suitcase last night, so just one to go. I think that three suitcases for all my clothes is pretty good (y/n?). I need to get my holdall down from the loft for my shoes.

I do have some other stuff to pack/reorganise on Sunday. I JUST WANT IT TO BE OVER.

Spoke to the lovely El and Esther this week to try to organise a meet-up/flat showing-off for Friday fortnight, so yay! Will be very good to see them. Unfortunately it turned out that I hadn’t told either of them about Dear and Pud moving away, so that was not fun.

I’m going up to see them on Saturday (well, Pudding; the adults involved are fairly incidental, which they will probably appreciate as I talk to them quite a bit but talking to a three year old on the phone isn’t really the same…). Will be travelling back while Strictly is on, which is a pain, but never mind. Taking my wips with me so hopefully will get some fic written.

I also watched NCIS: LOL last night (as I had already seen Spooks), which was ridiculous. They hung a lampshade on the slash, kept ramping it up anyway (no bad thing), there was loads of G-angst, and then EVEN MORE ANGST at the end. And in the middle of it all, Kensi asked Sam how long he and G had been married (that would be the lampshade, I'm repeating myself, oops), and LL Cool J was... all that and a bag of chips.

I am going to miss this show when I don’t have Sky, and it is mostly because of LL Cool J.

I don’t think the 801 recap is going to get done before the weekend, but I should be able to get 802 and 803 done when I’m off, so should be almost caught up in a couple of weeks (i.e. the 804 recap will get done in the week 804 is on BBC 1, etc etc). We’ll see.

Date: 2009-11-11 13:49 Subject: Aaargh! (spooks character note) Security: Public

For the same character as yesterday - spoilery if you haven't seen 802.

( Gah )

Date: 2009-11-10 16:14 Subject: Spooks character note (for a character in 802) Security: Public

Spoilery for those who didn't watch it on Friday...

( ... )

Date: 2009-11-09 16:35 Subject: I’m rambling about fic again Security: Public Tags: fic, spooks

Hmmmmmmm, well.

( AUs? My own fic? IDK )

Date: 2009-11-09 09:49 Subject: Spooks 802 reaction list Security: Public Tags: spooks, tv

Recap is in progress, I'm hoping to get it done for Wednesday...

( SPOILERS )

Date: 2009-11-05 14:46 Subject: 801 fic! Security: Public

Filling in the gaps. Spoilers for 801 but nothing past.

( Updates )

Date: 2009-11-05 08:41 Subject: Spooks 801 reaction list Security: Public

( Long, spoilers, obviously )

Date: 2009-11-04 17:14 Subject: Ba ba ba ba ba…wait, wrong theme tune Security: Public Tags: flaaaat, spooks, strictly

I feel like I should be running around with a megaphone shouting ARE YOU READY?

Yes, yes, today is both the day when contracts for my flat get exchanged (OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, I THINK I’M JUST GOING TO SIT HERE AND FREAK OUT SOME MORE) and Spooks series 8 starts. YAY MY NUMBER ONE FANDOM IS BACK! I mean, I’m not wildly enthusiastic about all of the spoilers and plotlines flying around, but it’s SPOOKS. Yay. For the next two months, my obsession is actually on tv rather than in my head.

Of course, there is a notable lack of fic that I was planning to post, because funnily enough, it turns out that I am rather busy what with all the packing and stuff. If only I had an implant in my brain that allowed me to get things onto computer without actually having to type. And seeing as I am possibly going swimming Saturday morning and definitely going with Lesley to see her mum and Dad on Sunday, any spare time I have between now and then is to be used to try and get the recap done. I figure I have from 10-11 tonight, and probably some time tomorrow, and Saturday afternoon, or something. I’ll probably be dead from Spooks by Monday.

(and also there’s the early showing of episode 2 which is apparently on Friday – for the first time since they started doing this I may not watch/record it just to save my sanity)

(then again, it’s on at 9 pm! Maybe I’ll put it on the Sky+)

Have I mentioned how much I love this time of year? Spooks and Strictly. Bliss. Expect little sense out of me for the next two months, flist.

Oh, and I got some new shoes yesterday

www.marksandspencer.com/Footglove-Leather-Stitched-Bow-Pumps/dp/B002F75Q8C

Must break them in ASAP, as I am wearing my heels today and OW OW OW.


ETA: okay, after I wrote this, everything went downhill extremely fucking fast, thanks to the postal strike that’s going to run over the entire weekend and make it extremely fucking difficult to get anything passed on time. Wonderful. Have been running around like a madman trying to get stuff out, and still have loads of work to do besides. GAH.

Date: 2009-11-03 08:52 Subject: Bit late, but I read the RT Spooks article yesterday Security: Public Tags: spooks, strictly

Dear Radio Times,

Isn’t this the fourth time that you’ve done the ‘MI5 doesn’t like Spooks!’ thing?

Find something new to talk about, tks. I have a list, if you’re interested.


Dear MI5,

Here’s a thought: maybe every time you trot out the whole ‘Spooks effect’ and imply that women are not applying to work for you because they saw some fictional female spies get killed on a TV show and therefore can’t tell the difference between fiction and reality, you put them off applying to work for you. Just a thought.


Dear Len Goodman,

You don’t like bullies? Could have fooled me.


(yes, I know Len is nothing to do with Spooks)

Date: 2009-11-02 17:01 Subject: OH MAH BRAIN Security: Public Tags: merlin, spooks, strictly, the bill, tv

I am writing a fic atm that possibly won't ever get posted because it is so bizarre. I don't know wtf possessed me to write it.

Coming shortly: a bunch of fics that may or may not be any good, but which I am posting to clear at least something from the wip list before the inevitable bunch of new ideas that come with series 8.

(possibly not just Spooks)

This weekend, what did I watch? HIGNFY, obviously, although I missed some of Armstrong and Miller afterwards. I watched a lot of music videos on Saturday, due to being heavily involved in packing, and an episode of Mrs Bradley Mysteries (oh, Alibi, I’m going to miss you so much). I watched Merlin (YAY), Strictly (I hate Len, and Craig the Contestant, and love Jade and Ian SO MUCH, and I think Ian has become my favourite pro, omg) and went to bed early.

Sunday I watched 2 episodes of Coronation St because I couldn’t be bothered to get off the sofa, and Casualty (weird, but Jordan is back so Toby too pls!), and more music videos (nearly packed, yay) and watched episodes 5, 6 and 7 of Better off Ted, episode 1 of Parks and Recreation, and 2 ½ episodes of Glee before the file of episode 4 decided it was corrupted. And while these were playing, I made my change of address cards, woo.

I was going to watch that thing with Andrew Buchan, but I missed the first half talking to Crishna so didn’t bother with the rest. The parents enjoyed Murderland but I haven’t watched it.

This week, obviously, is OMG SPOOKS. And episode 2 is on BBC Three on Friday, so we’ll see how far I can get with the recap before that.

Oooh, quick thing from before the weekend: The Bill focused on uniform this week, and it was ace. And Callum is still in it! I thought he’d left, we’ve seen him so little.

Date: 2009-10-30 09:24 Subject: Spooks series 8 spoiler ramble Security: Public Tags: spooks

You know what I need in my head a few days before the new series starts? ANOTHER wip. *headdesk*

Alright, now I’m discussing the spoilers: 

( SPOILERS )

Date: 2009-10-29 16:11 Subject: NCIS: LA Security: Public

So! NCIS LA. I wanted to talk about it a bit, because I watched 2 episodes last night. I’m not sure I like all the elements (the ‘this is a light-hearted character moment!’ music needs to DIAF), but it is quite enjoyable, and LL Cool J is… cool (ha ha) and adorable and generally really quite attractive to look at, and he and Chris O’Donnell are surprisingly good together (but I knew that from the backdoor pilot). HOWEVER - and I know before I even say this that I am totally watching the wrong show to expect any awareness of this – the lack of concern about massive invasions of privacy creep me out QUITE A LOT. The gleeful way in which they hack into people’s computers and trample all over their lives is very NCIS, but I never liked it on that show and I like it even less now, even with the extra cool toys they have to do it.

Oh, and I love the image recognition software. Because Spooks’ made up facial recognition wasn’t enough, the NCIS LA mob have a system that can recognise any person/vehicle/thing and scans live feeds to find it for you. OF COURSE THEY DO. Watching last night’s episodes, I couldn’t decide whether to laugh my head off or reclassify the show as SF.

I’m a bit upset that I won’t be able to watch this when I move, though. It looks to be getting quite enjoyable, and I’ve never really got into the CSI/Law&Order franchises. Is this coming to freeview any time soon? 

(ALSO: why does their office look like the police station in Psych? How is that a government office? Was there some set up I missed?)

(ALSO ALSO: reading posts about this show is HILARIOUS. Links and fic recs to come, once I’ve actually, um, read the fic)

(AND FINALLY: I really must get a del.icio.us account)