I know I'm in my own world... it's okay, they know me here

OMG SKYLINE LOOKS BAD. ASS.



I love the premise, too - an invasion movie that focuses on people hiding from the aliens rather than the invasion itself, a claustrophobic kind of film. So looking forward to this.

ETA: Weirdly, on my lj layout the edge of the video seems to disappear under the edge of the pageframe. So if it does that for you too, and you too wish to experience the BADASSNESS, here it is in light format on my lj.

SUPERNATURAL.

OH. MY. GOD.

IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS NEXT WEEK, I SWEAR TO GOD, I WILL FLY TO AMERICA AND KILL THEM ALL WITH MY BARE HANDS.

DO NOT WANT!!!

*iz ded*

So okay, I went to my test today and I'm oretty sure I did okay anyway, I only had to get 40% and while my brain-mouth connection gets awful when I'm ill my brain is still there thank GOD. So even though I woke up this morning with my head full of yuck and a headache and a sore throat and tired and kinda dizzy and nearly fell over in the shower and now I have stomach cramps as well, I don't have to go in again this week if I don't want to (assuming I'm ill, I mean.)

I watched the last part of 'The Lost Room' which was awesome all the way through, and the third episode of The Dresden Files which still sucks ass but it's something to watch. I really, really, really want my Jim Butcher books now. Maybe I'll bring them back with me from home.

Thank you for kind sympathy of illness etc, it makes me feel better ^-^

So I FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY got around to watching this week's episode of SGA. I'd been kind of 'meh' about watching it to be truthful, because there's been so much cruddy filler lately that I've been more like, 'you know, I'd rather read fanfic.' But this week was really GOOD so YAY :D

Also, best line ever: "Why don't you guys just make out and get it over with, huh?"

And everyone was made of awesome. I love Lorne, did I ever tell you that? Loads of great character moments, really good. Thank God for a good episode :)

And Supernatural this week... AWESOME. Jensen Ackles (Dean) keeps getting hotter. Demons and Jo not being Dean's future girlfriend and Sam being awesome and Bobby, who is also awesome. Mostly, MADE OF AWESOME, OKAY? is my reaction :D

OHMIGOD STARGATE ATLANTIS I HEART YOU FOREVER.

*ahem*

Okay, so the first part of 'The Return' was kinda kronky, (that was the mid-season finale), but this rocked. John's emoting hair! Rodney! THEY BLEW UP THE WHAT?!?! Rodney! And Jack! *loves Jack*

I want to go live in Atlantis and be cool like Rodney TT-TT

I'M BACK!!!

I bought a million t-shirts and a million books and four DVD boxsets (Sears is really weirdly cheap, whole seasons for what is the equivalent atm of £20 with the great exchange rate - got Prison Break Season One, The Sentinel Season One, Medium Season One and Numb3rs Season One) and it was fab right up to the point in the queue to check-in for the flight back where I CAUGHT MY DAD'S STUPID AWFUL COLD. It managed to develop from a slightly bunged nose then into a full-on stuffed-up, sore throat, headache horrible cold by the time I got on the plane for the first leg of our trip home, a six-and-a-half hour flight from Chicago to Dublin overnight. And then when we finally got home I tried to take some better medicine and threw up in the sink. I'm a bit better now, thanks to Day Nurse, but it couldn't have bloody waited until we were all the way home so I didn't have to do the whole journey like that, could it. Nooooo...

ANYHOO

Had a great time. The sky is so big in Wisconsin, it's actually kinda scary for somebody who's used to the hills and not those great wide plains with nothing to obscure the view. And Chicago - if ever I go to live in the States, which I might for a couple of years (you can do that as an orthoptist, which is neat) then I'd like to live there. Pretty much everyone is really friendly and helpful, and there aren't as many really dumb annoying people as you think there might be (no offense to any Americans, but we don't get the best impression of you here in Britain any more. Blame George Bush.) I was really glad to get home, anyway. Proper British cars! Proper British trees and spindly old fences! Proper British windy little lanes where not even two Mini's can get past each other but we manage anyway!

BTW - can anyone give me a synopsis of this whole thing with the terrorists and the planes? This happens every year when I go on holiday, and then I can never find out enough about it to really understand what's going on.

Also, pobbit, did you get the CD of SGA I posted you? And does anyone have eps four and five of season three? ETA: Found them with a million seeds, so got them basically dled now :)

ETA2: Would anyone be interested in an essay I'm thinking of writing about slash, and the things that make us see that in relationships between male characters? I was trying to get to sleep one night in the States and ended up thinking about it as a proposal for the next Slash Study Day, if I end up being able to go. It's going to have a kick-ass title, too, "All But(t) Sex - What Are You Seeing That I'm Not?" (The original was "All But(t) Sex - You're Making This Shit Up, Aren't You?" but I decided it wasn't descriptive enough despite being funny ^-^)

Stolen from ionaonie:List ten fictional figures you would have sex with (in no particular order) and tag 5 people to do the same. If you read this, you're tagged. This is far too much fun to limit to only 5 people.

Clark Kent/Superman from Lois and Clark. He's lovely and sweet and gorgeous.

Jim Ellison from The Sentinel, and Blair too (singly or together, whatever *laugh*)

Daniel Jackson from Stargate SG-1, and if you've seen it you know why

Jack O'Neill from SG1, because of the sarcasm and the time he wore glasses while handling an enormous shotgun, which was something I wasn't expecting to be hot as hell

Wolverine from X-men movieverse, just because of the animal magnetism. Also, you can be fairly sure that he won't die on you, which is kinda a bonus.

Clay, from the 'Women of the Otherworld' series by Kelley Armstrong. He's incredibly strong and gorgeous, very protective, and an incredibly intelligent university professor!

John Sheppard from SGA, for the hair mostly, and for the drawl too.

Rodney McKay! (SGA) He's not conventionally attractive, but the force of his personality somehow makes him really attractive. And the smart. I really like smart guys.

Josh Lyman from The West Wing, because of the hair and the wisecracking. And that goshdarned smile of his.

Ray Kowalski from Due South. I was expecting myself to say 'Benton Fraser', but actually I find Ray more attractive... not sure why, a personality thing I guess.

Last night we went to see Hayfever, a Noel Coward play in London starring Judy Dench. It was a lovely, short, gorgeously silly piece of fluffy nonsense, and it was great. Dame Judy, naturally, was as always fantastic. (And isn't it fannish of me to suddenyl think, 'why isn't she in Harry Potter?')

Also, despite my best efforts to be good and not buy more DVDs, I liked Angel enough that I then went on ebay and, seeing a really good offer, bought all five seasons on boxset DVD. (oh, the shame!) But it was less than £10 a season! How could I not? (her justifying-bad-behaviour inner voice cries)

Icon dump!

3 Interview with the Vampire
6 Kingdom Hearts
2 Miscellaneous
2 Emma Watson
6 Constantine
2 Stargate Atlantis
5 Stargate SG1
1 Harry Potter

( Icons galore! )

So today I sent Aaron an email basically telling him that nothing's going to happen. And I feel like a real heel, too. So, self-esteem for all!

LATER:

OHMIGOD WATCHED THE END OF STARGATE ATLANTIS SEASON ONE! *has a heart-attack*

Medic: We need Season Two on DVD, stat!
Amy: It's coming out four episodes per month in the UK starting this April! But that would be really expensive! They might finish by September but who knows how long I'll have to wait for the boxset! When's it out in the US? *reaches out with her rapidly-cooling hands to try and find it on the internet*

Waah, I love it so much I want more! Will have to watch more SG-1 as it is relatively the same thing, even if it doesn't mean I find out if John survives his suicide mission (I know he will, because he's the hero, but you know what I mean! You get to the point where you're sitting there going "Ohmigod! John, please be okay, you're too lovely and cool and hot to die!" {And Rodney is totally thinking that too, Sammy, so there!})

God I love Stargate. I may be a weirdo, but at least I'm a weirdo with good taste!