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This really ought to be a good post, judging by my lax attitude of late. But really, it seems everyone's either posting loads of serious, well-considered stuff, or just not posting. Because of pressing DIY commitments in the "real" world, often (myself included in this.) So it'll just be crap, as usual.
I'll commence the crap with a jaunt into fandom(s). I was watching "The Crystal Maze" on Challenge with Louis today; I hadn't seen it in probably about, well, 10 years. Oh my god. 10 years. Anyhow, it got me into such a Richard O'Brien-appreciating mood. He is actually a legend. I am entirely convinced of this fact. Just how much do I love him.....
Well, a lot. I watched Rocky Horror with the commentary, and harked back occasionally to those carefree days when I was 8 and "The Crystal Maze" was on TV, and it was all fabulous. I have decided to become a devotee; it is on Saturdays & Sundays on Challenge, at around 5pm. You must remember it! Give in to the amazingness.
Well, on a different note, I watched "Back to the Future 3" on Saturday afternoon. Another CLASSIC. (I love how all my lj entries seem to consist of what I have been watching on TV, by the way - I need to cut down.) I think the first movie is probably still the best, but now I'm having a debate with myself in my head on that actually. The second one involves, I think, 3 different timezones, and it's hilarious. But I love 3 as well! And it's the most historical. So it's undeniably a tough one to call. But I can just watch "BttF" movies countless times, and always feel really good after so doing. Due in part to the gorgeous Michael J. Fox, but yeah. I'm inclined to snap up the boxset on dvd, which brings me to the next section of this post,
dvd buying. Or, the shape of things to come. Probably because I've devoted so much of my holiday to watching television (heh), I found myself accumulating an actual amount of money in my bank account, thus far untouched. Which got me thinking - crap. I had better spend it. Not save it for my first term or anything, obv. And so, in the past 36 hours, I have bought 4 dvds from play.com, and am on the verge of buying 3 more. I am genuinely concerned about the longevity of my funding next year if these sorts of shenanigans continue. My one excuse is "I don't need to pay back any government loans wahey I can go and completely bankrupt myself without actually doing so". But it's the principle of the thing. I need not to be a spendthrift.
Oh, a random bit I've just thought of. James Blunt. Will someone, like, bomb his house? I have read so many bad things about him recently that I feel he is an utter waste of space, in fact even more so than I previously thought. Lily Allen summed it up best; GQ-What do you think of James Blunt? Lily-It rhymes with his surname. YES! (though she should shut up about any and everything else.) Also, a recent headline on the BBC News website was along the lines of "Singer Blunt 'irritates the public'" - which made me laugh for ages - and published a poll on the most annoying things as voted by the public. JB was above traffic wardens! Heee. What made me think of this was that someone has put a "Tristan & Isolde" fanvid on youtube with bloody "You're Beautiful" as the soundtrack! WTF!!!!!11111oneeleven!!1 "She smiled at me on the"- oh my god, it's so terrible-"subway"?! That well-known underground system established by the Roman occupation and well-used by the Britons in around 400 AD. Plus, his voice is terrible, and the song is not romantic. I want to tell him this.
Results day on Thursday! Dear me. I had better go to university next year, as I've got this new laptop and I'm just starting to enjoy using it......
-Harriet
I'll commence the crap with a jaunt into fandom(s). I was watching "The Crystal Maze" on Challenge with Louis today; I hadn't seen it in probably about, well, 10 years. Oh my god. 10 years. Anyhow, it got me into such a Richard O'Brien-appreciating mood. He is actually a legend. I am entirely convinced of this fact. Just how much do I love him.....
Well, a lot. I watched Rocky Horror with the commentary, and harked back occasionally to those carefree days when I was 8 and "The Crystal Maze" was on TV, and it was all fabulous. I have decided to become a devotee; it is on Saturdays & Sundays on Challenge, at around 5pm. You must remember it! Give in to the amazingness.
Well, on a different note, I watched "Back to the Future 3" on Saturday afternoon. Another CLASSIC. (I love how all my lj entries seem to consist of what I have been watching on TV, by the way - I need to cut down.) I think the first movie is probably still the best, but now I'm having a debate with myself in my head on that actually. The second one involves, I think, 3 different timezones, and it's hilarious. But I love 3 as well! And it's the most historical. So it's undeniably a tough one to call. But I can just watch "BttF" movies countless times, and always feel really good after so doing. Due in part to the gorgeous Michael J. Fox, but yeah. I'm inclined to snap up the boxset on dvd, which brings me to the next section of this post,
dvd buying. Or, the shape of things to come. Probably because I've devoted so much of my holiday to watching television (heh), I found myself accumulating an actual amount of money in my bank account, thus far untouched. Which got me thinking - crap. I had better spend it. Not save it for my first term or anything, obv. And so, in the past 36 hours, I have bought 4 dvds from play.com, and am on the verge of buying 3 more. I am genuinely concerned about the longevity of my funding next year if these sorts of shenanigans continue. My one excuse is "I don't need to pay back any government loans wahey I can go and completely bankrupt myself without actually doing so". But it's the principle of the thing. I need not to be a spendthrift.
Oh, a random bit I've just thought of. James Blunt. Will someone, like, bomb his house? I have read so many bad things about him recently that I feel he is an utter waste of space, in fact even more so than I previously thought. Lily Allen summed it up best; GQ-What do you think of James Blunt? Lily-It rhymes with his surname. YES! (though she should shut up about any and everything else.) Also, a recent headline on the BBC News website was along the lines of "Singer Blunt 'irritates the public'" - which made me laugh for ages - and published a poll on the most annoying things as voted by the public. JB was above traffic wardens! Heee. What made me think of this was that someone has put a "Tristan & Isolde" fanvid on youtube with bloody "You're Beautiful" as the soundtrack! WTF!!!!!11111oneeleven!!1 "She smiled at me on the"- oh my god, it's so terrible-"subway"?! That well-known underground system established by the Roman occupation and well-used by the Britons in around 400 AD. Plus, his voice is terrible, and the song is not romantic. I want to tell him this.
Results day on Thursday! Dear me. I had better go to university next year, as I've got this new laptop and I'm just starting to enjoy using it......
-Harriet