TV, Christmas, and $$
Merlin
So... I didn't hate it, but it did feel rather anticlimactic. And I really should stay away from other people's reviews because they always make me question how I feel about things :/
I still don't really feel anything from Arthur and Gwen. Though I feel bad for their shippers that they didn't even get a wedding. And I'm pissed off that they killed Isolde just to make Arthur want to marry Gwen again.
I'm so happy to see Aithusa again, but I'm curious where this could be going.
Merlin was pretty BAMF with his magic. I wonder what exactly he did to Morgana though and why he never bothered to do that before.
At the very least, we got a couple nice Merlin/Arthur moments. And I rather liked the way the Sword in the Stone went down. Some people are complaining that Arthur didn't do it on his own, but in this universe, Merlin put it there in the first place. Merlin had the sword made for him. I just wonder why, if Merlin made up the story, everyone else would be all 'HE'S THE ONE TRUE KING!' Now, of course, everything would be better with a magic reveal but I knew that wasn't coming. I'm just glad Merlin was there with Arthur and he kept telling him how much he believed in him. Plus! Everyone was actually fighting this time. Merlin and Gwen had swords and everything!
Fav bit:
Doctor Who
We went to my dad's yesterday for lunch and dinner so I didn't get to actually watch it until today. I enjoyed it. It was very focused on the family so there wasn't much else in terms of who the tree people were or who the other people were. We knew nothing about them, but if you're seeing it from the family's POV then that makes sense. And it made me cry.
But the best parts? The little prequel clip of the Doctor calling Amy when he thought he was going to die and the end. The end! Amy threatening carolers with a water gun. Eleven showing up all 'Hey, so I'm not actually dead.' Amy and Eleven refusing to be the one to hug first. Both caving and grabbing onto each other. Amy telling Eleven that they always set a place for him at the table. Eleven crying TEARS OF HAPPINESS BECAUSE HE HAS A FAMILY. And that's when I started gross sobbing. He wasn't sure he could feel that strongly about anything. Wasn't sure he had anywhere he could call home and mean it (other than the TARDIS of course). But he does. And I'm crying again just thinking about it :')
Gifs stolen from Tumblr
A TMNT pilot hat from Hot Topic (it's so comfortable that even though I looked like an idiot I wore it all day yesterday), a bag of candy, 2 calenders (DW and Goats in Trees because I saw it somewhere and went 'That is the best calender I've ever seen!'), LOTR Pez, complete Granada!Sherlock series, The Mighty Boosh series 3 on Region 1, and more candy and little things. Not pictured are some PJs and money my dad and step mom gave me for the iPhone I want to get in Feb when my contract expires.
And finally today was a bit more eventful than I was hoping for. Woke up at a decent time, finally watched DW, then bought a car.
Our car was falling apart and as of last week it couldn't even go in reverse. We were debating whether we should fix it (which would already cost a pretty penny and would probably need more work down the road) or just get a new used car. I know squat about cars, so my mom and brother went out today shopping around. They called me at like noon and told me to get dressed. My mom doesn't have very good credit so I co-signed for everything. In fact, I'm the main buyer, my mother co-signed. Spent a good chunk of money and will continue to be paying a nice chunk every month, but we don't have much of a choice. We need a car for work and everything else. It's a nice car though and we got a decent deal. It just sucks when you've been saving. I mean I can continue to save and really, you save for when you need money like we just did. I am grateful that we can even afford a car. We're just really going to have to cut back a bit in the new year. And I'll continue to work as much OT as my feeble mind can handle. Though as long as we stick it out as a team, a family, I really don't mind.
My extra userpics have expired though and I don't know if I want to bother with a paid account again when that expires. Maybe I will. I'm so used to no ads at this point it would probably drive me crazy. I will probably have to stay away from teefury.com, riptapparel.com, and qwertee.com for a while though ;)
So... I didn't hate it, but it did feel rather anticlimactic. And I really should stay away from other people's reviews because they always make me question how I feel about things :/
I still don't really feel anything from Arthur and Gwen. Though I feel bad for their shippers that they didn't even get a wedding. And I'm pissed off that they killed Isolde just to make Arthur want to marry Gwen again.
I'm so happy to see Aithusa again, but I'm curious where this could be going.
Merlin was pretty BAMF with his magic. I wonder what exactly he did to Morgana though and why he never bothered to do that before.
At the very least, we got a couple nice Merlin/Arthur moments. And I rather liked the way the Sword in the Stone went down. Some people are complaining that Arthur didn't do it on his own, but in this universe, Merlin put it there in the first place. Merlin had the sword made for him. I just wonder why, if Merlin made up the story, everyone else would be all 'HE'S THE ONE TRUE KING!' Now, of course, everything would be better with a magic reveal but I knew that wasn't coming. I'm just glad Merlin was there with Arthur and he kept telling him how much he believed in him. Plus! Everyone was actually fighting this time. Merlin and Gwen had swords and everything!
Fav bit:
Click to viewDoctor Who
We went to my dad's yesterday for lunch and dinner so I didn't get to actually watch it until today. I enjoyed it. It was very focused on the family so there wasn't much else in terms of who the tree people were or who the other people were. We knew nothing about them, but if you're seeing it from the family's POV then that makes sense. And it made me cry.
But the best parts? The little prequel clip of the Doctor calling Amy when he thought he was going to die and the end. The end! Amy threatening carolers with a water gun. Eleven showing up all 'Hey, so I'm not actually dead.' Amy and Eleven refusing to be the one to hug first. Both caving and grabbing onto each other. Amy telling Eleven that they always set a place for him at the table. Eleven crying TEARS OF HAPPINESS BECAUSE HE HAS A FAMILY. And that's when I started gross sobbing. He wasn't sure he could feel that strongly about anything. Wasn't sure he had anywhere he could call home and mean it (other than the TARDIS of course). But he does. And I'm crying again just thinking about it :')
Gifs stolen from Tumblr
A TMNT pilot hat from Hot Topic (it's so comfortable that even though I looked like an idiot I wore it all day yesterday), a bag of candy, 2 calenders (DW and Goats in Trees because I saw it somewhere and went 'That is the best calender I've ever seen!'), LOTR Pez, complete Granada!Sherlock series, The Mighty Boosh series 3 on Region 1, and more candy and little things. Not pictured are some PJs and money my dad and step mom gave me for the iPhone I want to get in Feb when my contract expires.
And finally today was a bit more eventful than I was hoping for. Woke up at a decent time, finally watched DW, then bought a car.
Our car was falling apart and as of last week it couldn't even go in reverse. We were debating whether we should fix it (which would already cost a pretty penny and would probably need more work down the road) or just get a new used car. I know squat about cars, so my mom and brother went out today shopping around. They called me at like noon and told me to get dressed. My mom doesn't have very good credit so I co-signed for everything. In fact, I'm the main buyer, my mother co-signed. Spent a good chunk of money and will continue to be paying a nice chunk every month, but we don't have much of a choice. We need a car for work and everything else. It's a nice car though and we got a decent deal. It just sucks when you've been saving. I mean I can continue to save and really, you save for when you need money like we just did. I am grateful that we can even afford a car. We're just really going to have to cut back a bit in the new year. And I'll continue to work as much OT as my feeble mind can handle. Though as long as we stick it out as a team, a family, I really don't mind.
My extra userpics have expired though and I don't know if I want to bother with a paid account again when that expires. Maybe I will. I'm so used to no ads at this point it would probably drive me crazy. I will probably have to stay away from teefury.com, riptapparel.com, and qwertee.com for a while though ;)