Feeling Fine
Haven't been up to too much -
- Went to the Reclaim the night North march on Saturday. It's basically a protest march against violence against women (although I add gender-based violence because 'femme men' and 'butch women' and all different types of gender need to be recognised and spoken for). This involved really cool candle-torches that looked like twisters. It was also fun because it seemed like all my mates were there. After the feminist poetry and a couple of speeches we ended up at a bar drinking strange beers, getting wasted and having a random house party. Wasn't all good; a good friend who's going through lot of shit had to be looked after (although I ended up not being a part of that. Being someone who wants to help people as much as possible and is silly enough to feel rejected for not being needed at the time it's still dawdling in my mind).
- Tonight I watched good old University Challenge with my friends. I'm usually ok watching it on TV, I tend to get about 5-7 questions right, but I'd never make it on the team I'm far too normal! Ended up missing Law and Order UK and at nearly 3am ITV player STILL hasn't uploaded it, although they seem far too eager to upload all the crime rubbish on ITV3, grrrrrr. I'm desperate to watch it, having watched my first ever episodes of L&O SUV and enjoying it immensely.
- TV wise I've been loving Being Human. They take the premise of a ghost, vampire and werewolf living in a house in Bristol and make it work. It's written really well and is funny and traumatic in almost equal measure. It's ending next week and although I don't like how they've let the whole 'Vampires are taking over the wooooorrrrllllldddd' premise take over (especially with Mitchell and the crazy police guy at the end, I mean it was a bit WTF) I'm still looking forward to see how it ends. Also, loving Shameless (because it's genius and I wish I could write like the writers on there) and Masterchef because I want to be able to cook like them.
- Book wise, I've been going through the Harry Potter series and would really love to read some Harry/Draco and Harry/Ron since I haven't read any for months and I forgot how slashy The Half Blood Prince is. Also reading Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things, although I haven't had much time for him. I'm supposed to be reading these self help depression books, but they're so fucking smug!
- Lastly, I was meant to go on what I think was a date. Except I turn up looking quite pretty (make-up, hair washed, breasts looking fantastic) and when I get to my date's house she's in a tracksuit. I felt like i was round a mate's place. It wasn't bad at all, but I was really hoping for some flirting and was disappointing.
- Oh! and on the fanfic side of things I've been taking down ideas for fic, writing excerpts etc. It's weird writing fanfic in longhand! If I remember to bring my notebook along (unlike tonight) it should be written up soonish.