Sunday Morning Sunshine
Sunday morning is bright and sunny. And I'm really glad it's the weekend right now, because on Friday afternoon I finished my first week at my new job in London, and came home feeling very happy to have a break.
It's fairly quiet here. My parents have gone up to Scotland for a week's holiday, and yesterday my sister had work and then went out in the evening, so I was by myself most of the day. I could have gone out for a drink with some friends in the evening, but by the time I read the text message that someone had sent me, it was about 11pm and I'd just finished watching a film from the video shop.
I'd like to go and see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my friend Ruth, but she's probably already seen it. Won't hurt to ask though.
I'm currently rather obsessed with the TV show Firefly. I got the DVD box set ages ago and watched the whole thing through once, but now I'm re-watching it with my sister, who hasn't seen most of the episodes. Firefly, IMO, is perfectly amazing. It only made it to one series before Fox axed it, after having done very little to actively support its presence on their channel. Most unfair, especially considering it's a real gem of a TV show, the best I've seen in ages, and the best thing I've seen by Joss Whedon (on TV that is, I hold it on a level with his comic book Fray). Yes, I love it even more than I love Buffy, which is saying something.
So anyway, Firefly didn't go away - they've made a film follow-on to it - which is a very happy miracle. It's coming out on the 30th September. I. Cannot. Wait. Except that by then I'll be back up at uni and I don't know a) whether it will show at Lancaster cinema (although I could always trek over to Preston or Morecambe if it's not showing) or b) who I will go see it with. I'll have to convert some of my uni friends before then.
In the interim between TV show and film, Whedon and some others have written a 3-part comic series to bridge the gap. The first edition sold out. The second one will probably also sell out. So I'm bidding for them on eBay. I don't know if this is a good idea, as the price will be inflated way above normal value but hang on, I think it's worth it.
Anyway. I don't really know why I'm going on and on about Firefly, but I guess it's just something I really love at the moment and I can't think of much else to say.
Oh. I got my new glasses yesterday. They're fine so far; no headaches from them being too tight or too strong, so it's all good.
And my dream of being a writer will go down the pan soon unless I actually *do* some writing.
Hey, I've just thought of something - if you get this far through my entry, comment with an idea or a few words or something for me to write a story about. I'll give it my best shot! (And post it up here.)
It's fairly quiet here. My parents have gone up to Scotland for a week's holiday, and yesterday my sister had work and then went out in the evening, so I was by myself most of the day. I could have gone out for a drink with some friends in the evening, but by the time I read the text message that someone had sent me, it was about 11pm and I'd just finished watching a film from the video shop.
I'd like to go and see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my friend Ruth, but she's probably already seen it. Won't hurt to ask though.
I'm currently rather obsessed with the TV show Firefly. I got the DVD box set ages ago and watched the whole thing through once, but now I'm re-watching it with my sister, who hasn't seen most of the episodes. Firefly, IMO, is perfectly amazing. It only made it to one series before Fox axed it, after having done very little to actively support its presence on their channel. Most unfair, especially considering it's a real gem of a TV show, the best I've seen in ages, and the best thing I've seen by Joss Whedon (on TV that is, I hold it on a level with his comic book Fray). Yes, I love it even more than I love Buffy, which is saying something.
So anyway, Firefly didn't go away - they've made a film follow-on to it - which is a very happy miracle. It's coming out on the 30th September. I. Cannot. Wait. Except that by then I'll be back up at uni and I don't know a) whether it will show at Lancaster cinema (although I could always trek over to Preston or Morecambe if it's not showing) or b) who I will go see it with. I'll have to convert some of my uni friends before then.
In the interim between TV show and film, Whedon and some others have written a 3-part comic series to bridge the gap. The first edition sold out. The second one will probably also sell out. So I'm bidding for them on eBay. I don't know if this is a good idea, as the price will be inflated way above normal value but hang on, I think it's worth it.
Anyway. I don't really know why I'm going on and on about Firefly, but I guess it's just something I really love at the moment and I can't think of much else to say.
Oh. I got my new glasses yesterday. They're fine so far; no headaches from them being too tight or too strong, so it's all good.
And my dream of being a writer will go down the pan soon unless I actually *do* some writing.
Hey, I've just thought of something - if you get this far through my entry, comment with an idea or a few words or something for me to write a story about. I'll give it my best shot! (And post it up here.)