Lost in Austen

I've rather enjoyed this bit of t.v. fluff. I've never had a Darcy 'thing' before but I do now.

SQUEE...Christmas Cranford

Sometimes, I feel so bloody old.

In Cold Blood

I spent most of last nights episode saying "wow" or "amazing" or "oh my god!". What a programme; David Attenborough just fills the screen with joy and child-like amazement at the world.

Read about it here.

Let's play the Horatio Caine quote game!

It goes like this: take a famous quote and insert a pause to put on sunglasses. For example:

Because that is where (pause put on sunglasses) we will spend the rest of our lives.
Nobody expects (pause put on sunglasses) the Spanish Inquisition.

Who's first?

Twin Peaks

I've just worked out that Lucy and I have only got to episode 13 of our Twin Peaks marathon...only 16 to go. We both leave London in October. There is no way we're going to do it all before then.

Good job we're both moving to Devon.

Save The Cheerleader, Save The World

I have become obsessed with Heroes - it has everything I need - comic book looks, humour, genetics, good guys, bad guys, mixed up guys, the unbearably adorable Peter Petrelli with that amazing fringe that he keeps having to sweep out of his eyes, a bitchy cheerleader, geeks, losers, sex, drugs, special effects, characters linked together in ways that they don't know about but we do...I actually clapped and laughed out loud during so many parts last night - Hiro Nakamura is so cool. He embraces his superpowers with such child like enthusiasm that you can't help get pulled into the joy. Also seeing him from the future makes him even more interesting - how does he get from office worker geek to ninja supremo?

I can't wait until next Wednesday!

Twin Peaks and 5lbs

General aside: I lost 5lbs last week!

Due to Lucy's purchase from eBay of the TV show Twin Peaks in its entirety we have begun Twin Peaks nights at the Arther's. Rats descended after the babies had been put to sleep and after a general mates catch up we begin with episode 2 (the first season starts with episode 2 due to a pilot) and we remembered almost everything about the shows - we jumped when Bob appeared, I'm physically scared when wife beating Leo Johnson walks onto screen and swoon when Agent Dale Cooper states that he's served a good cherry pie and a "damn fine cup of coffee". I was transported back to 1991, being 14/5 years old and obsessed with this show. I used to sit next a girl in English class who seriously had the hots for 'Coop' and we discussed each episode in great detail following each showing. We shared a copy of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, which we also discussed in great detail. I remember at the time some people were saying how unbelievable the whole thing was but I think for teenage girls it totally rang true with everything we were going through at the time. Sex, drugs, despair and magick were constantly by my side and my good and evil side had a bloody battle every day*. Duality is part of how we grow into adulthood, how we make our choices, by exploring each side of ourselves we find the balance that we need to progress...good god, I love Twin Peaks.

*these things are still with me but to a lesser extent!