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I could claim that I don't do soppy. But some of you wouldn't believe that. You'd be right.

However, I don't tend to get soppy on LJ. This post may be an exception.

Elaine and I celebrate a year together today. It's been a pretty wonderful year.

I'll stop the soppiness again at this point, if only because Elaine will mock me if I don't. But I'm sitting here smiling a slightly dazed smile right now, and I don't think that's going away anytime soon. :)

Life is good.

Current Mood: happy

There are a couple of restaurants I'd quite like to see this happen to...

From Lying in The Gutters -

"I understand that Neil Gaiman has been approached to write for the popular TV series "Doctor Who," for broadcast in 2010."

If true, full marks to Steven Moffat for making the offer. If Rob Shearman's coming back too... well, I won't be complaining about that, either. Dalek is still the best Dalek story that the new series has managed so far.

(If you don't get the context for "pleading the Francis", btw, it's a reference to House of Cards - which is very definitely worth watching...)

...not entirely unrelated to the last post.

I'm aiming to have my TV aerial actually fixed (well, ok, replaced....) before Sunday 8th June. I'd quite like to watch something that isn't a blur without resorting to iPlayer...

This evening I have mostly been phoning people and watching The Supersizers Go... Restoration with Elaine and

jambon_gris. Both of them commented that it was strangely reminiscent of Whitby.

Booze, more booze, elaborate costumes and a lack of vegetables. Y'know, they may have a point.

It's also very watchable and quite funny.

[On a different note, I'm mildly annoyed that iPlayer doesn't seem to include Greek - I'm not entirely surprised, as it doesn't include many of the US imports (although it does have Mad Men), but I was a little bit curious about it and wanted to see an episode or two...]

The Faster Payments Service goes live today. I've been working with some aspects of this for a while - I'm expecting an interesting week...

Sydney Pollack has died. As mentioned, Elaine and I went to see Made of Honour on Sunday night, which features him as the hero's father. I know he had been fighting cancer for a while but still, you don't really expect to see people onscreen in a new film, then read their obituary just two days later...

Right. Off to work now.

...when not much went according to plan.

I had to grab an emergency taxi to work, due to lack of buses. I paid it with the note and change that was loose in my pocket - then noticed that I'd forgotten my wallet (...and had just spent almost all my cash...). That wasn't so good.

I also managed to take a nice, relaxing bath when I finally got home... then grabbed the Rose and Geranium deep soak bath foam when I thought I was grabbing the Tea Tree & Mint shampoo. I'm really not sure how that happened (ok, so I wasn't wearing my glasses... but they're completely different colours). I'm not exactly sure what effect this is likely to have on my hair, but it was very bubbly for a few seconds. I'm not sure I actually want bubbly hair... :)

Current Mood: silly

Elaine and I saw Made of Honour this evening. It features unconvincing accents, caber tossing and more. I definitely enjoyed it, although I gather that the reviews haven't been entirely possitive...

(Disclaimer - I never claimed to be a good judge of rom coms. I tend to like all but the reallyawful ones... I obviously spent too much time watching Cary Grant films on BBC2 when I was growing up...)

It's also got three bridesmaids striding into a room to meet the 'Maid' Tom for the first time, with the soundtrack suddently shifting to Battle Without Honor or Humanity.

I may have laughed a bit too much at that point, although the bridesmaids weren't Yakuza, and definitely didn't include Lucy Liu or Chiaki Kuriyama...

Current Mood: amused

A little behind the times, mostly because I've been skimming LJ recently and haven't always been following links...

My Johari Window.

I'll be interested to see how any responses compare to my own picture.

Wogan may quit Eurovision

Current Mood: blank

So, RTD is leaving. Steven Moffat will be the new executive producer...

...and pretty much everyone on LJ seems to think this is a good thing. I'm not disagreeing - but just what do you want to see from Moffat's first season? Time for a quick survey, I think...

Will he be able to keep the ratings as well as the critical acclaim? I mean, we seem to like his stories - and, by extension, he'll probably take the series in some interesting directions - but will the Saturday evening audience agree?

What/who should he change or ditch completely?

What/who should be bring back from seasons 1-4 of the new series?

What/who should he bring back from the old series - and why?

What general guidelines should he always remember?

George Takei is getting married.

Current Mood: cheerful

Sometimes, life just seems to imitate Father Ted. With added turkey...

I've just encountered Ireland's Eurovision entry.

Words... fail me...

My mobile phone is safely locked in the desk drawer at work. If you need to contact me tonight, the landline is a better option...

Happy birthday,

lurkingcat!

Found via a link on the BBC site. Interesting conversation.

Just after I left the house, I got a phone call telling me not to go to work - I'm working offsite today, and I get a lift from home (but they forgot to mention this until now).

That's left me with an extra ninety minutes. Which has translated into bacon and mushrooms for breakfast, a much-needed cup of tea and a very relaxed morning (so far).

To quote Wikipedia:

"There is no universal rule to distinguish a ship from a boat. Usually, ships are larger than boats. A commonly used rule of thumb is that if one vessel can carry another, the larger of the two is a ship. As dinghies are common on sailing yachts as small as 35 feet (11 m), this rule of thumb is not foolproof.

A number of large vessels are traditionally referred to as boats. Submarines are a prime example. Other types of large vessels which are traditionally called boats are the Great Lakes freighter, the riverboat, and the ferryboat. Though large enough to carry their own boats and heavy cargoes, these vessels are designed for operation on inland or protected coastal waters."

Ships are not a subset of boats, ok? :-)

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Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Coventry

Another WGW, another batch of quotes from unfortunate goths. Names (and context) are omitted to protect the guilty and help with misinterpretation...

"How will this end, Molari?"
"In fire!"

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It's been one of those days...

Made of Honour

Johari Window

I did hear this correctly last night, then...

Doctor Who - farewell, RTD...

Probably not just of interest to the Star Trek fans...

"Oh Europe, where oh where did it all go wrong….?"

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Ricky Gervais and The Archbishop of Canterbury

Not a bad start to a Monday...

To settle an ongoing debate from Whitby...

Pot, kettle?

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