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[delga]

People who enjoy the Harry Potter series really nee to stop telling me they didn't enjoy Pullman's His Dark Materials because I begin to think badly of them. I can't help it. It's a deep-seeded reaction.

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I am still in the pit of hell known as block and I still want to kill lots of people. OK, kill is obviously hyperbolic, but I don't want to have to see these people. More than that, I have absolutely no yen to discuss my dissertation topic with them.

In other school news, I have 10 days to write a 4,000 word essay. Oh, and research it. Blah, blah, blah. Blah, blah-blah, blaaaah.

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Watched Raines, enjoyed it; was disappointed to find that the next episode has not been scheduled to air any time soon. Watched Doctor Who: am increasingly irritated by Martha and Ten's relationship. Read more of the introduction to The Iliad. Did something stupid. Watched The Return of 'Allo 'Allo with T and The Flatmate. Joyous, joyous, every one.

Blah, blah, blah.

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Am bored. Obviously.

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[denorios.livejournal.com]

How can anyone not love HDM? Is such a thing possible?

And I loved the 'Allo 'Allo special - I remember it so fondly from my youth.

[sepiaxtoned.livejournal.com]

I have my final exams starting in two days. I've been at uni for three day and haven't studied much. at all.

Hello failure!

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

People who enjoy the Harry Potter series really nee to stop telling me they didn't enjoy Pullman's His Dark Materials because I begin to think badly of them. I can't help it. It's a deep-seeded reaction.
Sorry! *looks sheepish* As I was reading The Golden Compass I kept thinking "I should like this; it is a fabulous premise, the universe is well thought through, the detail is amazing and the book is truly well written in that 'great literature' way." I think my problem is Lyra. I just don't like her, possibly because she reminds me too much of the bits of me I dislike about myself. The Harry Potter series on the other hand is light entertainment, and Hermione (who I identify with there) reminds me of the parts of me I like. There is no question, though, that His Dark Materials is superior literature. But then Kafka is truly great literature, and I absolutely hate his books!

I was hoping that Martha was going to be a plucky, self-confident companion, who didn't make googly eyes at The Doctor. She is (at least I get the impression that she is intended to be) a very intelligent young woman, with a good life of her own, both socially and academically/work-related. I felt she had more of a chance than Rose to be an (almost) equal to The Doctor; something I feel he desperately wants, and possibly needs. Not every man-woman relationship in life has to involve romance! (That's my opinion anyway.)