{ if I had my way, I'd burn this whole building down. }

[delga]

So, LJ ate a drabble I wrote, and because I am a moron, I only had it saved on LJ. This is because in an effort to get shit actually posted, I sometimes write drabbles straight into the update page, and use an online word counter to help me out numerically. You'd think I'd know better. Truth: I don't.

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A Cousin of a Cousin was here today and basically brought my productivity down to nil. Admittedly today 'productivity' translates as 'watching S3 X-Files' but I still resent the interruption.

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This week The Sister has a Spanish exchange student tailing her. The Sister, the exchange partner and The Sister's friends have gone bowling. I will be spending the evening dining with The Mother. Possibly also with Cousin of a Cousin, but probably not because he may go back to Lincoln for a piss-up.

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Just saw a job listing for somewhere very local. Have written a cover letter and 'managed' my CV for the position. Will call up tomorrow, and hit send on the email as soon as I hang up \o/

Kind of relatedly, I also called up for an admin job at a place that sells tractors and tractor parts (...oh, fenland) but have yet to hear from them again. Should I call again, ot accept it as bust? Should find out about Monday's interview on Friday. Aie aie aie. (It's super intimidating.)

Man, though, Real Life. What's that about?

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On the flip side, I spent yesterday catching up with fandom. Finished the mid-season finale of Saving Grace (it's a fairly different show these days, but I'm still enjoying it, mostly because Holly Hunter is fantastic and I'm fond of Bailey Chase's jawline); watched Mad Men and (a) hated The New Girl whilst (b) feeling very strongly for Sal; watched the Bones two-part season opener which was par for the course (Indira Varma. !!!!); watched 1.5 episodes of Burn Notice (Michael Shanks, wtf); watched the penultimate episode of Weeds which shocked the crap out of me (the finale is going to KILL ME); and watched the season opener for Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Shirley Manson's version of Samson & Delilah is so perfect for that amazing opening sequence. The show one again proved its serious directorial chops. (I thought it was a nice parallel to the scene in the season 1 finale with Cromartie and the FBI HRT.) The reveal that she's a cyborg too was really interesting because it suggests that the machines are widening the spectrum of their approach. By which I mean: it's not just about killing John Connor any more. I really liked the way Manson played the character, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of her. (Babylon! "It's from the Bible." I LOL'D.)

Cameron makes for a fearsome foe, and I would have liked to have seen the enmity be stretched for at least another episode. Watching her flip shit over never gets old, though, and the moment with the gun was very, very interesting. Both she and Sarah Connor are so fucking fierce, I love them. I wondered if John was the one to kill Sarkissian (sp?), not Sarah, but that didn't play out, so I don't know. I liked the haircut scene. It implied change in a number of ways - not just because he chose to trust Cameron, but because to me it signalled a rebirth of sorts, like he was taking a step towards the John Connor spoken of by Kyle Reese.

Derek is kind of lolarious to me? "I guess he does have a wife." This wasn't really his episode, but I'll be glad to see his character develop beyond "machine bad, machine bad, machine bad". Also vaguely lolsome: Charley Dixon, driving around after Sarah Connor's wreckage. But then, on a bittersweet note, that must be what it's like to love that woman. Just float in the debris. (All those bodies in the pool - still a fearsome sight.)

The creepiest scene, for me (other than Manson's weirdness - a urinal, really?), was seeing Ellison survive meeting Cromartie for the second time. "I won't lead you to her." OH BOY. I love this show a hell of a lot. Can't wait for the next episode!

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I'm hoping to see Rocknrolla this week (tomorrow, I think), and there'll be new Bones. Tried to watch Army Wives today but wasn't feeling it, which is weird because I normally find that a really easy watch. Basically I just want to close the door and watch hours and hours of X-Files. (Was going to watch more Homicide but wasn't in the mood.)

Marvellously, Denz has sent me season 4 of The Wire which is all the more incentive to go back and watch the second half of season 3.

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Rewatched the first few episodes of Deadwood. Still fucking LOVE that show.

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In other, not-sitting-on-my-ass news, this week has also been about working out local buses (actually: watched the EERIE Spooks episode ♥), going to the bank, and also spending money on The Flatmate's Christmas present. I'm not psychotically prepared, it's just that she needs it sooner rather than later (webcam) so that's one less thing to worry about, huzzah.

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Mulder and Scully await.