planning the revolution

So as I said, I've finished my Spooks ficathon entry which is one less deadline I have to worry about. I'm still writing up lecture notes from early last week; I really have to sort that stuff out. Went to Portswood, bought a few bits and bobs. Now time to finish the notes and try to do the prep for next week; that way I can spend tomorrow reading.

No Numb3rs! I don't know how people in the US can stand not knowing when new episodes are going to air; I know we only have shows for half a year in the UK but they're shown consistently, week after week. Oh, speaking of TV, am trying to icon GA and remembering why I quit after the first attempt: it's so difficult! I have good caps but trying to get the colouring to work is driving me batty. I think I'll make about twenty and then wait another year before making more, heh.

OK, off to do boring academia-relating stuffs before I get behind.

First off, to anyone who's emailed me in the past 48 hours - I swear, I will get around to replying to you soon. I'm having net connection issues here in the flat, so it's a bit screwy at times. However, if your email was five lines or less, you probably got a reply in kind. Oh, lucky you!

I'm supposed to be writing a poetry essay today but i can't get motivated. It's only a thousand words! I can get that written in less than an hour if I actually try. But I'm sitting here with my chosen poem (Sonnet 19, Sh.) and I... don't care. I just want to watch more Numb3rs/Supernatural/Grey's Anatomy (delete as applicable). I especially want to see Supernatural because I now actually need that backstory, and because I'm losing a grip on the boys' characterisation. In the rapid-fire-dialogue portion of the fic, they come out quite well; it's when I want them to have a bit of depth that they start rebelling against me. And, I have to keep reminding myself that it's only Lise who hates Sam, not everyone else. I need to make him a little bit less pathetic, poor chap. In happier news, the current portion has direction! There's a random plot-device character, a house full of ancestry, a spooky photograph and The Nightmares Of OFC Backstory Mwhahaha. I just need to sit down and type it all up. But, alas, essay first. Grr.

I also need to pack my bag properly tonight. I checked my train times for the third time and they've changed again. I have no idea what's going on. It's ridiculous. I just want to get a train to Reading! I need to make sure that I've packed all my clothes, the five books that I brought (no, still haven't finished White Noise, and I didn't bring my copy of Emily Dickinson, which was so so smart of me /idiot).

Oh, we (as in The Mother, The Sister and I) watched Numb3rs 203 yesterday. ( spoilers )

Back to the poetry analysis. I just wish I knew what exactly it is that I'm being asked to do. Everything is very vague.

The foundations are shaking. It's fairly disconcerting. Also, the electricians ahve been and gine and we can now use the lights downstairs. The lights which haven't been working since Sunday. Yeah.

Today, there are plans, wahey! I'm going to read more S&S, read The Yellow Wallpaper, go to the bank with The Dad and also have more passport sized photos taken. If there is time, I will continue to sabotage organise my memories. Yes, I'm that obsessed. Then I have to upload my Carson picspam for icaw tomorrow, so all I have to do is paste in the code and hit 'send'.

GIP! I use my shiny new Stabler icon because *gasp* I saw SVU this week. Ironically, (OMGILOVETHISSONG) Stabler was only in it for two scenes. Olivia and Fin worked togetehr because Munch (oh god) had done something to his leg. Fantastically, we got to know more about Fin; I didn't know he had a son. That was an interesting tidbit. I think it was a really strong episode: seeing Benson and Fin together gave Ice-T something different to work with. I loved how there was this antagonism between them: Olivia for the rights of the victim; Fin focusing more on the accused cop. The plot was great, too, leading us one way and then doubling back. Essentially, women were being pulled over by a man impersonating a cop and told that they wouldn't be fined if they solicited him. Scary story but a solid performance by the guest star who played the victim who was kidnapped again. I was really impressed. YAY :) Hopefully, L&O will be one; five moved it last week and I have a yen to see it now. Bloody typical, eh?

And Grey's Anatomy awaits. Hurrah!