For a quicker Yuletide, fandom's collective awesome, and perhaps the last vestiges of my sanity. ;)

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1. My weekend has basically been drinking with friends who are leaving the country (once in a cool bar in Soho, once in a bar in Shepherd's Bush aKa Little Australia), the internet, coffee and then our very successful but marathon-like Testing Extravaganza for the new code on AO3. Seriously, fandom, I really sort of love you. The people who came to help today were awesome. We got so much done. :D

2. I did watch the finale of Mad Men, though now I don't have a hell of a lot to say about it. I was a little more low-key than I was expecting, but still very good and it makes me very curious about next season.

3. I also saw The Social Network last Monday. It was pretty awesome.

It wasn't "OMG amazing" but certainly very good and well worth watching.

I have missed Sorkin dialogue, quite a lot. The opening scene was a great example.

I was particularly impressed with Jesse Eisenberg's performance. I saw people talking Justin Timberlake for an Oscar, and while he was good, (my respect grows) I think Jesse's performance is perhaps the only one I'd consider Oscar worthy.

Andrew Garfield = <3 I am actually really fine with his casting as Spiderman. I totally didn't realise he was the actor the "The Daleks in Manhattan" though. Cool. Also, in the black suit? Hot.



I seem to be in Jesse Eisenberg place after finally seeing Zombieland last weekend. So awesome. His presence might also bump Cursed up on my Bad Movies Josh Jackson Has Been In But I Will Watch Anyway list, even though it is apparently atrocious. *sigh* The things I do. ;)

4. This Monday: Wall Street 2. Though I haven't seen the first, which started a whole conversation about my pop culture failings and being yelled at by my drunk friend about having never seen a complete Back to the Future movie (yes, yes, I know, I've seen most of one). She was quite incredulous and almost came over today to deliver the DVD to me in person. That's usually my role in my group of friends.

Amusingly, Casino is one of the movies i was told I needed to see, and it's on TV now.

5. Keith Richards is doing a singing for his book not this week but next at the Waterstone in Picadilly. If my temp job isn't extended, I could potentially go! To be honest, I'd really prefer I still have a job, but if not, it's omething to ponder because well, Keef. <3

6. I am more interested in the World Series than I had anticipated as if there is a short series, we get an episode of Fringe earlier! I have been informed by tangleofthorns that the Giants are the only acceptable choice, so go the Giants! ;)