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So, I did end up taking the day off. Spent it mostly in bed, watching MASH or surfing the 'net (which included crying caused by MASH wikipedia articles. No, really). To be honest, I probably could have gone to work, I didn't feel completely horrible, but the day off has probably helped.

I also, you'll be thrilled to know, think I may have settled on Google Reader as my RSS feed reader. I've been looking around, and I do like that Google Reader is web-based so I can access it at home and ... other places, and I do read so many blogs, and forget ones that I mean to go back to, that I think a feed reader is probably a good idea. (Note: I have said this before).

Anyway, due to feed adding I ended up all over the net reading, including some fannish stuff:

Dr Who in time freeze for a year. Thankfully, they're talking about after S4 not S3, but that is interesting. Tennant and Davies can't go on forever, and who knows maybe it will just let them re-charge or something. And three specials is still something.

Also, David Tennant is going to play Hamlet for the RSC. Dude! That would rock! I think the chances of coercing them over this side of the world two years in a row is ... unlikely. Damn.

The ad that goes with that article is rather amusing. Cheap shot, but amusing. I also like how they've left question marks for the end of his tenure.

Hugh Laurie almost chosen to host the Emmys

That? Also would have rocked! Damn you, Fox. Though saying that, I am inclined to agree with one of the commenters that Hugh probably would have turned it down. Awesome as it would be, I can't really see him saying yes.

And no, I have no idea why I am obsessing about the Emmys host. I do understand why Fox chose Ryan Seacrest, annoying as I find him, and to be honest, I'm not even sure I'll watch this year (note: I have also said this before). Also, chances are NZ TV won't have it on anyway.

Ian McKellen is performing in the RSC production of King Lear in Wellington in the middle of August. How did I not know about this sooner?! Why did I have to learn about it from the Dominion Post?!

Anyway, the tickets are rather crazily priced (but considering this is the RSC, probably not that insane) but ... I think I really have to go. I mean, I sincerely doubt Ian McKellen will be back here doing Shakespeare for a while, possibly not ever again.

Ian McKellen on stage, performing Shakespeare.

Yeah, I have to go. Even if I see it by myself. I love you credit card!

In other squeeful news, on a whim I downloaded a few vids last night. I used to be really into vidding, and even tried to do a couple of my own back when CSI and WaT were my main fandoms (wow, that was a while ago), but I haven't regularly watched them in ages. Oh, vids!

I especially loved AbsoluteDestiny's vid I Enjoy Being A Girl which features Buffy, Sydney, Veronica, Zoe and Kara kicking ass. All characters I adore. I've watched it quite a few times since last night and just, it makes me grin.

Also, it might be that it's the fandom that's bringing me the most joy right now, but I just adored dualbunny's Dr Who vid A Place in Time. It's a transition vid between Nine and Ten. It's short, but just made me so happy.

And okay, one more Dr.Who vid. I watched this one on dear old YouTube a while back, and it's just, the smiles and the angst and the Doctors and Rose, and I know it's set to Snow Patrol's 'Chasing Cars' which is a song that really irritates me normally and has had so many vids done to it, but it works here so well. I will admit, it's possible that I am just a sap, but you should watch it.

I need to find some more good Dr.Who vids. I'd be interested to know if anyone's done anything interesting with Martha.

Finally, I just felt like sharing this. It's Franz Ferdinad covering Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For" with just a little bit of Billy Idol and I'm enjoying it a lot right now. I possibly got this from someone on my flist, if it was you, thank you!

Now, off to buy Ocean's Thirteen tickets for tonight! George! Brad! Rusty! Danny!

I went to see The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) tonight, which consisted of three actors trying to squash all of Shakespeare's works into about three hours in a very, very hilarious way. It was fantastic and well, well worth the price of admission. Oliver Driver, Jeremy Elwood and Keith Some-Last-Name-I've-Forgotten did a wonderful job and the whole audience seemed to have a blast. So worth it. I'm so glad I finally decided to go on Tuesday and ramdomly texted some friends asking if they wanted to go too as, with two days notice, someone said yes! I would have gone alone, but it was a lot of fun with someone else there. Especially as said friend went up to the actors and asked for their autographs and I got to tell them personally how great I thought it was. They all seemd like nice guys.

However, while walking home on a high I started to fixate on one small thing I did when I was there, which I perhaps really shouldn't have. I'll probably see the person involved tomorrow and I'll talk to her about it. Gah. Stupid, stupid brain. I'm no doubt blowing this completely out of proportion.

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Doctor Who starts here next Thursday at 7:30 on Prime! I must remember to tape it as I'll be in Queenstown when it's on. I'm going down with three friends to visit another friend for five days and to partake in the Winter Festival celebrations. Hopefully it will be a lot of fun.

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Thanks to the wonderful DVD Unlimited (just a little addicted) I've now seen Before Sunrise ( and I'm not too sure what I was supposed to get out of it. )

I also rented the first disc of S1 of Babylon 5. Was it always that ... bad? Was it just the first season? Was it just the start of the first season? Is my brain glorifying it a little? Barring G'Kar and Londo (who are always wonderful), I really struggled to get much enthusiasm up for it at all. I'm still going to persevere with the rest of the season, it just wasn't quite what I expected/remembered.

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My drivers liscene photo is actually kind of decent. I'm shocked.