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First title since January 2011 :DD

Well done, Stan. But try to win a tournie with a less fugly trophy next time, there's a good boy.

(...Soz, Ferru. But you got to win the final in Buenos Aires, so fair's only fair.)

If you haven't watched The Following, then stop what you're doing and go and watch it. All of it, there's only 15 episodes, so you can do it in a day if you apply yourself. And it so worth it.

Knowing you as I do, my f-list, here is a moment from the series that might persuade you:



In case you are still undecided, here is a brief (spoiler-free) summary:

Kevin Bacon is in it, as an FBI agent.


His BFF is Enrique Morales from Oz, but because of circumstances, he has acquired himself this adorable little thing to be bromantic with.

That's right, it's Jake from Animorphs! He's a secret agent now! They grow up so fast.

This fierce lady is also in the FBI.

(She's my favourite.)

Together they are fighting against the nasty plans of this (inexplicably English, but this is America so British = evil, obvs...how the heck does James Bond sell over there? idgi) villain.


He has an adorable son


And a sexy, awesome wife


And many friends, who I won't put pictures of because spoilers, but most of them are hot too (especially Charlie, God I want Charlie).

But I will post a picture of Joe and Kevin Bacon enjoying each others company.


It's quite hard to say more without getting spoilery, tbh. Anyway, lots of stuff happens and there's murders and plot twists and lots of Edgar Allen Poe references which tbh I don't really get a lot of because I think Poe isn't really as big a deal over here? That or I'm just really ignorant and oblivious (the first time I ever even heard of him was because of the parody of The Raven in one of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors eps. The only thing I've actually read by him was a short story called, I think, The Oblong Box about some people sneaking a coffin on a boat and was painfully predictable from beginning to end... So I'm not a fan, but if you are, then maybe you'll get more out of the show? Or less, I suppose, because it might make it more predictable. Idk.)

What I really like about it, is that most of the baddies are easy to sympathise with in their own ways. Like, there are some exceptions, some of them just seem evil for the sake of being evil, but most of them you can understand what went wrong for them to be why they are the way they are. I also love how the backstories of the good guys (Debra especially) demonstrates how people can come through shit and don't have to end up completely messed up though.

To conclude, it's really awesome, watch it. But don't get too attached to any one particular character because life expectancy for these guys is low.

With my dissertation finished, and only one essay and one exam left of my university career, I should possibly be thinking about what I should do afterwards....

But it's much more fun to look at all the cuteness from the tennis world that I've missed while I've been doing focussing.

Kohli and Feli went on a date to play with the dolphins! (With some other dudes.)

Spanish-German OTP. I love that Kohli is blatantly in a wetsuit a size smaller than all the others. And also this video, where Jo, Feli and Seppi all say vaguely intelligent things about the dolphins ("they're so agile", "they're so clever", etc) and Kohli's just amazed at how big they are. "They always seem so small in the TV." I love Kohli, he's such a moron. (Cf. his inability to say the phrase "seven-six in the third" at 0:15 an again at 1:25...I'm so cruel, bullying the English as additional language speakers...but I just find it so adorable, and Kohli's an idiot in German too, so I don't feel too bad about him.)


He and Tommy also had fun playing tennis with some men who usually do driving not tennising. Glock and Spengler? I don't follow F1, I only know Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, and that one who is in the Head and Shoulders advert whose name escapes me. This Timo Glock chappie is effing adorbs though, so I may have to start taking an interest. Plus Kohli and Bruno seem to have already sorted out where their second double date will be, which is sweet.



Announcement: While I am happy for Sr Robredo to be back and playing and winning after all the injury troubles he's had, he is quickly exhausting my good will. In the last month he's taken out Robin, Tobi and Stan (...and Stan's wife). Well, Tommy, consider this your warning, no more special treatment. You have clearly had plenty of recovery time, as indicated by that title that what you won, so you are no longer excluded from any irrational hatred from my direction should you beat any more of my boys.

Yes, I thought that would make you think.

Stan did beat Muzz in Monte Carlo though, which was nice except Andy was just playing really badly so it wasn't a totally satisfying win. (Stan disagrees with my assessment, there: "I was playing really good, he wasn't playing that good. And that's perfect for me." *cheeky smile*.) He also got to go on an awkward little sailing trip in Portugal with Vesnina.


With Stan (and Ferru) in the final in Oeiras and Kohli in the final (and Dima and Jarkko and Marcos all in the doubles final) in Munich, all is looking good for this week.

Put your ipod/mp3 player on shuffle;
-Click play;
-Fill out the questions below.

1.
Song: Less Than Jake - We Go Together (listen here
Any special meaning to you: Not particularly, but I've always thought Grease would have benefited from being about two guys (sorry, Olivia), and Less Than Jake made that happen.
Any memories: It came on in the car once, and my dad cracked up. We had Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Who would you dedicate it to: Everyone
Who do you think would dedicate it to YOU: I can't answer that.
Are you a fan of the artist: I used to be obsessed with them. Now I am just extremely fond thereof.

2.
Song: Nanne Grönvall - Håll Om Mig (listen here with lyrics and translation)
Favourite lyric: Pulsen slår, jag ser din blick
Åhh, jag är i ett hjälplöst skick
Jag kan bli räddad först om du
Ger mun-mot-mun-metoden nu
(My heart races when you look at me, Ohhh, I'm helpless, I can be saved only if you use mouth-to-mouth on me right now)
Which genre would you put it in: Europop?
Which feeling does it portray (eg, love heartbreak): Desperate horniness
Is it sung by a girl or boy: Lady
Favourite song by that artist: I only know this song by her tbh.

3.
Song: Fountains of Wayne - Troubled Times (listen here)
Which number is it on your playlist: #6590 in my iTunes library
Who wrote it: No idea
Does it have any swears in it: One 'shit'.
Which country is the artist from: US
Would you recommend the song: Yes, it's very sweet and uplifting.

4.
Song: James - Sit Down (listen here)
Does the title relate to the lyrics: Well, yes, in that the entire chorus is basically just the title repeated over and over. The verses are a little more loosely connected.
Who should listen to it: I struggle to believe there are people who've not heard it already tbh.
What's the first word in the song: 'I'
How did you find out about the artist: No idea, is he not just part of everyone's collective consciousness?

5.
Song: Oomph! - Auf Kurs (listen here, or if you prefer, an English version)
Does it make you sad: Well, it's not totally 100% cheery, but I wouldn't say it made me sad either.
Do your friends listen to it: Depends whether they clicked the link I helpfully just provided or not. I can't force anyone, you know.
How old is the song: 5 years (or 3 for the English version)
What mood does it generate: Dramatic, hesitant optimism.
Would you listen to it all the way through: Always

6.
Song: Beatsteaks - Hand in Hand (listen here, and the acoustic cover by the Toten Hosen is awesome too)
Which genre would you put it in: Rock
Any special meaning to you: Not especially
Does your mom like it: No.
Which album is it from: Smack Smash
Category: ???

7.
Song: T-Spoon - Sex on the Beach (listen here)
Who do you think would dedicate it to YOU: Someone being sarcastic
Does it bring up any memories: Being in primary school, because we thought this song was very funny, because it has the word sex in it.
Do you sing along to it: Obviously.
Does it describe your life at this moment: *cough* That's quite a personal question.
Did it ever?: I couldn't possibly say.

8.
Song: Kawabe Chieco - Sakura Kiss (listen here)
Favourite song by the artist: I only know this one.
Which genre would it be: J-Pop
Are the lyrics meaningful: The English bits aren't especially.
How old is the song: No idea, 7 years?
Is it well known or no: Anyone whose seen the anime of Ouran High school Host Club will be familiar (and if you've not seen that, you really should).

9.
Song: The Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums (listen here)
Is it sung by a girl or boy: Boy
How many times have you listened to it before: 357 times, according to last.fm
How long have you had it on your playlist: Since at least 2002.
Which number is it on the playlist: #14813
Bring up any memories: Playing Guitar Hero

10.
Song: Jan Smit - Cupido (listen here)
Similar to which other song: Wikipedia says the chorus sounds like the Russian national anthem, I'm not sure. In my head it's always associated more with Westlife's My Love, that sort of thing.
Who would you dedicate it to: Not sure it's really a dedicate-able song...Except to Cupid himself. Maybe I'd dedicate it to Eros, he gets left out.
What emotion is the song about: Love
Is it hard to sing vocally: Well, I can't sing, so yes. Nevertheless, not joining in with the chorus is impossible.
Do you like it: Of course.


If any of the Youtube links don't work/are blocked then I can upload elsewhere, just leave a comment.

Marius Copil (think: Andy Roddick but much prettier) and Adrian Ungur (think: Jürgen Klinsmann but more grumpy) are very sweet, but nevertheless I'm v happy that the good-looking Dutch boys (and Sijsling*) pissed all over them. To the World Group (play-offs), lads!

* I don't mean to be mean to Igor, but it's hard not to be. Really, this is his happy face. Even Stepanek manages nicer smiles.

Special hoorays for Thiemo, who won a match and is back in the Top 100 this week too.

Probably because of all the Omega 3 he's getting now or something, idk.


Further good news as Team GB overcame their collective wont for incompetence, and beat Russia.

First win from 2-0 down since the 16th century or something. I did feel a little bit bad for Dima (especially as everyone kept referring to the "Russian C/D/Z Team" and he didn't even have Andreev around to kiss him in these times of hardship) but he already won the Davis Cup, so someone else should get a turn.

Our team are just so adorable. It's getting to the stage where I'm beginning to question whether people who don't love James Ward are actually human.

D'awww.


Sweden did not fare quite as well, though I was very impressed that they only lost 3:2 to Ukraine, given Ukraine has Dolgopolov and Stakhovsky, and the singles ranks of the Swedish Team are 642, 675, Unranked, Unranked. Little Isak even managed to take Dolgo to a tiebreak, and only got bagelled once in two matches - this from someone who hasn't even won a Futures match since last October. What a clever boy.

...Not all the pics I've used are actually from these weekend's matches, just in case you hadn't realised. Mainly because photographers seem to focus on people like Querrey and Simon, who I don't give a toss about.


Other stuff:
- Poor Uruguay :(
- Yay, Finland :)
- Wow at Cyprus winning even though Baghdatis only played one singles rubber.
- And some World Group ties happened too, but I don't really care about any of the teams who got through to the QFs, so meh. I mean, maybe it's because I'm British, or maybe it's because I'm xenophobic, but how on earth does one decide whether to want France or Argentina to win? They're both awful, who could support them. I am hoping Canada win their one though. Australia and India won their ties as well, Commonwealth represent.

If ever there was a photo asking to be made into a manip...

I've held off posting about this because I was still slightly clinging to my dreams of Frings doing a Beckham and coming back to Europe to play and grope Ibrahimovic, but this has not come true. Today they did a goodbye thing for him before TFC's match, and so now he is really, properly retired from doing playing. Sads.

On the plus side, we can has Grand OTP reunion at Ballack's goodbye match?

And on the I-feel-a-little-bad-for-giggling-a-little side, the opening to Asif Hossain's blog on his exit made me lol "It comes as no surprise to anyone who knows Torsten Frings that the German legend and Toronto FC captain would be classy to the end.". Just crazy to think that a couple of years ago it could've been "tantrums to the end", and now he's such a grown-up.



Glad I don't feel compelled to watch Toronto's matches any more though. I mean, good luck to them and everything and I know they're trying their best, but really not a fun team to watch.

I have an essay due in on Monday, so I got up all early (well, 7:30, but it's Saturday) and naturally I've spent my day industriously...revisiting my Janto feels, by listening to all the Torchwood audiobooks and dramas I have on my comp (I told myself it would help me focus, but I was lying and I knew I was lying, I'm far too easily lead...by myself).

Anyway, I thought I'd write a brief summary of them here, so for next time I'll know which ones to relisten to again, and which ones to skip. Bearing in mind, that a good/interesting storyline is secondary to Jantoness in my assessment of whether or not I liked it. And also, having listened to a lot in one go, some of them may have merged together a bit in my head... Should've taken notes as I went really. Warning: spoilers ahead.

The Sin Eaters 9/10
The metamorphosing pinprick guilt-eating giant undersea creature one.
Well, given it's Gareth reading, this one could have been an account of Roman fish farming, in Latin, and I'd still have given it a good rating. Because I <3 him. Also, he does the best Jack voice of the ones I've heard. And Janto-wise, this one's great. All Ianto's cocky playing around with the SUV is funny and adorable (kind of reminded me of Jez's "I am James Bond" in Peep Show for some reason). And they spend a lot of time together being couple-y (in an adventurey Torchwood way). There's also lots of good Gwen/Rhys moments. In terms of the actual story...eh. It's nothing terribly original, but it's enjoyable enough. The tone of the narration seemed to veer between ~LOTS OF PERIL~ to -not much peril- without much explanation in the story as to why, and some of the description's weren't very...descriptive. This was the only audiobook where I had a lot of troubling visualising some of it. But maybe I was overly distracted by GDL's voice. Hard to tell. Was fun though, and light on the angst.

Into the Shadows 9/10
The taxi driver sending people to hell one.
The first thing about this is, is how much I love Eve reading it. She emotes it so well, especially when the characters are sad or worried, which is handy because it's quite an angsty story really, and of the three people I've heard do the audio books on their own (her, Gareth and Kai) she's the only one who really acts it, the whole way through, not just reading it. Admittedly, she is less good at doing some of the voices/accents - but always in an endearing way (if someone's doing an accent, I either want it to be brilliant or hilariously bad tbh, no point in half-competence). She's genuinely perfect. Other good things about this one: Tosh and Owen are there! That made me very excited, because I wasn't expecting it. I also love all the supporting characters that were brought in, PC Andy is always good, Darren was a very sympathetic character, and to an extent so was Steve. The storyline held together well (although, the murderer having been abused as a child seemed a little bit...cliché), and I liked Ianto getting to be all Sherlock~ about the taxi driver being "invisible" (I assume Joseph Lidster did actually work on Sherlock, and the Moff didn't just pinch his idea). And the Jack and Ianto moments are very nice. Even if Jack does kill him.

Department X 8/10
The shadowy killing monster in the old department store one.
Kai's Ianto voice is occasionally, momentarily 100% spot-on - and the rest of the time it's still pretty good (a fair few times, I would've completely believed it was Gareth himself doing the voice). His Jack voice, less so...and for other characters, it's sometimes hard to tell whether the voice he's doing is meant to be a man or a lady until the narration tells you (and making one of the baddies be a "Canadian", and have several scenes speaking with Captain Jack was just cruelty on the author's part). The story itself, I quite enjoyed, though I felt a lot of the characters' motivations weren't fully explained - I wasn't sure why the staff in the department store would cover up the murders, or why Ms Valentine was so willing to go along with the plan. Nor was I sure why Jack didn't tell Gwen and Ianto the full story after it had become apparent that things were about to kick off. I mean, he left Ianto it a pretty dangerous position because of that, and I don't see why he needed to cover it up as "GR Owen is a missing person" when "he's an old friend of mine who did a deal with an alien he stole and now he's unknowingly killing people" would probably make Gwen and Ianto just as likely to help. Anyway. Despite that, I really enjoyed the interaction between Gwen and Lily, and between Gwen and Mr Price. Ianto trying to evade the mindcontrol by talking about the failings of the menswear department was funny too. And we also had Jack and Ianto having a fumble in the dressing rooms (and Ianto answering the phone with a muffled voice because he had "pins" in his mouth), Ianto taking Jack to try on clothes, Ianto trying to save Jack, and them on a date at the end. What more could you want?

Lost Souls 6/10
The CERN/LHC one.
I'd forgotten how much of this episode Martha spent being all "TOSH AND OWEN ARE DEAD, how do you feel about that?". Like, having that conversation once is perfectly reasonable, given it's the first time meeting since the funeral and everything, but by time three it gets a bit ridic. Also, I know Joseph Lidster said that he got scientist at CERN to check it all made sense, and everything, but the explanation in this one leaves me a bit "not sure". Also, Ianto-wise: he spends a lot of it unconscious. Has a couple of nice moments with the "my bike's got a bell", and Gwen being all "you love coffee, and Jack". But the fact I remembered those bits, and basically only those bits, after having not heard it for 4 years is because the rest is a bit...rubbish. That said, it did spawn one of my favourite Torchwood fics ever so it gets bonus points back for that. This Is No Place For The Ambassador For Wales To Have Sex by timetraveled, rating PG.

Asylum 4/10
The PC Andy rescues a girl who fell through a fire, through the rift, into a canal one.
I do love PC Andy, so him getting a sizeable role in this is all that promotes it from being a "never listen to again" episode, to a "maybe listen to again, once you've forgotten how crap it is" one. The story is just so pointless - we know people have fallen through the rift without Jack insisting they be retconned, so he's suddenly set on it now. It seems a stupid way to work in another ~Gwen convinces Jack to do the right thing because she's so human~ moment, which I don't like at the best of times, but it's far more tolerable when it at least makes sense. The futuristic slang of Freda is pretty cringey too (and the clues to the future she comes from, don't really paint a coherent picture). There also seemed to be a slight tendency for scenes with 3+ people in, to end up as 2 of them having a lengthy conversation, and the others not speaking for ages - which makes for confusing radio. Vaguely redeemed by the bit where Jack takes Ianto on a motorcycle (...ride).

Golden Age 9/10
The Jack's ex living in the past in India one.
Highlight of this was definitely Jasmine Hyde. The Duchess is just such a fabulous character, more people need to make their entrances in a ballgown with a blunderbuss. I loved her interaction with Jack, and also that she was quite relateable even if she had gone 100% insane. She needs her own spin off, a whole show just for Torchwood India. I love that you can have exciting settings like Delhi on radio, which Torchwood could never afford for on the tellybox. I found the story in general to really engaging, and it's always nice to find out more about Jack's past. Also I like it when Ianto and Gwen get to be a little team. And when the Duchess offers Ianto lemonade. ...If there had been even a smidgen of Janto stuff, I'd have given this a 10, but given there's zero interaction between them and Jack describes Ianto to the Duchess as his "assistant", I fear I cannot.

The Dead Line 9/10
The old phones put people in a coma one.
Obviously Ianto's speech to a comatose Jack was heartbreaking, and Jack reassuring him at the end was beautiful, and it's sappy, but this was the most perfect moment for them ever, and I've always kind of hated the bit in series 2 episode 3 which other people say is romantic because it felt like Jack was saying a lot of nice stuff in that, but not really committing about whether it was about Ianto, but in this one Jack didn't say much at all, but it was only about Ianto, and it was sweet, and nice, and perfect, and squeeful. This ep also had lots of other good bits - Gwen and Rhys being a team, Jack's ex Stella was a really good character, Mr Tyler not being a typical bankmanager and having treated his staff really well. That said, as much as I enjoyed this ep, and I did, a lot, I still don't understand it. Maybe it was just because I was distracted by tragic Ianto, butI mean, how did the problem occur? They said the thunderstorm, but, still, how? And how did they fix it? I mean, they found a way, but what was it? I like a little science in my sci-fi, not just magic. (I might have a relisten this evening and come back to this to give it 10/10 if I understand it by then.)

The Devil and Miss Carew 3/10
The one where Martin Jarvis is a sentient being.
Okay, I am sorry, but this is just back to series 1 levels of awful sci-fi-ness. Suddenly Torchwood don't have their own generators anymore, even though that was the key part of cyberwoman? Feeding off negatives? We are only one step from being back at "If words caused the problem, maybe numbers will solve it?" "But the keyboard is broken!" "Maybe the membrane underneath will still be sensitive enough!" (that's not a direct quote of 1x08, which I won't do, because I don't want to have to rewatch that bit, because it literally pains me - I just play the bit where Ianto holds his torch suggestively over and over if I do watch that ep). But I also hate this ep because it's like, the whole theme is about loneliness and helplessness, and how you just have to...accept them or you'll die horribly anyway?? That's the moral I took from it anyway. The interaction between Gwen and Miss Carew was nice, especially at the end. But that was basically the only good thing. Oh, that and Jack and Ianto's cute lift-related banter.

Submission 9/10
The submarine one.
I love this ep for so many reasons. The snarky banter between Jack, Gwen and Ianto is just perfect, I love it when they have a fun team dynamic (and megalols at Jack making himself "Admiral Harkness"). I also thought the sciencey stuff made good sense, and was interesting basing it in the Marianas Trench - I like a good on-Earth mystery. Tbh,I got a bit lost about which submarine was working at which time or how each was broken, and who was in which one, or in the suits, and how did they all get across in time... Other than that, it was a good use of medium - on television they couldn't have blown up the Severn Bridge half as casually. It was nice to meet an ex who wasn't one of Jack's, and I was so worried Carly would end up like Lisa (well, not half cyber woman or with her brain transplanted into a pizza girl's body - just dead), so I loved that it had a happy ending (and that Carly hated Jack before she even knew about Jack/Ianto, that made me lol). And I loved Ianto's Turlough-moment when Carly talks about the water pressure popping their heads like grapes. (Carly: "Where's your sense of adventure?" Ianto: "On the ground, with your 'popped grape'.", cf. the Doctor: "Where's your sense of adventure?" Turlough: "Back in the TARDIS. In a box marked 'sense of adventure'.". Other things they have in common are nearly always wearing a suit, and having slept with the Doctor. The second one may only be true in my mind.)
While I'm quoting, another bit I loved because I felt it basically summed up all of Torchwood in one piece of dialogue is - Jack: "The hull is seven inches of steel, nothing can get through that." *ominous bashing noises* Ianto: "Er, well, he's denting the ship. With his fists." Jack: "I stand corrected. I think we should leave. Now!" Gwen: "No, no, no! Shouldn't we try to talk to it?". Oh Gwen.

The House of the Dead 10/10
The house of the dead one.
This episode is just...the goodbye Jack and Ianto always deserved. If Children of Earth pisses me off (and it does), this fixes it. It's perfect.


It's weird how when Gareth, Eve and Kai read the books, the baddies almost always end up with English accents...though admittedly in Kai and Eve's cases, it can sometimes be a little hard to tell what they're aiming for, accent-wise...

(It's like I'm addicted to the suffix "-wise" today, I've used it about 800 times in this post alone. Also, after listening to 6-ish hours of books read by Welsh people, my inner monologue has acquired a bit of a Welsh accent. Fun.)

Anyway, if anyone has listened to any of the other Torchwood audio things then could you advise me as to whether I would enjoy them? (Do any of them have even the slightest hint of Ianto/Owen in them? I mean, I ship Janto because it is on a plate, but Ianto/Owen were my OTP first, so I'd like to listen to something with a bit of them in.)

Me, ten minutes before the match: I don't really mind who wins, I <3 them both, I'm just pleased they both made the final. I'm perfectly happy whatever the result :)))

Me, ten minutes into the match: STAN, I WANT YOU TO LITERALLY KILL HIM. WIN THIS SHIT GDI.

Me, ten minutes after the match: Aww, yay, Ferru :DDDD Poor Stan, but yay David, yay :DDDD



(I'm not being (consciously) disingenuous about this. My loyalties seem to change with the tide sometimes.)

What a nice tennis week it was though - Feli made a final, Colin won a title, Sania won a title, and Karin made a semi, as did Boy and Kevin. All good. (...It's so much easier to keep up with these things when there's no Challengers...)

If Doug and Ste off Hollyoaks had had a baby together (and then that baby got lots of really cheesy tattoos):


Incidentally, the pics of Ste and JP fighting (over Doug) are making me v happy.

Slashers!! Break the trend and share the whos, wheres, and whys of your 10 favorite het ships!!!

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Btw, does anyone know where I can get ebooks of stuff by Cynthia Voigt (specifically the Tillerman books) or Michelle Magorian (specifically Back Home and A Spoonful of Jam)? I'm suddenly overcome with the desire to re-read them, but don't want to wait until I'm home for Easter to do it.

(I did try to look myself, but all I found was porny books. Wasted 45 minutes of my life reading about how to achieve "instant orgasms" but it turned out to just be pages and pages of this guy who is allegedly a doctor going on about how because women never masturbate we don't know how to pleasure ourselves so how can we expect a man to be able to do it for us if we can't manage it alone, and then saying that women shouldn't own vibrators because real men can't actually vibrate so it just sets us up for disappointment. It all left me very confused, though I suspect not as confused as the author.)

My poor little men


My poor little man

My poor little Stan

(Sorry, Marco. You do know I love you too, right? Because you're fabulous, and I completely underestimated you because this was so much more than I was expecting, even though I should /know/ you can do this...I forgot 2007 so soon. Forgive me?)

On a lighter note, it cannot only be me who thinks dirty things when they see this picture.

...Too soon?

On a bitchier note, how does anyone on earth find Berdych attractive?

I mean, really now. And a hat indoors? Ick.

Post photos of everything in your bedroom, then let people ask questions.

Stolen from my f-list - though these pics are a little old now, from October last year and of my bedroom at home, not my uni one (you can't see that, it's a mess). Also, idk, these pics make it look somehow massive - the room is 2.5 x 2 metres, not sure how it doubles when photoed. (And I know I did this before, but that was years ago.) Anyway:

Let my poster of Stan welcome you in

By HellKobra at DeviantArt

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Heee :DDDD

This has totally distracted me from the fact I still have 7,500 words to write before 4pm tomorrow.

I really wish I was better at, like, planning and thinking more than 5 minutes ahead. And prioritising. Should have spent the last week doing these essays, instead of watching Dad's Army.

And I should be doing them now, instead of posting here.

...who gives a toss, Robin RTd me :DDDD

I have two 3,000 word essays and a 2,000 word dissertation plan due in on the 10th, and a dissertation presentation to give on the 11th, so obviously I decided to make best use of my time by...starting a Dad's Army rewatch.

I say "rewatch", but although I think I've probably seen more or less every episode (I think everyone in Britain who gets BBC2 probably has at this stage), I've never sat through and watched them all systematically. So now I am. It's weird how some eps I saw twenty or so times when I was 7 or 8, watching them again I realise I didn't really understand them at all back then.

Also, because googling is failing me, does anyone know where I might find fic of this:

...Not necessarily slash you understand, some nice nice gen where they're just being nice and familial together would be fine...

Though, yeah, preferably slash.

(I'd also read Walker/Pike (my OTP when I was a kid...idk why now I'm older suddenly I want incest, not sure what it says about me...but don't elucidate it to me if you have any ideas), or Wilson/Walker, or Wilson/Walker/Pike OT3...Or maybe something with young Jones and his colonel in the Sudan, Clive Dunn was a hottie in his day. Anyone have any recs?)

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I'll post to anyone, anywhere in the world.

Comments are screened (visible only to me) and anonymous ones are enabled (though why you'd be afraid to give me your LJ name when you're telling me your address, I don't know - but if you've ended up here from Twitter or Facebook and that's why you're anon, then mention your twitter name or whatever too please).

(If I already have your address, then you'll probably get one whether you want one or not.)

This evening has been so awesome. Firstly Edwina Currie replied to me (I think it was the real her, anyway). I don't like her, but that was still cool. But then the most amazing thing happened:

Zane is following me! Zane, (formerly) from AustinZane (who some of you may know from the video where everyone thought Austin looked like Iker Casillas - the link to which I can't find rn), is following me!

Given I've also had RTs from Jürgen Melzer and Mahesh Bhupathi this year, it's shaping out to be my favourite Twitter (...soz, Per) year ever. Suck on that 2011, and your one follow from Per Mertesacker.