:g:

Got call from Steph, decided to see what was on. Narrowed down fairly quickly to Count of Monte Cristo - pluses on that side, swash and buckle and Guy Pearce. On the other was Bend It Like Beckham - Goodness Gracious Me stuff, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and what looked like a very funny film as well as v. good reviews. Finally narrowed it down by me putting two Reading FC fixtures behind my back and Steph choosing a hand. Then helped proof-read Anna's dissertation on the Disney Corporation, first chapter of.

Went in. Laughed our socks off. It's hysterical, the footie's good, femmeslash by the bucketload, (christ, there's even a point where Jules' mum gets convinced they're lesbians) Steph has been converted to the faith that is Jonathan Rhys Meyers - she was asking if he was straight (puts out slashy vibes even in *straight* films) at one point and asking where we could go to find more like him. That's the trip to Ireland confirmed.... :g:

And there's an Indian Wedding ^(tm), as well as an explanation of the offside rule using table condiments. You can't ask for more. I have two kidnappees from that film, the girl who plays Jules - Kiera Knightley - and JRM. Mine! Mineminemine!

After that, Old Orleans. Many cocktails (me and Steph are cocktail whores from a very early age - started on the non-alcoholic) and quasi-New Orleans-ish food (j'adore their jambalaya) and nattering of all kinds of topics. Apparently Steph has never heard the me skidding on the milkshake mix at Burger King story, which is odd, since we're talking my best mate since 5 years old.

Wheeeeeeee!

Obligatory football post (yes, I'm a Newcastle supporter and Reading's my home team, got it?) :

Shearer has scored his 200th Premiership goal, so full-on props to him for that as he's the first to do it. Classic Shearer striker's kick. Wheeee!
Oh, and Lua-Lua scored again. You thought three somersaults in celebration was good? Try *seven*, sonny jim. But as Alan said, shaky on the dismount. Can't give him full points for that one. :g:

Sunderland lost 3-0 to West Ham. :snerk: And Reading's going through to the first division! Yay! They would've got through on a draw, nearly didn't make it, last ten minutes they equalised against Brentford' s goal, then less than two minutes from time, scored again! Whee! Shurrup back there. Footie isn't a matter of life and death, it's more important than that.

Caffeinated vampire hobbits.

Yes, it took a special sub genus of this strain to seduce me, but it's happened.

meg: :sigh: I think I'm down to about 3 pints of blood.
Heather: :patpat: REPLACE WITH CAFFEINE AND SUGAR.
Heather: :stares: ooops. had caps keyon.
megs: oh god.. a caffiene hyped v!hb? nooooooo.
Heather: yesssss. :snicker:
megs: noo. it's bad enough that the muses have skipped ahead to the biting rosie scene.
Heather: Frodo lurking inside coffeeshops desperate for his next fix of caffeine junkie....
megs: bwhaa!
Heather: and in comes Merry, hands shaking as he reaches for that longed-for triple mocha with extra marshmallows. little did he know that by the potplant bamboo lurks Frodo...
megs: :snigger:
megs: "Yesss, my preciousss. Drink the coffee.. drink its alll ups."
Heather: then we can pounce once the nasty shakes are out of your systems.
megs: "ow. Fuck. Ow. Frodo? what the hell are you doing to my ankle?"
megs: "Ow. Killed by vampires. stupid vampires."
Heather: um.... wouldn't that be Boromir? cos Frodo doesn't have to lunge for Merry's ankle....
Heather: and I can so see Boromir as a caffeine addict with his temper.
Heather: that's it! they pounce and trip him up during the swordfight to get easier access to his neck!
Meg: true. But it's the the mental image of Merry looking down at Frodo in puzzlement.

Yum

Watched Lady Chatterley's Lover in one sitting. Good story, good performances... oh, sod it, you know I watched it cos it was Sean Bean. Drool, drool, drool again, and both me and mum saying 'Can I have one?' Then me pointing out that I saw him first. Can't believe it was as long ago as '93 that it was on tv. Oh, and happy ending. :sniffle:

oh, there's a surprise.

But somehow, I think it was fixed. No Eowyn.

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