dum diddly

Watched Pathfinder last night (intensely violent but rather nicely shot and good to while away the time Karl urban = Viking kiddy raised by Native Americans who has to fight them off when the next batch comes a-calling). Pretty good. Wouldn't necessarily watch again, but good performances, doesn't talk down to anyone, has a not-quite expected ending and everyone is actually using their *brain*. (and of course the vikings are rapacious violent amoral bastards, what do you think this is? Fair? but they're *articulate* bastards) Plus lots of wee!karl Urban in a loincloth. No bad here. Vikings were talking in what I think was swedish since it sounded similar to the swedish used in True Blood. But I could be wrong and it's Norwegian. As ever, still a bit amazed at how much I was able to decipher (yay for common language roots! I do wonder how much French we'd be able to understand if it wasn't for enforced lessons at school.). Though would like to see the film it's based on for comparison, Ofelas which is Lapps rather'n native americans.

Mesh top for Pris arrived. Only thing is it's large rather than medium as I ordered, even though it still fits. Problem is, what kind of feedback should I leave? 'fast postage but er... the wrong size. But I'm keeping it.'

Listened to Legally Blonde soundtrack. So horribly, horribly catchy. Still confused why they didn't use 'So Much Better' on Children In Need as that's the one they're using to advertise it on the web.

:whines: why do fasteners, aka the most fiddly thing in this universe, all have to be sewn by hand? I'm sure there's a machine out there to do it, but it's probably industrial... 16 poppers for dress last night. two. sodding. hours.

Cold appears to be staying at 'blowing nose and occasional coughs'. GOOD.

poking the Hollywood British Stereotype.

(re-read Why Does Hollywood hate Ireland, a rather fabulous rant) According to Hollywood :

Irish :
rural
poor
still stuck in the 1930s
romantic as hell.

Scots :
kilts
castles
rural

Wales :
Doesn't exist.

English :
We're lucky. lots of stereotypes. none are accurate.
Hugh Grant (added rural , emotionally stifled, boarding schools.)
Evil but sophisticated and intelligent.
tourist postcard of London - royals and buses.
Chim-chimeny, mary Poppins.

Did I miss anything?

no, you can't write that

Ever since got smartphone, have found self wanting to write a completely self-indulgent fic where someone with one goes back to, say, the sixties or seventies (when they had the beginnings of computers so could at least get the concept) and lo, the fandom character marvels.

...And then I remember someone already wrote one. In man from U.N.C.L.E. fandom. A few years back, before cameras were common. :sulks: it's just that now you have touchscreen and files and apps and 3g and wi-fi, so you could use it to tap into radio signals, read uv things, translate...

Not to mention it's not completely obvious until it's turned on what it is, unlike the phones with keys.

Jules? Jules, i need resurrecting...

http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_startrek/980383.html - posted on there because of the Zoe Saldana, but lookit who's next to her in that walking shot....

Idris Elba and your very favourite person. Right, I'll take Idris, you take JDM, and we can share Zoe, deal?