hogswatch endeavours

Relatives are here (well, them and parents buggered off to look at a bridge in process of construction and possibly end up at pub, I'm staying to cuddle my laptop, poss watch Dr Who)

So. Turkey dinner. Turkey... meh. trimmings decent, but Mum is now going 'omg so much less hassle and so many fewer bloody trimmings involved in beef Wellington!' Heh.

I has a Chewbacca doll (which makes 'MRRRAGH' sounds when you press its belly, it's like a combo of Gideon and Meg when sleepy.) blond superhero dvds, a book on secret london, film noir and Betty Blue Eyes soundtracks, and Christopher and His Kind in book form. also a mutant fluffy hat.

Downton Abbey (only tv we got to watch) really did feel like we should have had popcorn to throw at the screen. (we were already making 'boo! Hiss!' noises and 'Thomas, really?' '...I'm really beginning to like Mrs Patmore less and less, I really am.' 'GRANNY IS AWESOME.' 'Huh, so sympathetic O'Brien is actually still pretty cool.' 'Awww, Daisy.' 'Anna, you're boring.')

Tomorrow it's off to the other cousins on the houseboat in Hampton, taking half a tonne of food with us.

Now to start the countdown until the parentals start making 'so, birthday list?' sounds.