burntcopper | hogswatch report

Haul, so far :

Prince Caspian
Lush stuff
Theatre Tokens
jewellery
candles
Nemi collection. (cue lots of giggling)
chocoholic mugs
Onion book
Skypoint (Torchwood)

Wallace and Gromit - a Matter of Loaf and Death had me and the bro's gf giggling and groaning over how many puns you could fit into two minutes, let alone the full half hour. And it apparently was most watched, as Chris pointed out - not everyone likes Dr Who, but *everyone* likes Wallace and Gromit.

Dr Who - David Morrissey was awesome. Not entirely sure how I feel about it, but a marked improvement on last year and the year before. Tighter story, and I'm all in favour of Dervla Kirwan as a villain. Pity we couldn't have had her as an ongoing, because the concept was seriously interesting. Also, no pandering to the kiddies. And full props to whoever thought up the TARDIS gag.

Harold Pinter and Eartha Kitt dead, both from cancer. Harold Pinter ... not sure since I don't think I've ever seen one of his, but Eartha Kitt - well, I'm going to take away my memory of her at the Sondheim birthday concert. Growling 'I'm Still Here' and prowling the stage with her dress split right to the top of her thigh and mesmerising the entire audience.

Went relatives, spent several hours drinking, eating, and playing an increasingly evil game of charades as the evening wore on.