usuallyhats | "Is this your first time in handcuffs?" (Reply)

1.) Hello internets! I have been away all weekend and am just now catching up. (Three hundred and eighty six unread items in my google reader, you say?) I had the day off on Friday and I went to Cardiff with Jess and Vanky. First we went to the museum and learned about the history of Wales from about 400 million years ago, but we only got as far as the dinosaurs when we had to run off and have lunch, because we were going to see Robin Hood (avec John Barrowman) in the afternoon. IT WAS ACE. Barrowman was great (despite having a cold; when he did the "thank you for coming" bit at the end he looked very pale and pasty, poor thing) and so was the actor playing the Sheriff - his evil laugh was PERFECT. There was singing and dancing and general hijinks, and cross dressing (hurrah! I was worried that there wouldn't be any) and double entendres (and single entendres) and a DRAGON, and a random ice skating interlude, and also an entirely unexpected SPARKLY SPAMALOT BIT. And a good time was indeed had by all. Then we went back to Cheltenham (which was handy for Jess and Vanky, since that is where they live) and had a lovely meal out with Emily and Dale. And then I spent the rest of the weekend hanging out with my parents (and also, briefly, with

silly_cleo, yay!). We watched Ice Cold in Alex, which was really good: very tense in places, and nicely nuanced. And we spent most of Sunday playing games. Good times.

2.) Here is a Being Human reaction type thing:

Oh hurray for Annie and Mitchell telling George to get over himself! That was very satisfying and well deserved.

"Is Nina's hair really fragrant?"
"...yes." *sporfle*

Oh Mitchell D: Usually I am unkeen on the sort of storyline, where good characters do bad things for good reasons and are all Tortured about it, but I think they are handling it pretty well so far. I especially liked Mitchell's rage about The Real Hustle not being on, I was laughing and wincing at the same time.

THE TWIST AT THE END. THAT WAS GREAT.

Wow, there were a lot of female victims in this episode, weren't there? I was not terribly pleased with the storyline in which Annie and George manipulate Kirsty into going back to nice Guy Hugh, either.

Lots of "yay I've been there!" location spotting this week, hurrah.

I did really enjoy the episode, by the way, I just generally find it easier to talk about the bits I liked less!

3.) Someone please tell me why I shouldn't buy this ring, please? (Answers of "but Jenni, you don't know your ring size, it might not fit" are acceptable.) It's so pretty! All my other rings are silver or haematite! Jo Grant is my style icon and thus I am in the market for more rings! Also if you could persuade me to spend tomorrow afternoon cleaning the kitchen instead of going to see Sherlock Holmes again I would appreciate it.

4.) ARGH THE DRILLING MAKE IT STOP. Oh, it has stopped. Never mind, then.