a vintage year for scoundrels

- The other day I watched The Space Museum ( spoilers )

- I am currently reading another EDA, The Infinity Race, but sadly it's not very good. It's not terrible, just a bit meh, but the characterisation of all three regulars is pretty shaky and neither the original characters nor the plot are interesting enough to make up for it. Boo! Doubly frustrating as next up on my book pile is the new Terry Pratchett (sorry, SIR Terry Pratchett :D) which I really want to read noooowwwwww.

- So glad it's beginning to warm up a bit! In typical genius fashion, I've managed to move into a flat with no central heating in time for the coldest winter for a while, sigh. (Coldness being relative, of course - it's pretty balmy compared to what some of y'all have to put up with, but from my perspective it's brrr degrees celcius and my nose is cold ) My parents bought me a heater for Christmas (among other things) and last night it was actually pretty warm in my sitting room, hurrah!

- Was v. impressed by Francesca Hunt in the BFA Other Lives - the scene where she realises that ( spoilers )

I heard on the radio yesterday that we're getting the sort of temperatures at the moment that we usually expect in late December/early January. THIS IS NOT ON. I rather feel that we as a nation should put our heads together and come up with some sort of Cunning Plan for moving the entire country a few hundred miles south. Yes.

The Mother and I have just been to Madrid for the weekend (some pictures on facebook here); it was lovely, the weather was gorgeous and sunny and warm, we did lots of sightseeing, went to the three main galleries and saw some flamenco, awesome. I don't speak any Spanish, though, so I did find it a bit frustrating not being able to understand anyone or make myself understood. But other than that it was great. And now I have a lot of internets to catch up on. *wanders off to do that*

Moan #1: This month's SFX is going to have ten different covers, one for each Doctor, so you get to choose the one you love the best. Unless, like me, you are a subscriber, in which case you get Tennant (aka the only Doctor I actually dislike) foisted upon you. BAH.

Moan #2: My upstairs neighbours seem certain that midnight is a fantastic time to start their guitar and singing practice. I remain unconvinced.

Onto more fun things ie telly, which I have been watching a lot of. Lovefilm sent me some more Hornblower - Mutiny and Retribution - and this time Paul McGann was in it, excellent. I enjoyed it very much, especially Horatio's Mad Plans, and the bit where Mad Plan #3 was almost scuppered by Science Fail and Bush and Archie mocked Horatio a bit, that was fun. Pellew was great too, as usual. And yes, ( cut for spoilers )

Because it is apparently still 2004 in Jenniland, I've just started watching Veronica Mars, which is all kinds of fun, with snappy dialogue and an int'resting mystery and some of the most obviously fake driving scenes I've seen since Xander's dream in Restless, and there it was fake on purpose. I keep expecting Veronica to try steering using emphatic hand gestures. But other than that, it is great and I would very much like Veronica's entire wardrobe, please. Also, if it weren't for the fact that I am lazy and it is far I might be tempted to move to California. Look at all that sun! The Grauniad had a piece on Kristen Bell at the weekend and they said that there are rumours Veronica Mars might get uncancelled now her star is in the ascendant. Has anyone else heard this or is the Guardian just making things up for fun?

Also, the Sarah Connor Chronicles (last week's, not yesterday's, haven't seen that one yet ETA apparently there was no SCC yesterday due to SPORT so this parenthesis was unnecessary) was pretty good. Brief thoughts!
( with spoilers )

It's taken me nearly an hour to write this. Why so busy this morning, library? Someone asked me to fetch some theseseses halfway through that last sentence, heh.