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For those of us who can't watch Merlin on BBC or on the internet, which might just be me? It premieres on January 6 at 9/10pm on Syfy. The Momster adores it...more than I do. I watch it mainly for her. We discuss it, etc. The Momster has a weakness for these sorts of stories. (Except for Angel, which she didn't like that much because she thought David Boreanze was stiff and unattractive and an incredibly bad actor. The character was interesting, it was just horribly miscast in her opinion. Can't say she's completely wrong about that...but then I feel much the same way about Willow (Hannigan hit the brick wall in S6 and S7) and Buffy (ditto). (The exact opposite pov from Kidbro and sisinlaw who adored him in the role.) I'm guessing if Angel had been portrayed by someone else...this might not have been the case for the Momster.)
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Aside on Sims? What language are these people speaking? "So-So"?

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1. It's 81 degrees in my office with no air circulation, while 26 degrees outside. No wonder my chest is congested and I keep coughing, with itchy eyes. The temp changes are playing havoc with my sinuses apparently. And everyone else's. Another side-effect of the hot greenhouse office? Is I feel sluggish and want to sleep. Ran my desk fan all day long, while every time I spoke, it sounded like I'd literally swallowed a frog.

2. Erotica Novels vs. Erotica Fanfic on the Kindle The problem with downloading pornerotica for no more than 99 cents or 0 cents a pop onto your kindle is that you can't get it off your kindle. (That removal button just syncs it to archives..dang it) Which means if anyone looks at said kindle or the archives..you have to deal with the embarrassment of having these things. Damn the writers for not coming up with less pornographic (albeit silly) titles, not to mention covers. Romance novels have the same problem. Seriously...you can't come up with a better title than "The Last Hellion" or "Scoundrel's Desire"??? I can come up with better titles than that. But alas, this is the problem with formula writing, even good formula, unimaginative titles. Fanfic porn/erotic does a better job. (Note to self - stick with fanfic porn in the future - a)cheaper, b) more imaginative, and c) better titles or less embarrassing at any rate. Also...another thing about fanfic? The I-PAD was made for it. Easier to read on the I-Pad than on the Kindle.

3. Community is to television parody what Jonathan Swift is to satire. Their parody of Glee is rather inspired. Particularly since I'm annoyed with Glee at moment. And this parody is pointing out all the reasons...I'm annoyed. It is a bit over the top in places...but rather tame in comparison to Raising Hope (which I've finally given up on.) Sad that they are considering canceling Community when it is in some respects far more innovative than just about 80% of the sitcoms on network tv. I don't tend to laugh much during it - parody doesn't do much for me, never really has. My sense of humor is a bit blacker...and twistier...I like absurdist comedy - which tends to be drier and subtle. Broad comedy doesn't work for me.


4. Comic Apps on IPADYou can't get Buffy comics on the IPAD or Angel&Faith for that matter. (Not that I was necessarily planning to or anything...but I was admittedly curious.) The Dark
Horse APP is horrid. The graphics are bad, the resolution, and the selection (there's almost nothing but old stuff or the least interesting titles. ie: no Umbrella Academy, The Guild, Angel & Faith or Buffy). BUT..they do provide Free issues of Hellboy. The best App is XComics...that has a great resolution and a broader selection. You can get issues of "Bone" for $1.99 and free comics on it. Also well organized and indexed.

5. Feeling tired and bummed out...most likely due to the sinus attack from hell and a visit from the monthly pain the you know what fairy, or at the very least these two things have not helped the situation. Work overall...not bad. Just sluggish - even though I am incredibly busy and incredibly backlogged. So...ahem five positive things:

*No snow - which while not positive to some folks, is incredibly positive to me. Snow is a pain in NYC. Particularly when you have to go to work through it.
*Temperatures overall on the mild side. Will make it up to 53 on Sunday!
*Lots of reading material - I have almost as many books on my Kindle that I haven't read yet, that I have on my bookshelves. I appear to be a hoarder of books, all types of books. Ipad for Kindle gave me four free books - Pride & Prejudice, Treasure Island, Aseops Fables, and Winnie The Pooh.
* Three day weekend coming up - hooray for New Years!
* New TV Season starts next week or week thereafter... Made a great gluten-free chicken noodle soup that's lasted four days.

Okay that's a lame list. But I'm sick...it's hard to come up with cool things when you are sick.