'Do I detect a slight residue of grumpiness in your demeanor?'

[marguerite_krux]

*shakes head* It seems I'm incapable of making it to an exam without some sort of drama. I had Katherine's student ID, which you are required to display in order to sit the exam, and I was going to hand it over to her before I went in for mine. Except her car had to be serviced and she was still waiting for a lift to uni ten minutes before the exams started. *bites nails*

I'm pacing and fuming and awash in anxiety and dread while she's 'on the way'...except she still hasn't turned up by the time the doors open and the other students are filing in. So I call her- and find out her exam's not til the afternoon. All that pacing and fretting and shivering in the cold outside the gym was FOR NOTHING.

I was so pissed off at Katherine that I hung up on her while she was still talking- but I had good reason, I had to do some serious running [and I am the least fit person you’ll ever meet] because my exams are in the upper floor of the science building, and I’ve gotta race up three flights of stairs, so I was out of breath, I was wheezing and ready to collapse, just on the verge of just throwing in the towel and skipping the damn thing, but I made it in time- I missed reading time, but that just drives me nuts anyway, so it was all good.

I got a text from her afterwards saying, ‘I think the line got cut, hold on to my card and I’ll grab it later. I’ll shout you a coffee. Good luck xoxox’ It made me giggle that it never occurred to her that I might have hung up [because I am a nice person who ordinarily doesn’t do things like that] and she was making this sweet offer while I was mentally directing mean, vicious thoughts at her, lol. The post-exam hot chocolate- with two marshmallows!- helped muchly with the de-stressing...and OMG, now that exams are over, I am finally freee! *twirls*

Okay, so I'm not entirely free, we're actually getting around to the moving house thing next week, AT LAST, so if I'm not around much, spare a thought for me in packing/shifting/cleaning misery, but still, three weeks without study, oh joy! *wriggles*

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Merlin season 2 spoilers.

From the newspaper yesterday:

Richard Wilson is looking over a script for Merlin. His eyebrows rise. "Burnt at the stake," he gasps. "Oh gosh, that could be a bit uncomfortable."

As the medieval apothecary Gaius in the hit series Merlin, he's facing some new surprises- including being put in fiery peril in the first episode of series two. "He has a very nasty beginning in this series," Wilson says. "This evil magician played by Charles Dances comes on the scene and tricks Uther into thinking that I've  been practising magic, so I nearly end up being burnt at the stake..."
 

*HEADDESKFLOORWALL*

Dear Uther,

I love you, Uther. I really do. I have had your back, I've made excuses, I've defended your most reprehensible actions, but COME ON. MAKE IT HARDER FOR ME.

In A Remedy to Cure All Ills, I forgave you for turning on your old friend because of your panic for Morgana and how she nearly died- apparently as a result of Gaius' neglect- and your emotional turbulence at nearly losing her, and strengthened desire to do whatever it takes to keep her safe and well, even if it meant removing a friend from his well-earned position.

He's old, laying him off and putting him into early retirement may have seemed a wise decision. Both for his sake and those of his patients, as Edwin had manufactured evidence of widespread incompetence in his other treatments. So yeah, I can see it, you're making sense on a practical and emotional level.

PLUS, I was super impressed with you at the end, for admitting to him that you were wrong not to trust him, that as your friend, he deserved better and you swore you'd stand by him. Good moment there. But then this. THIIIIS. Surely finding out such a longtime and valued friend- who's saved your life over and over again, who's supported you and defended you and been forced to carry out tasks he found distasteful- was involved with magic, surely you could've found it somewhere in you to question whether your scorched earth policy really was the best option? This dude's put up with over two decades of your crap and he's backed you every step of the way, but the slightest whiff of magical taint and you're ready to frakking BURN HIM AT THE STAKE, WTF?! That is whack.

Seriously, the only way I could have less respect for you right now is if we substituted Morgana for Gaius in there.

No love,
Me.

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Natalie Portman's been cast in Black Swan, a movie I'm totally intrigued by, because dude. Supernatural ballet thriller? SO THERE. I've also come across quite a few votes for Summer Glau to play the 'graceful yet menacing rival'!



I would just combust with excitement if this happened! I don't think it's likely, but it'd be so awesome, a) because I adore watching Summer dance and b), she does creepy menace so well! ^_^ Getting to see her strut her stuff AND freak out Natalie Portman would be such a dream.

Also? During my google research, I came across an article that suggested she might join Dollhouse. Wow. WOW. I haven't watched the show yet, but I was semi-cursing it for being renewed while TSCC was cancelled, and now hearing Summer might join the show...OMGPLEASE?!

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Jello vidspam:

By my uber-talented friend, mere_dil. This be my favorite of all the fanvids so far, no joke, 'tis made of epic win. *glees* Go here and spam her with the vid!love!

'She stares through my shadow, she sees something more
Believes there's a light in me, she is sure
And her truth makes me stronger
Does she realize I awake every morning
With her strength by my side
I am not a hero, I am not an angel, I am just a man...'

*squee!splodes* It's so perfect!