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[rm]

- Did not hear from Patty today. Not sure she's in Damascus yet. May be shopping. (It's going on evening there, so I expect she will not be in Internet cafes at this point).

- Have finally started watching Dr. Horrible (I'm about 10 minutes in -- I view media on the subway only these days). Neil Patrick Harris can do anything. I've loved him since Starship Troopers (which I know is a film that some of you hate and many of you find upsetting, but that I just adore for the OMGWTFOhNoTheyDidn't! factor). Also, I just love that this thing exists.

- Hey. Vids are awesome. More vid recs please?

- The heat is, I think, breaking.

- I am listening to this version of Hard Times that redstapler sent me on obsessive repeat. It is very hard not to sing along with, as old time music is about the only thing my voice is _really_ suited to in terms of the intersection of sound quality and my emotional state of being.

- Note to tourists travelling in large groups. Please, please don't stand in big clumps on street corner staring up at a particular landmark (say, the Empire State building). Because for those of us living here, when we're walking to work and we haven't had our (in my case, metaphorical) coffee yet and we see a bunch of you on the corner frozen and staring up, we assume a plane hit it.

No, really. It scared the shit out of me this morning. And I wasn't the only one. I saw at least five or six people go through the same set of reactions -- speeding up, looking at other corners to see if _everyone_ in the world was looking up, swiping at the eyes.

Just. Grace. Not all at once. Please.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

I will warn you that the first season is _very_ spotty. But the second season is pretty consistently great. And all of it's fun.

But once you start, you'll have to dig into the Who thing too because there are so many character crossovers.

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the warning. It always helps when getting into new crack to have someone guide you through it. I've put the first disc in my netflix queue already ;)