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I tend to flip out right before travel. Tonight, like clockwork -- flipping out. Not _about_ the traveling, just inspired by.

I bought a new cell phone today, so that I am reachable in Europe, since I will be there a lot over the next year. So now I have a Blackberry. I totally don't know how to use it at all, and I'm all like "I need my Torchwood logo background" again and "OMG, how do I download my ringtones again" and "I hope I set my alarm right." But you can call me when I'm in the UK now (but don't, unless it's an emergency because it's really expensive). Anyone got a rec for apps? Which Twitter app do you like?

I also had long, horrible battles with Parallels Desktop tonight, that have been vanquished for the moment.

All of which means some editing I needed to do has not yet been done. Bah! Tomorrow is another day.

Meanwhile, there is, more Angel 1.19 "Sanctuary" and Buffy 4.17 "Superstar" --

- Now that was an episode. Things have consequences the next day! Wesley's been tortured and he's fucked up about it. Cordelia is in physical pain and scared and covering. People care about each other. People are angry!

- Oh, those fucking Watchers. They're so an American cliche of what British thugs would be like or something. It's really rather ludicrous.

- Go Wesley for not going along with their plan.

- I just... yeah, I ADORE Wesley. It's funny. I don't identify with the character, and I don't respond to him from the standpoint of identifying with a different character, but the complexities of the character, which include a lot of shit traits I have (arrogance, superiority, fear, wrath, open emotional wounds), make me keep going "but this is a good man" and if he's okay, I'm okay. Or something. I don't know. It's been a rough night.

- Meanwhile, over on Buffy. IS THERE NOTHING RTD DIDN"T STEAL FROM THIS SHOW? It's like "Superstar" was spun in a centrifuge to get us "Adam" and "Random Shoes" on Torchwood. And you know, I liked this episode. I'm the person who hated, _hated_ "Adam" on Torchwood (I mean, other than Ianto in the hot coat and the leather gloves and the strangulation and the crying in the rain business). Of course, I also loved "Random Shoes," which like no one else did, but what can you do?

- Overall: I can't believe the casting they let Whedon get away with. These are all relatively normal looking people. Faith has a hot body, sure, but a pretty average face. Tara isn't tiny, and her face could be considered homely. They work hard to make Willow less cute than she is. And yeah, all these people are still "above average," but when I get told to lose weight to be in this business, I do find the casting in these shows to be notable. I also feel like it wouldn't happen today. I am a pessimist.

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I didn't realize how tall everyone on "Star Trek: Next Gen" must be until I found out Patrick Stewart stands at 2 meters, and he's one of the short guys.

And I heard that the actors playing Wesley and Willow are married now (to each other, of course, otherwise why bring it up?).

I teach in China, and I always warn my students going abroad that if they are a "M" in China, they are an "S" in America. Some of my college students would end up shopping in the children's department. I have to add an extra "X" to my clothing size, and I've given up buying pants outside the States. But now that Chinese are buying more cars, TV, and fast food, their average weight is arisin'.

A lot of the changes in Willow had nothing to do with her actual figure. She became more confident and dressed "cool." It actually started annoying me that key characters seemed to becoming less like my friends and more like the people who wouldn't bother being my friend, especially in season six, but I shall say no more.