Sententiae Draconis

Warning - Spoilers for EVERYTHING. (But esp 2.03 the Reichenbach Fall.)



Mostly placed here so that I can find it again. Is pretty!

(Clearly I need some Sherlock icons...)

(Also - procrastinating from presentation tomorrow? Me? Never.)

Things I do not want:

1. To Write this paper - Delos is Boring! And French! And BORING!

2. To go to the Department Meeting.

3. To have to wait until May for the Avengers Movie.

4. The opposite of World Peace.

5. To ever stop playing Minesweeper.

So gaining an extra hour doesn't actually effect when I get up at all. I'm still getting ready to start my Sunday at noon. I'm not upset about that. Sleep is one of my favourite things, and I'm certain that I never really get enough of it.

I'm stuck in procrastination limbo. I really need to get some work done, but I also really don't want to. I think I'm going to aim to have the powerpoint for my Madia Wreck presentation (and most of the talking notes) done by Friday. It's not for another two weeks, but I've got another long presentation right afterwards so I'm trying to avoid death at all costs.

In other news I want to get a watch. But watches are hard. I want a nice one - but I really can't afford more than about $100. I wish there were tags for searching for watches like there are for fic etc. Because then I could just chick on a bunch of the tags that apply to what I want and sort things into what I'm looking for.
- leather strap
- medium big face (I have big hands and wrists, small ladies watches make them look enormous)
- analog with the numbers on it (otherwise it will take me a minute every time I look at my watch to figure out what time it is)
Alas they don't seem to do that anywhere. I'd be tempted to put a watch on my Christmas list, since it's definitely a good present, but it's also one of those things where I have an idea of what I'd like in a watch, so it probably wouldn't coincide with what I'd get given. Even if I receive a very nice watch. It's just not fair to ask for something when you're thinking about specifics, but can't really articulate what those specifics are.

Anyway, I kinda want a watch. There's a watch store on 4th. Maybe I'll go out there and take a look. If I'm going to be procrastinating from doing things anyway I might as well do something productive (ish)?

Do any of you know of good places to get watches?

So it's been over a week since I got back from Italy, and I still haven't written up a good post about the dig and being back and all those other important things. ... And this isn't that either. This is a post about all the crazy things that are in my head at the moment.

First and foremost are James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender - because they are awesome and X-Men has eaten my brain. It's not so much that First Class was that great a movie (although I did really enjoy it) but their chemistry was fantastic and their obvious friendship in all their interviews is absolutely contagious. Their epic bromance is only equal to Sir Patrick and Sir Ian, or RDJ and Jude Law. It's epic. And also they totally weren't exaggerating when they mentioned the drag scene which was cut from the movie - HILARIOUS! I think I may have to buy the DVD if I'll get extras like these!

Evidence: The Japan DVD trailer, the Drag is at the 4 min mark!

I've also downloaded and started watching episodes of the Animated X-Men TV series which is a fond memory from my childhood. It is totally awesome too. I was not expecting it to still have such great characterization and messages and even the plots are pretty awesome. Even my roommate M is loving it and she didn't watch it as a child and therefore doesn't have nostalgia. - Also even in '90s Children's TV the Professor and Magneto are made for each other!

Let the brain-eating continue I say!

I've been procrastinating from writing my report for the dig. Partially because I've never written an archaeological report before and I'm worried that I'm going to screw it up, and partially because I've been sick and sleeping for most of this past week. In that light I've even ended up accomplishing other things - like organizing an orientation for the incoming grad students to our department (because our department would never do anything like that and also it needs to happen - but it's going to be super basic, I don't have the time or energy to do anything more official.) and getting my student loan documents in order (almost done!).

But today I will at very least start on that damn report, and I will at very least organize my laundry so that I can do it. And I will try not to be seduced by the internet and McAvoy-Fassbender interviews - I've seen most of them already anyway.

Also also - have you guys seen the new videos up on Peter Jackson's Facebook page for the Hobbit! There are 13 Dwarfs! And they are AMAZING! They are teasing each other and joking back and forth and it makes me squee like a squeeing thing! I can't wait for the Hobbit!



And on a more somber note, Jack Layton, Canada's Leader of the Opposition, died of cancer. It's really weird reading people say that they were expecting something like this because of how his health had taken a turn for the worse, because I've been on the other side of the world and paying even less attention to the news than I normally do. I vaguely remember hearing about him having some health problems, but the last I'd really heard of him was from the election when he was strong and energetic. So it's kind of shocking to me. He was a great man and a great politician, and the farewell letter he wrote to Canadians two days before his death is very moving. I don't agree with all his politics, and he was in no way perfect, but I'd been really looking forward to what he would accomplish as leader of the opposition and I had great hopes that he might've won the next election and become our Prime Minister. I'll miss his lovely moustache. See also: The Happy Jack Layton is Happy Tumblr for some awesome photos of Jack in action (via karenjeane).

I'm totally procrastinating from life right now.

Everything is changing so avoidance is my middle name!

But things are changing for the good really. I got my first choice of Masters program, I'm moving to Beautiful British Columbia (where I can stalk my favourite TV actors), and I'm going to Italy again to do archaeology - although this time it's a different dig.

I've got questions I need answered, housing applications to get done, crap that needs to be organized.

But right now... Right now I'm procrastinating life. Life - I've put you on hold. I need some me time. And I'll deal with you later.

In the mean time I'll gladly accept any fun things on the internet you might like to point me towards. :)