Glitz and Go'a'uld
Monday, 20. October 2008, 14:35:08
'Tis an odd sort of day. I'm having trouble concentrating at work, possibly because of the 12 episodes of Stargate SG1 I watched in a row yesterday: I think I've broken my brain, or at least wedged its motivation needle to 'Sci-fi'. One of my bosses awarded me some gift vouchers for helping avert a major situation one of our business clients set-up for us, so I naturally dived onto Amazon.co.uk and spent the lot on myself practically as soon as I'd finished taking them out fo the envelope. 10 years worth of SG1 in one box? 214 x 45 minute episodes? Yes yes. 
PS: For all those thinking of xmas shopping - Free 'Super-saver' Postage on Amazon is now free on purchases of only £5 and above. I will be starting, and finishing, my own shopping in Novemeber. No more of that last-minute rushing around on Dec 24th for this clever boy!
SG1 marathons was how I intended to spend my weekends from now until xmas, but the down-side of that is that it buggers my concentration for the more mundane aspects of life, such as Work and Chores and all those tedious jobs adults are expected to do but not enjoy. Maybe I'll just restrict it to Saturdays leaving Sundays to recover.
Other happenings:
OK. Am done for today. Be cool, y'all.
PS: For all those thinking of xmas shopping - Free 'Super-saver' Postage on Amazon is now free on purchases of only £5 and above. I will be starting, and finishing, my own shopping in Novemeber. No more of that last-minute rushing around on Dec 24th for this clever boy!
SG1 marathons was how I intended to spend my weekends from now until xmas, but the down-side of that is that it buggers my concentration for the more mundane aspects of life, such as Work and Chores and all those tedious jobs adults are expected to do but not enjoy. Maybe I'll just restrict it to Saturdays leaving Sundays to recover.
Other happenings:
- My interview at the Passport Office on Saturday was very quick and contained no surprises. Hopefully that's the last hoop I have to jump through before it arrives. 4 working days minimum, they said. 10 Maximum. all going well it cuold be here this coming Friday!
- Mum's birthday this friday. Can't think what to get the old gal (She'll be 55): all suggestions welcome.
- Just caught myself having a very gossipy, girly conversation with my gossipy, girly colleagues about Strictly Come Dancing, the 'glitzy' phone-in-and-vote-em-out show the BBC screens on saturdays that my girlfriend forced me to watch this past weekend. Must not let this type of thing continue or my reputation as a Hard, Macho, Ladykiller will suffer. Football. Beer. Notches on bedposts. Falcon Punch!
- Note to self: under no circumstances tell girlfriend of 'strictly' gossiping at work. She may schedule further sessions for you to 'enjoy'.
- Am worried I may not have much more time for blogging. Work and GF commitments have restricted output in recent months and....I want to start something else soon, plus the run-up to xmas and all that. I'll have to find time for a serious think sometime soon.
OK. Am done for today. Be cool, y'all.
WIDGETIZE
Odessa # 20. October 2008, 18:43
I have a few items still to get/items pre ordered so nearly completed my christmas shopping for 2008 - very impressed with myself!
southerngeekgirl # 21. October 2008, 02:40
Oh, and for my mom's recent birthday I sent her flowers and got her a copy of a vegetarian cookbook of mine she'd been coveting. It was a gift for me as well, because she immediately went to the grocery store and made all kinds of yummy things.
kirsten # 21. October 2008, 11:35
You're not going to abandon your blog are you?!
GrantTLC # 22. October 2008, 11:41
Having watched the first season of SG1 now (I hadn't before)I found it a strange watch. Some VERY dark moments in the first episodes, coupled with the writers finding their feet with the plots and some ropey acting from the main villains...well, it's not great but I still loved every minute. I could watch Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks sit in a room saying nothing for an hour and still find it absolutely engrossing. Weird seeing the Stargate programme at such a basic level, too, before they meet the Asgard and start inheriting all this cool tech and building their own spaceships. Weird, but fun.
@Kirtycat: I seriously don't know, hon. I'm toying with the idea of ditching it as my motivation to keep writing like this is not what it was. I'm a Gemini: I get bored easily. I'd like to start writing some more serious articles and, yes, even doing some work on those story ideas I have locked in my brain. This day-to-day stuff is just not hodling my attention like it used to. Still, I haven't decided anything yet but you'll hear it here first if I do.
Odessa # 22. October 2008, 11:46
Pariah # 30. October 2008, 06:07
Xena the warrior princess and Hercules were also "filler" shows that became quite popular.
An ex of mine knew I was a big fan and got the first 5 seasons..we watched the first 2 seasons at once..I had a rare and quite painful headache for days..sooo worth it!