Curse you, social life, for preventing me from posting!

[drakyndra]

Good Lord, I seem to have a social life at the moment. That's kind of scary.

Anyway, Tuesday evening meant another CHAS meeting at The Pancake Parlor. (Mmm, pancakes...), which was as entertainingly random as ever, especially when we discovered plans for next semester, and the astounding fact that we actually have money.

And then, afterwards, we went to the movies. To see The Da Vinci Code.

I am sure a few of you are aware of my opinion of Dan Brown's books. So I wasn't expecting much from the movie. To be brief, I will just say that it was a lot better than the book - not that that is actually hard. I always said it read like a movie novelisation, and so the movie fit the story better. No painful prose or blocks of exposition that just piss me off, or the oh-so-Sueified personal descriptions.

So, it was okay. Watchable, but not particularly good. The Pirates of the Caribbean trailer was awesome, though.

Then, last night, fa11ing_away had gone and arranged for a late Birthday dinner thing, so yay her! So fa11ing_away, punk_rock_nerd, altheas, lena_supercat, de_chel, knave_scurvy, bellmeister, ranorith and me went out and Mexican. Which is quite yummy and fun and all. Especially the part where I had rather too many margaritas.

And then we toddled up to The Croft Institute again (hurrah for weeknights and no entry charge!), which now official qualifies as Awesome^TM. Which was also yay fun. And Pink Grapefruit and Gin = yummers.

You know what? This social life thing, it is actually rather appealing. I can see why people go for it.

Also, My fandom is completely bonkers.

And The Cornfield and The HMS STFU have imploded somewhat, due to vanceone being a misogynistic wanker. So naturally, when I am not being outraged, I discuss Doctor Who with a cool mouse.

Oh, and Rob Shearman remains awesome.

Comments

[yattara.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, looking forward to PotC 2. Took me ages to see the first one, but it was fun.

And yay!birthday dinners.

Think Doctor Who will ever kill the HP-fandom? *will keep trying this.*

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I saw PotC at the movies with my sister, and loved it instantly. We both did, in a rare bit of sibling synchronicity.

Birthday dinners are good. Particularly with margaritas. And sangria.

We can only keep trying.

[yattara.livejournal.com]

Because what's a birthday without booze? ;)

Spreading Doctor!Love since 2006?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

And we can just keep going with it. Someday, we may actually achieve success. Particularly if a few other HP actors cross over to Doctor Who.

[yattara.livejournal.com]

Or vice versa.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I keep expecting to hear of Tom Baker in some minor role. Possibly even just a voice-over. But it hasn't happened yet. *sighs*

[yattara.livejournal.com]

Who'd you cast him for?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

God only knows. But there are defintely enough minor old men characters around, even if I forget names at this point.

[yattara.livejournal.com]

Maybe someone on the Wizengamot.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Or that old man OWL examiner. Tofty, or whatever his name was.

[xwingace]

Maybe he'd be good for Slughorn? Or is that too sane a role for Old Tom?

XWA

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

That is actually a thought. He'd have to get a great big moustache, but that one might actually work. Slughorn is supposed to be loud and jolly, and throw lots of parties, after all...

[xwingace]

Yup, exactly. And just a little bit mysterious. Has secrets, as one might say...

XWA

[yattara.livejournal.com]

Or who teaches them Apparition.

I know, Scrimgeour. *grins.*

[xwingace]

Wasn't the apparition teacher rather thin and insubtstantial? Don't see that working with Tom Baker :-)

Scrimgeour; hmm, I dunno. I'd imagined *him* as a lot younger than TB, so I guess that doesn't quite work. :-)

XWA

[yattara.livejournal.com]

The man's only 70 or so. (TB, not Scrimgeour.)

Haven't read HBP in a while, so my memory's a bit off..

[xwingace]

Well, yes, but I'd imagined Scrimgeour to be in his mid-fifties at the eldest. He's greying, not gone grey yet, and still quite close to his prime. Not quite the picture presented by TB, fine as he still looks.

XWA