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I is now half past midnight, and about four hours after I intended to go to sleep.

All this being awake is so I can read Great Expectations
and also the notes on it, so as not to miss things.

I have read volume 2 now.
Is good.
Would have been even more fun as a surprise, but is still good, and interesting.


I shall have to read it again in a study sort of mind, and poke it to make notes, but I can do that later.


I'd quite like to do the other recommended reading, but I have to wait for the book to be delivered, on account of the library copy lacking the relevant chapter.


also, sleep is required for continued sanity.
I'm told.

Words are tricksy

So, I decided to try some reading off the reading list.
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Anyway, about then I decided this is a book for later.
I dug around further towards the back, read the bit on characterisation, and that actually makes sense. I wonder if the writer uses big words when they're nervous or something.


Result:
Find proper useful subject dictionary.
Learn more words.

also

start with the 'Beginning' book, even if it hasn't actually arrived yet.

Robin Hood

Just watched the new RH.

The part I got excited about was the Torchwood ad that ran directly after it.

Though my love for Torchwood is already uberfannish, that wasn't the only reason.

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Also, I'd forgotten how many of the common elements I don't like. That whole nobility bit, I've gone right off it. Being born don't put you in any special relation to the world. Have to earn it.
Which, the contrast with the other 'nobles' makes clear, and yet, still it annoys me.
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I'll tell you what else I just realised is bugging me - for some reason Robin isn't convincing me as an archer. As a poser, yes, he poses great. But something about the archery is bugging me.
Don't know why.
Just didn't look right to me.

All in all, I'm just grumbly about it.

On the other hand I've felt that way about every new series pretty much ever. I can't remember anything that made me squee at first sight. So, I'll give it time.

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Will watch next week. Might even like it.
Am going to be grumpy basically on account of it being exactly what it said on the tin, only in ways that I'd managed to skim past since last time I was interested in the whole Robin Hood thing.

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Apologies for the poor use of cut tags lately.
Fixed it for the last two multi page epics.

While I'm here, apologies if I've not answered comments lately.
I have brain full of stuff.

I'll just go feel generally apologetic actually, get it all out the way at once...

Doctor Who season 2

I read some meta on DW last season, and it made me think thoughts.
The trouble with thinking thoughts is they tend to be the grrr, ism! kind of thought and then things get less fun.
But anyways, under the cut for the USA not seen it
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