Tra-le-tra-lay! Here is what on my mind today!
1. Okay, so I’ve been told that The Big Bang Theory is something that I should be watching. Apparantly it speaks to nerds, a claim that I have in the past sneered severely at, as there is no way that a show created by the dude that also created Two and a Half Men speaks to my damn people. But the two times I have wandered past the TV when it has been on lately caused me to first encounter “klingon boggle”, and then “rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock”. Fuck, something that littered with Star Trek references is something I’m going to like, isn’t it? Shiiiiiiiit.
2. Reading all the press burblings from the Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince premiere (how excited are you for this movie? I AM SO GODDAMN EXCITED), all the focus on the three main stars has boiled down into “Dan Radcliffe is a PROPER ACTOR cos of all that naked theatre he did; Emma Watson is pretty and models for Burbury; Rupert Grint has swine flu.” Oh, dear me.
3. I had a dream last night that I was shopping at Marks & Sparks and had a trolley full of little tubs of trifle and copies of The Guardian. Am a little disconcerted at how content I felt after waking from this dream: the many trips to M & S to procure desserty delights and newspaper words while I was England-frolicking clearly left a giant glowing happy puff of a presence on my mind.
4. Also! I have been on the hunt for all the delightful Britishy foods that I became addicted to while away. I have found Oz suppliers for Minstrels and Irn-Bru, but a source of jaffa cakes continues to allude me, alas, for they are my favourite! And I only have three cakes left out of the billions of boxes I smuggled into the country (British people: send me jaffa cakes).
5. It is nearly Melbourne International Film Festival time! *squeeeeee* I went quite mad when tickets were released this morning. I may in fact be spending a solid week in a variety of cinemas. Eh, it’ll be worth it.
6. I am never going to get sick of having cocktails with Jen at 1806. Also I need to get over feeling less than classy for liking bourbon-based cocktails as much as I do.
7. I’m now off to watch Rachel Getting Married. I’m a bit ‘meh’ about the prospect, really, everyone I know has been bothering me the past few months with “Anne Hathaway should have won best actress, blah blah blah”, to which the Kate Winslet fan in me raises an eyebrow and drawls “Oh, really?” Hopefully it’s better than my expectations.
I’m sad on your behalf that you have to live without jaffa cakes! I’m going to trawl melbourne in my free time to get you jaffa cakes!
I’m also disturbed that the automatically generated “possibly related posts” list has suggested “the edamame diet”, and even more so that I was tempted to click (I love edamame, yo)
Emma Watson *is* pretty…. and she does model for Burberry. Haha. I’m still slightly disturbed that young almost women sell clothes better than… women. As much as I like Emma Watson.
Dude. 1806- we must set up residence there. Fin.
I’ve heard of a place on Collins St that apparantly sells Britishy food delights, perhaps we could go investigating together? Then I can introduce you to the joy that is the jaffa cake!
If I was the type to follow diets, I would totally be down for the edamame diet. Little salty beans of JOY….*goes to happy place*
Haha, I do agree that Emma Watson is tres pretty. I was more trying to point out the clear contrast of “Dan and Emma are SERIOUS ARTISTS OF BEAUTIOSITY….and oh yeah, that red-haired kid is diseased? Ergh.” Poor Rupert.
1806 – WE WILL RESIDE IN THE WAINSCOTTING!
Don’t they do Jaffa Cakes in Oz?!!! Shocked and appalled. I will send you some. They also do Lemon and Lime, and Strawberry versions…have you tried those??
I CANNOT FIND JAFFA CAKES ANYWHERE, IT IS TEARING APART MY SOUL! All I can find of the extended McVitties family are hob nobs and digestives. Oooh, lemon and lime! And strawberry! Sign me up for that!