There's a Great Line In Dinnerladies....

[teddy_radiator]

...where Anita says, "Bren, did you hear? Michael Bolton's growing his hair out again. I'm really excited!"

And with my news, most of you will probably echo Bren's reply. "I don't want to know!"

sweettale4u sent me a Twitter from Matthew Lewis, who verfied that he will be on the new season of Ripper Street coming soon.

A new season of Ripper Street???

And Matthew Lewis will be in it???

Well, that's about as much excitement as I'm prepared to take today without my head exploding. Why yes, I do lead a very small life.

I spend the evening over at Mum's, and watching but an hour of television reminds me why I don't have cable or even a half-way decent digital antenna. The political bullshit is already hot and heavy on every channel, every five minutes. I hate an election year. No one's mind is changed by anything, no one wants to admit their candidate is a raving looney, no one wants to admit that their party's hopefuls look and sound like a reality tv show gone very wrong. It's depressing to realise that one of these people may well  become our president. I no longer have faith in the American public to choose wisely. I no longer have faith that they will not be blinded by all the Godspeak and dogma. I much prefer the dystopian societies I've created in writing - at least I can control them.

Ah well, enough political navel-gazing for today. It just makes my head hurt, and yes, I'm grateful we only use our telly for DVDs, Netflix and porn.

Today is writing and researching. I am off to read on the Siege of Khartoum.

Today and tomorrow I plan to write something. I'm not sure what it will be, but It has to be more than 500 words.

Enough babbling, I think. I'm away for doughnuts and coffee.

Comments

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

What are the chances? So is mine.

[mywitch.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmm donuts. I'm outside with my cancer stick, hiding from Delta and Epsilon wolves and watching Zeta and Theta wolves build an electric motor for the new dirt bike. It's kind of awesome. Oh! Eta just brought me a plate of eggs. Things are looking up.

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

I had no idea you were Greek! ;)

[mywitch.livejournal.com]

Geek maybe. :P

[akatnamedeaster.livejournal.com]

As politically active as I used to be, I admit that I can't bring myself to pay attention this cycle. It's all bread and circuses and no one can speak like an adult anymore. At this point, it feels hopeless beyond hoping for the best which is not the way anyone should be viewing their political sytem.

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

Gods yes. When I think of the elections to come, I think of despair and depression. And those are the bright spots. Other times I'm thinking of moving back to the UK.

[akatnamedeaster.livejournal.com]

I'm just shutting it out from pure embarrassment and despair that my fellow countrymen are not getting up in arms at how ridiculous this has all become.

Amusing ourselves to death. Huxley was a goddamned seer.

[delphipsmith]

Amusing ourselves to death. Huxley was a goddamned seer.

Indeed. We were so busy worrying that 1984 would come true, we walked right into Brave New World.

[akatnamedeaster.livejournal.com]

We sure did. Besides, we don't need a Big Brother, we're happy to broadcast all kinds of private information voluntarily with smiley faces and everything.

[lenaa1987.livejournal.com]

Doughnuts and coffee - mmmmm send me some, I'd kill (yep) for doughnuts. But I won't kill the messenger and I promise to reward said messenger with Snapey dreams.

I feel you on the political front. Australian elections are better in that the theatrical side is far less than US election politics, but the insult throwing is still there. I'm planning a move over to the UK (ages away) and someone asked me if I'm comfortable with such a conservative govt - only thing I could say was that I'm jaded enough to mostly ignore govt and politics entirely and focus on what's going on in my village (family, friends and likeminded others).

[delphipsmith]

Today is writing and researching. I am off to read on the Siege of Khartoum. -- Well that sounds interesting. I can't wait to find out what it is you're writing :)

[delphipsmith]

I no longer have faith in the American public to choose wisely. I no longer have faith that they will not be blinded by all the Godspeak and dogma. I much prefer the dystopian societies I've created in writing - at least I can control them.

God, I know. I'm so embarrassed :P It would be hilariously funny if it weren't so terrifying.

[sunnythirty3.livejournal.com]

"I'm grateful we only use our TV for DVDs, Netflix, and porn." ... That is such a Teddy thing to say!