choo choo

I saw Paul McCartney last night! For free too. ;) He was in Halifax playing his only Canadian show, and since the concert was in the Halifax Commons just two blocks from my place, we ended up just going down and standing right outside. We could see the video screens clearly and the music was so loud we didn't miss a thing. Highly, highly awesome. Sir Paul plays one awesome show for a 67 year old: dude has stage presence coming out the wazoo. And it's quite an experience to sing "Hey Jude" along with 60,000 other people while a live-in-the-flesh flipping Beatle is up on stage leading along. My mum has advised me to tell my future grandkids about it. ;)

And now, a few really-not-deep-or-thinky-at-all thoughts about Torchwood: ( Children of Earth )

Things that are making me excited:

I think Doctor Who is always a little more manageable after you've had a night to process. Yep. Feeling pretty good and optimistic now. And still revving for next saturday. ;)

Anywho, check out this lovely pic: ( Spoilers for Confidential - 4x12 & casting for 4x13 )

And randomly, have some ( proof that Eve Myles may be the cutest thing in the world )

Wow, my birthday's in two days! That's a bit crazy - though less stressful, somehow, than the big 20 last year. And of course, the fireworks are always a treat. ;D

Happy New Year! I'm a little late on the uptake, but I seem to have been busy/disinclined to post in the last couple of days - squeezing the last few days of the holiday for their full enjoyment capacity (this involves a lot of sleeping-in and watching Bones DVDs with my Mum and sister), then flying back to Halifax tomorrow afternoon. AND THEN CLASSES START AFRESH ON MONDAY. NEW HISTORY COURSES. WITH BIG PAPERS. WOE. WHERE DID MY VACATION GO?

But I have had a pretty great last few days. I was up at my cottage over New Year's, visiting one of my best friend, who I hardly get to see anymore. And northern Ontario is beautiful at this time of the year. Snow everywhere. Snow, trees, lake. Beautiful. And then I got to revisit the ROM and while I have ISSUES with the new addition (it's ugly, doesn't look that well built, poor use of space, lighting is... weird) museums are my FAVOURITE things in the world. And I just kept telling myself that when I work there in the near to distant future (that's before I move on to run the British Museum, by the by) I will fix things. *nods*

Hmm... some other random assorted things:

( Robin Hood spoilers )

And now I need some new BBC to fill in until Who starts! Maybe I'll have to give Torchwood another chance. Spike (and Martha!) will be there, so... We'll see.

BUT HO MAN, I MISS PUSHING DAISIES. Like a missing piece of my soul! Or something slightly less melodramatic. But really, how can they introduce Ned and Chuck into my life and then just take them away! NOT FAIR. PLEASE PAY THE WRITERS ALREADY. Though I did have the brilliant idea of having a PD party where everyone dons splendid dresses and heels á la Chuck (or Olive if that's more your bent) and bakes pies and eats the pies and goes out a-searching for Lee Pace. And then maybe we could drink something out of flutes to take the edge off our Strike pain. Best party ever?

That's about it for now, my lovely peoples. 2008 will have plenty more exciting things to post about, I'm sure. Though I might be writing history papers while it happens. ;)