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Wow! I saw water falling from the sky! :)

+ I've been quite absent from LJ lately. It's a lack of time rather than a lack of love. I do still try to comment when I can, but that's not nearly as often as I'd like. I still love you all though!

+ I also love public holidays, days off work, my Wii Fit, sexy pictures of Callum Keith Rennie, sexy pictures of David Hewlett, and cheesy young adult fiction.

+ Speaking of which, has anyone read Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series? I recently finished the second book, and I'm a little bit in love with them. The writing isn't particularly great; it feels a bit like reading the diary of teenage girl, but they're incredibly addictive and entertaining.

+ In not so good news, my doggie has to have surgery next week (on the 24th). :( She's had lots of trouble with her dewclaws, so she's getting them removed. Apparently it's a very simple procedure, but I still worry about my sweet Gracey. I hope it all goes well.

Let's play that quote game, where I write some of my favourite quotes, and then you guys have to guess where they're from!

Behind the cut, I've written 30 quotes. Half are from movies and half are from TV shows. (I was going to separate them, but decided it would be more evil fun to put them together!)

( Here are the quotes )

I hadn't done a meme like this for ages, so I stole this one from luxuria_oceanus.

You Speak Canadian Slang

Canadian Slang: 100% Aussie Slang: 75% Prison Slang: 50% British Slang: 25% Southern Slang: 25% Victorian Slang: 25%

Huh! I guess that's another good reason to love Canada!

I'm thinking about buying a Nintendo Wii. I certainly don't need one, and I worry that I might get bored of it after only a few weeks. Also, I probably shouldn't spend the money... but I still kinda want to.

[Poll #1362714]

To the Aussies on my friendslist, what's a good price to pay? Kmart has a sale at the moment, and you can get the console, with a nanchuck, a remote, and three games (Wii Sports, Wii Music, and TV Show King Party or Fun Fair Party) for $399. But then I'd have to buy at least another nanchuck thingo, and I really want Wii Fit... which is another $124.

Hmmm... to be responsible or not to be responsible? That is the question.

Back when it first aired, I loved Due South. I loved it.

A couple of years ago, I bought the first season, and to be honest, it didn't live up to my memories. Last year, I got the other seasons, and discovered that most of my great memories were of Kowalski, which is why the first season didn't reach my expectations. I've been watching season 3 and 4 over and over again, and I love it just as much now as I did back in the day.

But anyway, I recently decided that I should re-watch the first season again. Although it still didn't reach the levels of love that I have for CKR's Ray, I liked it a lot more this time around. However, I just watched the final episodes of season 1. That was great television. Victoria's Secret (episodes 1x20 and 1x21) were amazing. Paul Gross completely blew me away with his amazing acting (and hotness), and Ray and Fraser both broke my heart a couple of times. So. Much. Love. :)

I just finished watching Durham County, and all I have to say is wow. ( Okay, so that's not really ALL that I have to say )


At the other end of the spectrum, I also watched the Bliss episode, "Six Days", staring Callum Keith Rennie. ( More about nekkid Callum )

(Also, I've changed my layout. I haven't finished playing around with it yet, but I think I like it so far.)

As part of my 101 things in 1001 days project, I'm reading 100 books. I've just finished the 10th, and have decided that it'd be fun to write a little something about each of them. (I got a little carried away with my summary for Hard Core Roadshow, and when I say "a little carried away", I mean "completely carried away and couldn't stop writing!").

1. ( Christian Lander - Stuff White People Like )
2. ( Orson Scott Card - Xenocide )
3. ( Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner - Freakonomics )
4. ( Michael Turner - Hard Core Logo )
5. ( Alexander McCall Smith - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency )
6. ( Rachel Vincent - Stray )
7. ( Rachel Vincent - Rogue )
8. ( Jason Moss - The Last Victim )
9. ( Noel Baker - Hard Core Roadshow: A Screenwriter's Diary )
10. ( Eleanor Coerr - Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes )

I've been reading a lot of stories from people who've survived the bush fires in Victoria, and I'm finding it so hard to hold back the tears. It's all so devastating. Fire scares me so much...

So anyway, I need to focus on happier things for a while:

+ The weather here is finally cooler!

+ My copy of Hard Core Roadshow arrived today! I can read more of Noel being a complete tool Noel's love for Hugh and jealousy towards Callum the making of the movie.

+ I'm going to this. Jensen, Jared and Misha! I can't wait!

My copy of Michael Turner's book "Hard Core Logo" finally arrived. I couldn't put it down, and read the whole thing in one sitting. ( More under the cut )

PS I made a new HCL icon. *points*