"You are the things that make up my dreams and I've spent every dime that jingles in my jeans."

[nausicaa83]

First, real life update. On friday Mom was moved to the main hospital, she'll stay there in an isolated room until she's finished fighting that nasty infection. They didn't tell me how long it's supposed to take, obviously, so I'll just have to wait. Even if waiting is literally 99% of what we all do in these situations, it is still nerve-wrecking.

Yesterday morning I had just called the hospital, I was tired and worried and on the verge of tears, so I thought I could start on one of the many tv shows I had downloaded these past few months for such an occasion. I started with Luther. I had absolutely no idea what it was about, except that it was probably about cops, definitely about London, that it had Idris Elba in it and it was grim. My, it certainly is! I loved the pilot, great acting, fascinating plot, and I was definitely not expecting that ending. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the fandom's favourite otp Luther/Alice? Wow. That brings back memories of Tokyo Babylon indeed. *___________*

Since it is a grim show, and quite a punch in the gut, I thought I could alternate it with Miranda episodes. stardust_made suggested it to me, said it was great fun, and I thought it would be a nice way to regulate the depressing storylines. Five hours later, I was halfway through the second season of Miranda, and my throat hurt a lot from all the laughing. It is so incredibly funny and witty, I'm utterly in love with Miranda and share her taste in music and habit of breaking into song as a comment in conversations, although I only do it in private or in front of my closest friends. :D The occasional John Finnemore appearance always makes me squee like a lunatic, to the point that I always have to rewind his scenes to hear what he's saying, and I'm shipping Miranda/Gary with the force of a thousand burning suns, I'm not even kidding. I'm usually not a fan of the ol' will they/won't they routine, but in this case I'm ferociously invested in this ship. I find myself shouting at the screen the same things I used to shout at Gene Hunt and Alex Drake. Good times. :D

This morning I finished Miranda (up-to-date with episode 3x03), now lunch and back to poor DCI Luther, who's feeling very neglected. ;)

Bonus picture, something that arrived yesterday:



I ordered it from England shortly before Christmas. I used to have one, it was the last gift I ever gave my sis, but it got stolen in 2009 when my apartment was burgled. For me to buy a new one, it's an incredible step forward. Seriously, I'm still not used to me just getting over a traumatic experience. I'm waiting for some kind of rebound, and it's not happening, and it's confusing and amazing at the same time. Go therapy! *_____*

Comments

[serepink.livejournal.com]

Spero che tua mamma stia meglio presto *hugs* Mi dispiace tanto, deve essere orribile poter solo aspettare! :(

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Purtroppo è sempre così, una lunga attesa in vista della prossima crisi. Una conoscente di mia zia, in coma dopo un incidente in macchina, è morta dopo quattro anni di coma. Ha avuto sei o sette crisi cardiache, e i medici continuavano a resuscitarla, un'agonia lunghissima e inutile, poverina. Qui non siamo ancora arrivati a quel livello, ma prima o poi toccherà anche a noi.

[tsuki-yagami.livejournal.com]

Spero che i medici possano risolvere la situazione di mamma il prima possibile,così anche tu potrai tranquillizzarti *abbraccio*

Luther è un telefilm stupendo *___* Idris ma non solo sono perfetti,hai scelto bene ad iniziarlo ora visto che si sono rimessi in moto con la nuova stagione,almeno così l'attesa non ti sembrerà troppo frustrante xD

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

L'ho iniziato adesso proprio per quello, vedevo notizie che giravano su tumblr, così mi sono detta che avrei evitato lunghe attese.

Appena visto il secondo episodio, Idris è un dio, aiutoooooo, è troppo bravo!!! E Alice mi piace assai, il che mi preoccupa molto. :D

[space-oddity-75.livejournal.com]

I'm so proud of you, girl! You're doing so many steps forward you'll soon be running towards your future without even breaking a sweat! *hugs*

Luther is definitely too gruesome for me, I don't think I'll give it a go anytime soon. On the contrary, Miranda is incredibly funny and crazy, and John Finnemore's presence makes it even better.

As for me, I'm in a Roger Allam mood these days, and I'm currently viewing all the old stuff he did that's available on Youtube. Here's a little sketch with him and Catherine Tate I'm sure you'll like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc8b0cIiIiU

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Grazie tesoro! :*

Effettivamente è bello forte come show, mi piace molto ma va accompagnato da tartufi di cioccolata. :D Miranda è la mia anima gemella, la adorooooooooo! Certo che se non si mette insieme a Gary entro il finale di stagione do fuoco a qualcosa, ti avverto.

Corro subito a vedere lo sketch! Donna E Douglas nello stesso sketch? Roba da far implodere l'universo! *__________*

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Omioddio. XD La faccia stupita che fa mi ha ucciso. XD E l'accentoooooooo! Oh segnùr! XDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[space-oddity-75.livejournal.com]

Sono spettacolari, vero? La faccia di Roger è impagabile!!!

[stardust-made.livejournal.com]

Arrgh, LJ has been driving me crazy with slowness!>:|

Hoorah for Miranda! It's such a great show, isn't it? And Miranda Hart is a pretty brilliant woman and amazingly human, talented human being! Don't you have the feeling that if Cabin Pressure was a TV sitcom it would be in the same vein of what we see on screen in Miranda? It's not only the John Finnemore connection that makes me say that; there's just the same whacky humour and preposterous situations that are nevertheless so clever!:D

I'm about to watch 3.03 and will be up-to-date myself.

And also, therapy rocks! I'm so glad for you!♥

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

The LJ staff just extended my paid account for another month because of all the problems two weeks ago. It would be nice, expect they already said they're going to get rid of paid accounts in the spring (not sure what they'll turn them into), so what's the point?

I agree! It has such a similar humour, those completely unexpected turn of phrases that make me laugh so hard I forget how to breathe! I also have this feeling while I'm watching it like I'm not watching a sit-com, but a theatrical play. I can't quite put my finger on it, it just feels like an ancient greek play to me, minus the chorus. Weird. :D

[stardust-made.livejournal.com]

I agree about the theatrical play! I think it's because it's filmed in a studio without too much editing, but it's probably mostly because the cast is just superb! And don't you just love the sets? Miranda's flat in series three is adorable!:)

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Love them! And the way she's constantly breaking the fourth wall? :D

[stardust-made.livejournal.com]

Yes, she's so good at that—it's such a simple thing to do but it could go so wrong, so easily. She's an awesome writer and actress; she pulls off a lot of thing that many would spectacularly fail at.:)