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Not feeling guilty for only having Christmas Pudding covered in brandy cream for lunch. Not as pudding to lunch, just lunch.

So let us continue to pause between the food coma's to appreciate..

Hm, I haven't really been in a Star Wars mood the last week or so so haven't really been playing any. Need to get back in at some point, I've left my Agent hanging in orbit over Qesh, and my Trooper has to start Nar Shaddaa, apart from that all the other classes are lurking in end-game content.

They have got AC3 down to about £4. I keep looking at it, then going "No."

Pretty much managed to do sweet bugger all today. Dabbled a bit on Anno 2070, read a little, watched something, had assorted nibbles through the day, brushed out the cat, ignored the rain and wind outside.. Left the parents to fend for themselves for the most part and that was pretty much it.

There is absolutely nothing evil about any event where you're drinking tea. Just because it's a refined drink, and not as uncivilised as instant coffee...

I thought that was just the American Taliban?

For those that might have missed noticing it.. http://youtu.be/JwntNANJCOE

Anno 2070 with all the flibbertyjibbits was down to low low prices.. So snagged that.

The depths of relationships.. http://youtu.be/Zn6gV2sdl38

Well for the Boxing Day selections..

Caught a bit of High Society on tv. It's nice enough and has some entertaining ditties, but it does make me want to pull out my copy of A Philadelphia Story to watch the original version with Grant and Hepburn.

On the slightly late moment.. http://youtu.be/fCNvZqpa-7Q

I think the "free zombies for Christmas" overloaded their system..

Doctor Who. Strangely disappointing. Again, for all the massive build up of Trenzalore, and the previous images of this dark place full of millions of graves.. And we get this. It kind of felt like someone had pulled a random bunch of "Hey, this is cool in a cheesy Christmas way!" then thrown it all together without any actual sense, real coherency, or actual good thought behind it.

Hm, in amongst the serious presents of the day... a gorilla onesie, a pack of party balloons, and a "clay make a perfect girlfriend kit"... Just what is my mother trying to say?

I have made it awake for Christmas morning. Although I had some incredibly weird ass dreams. Nazis and Strippers, Gangsters and Trannies, Cats and thrilling oddities. That was a very bizarre dream and I have no idea what my mind was trying to tell me. Adapting to wakefulness, drinking tea, pondering on how the day will proceed. There will be the annoying visit from the neighbour who will talk for an hour or so, there will be mutterings from the Grinch, some point arrangements will be made for a flying visit from my sister, and the question of just when Christmas dinner will be cooked will turn up amidst opening of presents and sorting out mom's drugs. Which is not a sentence you ever expect to say when you're growing up.

For those who might be interested, some behind the scenes of Gravity. Note - potential spoilers as well for those who haven't seen it yet. The technical side doesn't really start till around the 1:40 mark http://youtu.be/QxHc8Ns5g1c

Heh. A screenwriter threw down a comment regarding all the "why are movies so similar these days?" discussions...

http://youtu.be/PnHKv2G0wCw

I did hear some mention they only decided to go ahead with all of the really nasty stuff in Tomb Raider at the last minute. So Camilla Luddington (the voice artist for Lara) had done all of her other lines, so they got her to come back and she just spent a full day doing the motion capture and pain cries, gasps, and moans they decided to put in for all the potential death sequences.

Just back in from a night out with friends, ten pin bowling and mulled wine. Now going to enjoy some minor decadence with a continuation of Christmas Eve spirit in the vein of warm mince pies coated in lashings of brandy cream, followed by a hot mug of Cadbury flake melted into heated milk.

Heh. Something I've noticed is that Amazon UK has been slowly increasing the price of AC: Black Flag over the past week or so. Every few days they've been adding another 50pence or so. Now it's up to £31.99. Wonder if there's any specific reason for that.