"Oh, Mr. Frodo, what's that in your teeth?"

A couple of days after I'd watched Sin City, it was pointed out to me that creepy-guy-who-eats-people Kevin is played by none other than Elijah Wood - better known to geeks the world over as Frodo! How wrong is that? Mind you, I think if there had been a bit more Kevin in Frodo (or vice versa....ahem...) it would have made for a much more interesting Lord of the Rings...

Well, as I've been lazy in posting lately, it's bullet point time again!

• Chris was away in Sydney for much of last week, so it was just Sas, Loki the cat and myself (thankfully we didn't start to cackle... hmmm, been reading too much Pratchett lately) Apparently Chris had a luvverly 'girl's night out', the photographic evidence of which is highly amusing (although he didn't end up with eyeshadow this time - KT, I'm disappointed!)
• Sas & I watched "Alexander" on dvd last week - it was ok I suppose, but way too long. Interesting from an historical point of view, but like Lord of the Rings, towards the end I was not-so-silently willing it to end. Preferably soon.
• Operation: Decrease Derriere is going well, I've hired an elliptical trainer which I'm using every morning, and feeling much better for it. Pants are a little looser, but these things take time (much to my disgust!) Aim is to not be so rotund by my birthday next month (purely for shallow, aesthetic reasons, of course!)
• Yesterday afternoon I went to a Heard family get-together, some of my relatives there I hadn't seen for at least 10 years. It was really nice, hopefully we will all keep in contact and not leave it so long again! And Chris even got to meet people who were almost as tall as him. (They breed 'em tall on dad's side of the family, my Great Aunt is in her eighties, and still 5'10" )
  
• My plan to read more widely is not going so well, however (Damn you, Pratchett!!!)