mandragora

I had a lovely weekend. Dinner on Friday night with

alsoa, resident ex-pat

thermidor and visiting slasher

laurakaye. Thermidor and Laura Kaye were staying with me for the weekend, so back to my place after dinner for slashy vids.

I finally got to see the Due South blooper reel. Yippee!

On Sunday

temaris drove us to Oxford and back. Actually, Temaris begged to drive. No, really. I would write why, but am saving myself for bribery from an embarrassed Tem. Tried to contact

olymia_m to come out and play but, alas, without success.

We took Laura Kaye to the chippie for her first ever fish 'n chips - good place to start as the chippie in question, Toffs in Muswell Hill won best Chippie Award in the country a few years back. Then back to watch vids. Especially Buffy. I really don't know why so many people are bitching about season 7 as it has me enthralled. Watching several eps in a row really brought home the brilliance. Buffy is damn good, even when it's not.

Also sneaked a peek at Smallville Prodigal episode on Sunday, after I'd finished watching the Buffy eps, having waved a fond farewell to Thermidor and Laura Kaye. Thermidor I'll be seeing again soon. Laura Kaye... not so soon. Sigh. Real pity.

Prodigal. It was all I'd come to expect and more. Would watch it again, but I have to tape Lineage (so to have a copy for myself) in a few minutes, and Prodigal is on a borrowed tape.

Last night the father of one of my closest friends died. He had cancer. He went into the hospice a week ago, and I knew then that the end was imminent. Most patients in hospices don't stay there for more than 2 weeks, as the places are limited to the dying. He was in terrible pain towards the end and I'm pretty sure from the circumstances of his death that he was 'helped' on his way by the nurses. They do a fabulous job of caring for the dying and it is common practice to help those who are suffering to die sooner rather than linger in agony. I don't think it's well known that is the case, though. I haven't said anything to my friend, although I suspect that she knows, as the wound is far too raw at present.

So yes, RL hit with a bang.