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I just went to let Casper out, thought 'that rain sounds very odd', and stuck my head out - into snow. Well half-snow, enough to leave a thin layer on the table outside which has already gone so it must've turned to rain. The BBC is informing me that it's the eastern side of the country getting the snow (surprise surprise; you damn easterners always hog it all) but I'm mainly gleeful that we're having more snow so soon after the last lot. This winter is actually looking promising.

I doubt Casper would agree; he took a look, hesitated, ran outside to hide under the nearest bush for all of three seconds before sprinting back through the door. I can only imagine what he'd be like if we had a good foot or so of snow like we did when I was younger; no doubt we'd have to buy him a litter tray. Or little cat-sized wellies for each foot, which would have the added benefit of being totally hilarious.

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I am still awake at 4am for no logical reason; I fell asleep on the sofa watching Dave's QI marathon then the parental woke me at half two when she came down for a drink. Then I decided to watch The Sarah Connor Chronicles instead of going straight to bed because I've been trying to record this week's episode since Thursday night, when both the normal and +1 showings failed to record. Thankfully Virgin has nothing else to show so it's repeated every night and the fourth attempt finally stuck. Don't know what the hell is going on with Sky because other stuff recorded that night fine, and not amused since it's one of the few remaining things I'm watching with any enthusiasm. Heroes, I'm at least three episodes behind and finding it hard to care, while Spooks is doing its best to keep me interested but there's a limit to how much even shirtless Richard Armitage can do.

Merlin is still excellently, wonderfully, fabulously gay though. I loved tonight's episode so very much that I may have to buy the DVDs when they release the series together (I refuse to buy 'volumes' on account of them just being the BBC's way of cashing in and being ridiculously overpriced) if just for the promise of commentaries. Commentaries.

Also, people? Quit whining that it doesn't follow 'history'. If everything the BBC made followed the same 'history', we'd just be watching the same shows over and over again. It Would Be Dull. They have a dragon living under the castle. Arthur and Merlin are practically sleeping together onscreen. Seriously. This show is just fantastic as it is thank you very much. Stop giving it 'only three stars even though it's really good' just because of history. Boo hiss.

(I'm both worried and intrigued by the episode summary for the finale on Wikipedia [obviously that link contains spoilers]. It could either be fantastic or very very dreadful. Or, considering I can find no mention of a second series anywhere, very depressing. Maybe Arthur/Merlin is too wonderful a thing for the BBC to let it survive to a second series. Alas.

...Actually, I have more faith in the BBC's greed than anything. There'll be a second series. It'll be fine. *handwave*

*touch wood*)

I need Merlin icons but first I need to make Photoshop work. Dammit.

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It's now gone 5am and I should actually go to bed. I can't believe I'm up this late but still haven't done anything useful. Sigh. Weekends should be longer.