To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive

So I've been hunting down clips from the Alias season finale episodes. ( Oh, my. Ellen, don't read this. )

Speaking of Alias-y things...I'm ready to get the full storyline on Irina, 'cause I'm getting conflicting impressions from fanfic, and we all know how reliable fanon is when trying to figure out canon. Specifically, ( Spoilers for seasons 1 and 2, I suppose )

*glances at chiroho, besyd, and rowdycamels*

Kate Fox, in her anthropology book Watching the English, describes American toast as "sweaty and indiscreet and emotional."

Forgive me, British types on my friends list, but only a citizen of this fair isle could describe toast as "emotional."

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I finally remembered to go check out what happened in these last few Alias episodes that's had everybody so excited, and...ow. ( Spoilers ) My mind, it is blown.

I think I might actually have to watch next season. Huh. Along with SG-1, Atlantis, and BSG, that makes...a lot of TV. Even if the schedules don't exactly mesh, that could still be very painful. Are they airing Alias January-May again this year? It would be so nice if they'd air it mostly September-December, as Skiffy's stuff is on hiatus then... (Uh, right? I think that's right. I haven't really watched any TV since August, so I can't recall.)

So Matz kindly loaned us the soundtrack to Sweeney Todd (wheee!)...and Victor Garber is playing Anthony on it. Victor. Garber.

It's no use; Alias and meat pies made of human are now forever associated in my mind. I am officially not allowed to listen to any more of this soundtrack until I finish my paper, because I'll just laugh my way through the whole thing and never get any work done.

(Oh, and for rowdycamels: Garber also played Bernard in a production of Arcadia. I'm having trouble controlling my amusement even now.)

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I love you all, but comments and e-mails must needs wait until after Friday, 'cause I'm swamped with this paper and filming tomorrow and presentation on Wednesday and... *head explodes* Why does the English system insist on having everything come due in the same week? I truly don't understand.