Ta muchly, Caroma.(And by the way, I did a little lurking here during the war arguments back around Feb/March and I agreed with everything you said. You seemed to be out there on your own a bit during that angst-ridden session, but as far as I was concerned, you were the only one making sense.)

As far as accents go, I have a Kiwi twang but am not unintelligible. But was horrified to find, in NYC in 1989, that a guy behind the counter in a bookshop could not understand a word I was saying. We are so used to most American accents via TV and movies, but Americans not so familiar with Kiwis. I guess we do some odd things with our vowels. Or maybe it was just that I was asking for a book by Ayn Rand. No, no, not for me -- it was for a whacko I was mistakenly trying to have a relationship with.

Gracias!

No, we don't hear a lot of Aussies 'round here in the flesh, although there's some on TV, but they're speaking Announcer Aussie, if you know what I mean. At first it seems like the friendly person in front of you is from some part of England that you're not familiar with, and then a word jumps out at you that tells you they're from Oz.

And then it turns out they're Kiwis and they're a little miffed but are so grateful when you apologize and thereby show that you know NZ is a whole different country. It's nice to be a seppo when all your tourists assume your total geographic illiteracy--so easy to appear smart!

Now, excuse me, I have to write to friend in New Mexico and have to find some overseas stamps.

Kassto, have you guys had Storyteller yet? Because there's a special Grrr...Argh at the end of that episode too.

Is there, Sue? My God, I didn't even notice. I shall have to go back and rewatch.

Harrumph. Maybe some time in the distant future, when I've calmed down, and the DVDs are out, and the writers have done a zillion interviews explaining to me why season 7 was so deep and meaningful, and my own powers of reasoning have collapsed,... maybe then I won't feel so bitter and robbed. I WANTED to like it. I would have bent over backwards.... GRRRR.

Sorry for being so negative. I know it is a real bore. I shall shut up now. Much better to have really low expectations...

He sings "We are as gods" as he crosses the screen instead of saying Grr. Argh.

Ahem.

t Angel fan-girly glee
Aw, yeah--that's what I'm talking about. I think I may need a cigarette or something. This season has been, imho, So. Fucking. Amazing and I yearn desperately for its release on dvd, money for food and other such petty concerns be damned. I shouldn't be able to love this show more than I already do, but...yeah. It's so nice when everything about a season falls into place, y'know?
t /obnoxious glee

Also, um--when did Connor get so hot? Was I just not paying attention? (I mean, I knew that fans had formed a line to lick the pretty boy ages ago, but he never properly twigged the hottie radar until this epsiode, and yes, it's possible I need to get my eyes checked.)

Which Angel ep did you just see, Leigh?

Uh, if my excuse for a memory serves it was Peace Out--the second-to-last episode.

Americans not so familiar with Kiwis. I guess we do some odd things with our vowels.

Well, yeah. I saw Once Were Warriors subtitled (on VHS), and not just because there was a deaf woman in my class. But the vowel thing is consistent, so we get the hang of it eventually. Enough so that all the Lord of the Rings backstage people make sense to me now.