I can't wait to get home and click on Tom's link.

Tom, you are so very handsome.

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Olivier awards throw up surprise as theatre's coming man beats Shakespearean rivals to best actor prize

Two of Britain's most respected thespians went head to head - Ian McKellen as King Lear, and Patrick Stewart as Macbeth. But neither won: they were pipped by Othello in the shape of an actor half their age, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Oh, my. And Ewan McGregor played Iago opposite him?

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I love that a) the favourites had roles such high-profile sff roles and b) the winner was not white. I wonder how mainstream that award is, and how diverse its winners traditionally are, both in terms of race and range of choices.

Sue, um, I think they make pole extenders. (But the picture you paint is pretty funny. And SO something I'd do in an effort to just GET IT DONE. So know if I'm laughing, it is at myself as well.)

Oh, it's getting the last inch or so between the ceiling and the part that I got with the roller. I've tried brush on a stick, but you can't apply enough pressure to get the paint to flow.

The folks at Stuff White People Like are killing me:

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If you attempt to talk about an episode they have not seen yet, they will scream and cover their ears. In white culture, giving away information about a film or TV series is considered as rude as spitting on your mothers grave. It is an unforgivable offense.

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For the past three years, whenever you say “The Wire” white people are required to respond by saying “it’s the best show on television.” Try it the next time you see a white person! Though now they might say “it WAS the best show on television.”

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If you need to impress a white person, tell them you are from Baltimore. They will immediately ask you about The Wire and how accurate it is. You should confirm that it is “like a documentary of the streets,” the white person will then slowly shake their head and say “man” or “wow.” You will be seen in an entirely new light.

I love that a) the favourites had roles such high-profile sff roles

I loved that Patrick Stewart's Playbill bio opens with three X-Men movies.

Here's something I (perhaps naively) didn't expect: the dark side of sumo wrestling. Yikes.

I love that a) the favourites had roles such high-profile sff roles and b) the winner was not white. I wonder how mainstream that award is, and how diverse its winners traditionally are, both in terms of race and range of choices.

Maybe the award was for people who do sff roles AND Shakespeare?

The white people thing cracks me up, too. I love reading it!

Also, sarameg, et als-- I am typing with fake nails from target right now AIFG! I did pretty good, just the middle nail on my right hand is a little wierd, but that might be a function of that finger being a little crooked. I did use dissection tweezers to pick the nails up and put them on, which helpd.