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Waddly-atcha, doodly-doo...
Snagged from noyo88

Go to Google.com

Click on Maps.

Click on "get Directions".

From New York

To Oslo

And read line # 23.

If you laugh, repost this.

In other news, I am trying to wait patiently for my new Macbook — "trying" being the key word, haha. They said it was supposed to be ready yesterday (Thursday) so I thought I would expect it for today. But it keeps getting delayed, and now it's not even ready for today. I wouldn't mind waiting one more day, expect that a) now I really have to wait the whole weekend, and b) I already took in my old computer to transfer everything over, so now I am without any computer. I am just using my brother's as a last resort, but it feels weird — I can't save anything, I can't make anything, and he could walk in the door any minute and force me off. :/ Oh, well, a weekend without much computer will do me good. And when I do get my new one, I'll probably be on it wa-a-a-ay too much, watching all my favourite videos! I am so excited. Plus, I will have 80 GB of space! That seems like a lot compared to my measley 10 or 13, haha. I debated whether or not I should have splurged for the 120 GB or so, but it would be more efficient to buy an external hardrive (with 320 GB for only $250, instead of spending $200 on only 40 extra gigs) so I didn't.

Here's more news on BBC's new Sense & Sensibility via AustenBlog. I feel lazy just getting all my information from there, but it's quite entertaining reading it from their point of view, snark and all. :)

I'm also really looking forward to this — the BBC is also making a five part miniseries called Cranford Chronicles based on two or three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. One of them is Cranford but I'm not sure of any other novels that they are using. :/ I'm trying to find out. More news here.

Cranford Chronicles is based on three Gaskell books - Cranford, Mr Harrison's Confessions and My Lady Ludlow.

Her novels Wives and Daughters and North and South were serialised by the BBC in 1999 and 2004 respectively.

But at any rate, I'll definitely be adding those to my reading list! I really love the two I've read (and seen) of Elizabeth Gaskell's novels so far! And I can't wait for this miniseries. It looks like it will be airing this fall, too, which is nice — I thought it was for next year.

ETA: here's another page on the subject. It's also got producer Sue Birtwistle connected to it, so that's encouraging. (She did Pride & Prejudice 1995 and Wives & Daughters.)

Little kids are so cute. I seriously have such a great job. ;)