So, I am swamped with revision and am not allowing myself to renew my PSP until the exams are over. This essentially means that instead of turning to icon-making instead of working, I am watching far too many TV shows and movies, and playing Sims 2 like crazy! Quick and brief catchup though:

The Dark Knight? Rocks.

I have to admit that my knowledge of Batman wasn't amazing prior to seeing Batman Begins. It was, essentially, some dude dresses up as a bat and fights crime. I don't actually know why I wasn't more involved, because people being kickass and fighting crime is one of my favourite things ever. But I saw BB and you know, loved it, especially the part where Christian Bale is possibly the hottest thing evar. And The Dark Knight is just, crazily good. I've seen it twice and the second time is better because you remember all the bits you were a bit fuzzy on and how exciting it was - I just love it, and I'm planning on seeing it next week too. Though WTF is with the new flavour popcorn they've started selling? Someone was eating it next to me and I seriously thought I was going to throw up, it smells terrible! I'm really not fussed by most smells, as a rule (I have horses and dogs and live next to a farm), but this was awful. They finished it after about half an hour, but for the first thirty minutes of the film I had my hair pulled across my upper lip like a 'tache so I could breathe that in instead. Jim/Batman is probably my favourite pairing, if I have to choose one from the film, but I loved every single scene between Bruce and Alfred and Bruce and Lucius - they were just perfectly pitched. And Heath Ledger is impossible to overrate.

I also watched Equilibrium, and thought it was extremely cool. I love good fight scenes and Christian Bale, and the bonus of a Pertwee and Sean Bean (when is new Sharpe out?) just made me love it more - and the cutest puppy in existence! Jen, we need to show that to Marian when he comes over. It's totally his thing - I've been trying to make him go see TDK too - we are having movie night(s), right? Love you!

I'm running way behind on New Tricks, but it is still the best programme on TV right now and Monday nights are fantastic. I was so pleased Jack came back, although he could have been a bit more apologetic about the fact he upset them all so much. I want Strickland and Gerry to release a CD together. Sandra generally couldn't get any cooler, although I really hate those tops with the big ruffled sleeves she's wearing at the moemnt - I think they're from Topshop and she seems to have them in every colour. She can pull off practically any colour, actually, but those sleeves hurt my eyes. Brian was fantastic in this episode tonight, and made a really great puppydog expression at one point that I am going to have to cap. I really want to see more of Brian and Scampy (not that he was in this ep, I just miss him, and the puppy in Equilibrium made me really feel for dogs today). I want to see them solve crime in a K9 kind of way. And I secretly want Sandra and Gerry to totally be getting it on without anyone knowing, because they've had such a great relationship this series and I love the two of them together. I also want Sandra and Jack backstory, them working cases back in Murder Squad, and just more fic and shows in general.

Everyone should go watch Paris Hilton's hilarious presidential ad she made to retaliate against McCain. I am one of the few people that finds Paris hilarious - she's cute and funy and seems totally aware of how dumb she makes herself out to be, and the ad is wicked cool, even if, like me, you have no clue about politics. Loves it!

I'm going to go play Sims 2 now because I've decided to play the Maxis Young Adults through university, and it is really kind of fun deciding which ones are so ugly I have to kill them because letting them reproduce would be cruel and then giving the okay-looking ones makeovers.

Yeah, I really need to revise.

Go see The Dark Knight, guys!