can't sleep; clown'll eat me

weekend accomplished. well, mostly.

rather annoyed at having spent most of my sunday evening clearing a stupid virus off my computer. what's funniest to me is that it's not even the newer, more dangerous version of the virus---it's instead an older, more archaic version. what, stupid virus---i'm not good enough for your best? *laughs the laugh of the damned*

of course, this means Word '97 is throwing fits and claiming insufficient memory issues, which it bloody well ought to know is patently impossible. and guess who can't find her Office '97 disc so she can uninstall and reinstall?

GRAR.

but really, these are minor gripes in the face of the current state of the world. so i really oughtn't complain. was a grand waste of time, though.

in other news, saw a trailer for the updated version of The Italian Job this weekend. and it made me want to cry. you know, a movie really has to do a lot to make me not want to see it when it's CHOCK FULL OF MINIS. but really, it did.

...when will people stop making "updates" of classic films? with very few exceptions, they Really Don't Work and Just Make Me Want To Cry.

so, er, i hurried home and ordered the R2 DVD. along with re-placing my order for the R2 24HPP DVD, since i'd apparently had the order deleted (without my knowledge) for the preordered version with the special slipcover designed to look like Tony Wilson's book cover. (would've been nice if they'd e-mailed me, at least. :P) BTW, for anyone who cares, HMV UK is having a sale on a special list of DVDs right now wherein if you buy one that's on this list, you get a second on the list of equal or lesser value for free. and yes, 24 Hour Party People is indeed on that list. for anyone who doesn't know and would care, the PAL (R2) version of 24 Hour Party People has quite a few things that the R1 version doesn't---including a version of the movie wherein you get to watch certain principals from various Factory bands watch the movie and comment on it. a slight twist to normal commentary tracks. should be entertaining, once it gets here. so if you've got a DVD player capable of it and care, i'd advise this version over the R1 one.

(also, regarding purchase from HMV UK; the prices you see onscreen have the VAT included. therefore, if you're not living somewhere where the VAT is applicable, it gets refunded when you check out. shipping to the US is cheaper than the VAT. shipping on our four DVDs of choice came to about ?4.60, i believe. bwee~~~!)

oh, and the original Italian Job had been announced tentatively on DVD here in the US ages ago, but the date kept getting pushed back, presumably because of this new abomination version being done here; i doubt it's ever really going to come out here. and if it does, it'll take forever and ever. and besides---the R2 cover art is just too damn cool for words.

synopsis of this post? mmm, Minis. old, classic Minis. not that there's anything wrong with the new one (certainly not), but. oh, and 24 HPP.

oh, and we're also getting a disc wherein Murray Walker interviews...himself. ph34r. >D XD XD XD

more details to follow, after we get them and watch them...i'd meant to put up at least one recipe this weekend, but no such luck. hopefully soon...