lauralh | all I can face is my television

• Almost caught up with No Reservations, I must say I like this year's director (I think they got a new one, the shows have a slightly different quality and very different intros) better than last years. I guess Tuscany made them realize they needed a better guy. I dunno, it's cool though.

• Reg forced me to watch the first episode of Generation Kill, about some cleverdick foulmouthed Marines right at the start of Gulf War 2. It's pretty fascinating, hilarious, and frustrating. Based on the book, it follows a Recon group that has a Rolling Stone reporter attached to their crew (originally to write a story, but it got expanded) and all the fuckups present. Most of the fuckups are due to their commanders who want medals, so keep putting them In The Shit. Highly recommended. (I then watched the next 3 of my own volition.)

• We also watched Snuff Box, a BBC3 comedy that is loosely based around this British Guy and his American Coworker who are career hangmen. It's more sketch comedy with that loose plot thread, and it's totally transgressive and gross and evil and hilarious. Watched 4 episodes.

• Bought a new DVD player, at last, yay.