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Happy May Day!

I'm all moved into my new flat. I absolutely love it. It's not perfect - it gets a lot of noise at all hours of the night from the bar across the street, and unfortunately someone once tried to paint the bathroom sink and tub with wall paint, so that is a peeling, rusty mess, but the light in all the rooms is very good, and it feels so luxurious to have all this space that is mine and mine alone. ♥

Now I just need to buy some furniture...

I've got my internet hooked up, so I am now all caught up with Mad Men! I have lots to say about it, but I'm going to save it for a separate post.

Currently reading Connie Willis' Oxford WWII time travel pair Blackout and All Clear. I got a little frustrated with the story at the start of All Clear when the characters start behaving stupidly and withholding information from each other (presumably this was necessary to keep the plot going, but so irritating). Thankfully, I'm back to enjoying it. I can't wait to get home from work so I can finish it! It's inspiring me to get back to work on that Man from UNCLE time travel fic I was writing.

Speaking of Man from UNCLE...

( Have some surprise Man from UNCLE pictures that turned up on a photo community that I watch... )

I know you are all desperate to know what I think of the Mad Men barbies...

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They're pretty hideous so I guess I should be happy that Peggy was spared... but I'm not. In fact, I'm a little bit outraged by that. Peggy might be more of a Skipper than a Barbie, but she is still the main female character! Snubbed by Mattel, the nerve!

Man from UNCLE on Mad Men! How come nobody told me about this?

I just spent most of my morning rereading "Too Many Women" in preparation for my bookclub post on milk_and_orchids.

Last time I read it was before Mad Men even existed, now when I read it the entire thing presents to me like Archie Goodwin's day at Sterling Cooper.