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I don't know if I've mentioned this, but my beloved television has been playing up for some time. The TV part has been perfectly fine, but the video part (it's a combo) has been nausing up videos for ages and for the past few weeks I've hardly dared watch any on it. This means no Buzzcocks for ages.

Yesterday I cracked and begged my mam to take me to the shops today and buy a new one. Nice and cheap now, cos videos are being phased out. We went to Tesco and I bought a Bush one for like, seventy quid. All well and good...

It doesn't have teletext. Now let me explain: The first thing I do in the morning, before even drinking Coke, is to turn on the TV to BBC1 and flick to Ceefax/teletext p 102. It gives me the following things: the time and the headlines. Then I go to the Entertainment news on page 501. It's that moment in the morning where my heart stops, just in case the headline flashes *SOMEONE I CARE ABOUT* DEAD, p 502.

I don't bother with TV listings- I use teletext, particularly the Now & Next page (p 606 on BBC, 120 on ITV, 4 & 5). I've seen a lot of interesting stuff I might not have bothered with otherwise through that.

This TV doesn't have any of that. I can't imagine living without it, but I know it would piss my mum off no end, after taking me to Tesco especially, for me to return it and get my money back. I want to, though. It would mean being without video again until I can get another one.

Ideas anyone?

AND OMG! Martin Scorsese on Jonathan Ross' tv show! I hope he explains what the HELL he was thinking casting Jude Fucking Law as Errol Flynn in The Aviator.

Memage from zorb and several others:

I. Reply to this post, because I would like to say a couple words about you.

II. I will also tell you what song(s) remind me of you when I hear it.

III. I will also tell you what celebrity/movie character/public person you remind me of, either personality-wise or looks-wise.

IV. I will also (try to) give ONE WORD that I associate with you when I think of you.

V. We all could use a boost now and then, so steal this for your journal and make someone else's day as well.

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I. A thought or two: You're the reason I got properly into the fandom, and I thank you so much for it.
II. Song: Hotel California, of course.
III. Celebrity: Like Cadey, I think of you so much as yourself I don't know if I associate any celebs with you. Maybe Don Henley ;)
IV. One Word: Friend.