NO NO NO STOP

[cleolinda]

No vertigo today, although a touch of dizziness (apparently dizziness is also a side effect of Allegra D, but it seems to have helped the vertigo, so... whatever) and congestion. Spent the day reading annotated Sherlock Holmes stories. Still shocked from this morning. And now? Maggie Smith is fighting breast cancer. OKAY, STOP. It's only March and already I want a do-over on 2008.


ETA: Arthur C. Clarke dies in Sri Lanka at the age of 90?

ETA 2: Reports: Paul Newman's Visits to Cancer Doctor. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

Comments

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Maggie Smith is fighting breast cancer.

Oh, crap.

[neveth.livejournal.com]

O_O.

No!
That's not allowed! I forbid it!

*cries*

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

I want to do-over 2008, too. :(

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

I just heard Arthur C. Clarke died, but I can't find any reports (besides the always creepy Wikipedia update). I have a feeling another famous man whose name begins with A is going to die before the day is out.

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

It's up on the NY Times. (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Obit-Clarke.html?hp)

I think we need to do today over.

[sunshine95.livejournal.com]

Not Professor McGonagall! :(

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

annotated Sherlock Holmes stories

WANT.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Two volumes! (http://www.amazon.com/New-Annotated-Sherlock-Holmes-Complete/dp/0393059162/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205879284&sr=8-1) Also, the preface indicates that there's a third volume (http://www.amazon.com/New-Annotated-Sherlock-Holmes-non-slipcased/dp/0393065944/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205879284&sr=8-2) out there with the annotated novels, which is what I really need, because A Study in Scarlet is actually something of a plot point in the novel I'm writing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/lady_alatariel_/]

Awwwwww man! I second your call for a do-over. Maggie Smith rocks

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Oh for fuck's sake. This is getting ridiculous. Who's driving this thing anyway?

[enid-keaner.livejournal.com]

I am SO down with a do-over of 2008. This year is biting so hard.

[corkdorkdan.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOOOO ARTHUR C. CLARKE.

I mean, I knew it was probably coming soon, but still sad.

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

2008 needs to go sit in the corner and think about what it's done, and not come out to play again until it can play nice.

'Cause I said so, that's why.

[girlalmighty]

Agh, no more. Oh my god, Maggie Smith. I really, really want to start this year over right now.

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

*focuses on the pretty icon rather than the massive death and dying spree*

[thea-scooter.livejournal.com]

Nooooo not Maggie Smith!!!

But I felt really bad that my first reaction to Arthur C Clarke was: "He was still alive?" Poor guy :(

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Dead or Alive? (http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/cnames-nf/Clarke+Arthur+C) doesn't know yet.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Augh. That's quite enough of that, universe, you may stop any time now. Just glad you're feelin' better, though. Times like these, we take our tiny little victories where we can.

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

And yet, breast cancer or no, she's still showing up for work.

How awesome is Maggie Smith?

[trasnochadora.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD. SOMETHING IN THE WATER?

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Between those and Anthony Minghella, I want to restart the week, goddamit!

[word-herder.livejournal.com]

The leading cause of death is birth...

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

Former ABBA drummer dies in accident. (http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/news/58520819)

*rocks back and forth with eyes squeezed shut* It isn't happening! None of it's happening!

[glass-radical.livejournal.com]

PAUL NEWMAN NOOOO

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE CANCER???

[cmdr-zoom.livejournal.com]

It's like Funky Winterbean in here all of a sudden...

[sound-of-bells.livejournal.com]

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

I've already been having a horrible, emotionally-overwrought day today, but reading about Clarke made me burst into tears.

I'm going to go to bed with my book of his short stories.

[theendofallthat.livejournal.com]

this is shaping up to be my worst year ever. Only three months in and it feels like nothing could fix it. weird to see that it's a terrible year for so many others as well.

[laerwen.livejournal.com]

I never wanted to see this happen in my life, but it is. This is totally emo of me, but I always knew there would be a time in my life (and in the life of our generation) where all of the people we have known and loved all our lives would no longer be here. It's been starting over the last few years, and it's going to keep on for quite a while, I'm afraid. Sigh.

Paul Newman's getting up in years, as is Dame Maggie. I like Paul, but if we lost Maggie now I think I might be just a wee bit distraught. x.x She is such a trooper.