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.

[sunshine95.livejournal.com]

Not Professor McGonagall! :(

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

annotated Sherlock Holmes stories

WANT.

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

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

[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.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

AHHHHHHHHH STOP WTF.

[eofs.livejournal.com]

The BBC confirms. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7304004.stm)

...

Can we start today again please?

[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.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

NOOOO!

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Dammit, he had to at least live to see 2010. (Your turn, BTW.)

[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.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

I don't think 2001 was sufficiently advanced for him, anyway.

[girlalmighty]

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

[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.

[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 :(

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I got upstairs and there was something new to post re: Lexicon, and then people started dying all over the place. D:

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

You meanthis one? (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039305800X/ref=s9_asin_title_2_sims_c4_232515_98854_54460_5388_5052_9622_18194_6138-2785_g1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1B19Q5NYCNG8S06DHBAJ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=320448901&pf_rd_i=507846)

I have no will power and bought the first two on Amazon. Hey they were on sale for seven apiece.

[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.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

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

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

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

How awesome is Maggie Smith?