I get into a hubbub of excitement about a few things. Not a lot of things, but a few things.
For instance, I will google ravenously for any information about an impending James Bond movie. 007 is a life-long obsession for me, which started on those long late Saturday nights when I was a kid when nothing was on but Dad was engrossed in Roger Moore or Sean Connery classic Bond tale. I loved the 60s look of the films and the great names and slightly silly villans. There was an unconcious campness that I loved. I've since read the books and seen all the films. Now I scour the net for clues to JB22... the new and nameless film due out in November next year.
Another thing I have had a life-long obsession with is Doctor Who. I loved Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker in the role when I was a kid and I loved that my Dad had also cowered behind the couch each time the Daleks had screeched "exterminate" when he was a tacker as well. When I was 14 I sketched incredibly intricate, measured to scale, pencil drawings of both the TARDIS and a Dalek. (I couldn't do it now if I tried). I was thrilled beyond belief to know a new version of the show was coming to our screens a few years ago and LOVE David Tennant in the role.
So when, last night, I stumbled across a website promising to sell me a foot-high scale model remote control Dalek for just 30 pounds sterling, well I couldn't resist.
Oh yes, this is going to be a good Christmas. I absolutely cannot wait.
I. Am. A. Big. Nerdy. Kid.
Private Dancer
2 months ago
3 comments:
Oooh, another new James Bond? Are they filming yet?
But, I was a bit eh on the whole idea of Doctor Who as a kid. It was either super scary which was great or really stupid.
But, now it's come back! SUCH A FAN! Maybe because K9 doesn't inexplicably break down. Maybe because the production values rock. Maybe because there's generally a deep subtext.
But... I would want my own Captain Jack teleportation wristwatch or Sonic Screwdriver before a Dalek!
I would you say you have Asperger's with the whole obsessive thing but I think you have the socialising-with-others thing down too.
Just so you know a remote control darlek and a sonic screwdriver are both residents at our home. With hilarious results.
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