I'm seeing Kong on Sunday! I'm seeing Kong on Sunday! Whoop whoop whoop!

Ad nauseam.

I know it's bloody freezing, so, um, what better time to give away your sleeping bag than now? Cover For Kashmir is doing an appeal aimed at festival-going types (and let's face it, the only fest around now is ATP which is all cosied up in chalets) to help with the relief operation in Kashmir and North Pakistan.

CMU reports: Atleast three million are still homeless following the earthquake, and thousands will die this winter unless they find shelter - or the shelter reaches them. To help in remedying the situation, a ' Drive For Life tour' has been organised. The 'Cover For Kashmir' van will drive to 8 major cities over the course of 4 days to pick up warm winter sleeping bags and blankets from festival goers, students and the general public around the UK and at collection points set up at major universities across the country. You've missed Leeds and Manchester, that was yesterday, but the van's still to call at the following locations:

Liverpool, Nottingham, Birmingham: Friday 18 Nov (that's today - quick
quick)
Bristol: Saturday 19 Nov
Oxford, London: Sunday 20 Nov

You can also send stuff to Studio 35, The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick lane, London, E1 6QL. If you haven't got a sleeping bag, go buy one, or make a donation to the relief effort at http://www.dec.org.uk. For more info
contact: aid@protestrecordings.com

I've just noticed that my wishlist still says to see Walk The Line. Scratch that, I saw it at LFF and it was more meh than wow. Again, probably the hype machine in overdrive, but while it was an ok biopic, it didn't do anything especially zingy as a film, certainly nothing to warrant all this Oscar talk. I think I'll change the wishlist to mending this damn keyboard,which requires heavy bashing of the space bar since IG spilled tea and soup on it. Mmmm...edible keys. Kind of.

France McDormand deserves at least a nod for Best Supporting Oscar for North Country. Even The Bean's ropier than old rope Yank-via-Sheffield accent doesn't put you off. Terrific film too, lots of neat little funny bits along with the stomach-churning parts.

A new definition to post-university "meh"-ness thanks to Phil.

phil says:
we got stopped by Liverpools radio city the other week
phil says:
so they could ask us about a meningitis outbreak at the uni in which a student perished
Kattack! says:
Oh dear.
Kattack! says:
I feel even more shallow now.
phil says:
you won't
phil says:
i told them there were loads of students
Kattack! says:
?
phil says:
and they wouldn't miss one

We're all going to hell.

Spam titles get increasingly acid-ridden: "Impress with your hard erection! Turnaround toast-maker."

#1 sign of Pete Doherty's fall from "edgy" grace: being namechecked on The Archers by the vicar.

Despite having missed all of season 2 due to that lovely job in Every Bar Ever, I'm quite excited by these new Little Britain pictures. Or maybe that's because gorgeous and delectable GG has bought me a ticket to see them next year. Hurray!

New Narnia trailer - my appetite for wholesome nostalgic kiddy fare now distinctly diminished. Boo hiss etc.

Cameron Crowe on Orlando Bloom: "He sees all the people screaming for him and he says “Stop the car, I’m getting out right now,” they’re like “But you’ll be late,” and he says “Then I’ll be late. I’m signing autographs for them, they’re my fans.”"

Doesn't that just make you want to line both of them up against a wall and fill them full of bullets?