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I have been in Naperville for the past week training. Nothing earth shattering to learn, but at least I am away from the office for a while. I think I am going to head to the little downtown area in a few with a couple girls from my office. I am not sure why I want to do more shopping, because, damn, I tore up the outlet mall last night.

I watched the entire Pride and Prejudice (250min, 1980 - not Colin Firth) miniseries while I was here. I would have watched the colin Firth version, but, that is not on instant Netflix. I love instant Netflix. Anywho, I can really only deal with Jane Austen when I know what is going to happen...or when I read a version with zombies. I read Pride and Prjudice and Zombies while going to Phoenix. That is really the only thing that made it tolerable - the threat of zombies. Oh, and that Mr. Collins kills himself after he must behead Charlotte because she is becoming a zombie and that Mr. Wickham becomes a cripple in a "carriage accident" and shits himself all day while Lydia gets to clean it up. That is how it should have gone. I was disappointed that it was not in the real version. Oh! And Lizzy and Lady Catherine have a throw down, complete with swords and throwing stars. Awesome!

I liked the movie well enough, though. That Mr. Darcy was fabulous. I think the story is utterly romantic, but I wish Victorian society was not so prudish. I think Darcy and Lizzy getting it on would have been pretty hot - so much repressed sexual energy. Instead, I settled for them walking arm in arm. Whatever. People back in those days were having sex all the time - its just that no one talked about it.

Really, there is not a story that could not be helped by some characters having sex. This leads into a discussion that Andy and I were having before we left - Janeway is the worst captain ever. Picard totally would have taken it in the ass from Q if it meant getting his crew OUT OF THE FUCKING DELTA QUADRANT. Damn, bitch, stop being so selfish. Also, Q + Picard would be kind of hot...unless it was Q from when the actor had some sort of weird plastic surgery and his face was all malformed. He looked like a Janeway-Paris lizard baby. Freaky shit.