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I live, and actually I'm not doing too bad. Working hard at staying hydrated seems to have paid off. Still tired and wobbly, but better than I expected to be feeling at this point. Today is also the final day on my paid LJ account and I'm sticking to my guns on not paying them another red cent after their bungling of the fan groups. I suspect it will make using LJ much less pleasant, but so be it.

While I've been ill I've also become really addicted to Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares series. It's just so damn addictive. Watching him come in and kick some asses until he turns a failing business into a successful one is just amazing to see. He often comes off like a bit of a dick, but 90% of the time he's right and they really need to listen to him. I just can't seem to stop watching it whenever I stumble upon it on BBC America. Ooh, and I almost forgot to mention, they're about to starting running Life on Mars series 2 on BBCA in December, woo!

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Casting for HBP, straight from Warner Brothers:

Two award-winning actors are joining the film’s all-star cast in their first Harry Potter film. Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (“Iris,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”) has been set to play Potions Professor Horace Slughorn, who gives Harry an old Potions textbook that had once belonged to the Half-Blood Prince, which proves invaluable to the young wizard. Award-winning actress Helen McCrory [Editor's note: Oh nice casting here!](“Becoming Jane,” “The Queen”) will play Narcissa Malfoy, mother to Draco Malfoy and sister to the evil Bellatrix Lestrange.

Additionally, several young newcomers will be making their feature film debuts in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Jessie Cave has won the role of Lavender Brown, who has eyes for Ron Weasley. Nine-year-old Hero Fiennes Tiffin is playing the role of the young Tom Riddle at age 11, while 16-year-old Frank Dillane is playing the teenage Riddle, who is already on the path to becoming the evil Lord Voldemort.