I'm 38, and I text as well, though not very frequently, mostly only to arrange things, like where and how to meet someone, and things like that. I use WhatsApp too. Most of my friends are 35 and over, and some text often, some don't. It's a widely used tool throughout all age groups now. Funnily enough, I think my mum (at 66) might even text more often than I do.

Sherlock: "Wonder if I should mention that he's still got that piece of pasta stuck to his cheek..."

MartaSt wrote:

This photo looks like scene from "Gladiator" movie

And that's exactly what it was supposed to emulate.
 

And me again to say that if anyone's interested in seeing the photos I took at the con, you can now take a look at them in my online gallery, including a few quite lovely ones of John Finnemore.

Oh, we totally are.  I managed to get a number of really nice photos of John today. I'd post the direct link to Tumblr, but the hotel WiFi is super slow and Tumblr doesn't actually really load well. However, you can see them when you go to my Tumblr page: http://tj-teejay.tumblr.com

Well, he sure doesn't speak German! I'm pretty sure he can speak French, but I don't know how well.

Well, you know, it's the age-old story of the regular fan vs. the extremes. The media usually only focus on the latter, because that's what's most "sensationalist" and sells better. It's not a new phenomenon, and probably started with the Trekkies -- all those stories about nerdy geeks dressing up in Star Trek uniforms, pretending to be characters from a TV show. (No offense meant, I consider myself to be a Trekkie as well, even though I don't actually have a uniform.) And of course there's countless other examples, from the music band fanatics to the Twilight moms.

While these days it may have become a bit more acceptable in society (e.g. cosplaying, conventions like FedCon, RingCon, SDCC, etc.) to be a geek, there will always be someone who'll try to make a quick buck by ridiculing those people who are passionate enough about something or someone to do things that others might consider weird or crazy. It becomes uncool when it turns into stalking or other obsessive behaviour that's more at the unhealthy end of the spectrum. But as long as it's all in good fun, I don't see anything wrong with being a fan of an actor or a TV show.

The "TV geeks" are often an easy target, because there is that old cliché about them being overweight, unattractive people who spend all their time in front of the TV or computer because they don't have a life. I'm sure there's a portion of of those fans in every fandom, but from my own experience with fandom people I know in real life, I can't think of anyone who really fits that cliché. Unfortunately, however, the media will always find those few and make them into yet another sensationalist story.

And, yes, I've done crazy things in the name of fandom. I don't feel ashamed for any of them. In fact, every single one of them has been super fun and enriched my life in many ways. I wouldn't want to give that up for anything. And I don't care if the media considers me weird for it. If life was fair, they'd also consider football fans wh

Remember when I posted up there I taught my friend's 4-year-old how to play Yellow Car back in May? Well, I'm visiting them again in the UK this weekend, and this morning we were driving along without much of a care in the world, and suddenly he blurts into my ear, "Yellow car!" and points at a passing yellow car. Ha! Success!!

Hehe, no, it has nothing to do with Star Trek. Although thinking of Deep Space Nine, I understand how one would make that connection. It's more or less a sequel to the movie "Legion". Though you don't necessarily need to know the movie in order to understand the TV show.

Here, let me post a trailer: