London: I was very relieved to find out all the Londoners on my flist were safe, and checked with all but one of my none lj-friends as well. The one I haven't heard back from yet is an old lady, though, and I'm worried. She left Germany with the Kindertransport at age 14 during the Third Reich and thus escaped the Holocaust and is one of the most gracious and optimistic and cheerful women I know.

Fannish stuff: a friend gave me the first season of 24. It's very well made suspense stuff, but some elements just disturb me the wrong way. To wit, the way two female characters were presented. ( Spoilers. )

And in other fannish news, I wrote another response to the Alias "Secrets" challenge, this one featuring Dr. Barnett, spoilers for season 1-3 and the opening of season 4:

"Secret Keepers"