Downton Abbey s1, Game of Thrones s2, and the ever-present meme

Well, I'm back at Cal now, and things are in full swing. Papers to the left of me, midterms to the right, you know the drill. Nothing terribly exciting to report on the home front, so I'll skip straight to the flailing about imaginary people.

( While I was Oop North, I got into a new show (beware of Downton Abbey ramblings!)... )

( The other big TV news is that Game of Thrones is back on (premiere spoilers, but nothing that isn't in the books)... )

( In related news, I had a major geek moment on my last day in Sebastopol... )

For this post's meme, have the A-Z of fandom*!
( * Not actually alphabetized... )