Calcifer = Alfred?

I watched the Hayao Miyazaki version of Howl's Moving Castle for the first time tonight, and I must say that the combination of Christian Bale's voice + a Howl whose alter ego is a dark flying creature of vigilante awesomeness is QUITE HILARIOUS at times.

I AM SO TIRED. I'd forgotten how tiring all-day dance rehearsals can be, and I've got another week of this to go. Time for bed, I think!