Inspiration, whimsy, journey back in time, travel to the future. It’s all here.
My husband and I recently returned from spending two glorious weeks in Japan, a wonderful, crowded, dynamic, beautiful country. Everyone was so polite and we delighted in everyone we met from city to city. Drinking beer, eating amazing food, drinking whisky, smoking cigars, drinking more whisky (seriously unbelievable whisky and so cheap!).
Read MoreThere is something eerily haunting about Michal Lisowski’s series Soldiers of the Banana Republic. With its Great War iconography and all too familiar scenes of the desolation, horror, hopelessness, fear and pain.
Read MoreOK so the announcement from NASA wasn’t Aliens, but it was still pretty damn exciting – especially for anyone who writes science fiction or is a fan of sci-fi, or just freakin’ loves space.
Read MoreMany years ago I used to traipse from record fair to record fair, record shop to record shop looking for 7” singles. I even had a list of the treasures I was looking for that I ticked off as I found them.
Read MoreFor as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to write. Or read. That’s all I’ve wanted to do. I even told my second grade teacher I wanted to be ‘a poet’ when she was asking all the kids what they wanted to do when they ‘grew up’.
Read MoreEver since I was a little human I’ve wanted my very own library. With rich wooden shelves covered in every sort of book imaginable, those cool green library lamps in every corner, plush seating with a small coffee table to rest my drink on.
Read MoreIt’s always a bit sad when you find a new TV series to watch, only to have it finish a mere 8 episodes later and leave you waiting churlishly for the next season to start – if there even is to be a next season at all.
Read MoreYep it’s one of those Tuesdays that feels like a Monday because we had a long weekend. Damn you holidays!! Today I was reminded of how little things can just brighten your days immeasurably.
Read MoreHappy Friday! Outside the sky is blue and the weather is warm... but I am stuck inside, behind plate-glass, in what you might assume to be air conditioned comfort but really it's like I'm an exhibit in the office Zoo.
Read MoreThis morning we got the news that nerds the world over have been dreading for the past few days. Carrie Fisher, our Princess, had passed away. She had suffered a massive heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles last week, and was taken to hospital on landing.
Read MoreI finally got a chance to watch David Brent: Life on the Road the other night and I was honestly surprised at how good it was. Usually when a half hour TV show is picked up and optioned for a movie you end up with a mish-mash effort that would be great – if it was a half hour
Read MoreOn Thursday 15 December at 12:01 am I saw the midnight screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and it was amazing! Dare I say it was better than The Force Awakens,and I would even go so far as to say it is now my fourth favourite Star Wars movie following A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
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