30 November 2003
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Yipee, a new Mary Gentle Book: “1610: A Sundial in a Grave, by Mary Gentle (Gollancz, £12.99) Mary Gentle’s novels hover in the grey area between fantastic, postmodern and historical fiction – and because of this she probably gets less … Continue reading
28 November 2003
Cast: James D'Arcy, Paul Bettany, Russell Crowe
Script: John Collee, Peter Weir
Genre: Action, historical fiction
Setting: Britain - Georgian
8 Stars
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Just been to see Master and Commander: The far side of the Ocean and have to say I had a very enjoyable afternoon. Even before the film started I was entertained by the Irish Health Board’s anti-AIDs ad, even if … Continue reading
24 November 2003
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More trouble for The Spire. The lights aren’t working properly *sigh* after taking so long you’d think they would do things properly wouldn’t you. Still I think it looks great, especially at dusk when the lights start to come on … Continue reading
23 November 2003
Cast: Robert Pattinson
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Was never a fan of Doctor Who, think I am a bit too young, but I am a Richard E Grant fan so I took a gander at the animated episodes now online. So far they have two up, and … Continue reading
23 November 2003
Call no: 800
Genre: general fiction
7 Stars
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Have just finished reading Glan Duncan’s Love Remains. Saw it in my local library and because I loved I, Lucifer so much had to take it out. This is a very different book in many ways from I, Lucifer. There … Continue reading
22 November 2003
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Well, the students spoke again, and banned the sales of Coke from college. I am not quite sure if I agree with this but the people have spoken. Part of the reason I disagree is that it seems as though … Continue reading
22 November 2003
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Waste hours trying to fly this copter. Its bloody addictive
22 November 2003
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Looks like Bertie aint welcome in Sligo, by Irish the students at least: “As Mr. Ahern arrived at the IT, the students, congregated outside the main entrance and foyer, turned their backs as he entered.” (have to register to view … Continue reading
22 November 2003
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So the IRB RWC 2003 is at an end. Okay so the 3rd place play off still has to come, doesn’t it? but in reality the competition is all over. All the pre-match verbal skirmishes came down to these last … Continue reading
21 November 2003
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strangely enough bombs in Indonesia tend to kill more people from Jakarta than Jersey and yet always it is an attack on our interests, on our culture. Is it this reaction as much as anything else that sickens the people of these countries who have been attacked, it certainly sickens me – that we cannot sympathise or understand but merely try to transfer this into our own framework, one that is easier for us to accept. The message is therefore – ‘well we’re sorry that some of your people died, but imagine how it must feel for us’.