The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane.
21 July 2007
Script: Dean Craig
Genre: Juv/YA, sff
8 Stars
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Monthly Archives: July 2007
20 July 2007
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Opiate of the masses
I seem to have given up on my Rome recaps. That is a terribly wishy-washy sort of statement, isn’t it? I seem to have, you’d think I’d know whether I have or I haven’t. And considering that there is only … Continue reading
19 July 2007
Genre: historical fiction
Setting: 1910s, C20th, Dublin
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A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry
ISBN: 0571218016 See also: Three Monkey’s Interview ; Dublin’s One Book One City ; He was born in the dying days. It was the withering end of 1896. He was called William after the long-dead Orange King, because his father … Continue reading
19 July 2007
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TT #26
Thirteen links for you to enjoy. Firefly set to Strauss Go on! You know you want to click. Dog de Tour de France Golf, the latest sport to be hit by drug-cheat rumours. Think you know about Rome? Well, see … Continue reading
18 July 2007
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Julie Walters, Mark Williams, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Grint
Script: Michael Goldenberg
Genre: Juv/YA, sff
8 Stars
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [based on book] by J.K. Rowling directed by David Yates
I don’t remember much of the book. I know that I did read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and I do remember the ending, but a lot of what went on in the middle. No recollection whatsoever. … Continue reading
17 July 2007
Call no: 800
Genre: historical fiction
Setting: Britain, Britain - Civil War & Revolution, C17th
8 Stars
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Restoration by Rose Tremain
ISBN: 9780340936436 Read with HistoricalFavorites I am, I discover, a very untidy man. Look at me. Without my periwig, I am an affront to neatness. Robert Merival, the narrator of Rose Tremain’s Restoration, is, at the start of this book, … Continue reading
13 July 2007
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Unfortunately the outlook over the next 24 hours is a bit of a mixed bag
It is still raining. Someone said 36 days. I’m not so sure but it has been a long time since we had a day without rain. Now, I know that Ireland is known for being a rainy part of the … Continue reading
12 July 2007
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TT #25
image nicked from Samulli Thirteen Things about cats I’ve had The first cat I remember having was Blackie. This was back in Dublin, so don’t remember much about her. She had a kitten that we kept, named Sooty. Yes, we … Continue reading
11 July 2007
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I’ll come in again
Yes change[1] but I have been keeping my eye out for a three column and came across this one from here, I have, of course, changed the image header, and added a few things, like tags and whatnot, but apart … Continue reading
10 July 2007
Cast: James Purefoy, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson
Script: Eoghan Mahony
Genre: drama, historical fiction
Setting: Ancient world, Rome
9 Stars
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Rome 2.6 Philippi directed by Robert Young
We start off this episode with Brutus and Cassius riding along with their army. Brutus is in good form, he has been chatting with the men, but Cassius is a tad on the grumpy side, all these mouths to feed. … Continue reading