Search
Recent Comments
Tweet tweet
- On page 44 of 514 of South of Broad: Unimpressed so far. Prose is way to affected and overdone http://bit.ly/bRlKoP 2010/07/30
- On page 85 of 912 of Olympos http://bit.ly/darUxL 2010/07/28
- yay Catalonia! Banning bullfighting is a good thing! 2010/07/28
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Happy Diwali
Man its cold today. Cold cold cold. And that rain! Its verging on sleet so it is. Did no one tell the weather that it is still only October? But sure we’ll cope. Somehow. Possibly by using coats, scarves and … Continue reading
Royal Escape
No ISBN ; Elsewhere Set after the execution of Charles I, this book tells the story of Charles II after his forces lose the Battle of Worcester[1] and he is forced to try and escape the country and go into … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged 7 Stars, British royalty - Charles II, character study, language, Royal Escape
Leave a comment
its a meme!
I can’t remember the last time I did a meme, but I stumbled across this one over here and figured why not. Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the search box, then write the … Continue reading
The Mutant Chronicles
See also: IMDb ; Elsewhere Okay so I knew this was going to be rubbish. But then again look at that cast. How could I resist? And to be honest I was expecting something resembling a plot to show up … Continue reading
Posted in Moving Pictures
Tagged 5 Stars, clichéd, dystopias, mindless fun, Mutant Chronicles, nonsensical, steampunk, utter pish
9 Comments
Conscience is a nuisance. A fly. A barking dog.
What a strange and wonderfully weird place the world is. Okay, not always in a wonderful way, I mean have you heard about the budget? Hardly wonderful to be taxing peoples on minimum wage now is it. And as for … Continue reading
Venetia
ISBN: 9780099465652 ;Elsewhere on the web “A fox got in among the hens last night, and ravished our best layer,” remarked Miss Lanyon. “A great-grandmother, too! You’d think he would be ashamed!” Venetia Lanyon lives with her younger brother Aubrey, … Continue reading
The Giant, O’Brien
“Bring in the cows now. Time to shut up for the night”.
There came three cows, breathing in the near-dark: swishing with the tips of their tails, their bones showing through hide.
Posted in Books
Tagged atmospheric, character study, Charles Byrne, John Hunter, RIP challenge, RIP III, The Giant O'Brien, wonderful writing
3 Comments
there must be some taurus
Tis fair cold out today boys[1] Fair cold. Could even have done with a hat, gloves, and a scarf. Guess it really is October now. And autumn[2] or fall. Whatever, I’m all about embracing[3] the multitude of cultures. So happy … Continue reading
