Susan Hated Literature she'd much prefer to read a good book

Wasn’t Sat great?

After we left the RWC and headed home I has to switch and support some other countries. As mentioned, I did the almost unthinkable and cheered on England against Australia. And...

Week 244

Muttering time again: Cluster :: Announcement :: Respect :: Incident :: Accordion :: Drunk :: If :: Dexter :: Wedding :: Gambling ::

War dir. by

Supposedly this is a martial-arts action film about an FBI agent hunting down an assassin because he killed the cop’s partner. But in reality there isn’t enough plot for that. Which is very surprising because there is a LOT of story and very little martial arts. There is a fair amount of action, but it is all things we’ve seen before.

1916 by

ISBN: 0812574923 Ned awoke with a start. The atmosphere in the darkened cabin was warm and close, smelling of lavender wax and fresh linen. Ned Halloran has just survived the sinking...

Lusk shooting.

This morning, as I walked to work, I happened to glance at the headline of my Metro Family anger at killings verdict. And I thought to myself, this couldn’t be the...

It’s the hope that kills you

For those that may not know[1] ; Ireland got knocked out of the RWC at the weekend. It wasn’t unexpected. After scraping the bonus point against Namibia, not getting one against...

Week 243

Muttering Time: Crook :: Career :: Freckles :: Scramble :: Mistake :: Telephone :: Thank you :: Obstruction :: 24/7 :: SciFi ::

I had such fuckin’ hopes for us

I’ve been out. Doing things. You know, that I shouldn’t be, *glances warily around* going places I shouldn’t. Yup. Shopping again. It’s shocking[1] how easy it is to spend money when...

Week 242

Singles :: Blaze :: Sandwich :: Outside :: Gooey :: Industry :: Exclusive :: Warranty :: Magical :: Heels ::

:(

Yeah. So. Optimism… I think I’ll revert to my usual pessimism from now on.

Shoulder to shoulder

I am not, in general, an overly optimistic person. Especially where Irish sport is concerned. Hopeful, always, but confident that we’ll win? Rarely. And this isn’t a new thing. Back in...