Springtime in paris
I know you are all trés excited about this weekend. And any number of future weekends. Yes, that’s right by fellow rugby fans, the Six Nations is almost here. And already the meeja is hyped beyond belief. Will we win the Grand Slam for the second year in a row.
Or will we do the unthinkable and lose to Italy?
4 February 2010
Everybody knows the captain lied dir. by Steve Barker
I hereby present a random collection of paragraphs all about stuff I’ve been up to; music, tv, exercise. Anyone would think I was busy or something.
3 February 2010
A monstrous regiment of women by Laurie R. King
Author: Laurie R. King
A Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mystery #2
I’ve enjoyed the other books in this series that I’ve read, but this one I loved. Totally loved it.
It is 1921 and our hero, Mary Russell, has finished her undergraduate course at Oxford. She is also about to come into her inheritance. Her life on the brink of being totally her own. No longer a ward of her aunt’s; she will be able to live as she chooses. But how will she choose, and what does she want to do with her life? Will she pursue an academic career with her interest in theology? Or does her future lie with Holmes and the life of a detective?
2 February 2010
Precious dir. by Lee Daniels, Michel Gondry
Dir: Lee Daniels
Writ: Geoffrey Fletcher based on the book by Sapphire
Some films you go to see purely for light entertainment. To enjoy the pretty pictures and the mindless action. Precious is not one of those films. It one that you aren’t sure you actually want to see. You know it is going to make you feel uncomfortable, and that it’ll probably pray on your mind after you’ve watched it.
1 February 2010
The greatest knight by Elizabeth Chadwick, Jennifer Johnston
Author: Elizabeth Chadwick
William Marshall was a real person; born in relative obscurity he rose through the ranks to become “the greatest knight that ever lived” as well as Earl of Pembroke. He served under four kings of England, although this book only covers his exploits under two, Henry II and Richard I. He married Isabel de Clare, who was the daughter of Strongbow. And through her gained the rights to Leinster.
29 January 2010
I’m Captain François Blaze Martin of the Seablaze. You can call me Blaze.
Sometimes looking at my Statcounter details I’m a little icked out. I mean fanfic is all well and good, but Brian O’Driscoll fanfic! I just can’t get my head around that....
27 January 2010
It is just a slice of cheese
That should be, I dunno, a metaphor for life. Or summat. I mean It is just a slice of cheese. But, some will proclaim, a slice of cheese may be the...
26 January 2010
The Ultimates by Mark Millar
Writ: Mark Millar & Illus: Bryan Hitch
I was a little disappointed in these graphic novels. Mainly because they often seemed to look for the cheap laugh while at the same time trying to be all gritty at the same time. You can usually go for one or the other, but both at the same time usually doesn’t work.
25 January 2010
2010 #3
Over the winter I’ve been putting out food for the birdses. I usually don’t get to see them enjoy it as by the time I’m home from work it is getting...
23 January 2010
Here lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
ISBN: 9780439955331 LibraryThing | Author’s site Some stories will never stop being retold. How many different versions of the Arthurian legends are there out there? And do we really need another?...
21 January 2010