February 2012
15 posts
Teddy Book 2 Title Confirmed (99% certain)
I’ve been mulling over the name for the second Teddy book and I’m now 99% sure it’s going to be, “Teddy and the Hordesmen’s Master”. It fits nicely with the book’s content, has the feel I want to get across, and might make some people ask questions about what it means - and maybe question the grammar too. As far as I can see the grammar is correct - i.e....
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The Usual Suspects (film)
You can tell the family’s away this weekend; I’ve watched not one but two films :) Happy. The second of my two movies was “The Usual Suspects” (1995). I saw it when it was released and I’ve seen it maybe ten times since, and each time I see new things. It’s such a tightly-written script, full of subtleties and grace notes that surround the central, solid story...
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2010: The Year We Make Contact (Film)
Imagine the timeless wonder that is Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now mix in a good glug of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (any bit that has a lot of Gil Gerrard talking) and hey presto! You’ve got this film. It’s not completely awful, and there’s at least one scene (the one where Chandra says goodbye to HAL) that is genuinely touching. But then you have other scenes...
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I had an actual lie-in!
Woke up at 10:30am, cozy in bed to the sound of hammering rain. There are definitely some advantages to having the house to myself : )
What haven't I done in over seven years?
ANS: I haven’t been to the pub on my own for over seven years - until tonight! It was Robert’s leaving do and I was on the edge of a panic attack for the first hour. Stuck with it though, and had a good time. Left at 10pm, but that’s pretty good going for me at the moment. Had fun. Enjoyed the fun. Must do the fun more.
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