Well, this is getting more complicated.

And a couple of questions:

Sometime last year, when I had internets, I remember reading about a new big bang comm for apocalypse stories. All fandoms welcome as long as the story involves an apocalypse. Anyone remember the name of this comm? because I would totally be all over that shit. I may as well rec this ( Read more... )

David Hewlett has been living in Warwickshire for the last month and I did not know about this. Quick, someone file the restraining order before it's too late ( Read more... )

( Derren Brown predicts the UK lottery numbers last Wednesday )

The asshat clingy boyfriend kept referring to this acquaintance of his as a paki (a really, really nasty slur here) several times before my housemate finally got around to trying to excuse his behaviour. How? He's not a racist, half his family's black.

.......

Just let that one sink in for a moment.

( personal anecdote )

http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=234483

Cinnabon has recently opened up two shops in London, with plans to phase in another 40 or so across the UK over the next few years. Oh god I miss those so badly. Very tempted to take the train to London just to stock up, even if they are exhorbitantly expensive here. Mmmmm.


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They cancelled Patrick Jones' (yes, that would be the older brother of Nicky 'Jones' Wire) poetry signing at their Cardiff branch because some bible thumper threatened to protest.

The question is, did John Barrowman go there during his big national book tour? I smell hypocrisy.

So.... I didn't vote.

*hangs head in shame*

( my lazy ass excuse )

For the first time in a good while, I was browsing through fic for an American show.

Most people tend to make a pretty good point about 'Britpicking' when writing for, say, Doctor Who or Torchwood, which I think is awesome. I don't mind americanisms in random bits of descriptive prose, but when it's in dialogue coming out of characters' mouths, ( Read more... )