This is something I’ve been considering for some time, and I’m finally getting around to doing it. Mostly, I avoided it because I’ve never done a proper rec post before now. I’m not really sure what I’m doing. But I love each and every one of these fics to pieces, and I want to share them so that other people can love them as well. They simply ( Read more... )

Today, I finished my Nineteenth Century Children's Literature essay. 8,400 words, 7 texts, 4 articles, 4 books of criticism, and God-knows-how-many hours of staring into my computer screen. And it is wonderfully, gloriously done. I posted and e-submitted at lunchtime. The last piece of work for my MA is now out of my hands ( Read more... )

I have a confession to make. It's a slightly weird confession, because in a sense it's not actually a bad thing; I just feel weird about it. (Mostly because ... well, no. I'll get to that.)

My confession is this: ( I have an embarassingly large crush on Derren Brown. )

OK, I literally cannot contain this any more. I will have some kind of fangirl explosion if I don't have a bit of a rant at you guys, so I apologise in advance. I'll try to be vaguelly normal for at least part of this post - the rec. part. Because that's important, and I do want these fics read, because they are so good. Sooooo good.

SPOILERS for ( Read more... )

I'm back in Durhamland. It's currently cold and foggy. (The fog has literally rolled in over the past hour. At least the frost has gone now, though.) The lake is frozen! And there was a massive, massive snow-pile on the far side, but it's melting now so it's less impressive ( Read more... )

So, I was going to write this absolutely spectacular Merlin Christmas Fic, based on a carol, but then Real Life went and got in the way. (Christmas shopping, meeting up with friends, helping my mum, looking after my Nan - you get the gist.) So, instead, you get last year's offering. Sorry. I probably linked this twelve months ago, but I don't care ( Read more... )

OK, so I have a Plan. But first, an art rec.

You're Glowing, Angel by a Secret Artist at the Good Omens Exchange. Aziraphale/Crowley, G.

It's adorable. Just go look. Look at their happy faces! *flail*

I didn't participate in the Good Omens Exchange this year (*SOB*) because last year I nearly went mental trying to do two fic exchanges and NaNo. ( Read more... )

Today, I got up at 9:20am, left my room at 9:40am, went to my 10:00-11:00am translation seminar, came back and went back to bed for an hour and a half. It was good. :D

Then, after lunch, I watched the third and fourth episodes of the BBC adaptation of North and South.

Spoilers below, obviously! ( North and South: Book/TV Comparisson, and Squee )

HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY fanged_angel!

Sorry it's belated, but it's been a busy week. :(

I found Gives Me Hope tonight. It describes itself as "Like FML, but for optimists" - and honestly? I just spent at least two and a half hours scrolling through the amazing stories of random kindness and love that are on that side. They are inspiring. They make me want to ( Read more... )

Just came home from watching the new Star Trek film. If you haven't already, GO AND WATCH IT ASAP.

( Star Trek )