Not a meme, or if it is, it's a Tumblr one, not Livejournal. I came across this list of 100 questions on Tumblr and thought it would be a fun way of making myself post more often. Or more than just book reviews and the occasionally fandom squee. So I'm going to try and do at least one a day, maybe more some days, maybe not at all on others, as Real ( Read more... )

Not a meme, or if it is, it's a Tumblr one, not Livejournal. I came across this list of 100 questions on Tumblr and thought it would be a fun way of making myself post more often. Or more than just book reviews and the occasionally fandom squee. So I'm going to try and do at least one a day, maybe more some days, maybe not at all on others, as Real ( Read more... )

I love when you hear a song you haven't heard in goshdarn years and yet you still know all the words.

Not a meme, or if it is, it's a Tumblr one, not Livejournal. I came across this list of 100 questions on Tumblr and thought it would be a fun way of making myself post more often. Or more than just book reviews and the occasionally fandom squee. So I'm going to try and do at least one a day, maybe more some days, maybe not at all on others, as Real ( Read more... )

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I'm dying here.

The downside of finally listening to Hamilton in one uninterrupted go (listened to it plenty before but never actually sat down and run through the whole 2.5 hours) is that I couldn't sleep properly last night because I couldn't get the songs out of my head. All night I had snippets of songs darting through my brain ( Read more... )

I have discovered that listening to Hamilton whilst drawing up book order lists is surprisingly relaxing.

Even though it does lead to me bopping in my chair and getting odd looks from my work colleagues when getting a little too enthusiastic lip-syncing along to 'Guns and Ships'.

"Everybody give it up for America's favourite fighting Frenchman!"

Got in the car this morning to go to work and the radio immediately starts up with Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline'. Which is my offline, real world name, in case you didn't know.

So I'm hoping that's a sign that it's going to be a good day.

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♥ Take ThatOkay, here's the thing: I was a kid when Take That were around the first time, a tweenager, prime age to be madly in love with a boyband. Mark Owen was my first major crush, adorable little Marky. I was still of the age where my bedroom was awash with pony posters, slowly replaced by posters of Take That. And I never got ( Read more... )

First time I watched this my jaw dropped open with amazement and didn't shut until I'd watched it again about eight times.

73 years old, and she comes out with a voice that'll knock you sideways. Damn, Aretha. Now that is how you bring the house down.

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Bonus points for making President Obama cry and Carole King pretty much lose her mind.