My Hobby: Wryly smirking at people's obsession with homoromantic subtext, while writing three major male characters who are exceptionally guilty of it.

(To be fair, one doesn't realise it and would be appalled if he did, one is above caring about such things, and the third describes himself as omnisexual but is really just foul. With him it's not ( Read more... )

Heh, my sexy #vss are always the most popular...

PERVERTS. :P

What occasioned this post was a request made to me by a writing partner a long time ago. I declined the request. You'll see why. "Ten years later" is pushing the definition of a snappy comeback, but this post is really aimed at other guys who might have this idea.

John Boy, as we'll call him, had a male character. His Vision™ for his character ( Read more... )

Sunday. Do washing ready for work, rip up eggboxes, take out recycling, find soulmate...

I bought season one of Dexter on DVD because I'd heard unbelievably positive things about it, and never got round to watching it on television.

I watched an episode last night, and... well, as a result, today has been an archive binge to finish the second of ( Read more... )

Large graphic in this entry.... if it's working. If there's a broken image, that's rather annoying.
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Mourn.

And feel grateful I don't post a maudlin Bagpuss quotation.

Postgate's work was dreamy, safe, surreal, gentle and top-notch in quality terms. Bagpuss was one of my favourites growing up. We won't see his like again. That sort of wonderful, subtle stuff doesn't get commissioned these days.

Scientists in Austria say they have found a basic ( Read more... )

What!!!     ....         !!!!!!

(Guess who just listened to/looked up the lyrics to Secret Door by Dreamtale)

D:

A singularly unmemorable name (I typed "Dead City" first, stared at it and then remembered) for a pretty good film, Ghost Town.

I liked it. I cackled a lot. I recommend it.

What I liked a lot about Ghost Town:

• DOG
• Dialogue
• Sadistic humour, oh yes
• General Britishness of the humour, especially in his interaction with his coworker.
• English accent YES ( Read more... )