On the very rare occasions when I have been eligible to nominate or vote for the Hugo (or any other literary award for that matter) I have not done so because I've never had the time, inclination or opportunity to read/see all the candidates, and I feel that an uninformed vote is worthless. I have subsequently read some of the winners and nominees ( Read more... )

Wretched LJ code changes mean I keep having to log in when I go to the LJ page, and then am presented with a new layout and instructions on what to do if I want to change to it, but not how to get it back the way it was! And I still can't get it to display more than 10 posts on the Friends Page, even though I clearly put 30 in the relevant format ( Read more... )

I finally finished the cover for my netbook, and took it up to the bedroom to do a photo for my Ravelry records. As it was a sunny day the cats were in situ, and, for once, Ross did not scarper at the thought of a D.O.G. being around. So he got into the picture.

( Cut for photo )

Earlier this week the sandals I wear for walking the dogs (when I'm not wearing wellington boots) finally died, the top of one parting company with the sole - though thankfully not, like the last pair of dog-walking shoes, in the middle of the forest. I;ve been meaning to order some Hotter footwear, but don't really trust the internet (though Lil ( Read more... )

Yesterday we took Bren up to the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket to see a specialist vet in the quest to resolve his itching/scratching/gradually getting balder issues. While Lil attended the clinic I took Draco for a walk round the site (the grounds of an old Stately Home) and a rootle round the Trust shop - which has some smashing clothes and ( Read more... )

Last Christmas I spent mostly in bed with a horrible cold - and Christmas dinner consisted of a mug of Cup-A-Soup and a glass of orange juice.

This year, despite the weather, was rather better, with a dinner spread over several hours.

( Dog Walking )

Courtesy of Fanthropology (which has come a long way from its reporting of occasional mentions in the media getting fanfic wrong), a wonderful article from the Washington Post on Sebastian Faulks' 'authorised fanfiction', Jeeves and the Wedding BellsBasically, the author points out that if you want fanfiction of Woodhouse, in Woodhouse style, and ( Read more... )

I suppose this post ought to be a piece of pastiche Agatha Christie, which is what Dr Worsley was discussing on last night's episode of her BBC4 programme A Very British Murder, but it's 6.40am and since I was up late last night (watching the last part of The Body in the Library to take the taste out of my mouth, this will be a straightforward rant ( Read more... )

As part of my re-read of Sayers I've been re-ordering the novels. Two beautiful copies of NELs 2003 reprint, with a foreword by Elizabeth George, arrived last week. I have had a suspicion (from the number of times that the body is placed in the morgue rather than the mortuary ), that at some stage these books have been Americanised, but it may ( Read more... )

It seems ages since I posted anything. Last week (or possibly the week before, depending on when you deem a week to start) we had Chris visiting. We took the opportunity to go and see 'The Wolverine' together (a film that is so very so-so that I've not felt up to reviewing it - three stars, may get round to it when the DVD is out) and a trip to ( Read more... )