Impending apocalypse or not, the days of 2012 are numbered. I personally am hoping global catastrophe holds off until at least after I get a chance to see Les Misérables, but I'll try not to be greedy. The truth is that I spent much of this year enraptured, and as such I am here to pay tribute to everything that made my favourites list in these ( Read more... )

This weekend I ran seven miles or so and finished The Hobbit. Not at the same time, mind you ( Read more... )

Um. Hm. You... you told me once that you weren't a hero. Um. There were times that I didn't even think you were human. But let me tell you this, you were the best man, the most human.... human being that I have ever known, and no one will ever convince me that you told me a lie. And so, there. I was so alone, and I owe you so much. Please, there's ( Read more... )

John: Oh, can we please not do this again this time?
Sherlock: What?
John: You being all mysterious with your cheekbones, and turning your coat collar up so you look cool.
Sherlock: I don't do that...
John: Yeah, you do.
I feel like I need to talk about my thoughts on this show more in depth, but I haven't the time at the moment. For now, you may be ( Read more... )

I have just watched the first episode of Sherlock and am wrecked to discover what I have been missing all this time.

"Not now! I'm in shock. Look, I've got a blanket!"

Other things I have been loving recently include but are not limited to the following:

• The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey. It's a modern inspired-by Jane Eyre sort of ( Read more... )

For Douglas. Two simple words in white font on a black screen said all that was needed. The applause in the audience told me that there were actual fans present, which made me happy. I was applauding throughout ( Read more... )