I almost posted earlier today in a panic because I have hit a Research Crisis. It is definitely a good thing that said research crisis happened roughly an hour before I was supposed to meet nineveh_uk for cocktails and Quantum of Solace. Alcohol and Daniel Craig shooting people was precisely what I needed ( Read more... )

Let me preface by saying that Jane Eyre is one of my favourite novels and has been since I was a little girl. I first read it when I was ten or eleven and loved it then, but it was only when I reread it during my first year of undergrad that the entirety of the book truly hit home for me. I'm still rather proud of my 'Defence of One Edward Fairfax ( Read more... )

Just came back from seeing Episode III. In short, I was impressed.

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Just came back from seeing the new Jeunet film, Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles (A Very Long EngagementFirst impression: *Wow*! I'll grant I've not seen many films that deal with the trenches during the First World War, but that was absolutely incredible. Juxtaposed with gorgeous Bretagne and that fairy-tale cottage ( Read more... )