On Films:

Last night I watched Almodóvar's All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre) because it was the beginning of the weekend and I was alone and I wanted to watch something in Spanish after coming back from Barcelona.

I have to say that margaretdumont, who recommended it to me ages ago, was right - it's a wonderful film and I should have sat down and ( Read more... )

Just got back after a stressy day at work ... I am slowly getting used to the idea that some businessmen really like to enforce the "men are chauvinistic pigs" stereotype. Or maybe they just like playing up to the receptionist stereotype. I swear that the next man who laughs and comments that we probably sit around gossiping on reception all day ( Read more... )

Back from Liverpool. Was awesome; saw Seymour Jake and rossmills and met Jake's friend Adam, and generally hung out pretending I was a student again. Me and Jake both bought Soul Calibur trading card decks from the geek shop near his student accomodation and spent a couple of hours working out how to play it. The mission is to pwn Alex with our mad trading ( Read more... )

Well, it's official: I am an alumnus of Lancaster University!!


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Expo was good. ^_^ I had a great time there seeing friends and making new friends and hanging out with some really awesome people, and cosplaying again. I really need to do something about my San footwear though, as I was suffering far too early on on Saturday because of the boots - hard-soled and SO uncomfortable after two hours or so. Also, they' ( Read more... )

I wish I could find my camera lead, because this afternoon while me and Wokko were watching Heroes, someone came to the door with a SPECIAL DELIVERY for me!!! I really wanted to put the pictures I took up on here because they would have told the story a lot better than I could, but the written form will just have to do for now ( Read more... )

10 reasons this has been a good day:

1. I had an idea for a short story in the shower this morning, and actually remembered to write it down and do something with it. It's a bit of a grim tale, but I like what I've got so far. *grin* I'm going to submit it in my creative writing portfolio and try and enter the SFX magazine short story competition ( Read more... )

It's been an odd day, and a very odd night. I ended up in A&E with Marianna because she had jumped off an 8 foot fence and broken her foot, so I took her to hospital at about half past midnight and we just got back about half an hour ago. Her lower leg is in a cast and she has to use crutches, which is bad for her as she lives on the second floor ( Read more... )

I was going to write a totally melodramatic line about what there is after Minamicon, but that would just be silly. It's over, and it was over so quickly, but I'm still alive (lol), I had a really great time and I'm just so motivated and inspired again to keep going to conventions and events, and keep cosplaying ( Read more... )

I just got back from an awesome night out, I danced until my legs felt like lead, the music was *great* and I was with Katy and Irene, who I don't usually go out with much. Well, Irene's been in France for the past year on her placement so that would make the whole going out thing kinda difficult ( Read more... )