I joined a book club to try and make myself read less fanfiction and more real books. Thing is I can be picky with my books. I like books that are as little like my real everyday life as possible: so I like fantasy and sci-fi, I like old 19th and 18th century books, I like magical realism, I like literature and non-fiction. So I joined a sci-fi and ( Read more... )

There are so many things I should be doing now. (Making the scarves I have already sold. Looking for a flat. Applying for jobs.)

But lets do a meme instead!

List 10 tv shows/movies/books
-- Have your friends guess your favourite characters from each one.
-- Cross out the show/movie/book and put the character in when someone guesses.1. Jane Austen ( Read more... )

I saw the Maze Runner film yesterday, but I haven't even talked about the books yet, so let's start with that!

I read the books rather fast, so I don't remember much of the details, and am not very clear where book two ends and book three begins.

But here goes:


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So it's been a bad week all around. I have been depressed and stressed about my life because it feels like it's all going down the drain. I went quite suddenly from being a bit of an overachiever to a total loser. It's been hard on me. Every now and then I remember the person I used to be and the life I used to have and I get very very depressed ( Read more... )

I'm in the middle of block printing my christmas cards, because tomorrow is the last day I can post to you unlucky people all the way over in Australia and New Zealand to get it there before Christmas.

I'm taking a little break to rest my back and to do this meme stolen from nenne, because I can't resist lists ( Read more... )

1.I'm taking a break from stamping a silk scarf as a present for my grandmother. I always preferred cotton to silk personally, but let me tell you: it's a true joy stamping silk! Oh wow ( Read more... )

So, a while ago, I confess, I finished book four of the Artemis Fowl series. I kept on putting of posting about it, because I'm a procrastinator like that. But no longer!


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1. Firstly I have long been thinking of asking you guys where else fandomy you hang out online. Do you have any good sites or forums to recommend? Everyone is saying how great AO3 is, and for reading and posting fic it is, but how about discussions and interactions with others ( Read more... )

So I read the third Artemis Fowl book. It looks like I'm going to eventually read them all.


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Boy, have I had a weekend! It's been a while since I've had a weekend like this, and I am probably too old and should be too wise for this shit. But I shall tell tomorrow about it, because it is now late-ish here and I want to get to bed.

But before the weekend happened I read the second Artemis Fowl book.


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