Nick Andros! I was legit convinced I was in love with him when I was at school. Of course, it helped that Rob Lowe played him in the movie.

Why, yes, this is the post that broke my LJ silence...

The writers block thing isn't working but the question was "is there a book you really loved that was subsequently turned into a movie? Did it live up to your expectations? Why or why not?"

"I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith is my favourite book ever and when I first saw the film I hated it. Cassandra was just so dull, drab and moody but on a ( Read more... )

LJ is being weird about it's own question but it was:

"What's the first major news event that you remember hearing about as a child? Where did you learn about it? How did it impact your world view?"I just had to Google all these because wasn't sure what order they came in. I recall the Dunblane masscare (and why I'll always loathe Prince Philip), ( Read more... )