I keep leaving behind books that I'm really keen on. Weekend before last, I left my biography of The Beatles at a friend's place. This week, I've gone and left The Stand at another friend's apartment.

Pity, that, as The Stand is my inspiration for this first Friday Poll in forever! ( The motivation! )

Hurrah, I've actually got time to write up the poll this week! About bloody time. This week's poll is generally about TV-watching habits, so please ring in. Comment wherever options have not left you room to properly express yourself.

( TV talks about TV (and I swear that's not narcissism) )

Just some production and preference questions on Shakespeare, nothing too soul-searching. It's not bloody...well, you know.

( Onward to the poll! )

Just like last week, it's too busy today to really make up a Friday Poll. Quiz yourselves, okay?

Last Friday's poll results are pretty much what I expected.

It is hard to generalize about adaptations and updates, and yet? We all recognize the good from the bad when we see it. You know what I mean. You can look at something like Twelfth Night and go, "Okay, so the period costume has changed. It's still not going to be She's the Man." Well, I ( Read more... )

This week's theme is nothing related to Robin Hood, with which feiran and I have fallen ever more steadily in love, but it is in a way.

( Some questions about adaptations, updates, and restaging! )

Of course, my vanity demands you talk about a subject nearer and dearer to me than y'alls, but have at it anyway.

( Give me down to there, hair, shoulder length or longer! )

Interesting results again from last Friday's poll.I like that the vast majority have been to several theme parks. Despite the fact that the places exist to suck money (and, often, joy) out of your life, they are really wonderful places. And among some of the safest means of excitement-generation available. I screamed my head off on Kingda Ka at Six ( Read more... )

After our trip to Six Flags, this week's Friday Poll couldn't help but be about amusement parks, could it?

( Friday Poll for 8/17/07 )

Well, it's Monday. Time to revisit the Friday poll from last week. If you still want to vote, click on the link and do so.

( Watch out for spoilers--both for the poll and for all of Harry Potter )