So, here is Ormskirk in all his glory.

On the back of the chair is my Black Tower coat, which after being dyed a second time went a gorgeous midnight blue.

I feel like I have a magician's study.
This is *very* shiny.


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Ever since the 18th Century thing, I've been wanting to steal my mother's desk ( Read more... )

So last night I had been with DT & co, talking rubbish and what-not. Midnight-ish, on my walk home, I found what was probably a mop handle - it was a thin plastic stick at any rate. So I picked it up as I swooshed by and twirled it through my fingers as I went ( Read more... )

The first was 'THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER'. I'm not sure I ever even worked out exactly what that stood for. The second was 'ICE AGE'. It stood for stasis: for things being stuck, and perhaps too for emotions being buried.

Definitely have the feeling of that card ruling my life right now.

( Boring wibble on the topic... )

First of all, if you haven't seen it, please watch it ( Read more... )

Writing stuff set in the late 18th century has involved a lot of research. It has also - as per usual - rubbed off on me. So since I was on my own, I decided to try it for a week.( Read more... )

Oh the joys of idiocy in the US ( Read more... )

I think today was rather like a second nameday - only far crispier than the first one ( Read more... )

( Questing into London, with added real fictitious detectives... )

( Friday - bitching. )