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Friending Policy
Hi Friends, LJ Users, Nigerian Scammers, Russian Bots and sundry others ( Read more... ) -
20 years of Harry Potter!
Back in 1997, Bloomsbury took a punt on a book they thought might do rather well.
I'm so tremendously thrilled they did!
Thank you, Jo, thank you, Harry, thank you fandom. SO much joy from one good publishing decision! -
Eurovision 2017 Final
FINALS ( Read more... ) -
Eurovision 2017 Semi final 2
And we're back! Timu is still looking gothic and grim, the other two hosts are wearing beautifully embroidered suits and now they are playing a local pipe and a piano accordian and it's actually quite good as they swing into 'Ukranianised' Eurovision hits. The Ukranian version of Euphoria works surprisingly well! There is folk dancing, but everyone ( Read more... ) -
Eurovision 2017 Semi final 1
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Fic: And On The Other Side, A Welcoming Voice
Good news: Mr B and I are BOTH working for the first time since July last year (admittedly, I was coasting along on a mix of redundancy pay and freelance income until he lost his job in October, but then it was back to me being a sole breadwinner. Did I come home to a nice clean house and a hot dinner? NOT ONCE! He is a rubbish housewife. Good ( Read more... ) -
Good luck, Americans
Eight years ago, I remember going to bed thinking that tomorrow would be better. This time, I know it will be worse ( Read more... ) -
HD Erised, Fantastic Beasts and La La Land
I did crack and sign up as a pinch hitter, which was actually loads of fun. But of course, given I had zero time, that's meant I have read only the fic I wrote and the fic I beta-ed. What else should I have read? Recs? Tips? I'm mostly up to date on the art, I think ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye, 2016. And 2017, don't think for a moment we're not all watching you carefully
Frankly, it's been a shit of a year overall, with a few glorious moments of joy mixed in to try and pretend that it wasn't that bad, really ( Read more... )