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Budget fury
Well, it isn't surprising that the latest Irish budget is harsh and unfair, but it still makes my blood boil. I loathe cuts in social welfare, and the cynicism and arrogance of politicians who make them, taking advantage of the traditionally weak voice that recipients have in society ( Read more... ) -
Escape Artists, audiofiction and me
I have come late to audio fiction, I think I first started buying audio books in 2007 or 2008. My main motivation at the time was to find something to distract myself from mundane tasks, like housework, and because I had a disjointed commute so reading from a traditional book was difficult as I kept having to change from train to bus and back again ( Read more... ) -
Closure: Rosemonde
So, last Spring's entries, especially here I talked about my role as the 84-year-old Madame de Rosemonde in Les Liaisons Dangereuses. For a change, I thought I would give some closure on the problems that were facing me back then ( Read more... ) -
Man-made objects mmm
I watched this documentary last night on TV, about women who fall (passionately) in love with various objects. At first I thought it would be freak-watching, yet of the two women who feature most in it, both came across as actually pleasant and interesting people. Except that they have sex with inanimate objects. Like the Eiffel Tower. Or the ( Read more... ) -
Names!
So, we are moved in to our new home, or at least we have all of our stuff here even if the vast majority of it is still in boxes ( Read more... ) -
Finding Rosemonde
So, as I mentioned in my last entry, I got a part in the next production from the Finn Brit Players, which will be Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton. I am playing Madame de Rosemonde, the elderly aunt of Valmont (she was played by Mildred Natwick in the Dangerous Liaisons film, FWIW). Anyway, similar to many ‘old rich lady’ parts, she ( Read more... ) -
Stage struck
I'm drawing up my theatrical CV at the moment, I can't find any previous versions so it's from scratch. So far, I have 28 separate productions, and I have a nagging feeling that I am forgetting several. In fact, I know that I've forgotten several from my school days, but those are less important than adult work ( Read more... ) -
Ode to my iPhone
It’s been almost three months with my iPhone and we are still madly in love. Oh. My. God. After seven years with Nokia phones, I am just overcome with the joy of an interface that tries to help me, that realises that, hmm, maybe the people I call the most don’t have names beginning with ‘A’, so gives me a favourites list. That lets me view the text ( Read more... ) -
Unbelievable
I'm planning a trip to Greenland some time this year (I hope), and I've been trying to find some good books to start research early, to get a feel for the country and for the people we'll meet while we're there ( Read more... ) -
Various things
2010! Yes, yes, I too see all the sci-fi connotations, but my self-centred reaction is to feel really old. And what have I achieved in my life? Sure, I’ve done plenty of things that many other people haven’t done, but most of the unique things happened to me by accident, or without any advance planning, or because my parents dragged me along, or ( Read more... )