I suspected as much. It's like one of those apocalyptic films where you wake up from a cryogenic sleep to find you're the only person left alive on the planet...

If there are any intelligent life forms who can read this, please let me know.

I wonder if anyone is still out there? I've just been looking at what we all wrote far too many years ago and realising how much better it is than the abbreviated drivel one has to write on fb.

I love this. It's on the soundtrack of the original Swedish Wallander series. Interesting that the British version has Emily Barker singing 'Nostalgia'. She has a very similar voice.

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That's what I call a good day off - Prokoviev's Romeo and Juliet in the afternoon (AND I had the best seat in the house) followed by lemon pie and coffee in the sun outside Double Dutch. I consider myself adequately treated after two very stressful weeks. Prokofiev is a magician. The music is immensely powerful and the Scottish Ballet's dancing ( Read more... )

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One of the reasons I love Strictly Come Dancing is that Katya is one of their pros. She also looks rather like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct - only better.

I've just discovered The Noisettes. Such a tight band and with an original sound. Never Forget You is a wonderfully up beat song - and Shingai Shoniwa is Sooooo beautiful.

If there's any hope for love at all
Some walls -

must fall

- Cara Dillon

Just found some stunning photos of Britney in rehearsal for the Circus tour. She looks serious, purposeful and strong - and I'm in love with her all over again. You can find the pics on her official site.

Cheering news: Circus has gone Platinum - yay!

Funny how all the flattery and niceness stops when they've got what they wanted.

It seems impossible to meet anyone middle aged and upwards without having to give an update on your health and the doings of your children - and then you're supposed to give them the opportunity of doing the same. Of course you can't actually answer their questions honestly or they would be bored stupid. Why can't people just start talking about ( Read more... )