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Rome is on at 9pm tomorrow (Sunday) night!
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In the meantime, here's an Octavia icon I made (tell me what you think robhu! - you can have it if you want):


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Rome series 2 episode 3 is on at 9pm on BBC2 tonight!
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The second episode of series 2 of Rome will air at 9pm tonight on BBC2. You have been warned!
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See? That was a thematic link :)

So, firstly, what I thought of the first episode of the second series of Rome:

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Last night I watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (we found it on a tape!). It's a truly amazing film. I hadn't quite forgotten, but I'd not seen it for long enough that it felt all fresh again, IYSWIM. And it's a brilliant romp of adventure and wit and action and emotion (the stuff between Indy and his Dad is really quite moving if you think ( Read more... )

*squeeeeeeeeeeee* I now have Rome Total War, and it rocks. Seriously. I didn't install it until about 4 yesterday, so I only got to play the Prologue[1], but it was fantastic. Today I'm going to explore a bit more, though I haven't yet decided whether to launch into a campaign or just play about with random battles to test my tactics. I think I'm a ( Read more... )

Bond, Sid James Bond

Holy Moses! (or A Messianic Headache)

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Last night I watched Desperado for the first time in ages. It's a very good film, you must already know this. So I shan't review, I'll just give a good quote...

It's easier to pull the trigger than play a guitar. Easier to destroy than to create.I can't be bothered typing out any ( Read more... )

I just realised why I'd make a bad mother. I happen to have a new teddy bear who's exceptionally cute and needy. And I spent two whole days trying to decide what to call him. I had so many ideas and yet *no decision*. What's wrong with me? Perhaps it's worky stress... Or perhaps I feel really responsible for him and wouldn't want to saddle him with ( Read more... )

So, I watched that thing with Boris Johnson last night. It was fantastic! I feel awful for sounding scathing about it now ( Read more... )