Hello. My name is Naina, I'm 33 years old, and I'm addicted to Top Gear.

... I was with my friend Seana (no longer on LJ, sadly) in a teeny-tiny club in Buffalo, New York. We were there to see the Headstones, and when they came on, Hugh Dillon was mesmerizing. At one point he said to the crowd, "This is highly inappropriate - there's a little girl in the front row, and I'm about to sing a song about necrophilia ( Read more... )

This quote from the Sherlock episode 'The Great Game' just kills me. I'm cutting for spoilers - character related, not plot - just in case.

( Sherlock's being snippy. )

If anyone is looking for a show to get into, I cannot recommend the BBC's Wallander highly enough. I've watched 3 of 6 episodes, and it is just...magical. They're based on books by Henning Mankell and set (and actually filmed) in the Swedish town of Ystad. Kenneth Branagh is so very human as the title character, utterly everyday and unremarkable, ( Read more... )

Have I mentioned that I adore - madly adore - the new 'Sherlock' from the BBC? If you haven't seen it, please do so. Even if you're not into Sherlock Holmes or mysteries or whatnot. It's just that awesome.

Why I Will Probably End Up Writing Iron Man Fic, by Naina, age 32.

There is a decided lack of Tony/Rhodey in the Iron Man fandom. Whatever the reason(s) may be, I think that is a crying shame. So I've jotted down some of my thoughts to see if anything will coalesce, and I'd be very, very happy if any comments were made.

( Spoilers for IM2 ahead. )

Hello! Yes, I am alive. My class has finished and now I've fewer distractions ( Read more... )

Last week, I posted about having read an admittedly not-very-good biography of Cary Grant, and was all hyped up over the author's suggestion that he was bi, and... Well, I've deleted that post. For one thing, I was curious to see what other readers thought of that particular biography; I cracked up (and winced) when multiple reviews likened it to ( Read more... )

Name your 10 absolutely favorite couples (het/slash/canon/fanon) and ask people to see what trends they notice about your couples. Try to pick different fandoms ( Read more... )

Just got back from seeing STAR TREK and have only one thing to say:

MUST SEE AGAIN ASAP.