1) I was not amused by the character of Becky on SPN, but I was intrigued by this discussion with the actress. She has degrees in psychology and women’s studies and seems to have been the perfect choice for the part. An excerpt ( Read more... )

One terrific thing I found in my Inbox when I got home was from a friend of mine who is visiting London. She sent me the following photo with the message ( Read more... )

Our trip began with a visit to Grand Rapids though it was unfortunately brief. We though we had a bit of free time built in but we ended up on a somewhat fruitless detour through Valparaiso, Indiana for lunch at the aptly named Don Quixote restaurant. We’d seen a billboard for a Spanish restaurant on the highway but unfortunately there was no ( Read more... )

A) So the finale came to its inevitable conclusion in much the way the series made its way throughout all its seasons. Some stuff was really enjoyable, a lot was inexplicable, and it was largely underdeveloped. ( Read more... )

1) I haven't had a fannish banner up on my LJ account for a while but I just got a spiffy new one made by Red Orchid, based on fuzzy tomato's (clearly loved) Merlock story Thicker Than Water. Check it out ( Read more... )

1) I'm starting to get tired of seeing media pieces like this. Given the title of the article, I was expecting it to be more of an exploration of how fandom is becoming the norm as more and more people find the kind of entertainment that really grabs them (whatever that may be) due to a combination of social and technological changes. Instead, it ( Read more... )

1) Stephen Colbert's book club episode ended up working rather well, especially when the most perfect guest star made a surprise appearance. (You can skip ahead to 4:15)

2) Aw, bye-bye Community :( ( Read more... )

1) Last week I was taking a walk and really enjoying the look of spring -- robins bouncing through green fields dotted by yellow dandelions, white petals flying off trees and littering roads like confetti, trees bursting into bloom everywhere. And our first mourning dove nest has 2 eggs in it with a changing of the guard in the morning and late ( Read more... )

1) Not that I don't like many kinds of cheeses (and I'll take cheese over chocolate any day), but I came across one that is just heaven. It's called Vanilla Cardona, a goat cheese, and it's just YUM. Also expensive but probably not something to be indulged in often anyway ( Read more... )

1) Looks like the first season of Ripper Street has ended ( Read more... )