... has been stressful and more than a little pants. So I'm watching Doctor Who. The old stuff, too. The Sontaran Experiment complete with South African accented colonists, a robot that looks like a refugee from a powdered mashed potato advert and the incomparable Tom Baker, who manages to turn every line he's given into gold. Magnificent stuff! 😊
Powering on with this. The first season ends on the kind of cliffhanger that, if I was having to wait a full year for its resolution, would leave me screaming with frustration. The first two episodes of season two, though, are, if anything, better. The character interaction between the two brothers remains the key focus, but there's more at stake and, with the [BIG SPOILER]...
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gdofthnder70:
This is easily one of my top 5 favorite shows of all time. Hows the watching coming?
jezzied:
About half way through season 2. Still enjoying it immensely. It's just that a few of my favourite shows are back after their mid-season breaks and we've slowed down our watching of Supernatural as a result. 😊
... at the train station. Late night at work, late train and, ultimately, a (very) late tea. At this point, a bowl of lukewarm sprouts would be welcome. Really.
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tarot:
Mmmm this just made me really hungry for a burger! Haha
jezzied:
The burgers in question were absolutely delicious! 😊
... are interesting, after all." Yes, I'm re-watching Death Note (courtesy of Netflix), this time with my 17 year old son who has already pointed out, after just one episode, that it's one of the most disturbing things he's ever seen. And he doesn't know the half of it!
I must say the Japanese voice acting, particularly the chap who plays Light, is top notch....
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ekoorb_a:
Just finished watching this!
jezzied:
@Ekoorb_a I've got aaaages to go yet. I watched the two live action films a while back so I've got some idea of what happens. The anime's better, of course. 😊
This week's blog homework is an interesting one, because this is one I've thought about a lot over the years.
If I could run my own business, this is what I'd do:
I'd run a comic/sci-fi bookshop. It'd have a small, cosy cafe attached, staffed by friendly, knowledgeable people who knew how to make the best lattes, mochas and, above all, cakes and tarts on...
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One of my Christmas purchases. I'm about half way through and, really, this is very very good. It's meticulously plotted and, although its large cast of characters means it sometimes feels like it's moving quite slowly, it's a very absorbing story.
Oh, and dramatic. It's very very dramatic. Right from the first issue, the stakes are high and they keep getting higher as the story...
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myzaree:
I also love Sean Pertwee as Alfred, I love the kid who is Penguin, I could not believe he was the same kid from an episode of the walking dead either! Shows how talented he really is!
jezzied:
Just to update this, I finished vol 1 of Batman Eternal a couple of weeks ago. It's excellent. The weekly format means the pace *is* slower than a lot of more modern comics, but that's because the plotting is dense and you're really getting a sense of a city facing a co-ordinated assault on numerous fronts. I think I've mentioned elsewhere that one of the benefits of this approach is that all the members of the Bat family get extended 'screen time' and the Batgirl/Red Hood pairing is probably my favourite. There's a fantastic character moment near the end of their mission in Brazil that really tugged at my heartstrings. All in all, this is a great story, told very powerfully. I can't recommend it enough. I've got the next twenty issues in single issue format and I've got a lot of catching up to do! 😃
Currently watching The Grey. Not good if you find wolves scary. Or plane crashes. Or manly men being stupid.
Liam Neeson, of course, is awesome...
I hope you don't mind, but I thought I'd share the opening few words of a fantasy story I'm kind of stalled on at the moment. Please feel free to comment with suggestions and/or criticism. I'm more than happy for people to pick apart my work. :)
“Where are we going?”
Excited and knowing, Ecbert's smile was the only answer Rowena's question received. Her hand...
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For some weird reason, I found myself feeling rather happy today. This is kind of unusual for a Monday, particularly one as rainy and windswept as today. I'm tempted to put it down to making contact with a fair few very interesting (and friendly) people on this site. So, there you go. Suicide Girls makes you happy! Not very scientific, I know, but I'm going...
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reginablack:
Glad you were happy on monday :) World needs more people that are happy on mondays :) If you ask me, I could just sleep over every monday. (especially rainy ones :) )
jezzied:
Being a teacher, sleeping through Mondays is only an option for me in the holidays unfortunately. :) But I like the idea in theory. As I said, ordinarily, Monday would be a bit of a drag, but I felt unusually happy this week. (Now, of course, I just feel tired. Ah, well...)
... you should really check out the page of @Misha69. There are some fantastic landscape shots on there that are truly awesome. 😊
Started watching Supernatural. Only two discs into season one, but I can tell I'm going to like it. Each episode is like a master class in how to scare your audience, but the Bloody Mary episode was something else. I've not been quite so freaked out for a long while! 😊
jezzied:
Mind you, seeing that two of my favourite girls (JessicaLou and Nancyy, in case you're interested) have had sets posted up in the last twenty-four hours has cheered me up no end!
Thank you for the compliment. :)