—The author is a screenwriter (single) who divides his time between London and Los Angeles Thanks (I think) to RPG for the link, who was incoherent with rage. This guy is the poster child for Arsehat Central, and the shame… Read More ›
Life
An Embuggerance
Author Terry Pratchett has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. I can only imagine how distressing it must be for someone who has spent his life as a wordsmith to start… Read More ›
Those dreaded office Xmas parties
Working from home as I do, I miss out on most of this, and am glad of it, although we are having a neighbourhood party this evening. Last week, Someone (Who Shall Not Be Named) came home wearing this paraphernalia:… Read More ›
Preparing for the holidays
So, how’s everybody else doing? I’m panicking. Cards, gifts, decluttering – I’m behind on all of it. Today I have to drastically trim the rampant “La Nina summer” foliage in the garden (tomorrow is the fortnightly Green Waste collection that… Read More ›
New baby gorilla at Taronga!
Frala and Kibabu of Sydney have a newborn baby! Born today, the 2 kg baby boy has joined brother Fataki in the Taronga Zoo. A visitor noticed blood on Frala’s coat, and her and the newly-born baby were found to… Read More ›
Gratuitous John Barrowman blogging
I just realised (watching Torchwood from the beginning on cable) that John Barrowman is about to start this year’s panto season, starring as Aladdin at Birmingham’s Hippodrome. He’s a musical theatre lad from waaaaay back. As I look at his… Read More ›
Friday Hoydens: the Garden Makeover TV Brigade
Despite my misgivings about the whole lifestyle TV phenomenon and the renovation cult, as largely being driven by our good friend consumerism rather than any true aesthetic sense, I have to put in a good word for the women who… Read More ›
Of magic and mythology: Reality-based parenting
[image source] “Mummy, what are ‘gods’?”. I was caught a little by surprise, but I think we did ok in the end. After a moment’s thought, I explained that they were figures invented by people. That different human civilisations share… Read More ›
Gollumbabies
My draft posts are getting nowhere, for now. (Wiggles concert yesterday, doctor’s appointment today.). So as to not leave this space blank unintentionally: a LOLcat for you, courtesy of I Can Has Cheezburger.
Daria and other rebels
In comments to Lauredhel’s post about the princessification of Dora the Explorer, Helen and I have been discussing other animated girl characters whom we enjoy. We’re both fans of Daria, whom Helen epitomises beautifully as “dry as dust”. Daria is enduring high school until she can get away to further studies outside her conformist suburban community.
Hoyden About Town 