It is absolutely no secret to anyone who knows me that I am a very big Sherlock Holmes fan. I wrote a post (featuring keysmash and Tumblrese) earlier this year about my fascination with the most recent BBC series and how it has rekindled my fondness for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved character. So when Ian Hallard [...]

“I am, and always will be, the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes, and the dreamer of improbable dreams.” -Doctor Who I was halfway through preparing a blog-post about why Doctor Who is one of my favourite TV shows, when I stumbled upon this post by the amazing Halley, who got there before I did. [...]

I am, first and foremost, a literary nut. No, I really am. I will slip quotes from books and poetry into everyday conversation, just to see what I can get away with. Talking about things like plot devices, synecdoche, intertextuality and phenomenology makes my heart flutter and my voice catch in my throat. And if [...]

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I’m getting old. I know this because I look at kids today and my brain goes straight into a ‘when I was a kid…’ monologue. Growing up in the 90s was great. Sure, we didn’t have XBoxes or Wiis. We didn’t have Dora or Ben10. I didn’t even have a computer until I was about [...]

Glee does Rocky Horror. Enough said.

I missed it ! I missed TILT yesterday, just like I did last Thursday. I hope you guys don’t mind me doing TILF instead (that’s Things I Love Friday) to make up for it. I’ve had a busy week, busy but good, and here’s what’s been great about it. Gozo Last Tuesday we celebrated Independence [...]

I’ve mentioned a few times here that Andrew and I are addicted to watching TV series. We go through them at superhuman speeds and, while I’m frequently scared we’re seriously going to run out of things to watch at this rate, we always manage to find something new to watch. This means that we sometimes [...]

Another week’s almost over. I can’t believe how fast this year is whooshing by. August is already half over, which means it’ll be Christmas in just over four months. But for now, it’s time to look back at the things that have been lovely to me this week. The Big Bang Theory Yay! A sitcom [...]