Post a word that means something to you for each letter, with a brief why. (it will certainly be briefer than byslantedlight's list ;-))

Abel Tasman National Park, the smallest national park in NZ on our doorstep :-)
Bird of Paradise, what a stunning plant.
Choir, singing for pleasure with a group of people.
Depeche Mode, David Gahan's vocals.
Eggs and baking, ( Read more... )

I've been getting lists of the free and reduced ebooks available on Amazon for some time now. Each time a freebie comes up I read the summary (romance seems to be huge and to be honest generally bores me to tears, particularly the 'beautiful feisty woman meets handsome, determined man' cliché ) check the reviews, and then check in with Goodreads. ( Read more... )

Sherlock: Meet the Filmmaker podcast on iTunes is funny and entertaining, with a great line up of  Martin Freeman, Amanda Abbington, Benedict Cumberbatch, Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue. Boyd Hilton is a friendly and positive interviewer while the questions from the floor were interesting. Fandom came up - does it always have to be mentioned? Steven ( Read more... )

Title: As Clear as an Unmudded Lake (on A03)
Author: ( Read more... )

Title: To Kingdom Come (on A03)
Author: alicambs
Pairings: John/Mary, John/Sherlock, John/Moriarty
Rating: Mild R
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None - written before series 3 aired.
Summary: John misses Sherlock, he really does, but life goes on and now he has Mary and married life to look forward to. Or he did until, the supposed dead, Moriarty reappears on ( Read more... )

An UKIP councillor is suspended by his party for blaming flooding on gay marriage. Ukip twitter account makes hay on his account. :-) And now the UKIP Shipping Forecast with added Ambridge. :-)

Edited to add yet more The Guardian science blog explains how gay marriage causes floods

You know I said that the last post would be my final word on Sherlock, well it appears that I was being somewhat mendacious with the truth!

Good friends, best buddies, best mates for many of us make the world a far, far better place. My best friend is the other side of the world from me. I've known her for decades. She was one of the main reasons I ( Read more... )

I will try and make this my last statement on Sherlock and then move on... (hah!)   I'm sick to death of hearing certain parts of fandom screaming and throwing their rattles out of the pram and crying entitled tears of 'but this is not what I wanted therefore it is crap!' Okay, I'm being a bit over dramatic but geez, you should read some of the ( Read more... )

OMG! Holy crap batman... that was amazing. I'm still reeling from everything that happened in it ( my heart nearly exploded at BAMF! John) and all coherency has gone flying out of the window leaving me something of a gibbering wreck. Give me a few days and I'll have pulled myself together, maybe.

How long do you think we have to wait for Series 4?

Well that was brilliant, even better than the first one. The Empty Hearse was frenetic while this one had more quiet contemplation and some wonderful, wonderful John and Sherlock moments. Oh and Mary, who ever came up with the idea of Amanda Abington as Mary deserves a medal - she was an absolute delight. Son and I were bubbling with enthusiasm and ( Read more... )