I've seen the first two episodes of the new series of the X Files, and it's made me very nostalgic for what was my first internet fandom back in the mid-to-late 90s - the combination of having access to the Internet for the first time at university, how popular the X Files became, and the growth of the new thing of online fandom: mailing lists, ( Read more... )

Back in January I went through our bookshelves and discovered that there were 48 books that I hadn't read (plus some books that belonged to Miles that I wasn't interested in reading). I then got some more books for my birthday, bring the total up to 53. Back in June, this went up to 56 books as I got an Amazon voucher from some friends (slightly ( Read more... )

So it was my birthday at the start of April, and I got a few books as birthday presents, as people know that I have an Amazon wishlist and a book-buying ban :) However, this does mean that the list of unread books has increased from 48 to 53 ( Read more... )

The list of 48 unread books is now down to 45 unread books! These are the books I've read so far ( Read more... )

In January, I went through our bookshelves and listed all the books we own that I haven't read and want to read (there are several books belonging to Miles that I have no interest in reading). Despite having a ban on buying new books since January 2010, and only getting new books as birthday and Christmas presents, there are 48 unread books on the ( Read more... )

This is a fantastic fan video (set to 'We Didn't Start The Fire') celebrating 50 years of fandom (mainly, but not all, sf & fantasy):

http://scribe.dreamwidth.org/318883.html

There is also a link to a spreadsheet listing the song lyrics, the historical reference of the lyric, the clip used, and the reason (ranging from thoughtful references to the ( Read more... )

TV shows I am watching at the moment ( Read more... )

Today I have mostly been painting, after wrapping kitchen cupboards in plastic to prevent paint getting on my beloved kitchen cupboards (after five years living in a house with only two cupboards in the kitchen, you would love your kitchen cupboards too ( Read more... )

I saw 'Star Trek' last night, and it was fantastic! It was, in fact, Made Of Awesome, and I really, really, want to see it again!

*just thought I'd share*

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