Tonight I went to see the Tintin movie (The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn) and enjoyed it more than I expected to :-) I try to have no real spoilers in this post, but I can't guarantee the comments ( Read more... )

I've wanted this icon ever since the Kidz video came out, but my Google skillz did not provide. On Saturday I asked Daffodil Ranger for help, and she made me this, without being reminded, and without even being sarcastic ( Read more... )

This makes me happy :-)

Time for another Only Connect wall - again these words form four sets of four - comment with the sets and the connections, and I'll reply.

Orlando, Tin, Wood, Major
Bun, Hubbard, Chaser, Thrower
Bat, Jar, Spyglass, Rogers
Dream, Nimbus, Bailey, Brooker

Hope that makes sense, and is about the right level of difficulty :-)

( Answers, as they come in )

On the way to school this morning, I was entertained by a twenty minute discussion of which Pokemon belonged in which generation, and what they evolved into, followed by a similar analysis of the human protagonists. It's nice Daffodil Ranger and Captain Enthusiastic have an interest in common ;-)

Victoria Coren's book is out in paperback, which ( Read more... )

( Misfits )

I got this request from my very good friend, as follows:

( Request for help decoding surreal Russian )

( RIP George, VIVA Ringo )

Another few months between posts - I'm not the most prolific LJer... in the world, that's for sure. When I am tired I lurk and read and don't say much - that's my nature.

Life is mostly good, gloriana came to visit me today, which was lovely, and I have Amoxicillin for my cough, which I hope will get rid of it, finally ( Read more... )

Well, I don't post much, do I? But I iz still alive, and keeping pretty well, if a bit sneezy, thank you for asking ♥

I've been generally busy with work, and school, and some nice people coming to visit me, but I've been dopey and lurky and short of coherent things to say - so no change there really ;-)

But a few topics seem worthy of remark

( Domesticity )