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Seriously, Sean Bean?
I just saw The North Country (don't ask) and in it was Sean Bean - and he wasn't evil, or even morally misguided. I was shocked. This British character actor is all about being a good guy gone wrong, and here he was making out with Frances McDormand and being all...nice. It upset me. Maybe more than the "mining" thing. -
Today's financial decision:
dental floss or milk? Not both. Hmmmm. -
Bitchin' 'bout the lack of consumption
Here's why it sucks to move to a new country and be poor ( Read more... ) -
Again...Conferences!
Check out the name of this conference. I wish I could find a way to submit something, because I would really like to put this on my C.V ( Read more... ) -
Conferences...WOW
This was attached to a CFP from the upenn listerv:
"Please feel free to contact Dave or Susan - sjg9@psu.edu - about the suitability of any proposed article, but in principle we aim to be as inclusive as possible, welcoming submissions from any academic discipline concerning any aspect of magic/occultism from any geographic region in any ( Read more... ) -
Riddle me THIS
Why are there so many academic conferences devoted to Margaret Atwood? I'm serious. Why? Is it a global conspiracy to force high school children in Canada to read coming of age stories that don't interest them? If I had to choose one element of Canadiana that should be constantly re-addressed, it would be mounties, or maybe Stompin' Tom Connors - ( Read more... ) -
The Internet Sends me Movies!!
I just signed up for one of those virtual video stores - where they mail you your movies and then you mail them back. I'm excited. They have an enormous library of mainstream film and (this being the UK) they have an extraordinarily large selection of Asian films. Hurrah. Cynthia Rothrock forever ( Read more... ) -
Two People...who look the same
In my desperate attempt to enjoy narrative television (as opposed to goddam reality tv - all property ladder all the time) I sat down in front of the fire to enjoy Killer Instinct. Much to my surprise, the actress on it is in fact an exact genetic double for Uma Thurman. So much does she resemble the killer of bill, that I had to stare crossed ( Read more... ) -
The Norwich International Festival of BEER
Last night I went to the Norwich beer festival. It is here that you can wear a paper Horatio Nelson hat, listen to old man tweed bands and drink a vast array of strangely named beers. I sampled the following: Brunhilde, Golden Sickle, Ruby Mild, Nelson's Blood and crazy Belgian cherry beer. All of Norwich was out in their drunken best to sample ( Read more... ) -
Other Observations
Here's the thing about England ( Read more... )