I realise this is probably everywhere, but it's too good to let pass.

( The back of a bust in the Edinburgh hotel room where JKR finished book seven )

( Get yer Naked Harry Potter here! (NSFW -- no, really) )

The thing I wanted most for Christmas was Redemption Song, the new Joe Strummer biography. 660 pages, with pics I hadn't seen before, lots of them of Mick Jones when he still had hair. I'd been looking forward to it since it came out in October ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who hasn’t cut me off, friends-wise. I’ve got a lot of lj catching up to do. 2006 was not the best year for me; 2007 is going to be better. Otherwise, I’ve nothing much to report after my hiatus. Except, the lj structure seems to have got more annoying this past year ( Read more... )

I'll be away from the computer and dropping out of sight for a while. But I will be back, probably sometime next month. Will catch up with everyone then.

Jo tagged me for this one.

List seven songs you are into right now. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to.I've been on an oldies kick since the new year. Maybe it's the time of year; who knows? Anyway, here's where I get to inflict it on others. I lifted the top 7 CDs off a giant pile and picked my favourites. There's ( Read more... )

Apropos of nothing: has anyone ever noticed the similarities in the relationships between Superman and Jimmy Olsen, and Duncan MacLeod and Richie Ryan? They even *look* the same, in a way. I can't believe I'm the only one who's seen this -- there's got to be stories out there, surely, in the vast, all-consuming deeps that are the 7th Dimension ( Read more... )

I didn't have time to rip this so here's a link to a page where you can click through to see the video of the Pogues & Kirsty McColl singing Fairytale of New York (third one down). Best Christmas song *ever*, guaranteed to make you melancholy ( Read more... )

Fiirst things first: Happy Birthday

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