The hell? What's with everyone deleting their journals lately?

Wow, I need more sleep ( Read more... )

...and it's about books! Hurrah!

1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)?

I'm in a big fantasy/sci-fi mode right now. If possible, I prefer the urban/modern fantasy stuff (Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury) to high fantasy (though I'm a big Tolkien geek).

2. What is your favorite novel? ( Read more... )

Today ( Read more... )

There were three women down at the beach this afternoon, wearing headscarves and 1940s-style bathing suits, and dancing to classical music.

No, seriously, there were.

Someone was filming them.

Still wondering what that was about.

I am strangely pleased to discover that both Gimli and Grima have fangirl communities here on Livejournal.

I love LJ.

Friday Saturday Five

1. What is your most prized material possession?
This is silly, but I'd say probably my computer. And everything - writing, programs, coursework, etc - stored on it.

2. What item, that you currently own, have you had the longest?Please don't laugh at me too much ( Read more... )

From the search engine bit on the BBC homepage...

POPULAR SEARCHES RIGHT NOW ARE:
food
smile
newsround

That just made me smile. Good to know people have their priorities right.

Have you ever seen pigeons doing their little mating dance? It's great. All the ones around Brighton have just started doing it lately - I guess it's getting to that time of year - and they're so funny to watch. The male pigeon sort of struts around after the female one, making pretty dove-like cooing sounds, spreading his tail and wiggling his ( Read more... )

No, ghost_world, you are not weird. And I can completely respect your feelings in that matter ( Read more... )