September why have you brought so much angst to my life? August was pretty great, welcomed my new godson in to the world, little Thomas who is the image of his big sister as a new born. Big sister started school this time and is loving it.

In no particular order the main highlights of this month so far has been;

• A man collapsed and died at work *
• A ( Read more... )

I am now the proud owner of a Dalek cake stand and K9 ice-cube maker, thank you Lakeland for your geeky Doctor Who range of bakery items!

I was in Cardiff at the weekend. Went to see a brilliant show called ‘Stalking John Barrowman’, great performances, great singing and lots of references to Torchwood and fandom. Also went to Cardiff Comic-con, ( Read more... )

Having worked in museums & art galleries for going on four years now I feel able to present my personal view on the delicate subject that is Modern Art. It’s not to everyone’s taste I admit, I’m certain some people can’t accept any art that isn’t presented in a gold frame. But some is good and should be held in the same regard as more traditional ( Read more... )

Got back from Germany last Thursday after an eventful weekend full of Jawas, Jedi and Jabba! Yes I was at the Star Wars Celebration Europe II convention in Essen, Germany.

Compared to Destination Star Trek London last year it was a breeze. The crew leader was so relaxed it was almost scary. I turned up on the Thursday night and discovered that I ( Read more... )

Three days to Star Wars Celebration Europe II!

Quite alarmed that the weather in Germany is rather hot - mid to high thirties which is a little out of my comfort zone. I’m a little worried that all those cosplayers in the storm trooper costumes will be keeling over, or worse smelling a little to ripe of sweat!

I had hoped to finish my second ( Read more... )

As I couldn’t be there in person I had a pleasant evening with Radio 3 listening to the live prom dedicated to Doctor Who. Although you miss the visual of all the video montages that accompany the music and the occasional monster that roam around the stage it was still a great experience. I was at the first ever Who prom in 2010 or there about, ( Read more... )

Almost up to speed with Fringe, just one season to watch and I’ll be able to explore the Fringe fandom without fear of spoilers!

My thoughts on the fourth season;

Lincoln Lee! My crush grew with each episode. As much as I buy the Peter/Olivia relationship, I did enjoy how the writers played with the potential of a Lincoln/Olivia thing. Seth Gabel ( Read more... )

I am on season 4! Found a copy in a charity shop for £4, how could I resist. Random thoughts so far;

• Some of the ‘monster of the week’ stories are sometimes a little clunky, but the shows strength is its characters.
• If you’ve never seen the show and start with this season, good luck, I’ve no idea how it makes any sense to the uninitiated.
• I’m ( Read more... )

Day off! A chance to do all the little things and big things that I always plan to do when I’m not at work.

Main thing I’d hope to do was go to the cinema and see the new Joss Whedon film, ‘Much ado about nothing’, but turns out none of my local cinemas are showing it, pah. Wasn’t planning on a trip to the big city of Manchester to see if was on ( Read more... )

I’m a child of the 80’s - actually a 79’er - so my formative years were spent watching wonderful films like; Flight of the Navigator, Labyrinth, Krull, The Dark Crystal, Goonies! Though for some reason I never saw, and have not wanted to see The Neverending Story, something about it weirds me out for some reason, might be the great big flying dog’s ( Read more... )