So, being the perpetually-late-to-the-party person that I am, I didn't see the new version of "Wuthering Heights" that aired on Masterpiece in January until last week. And being the perpetually-Bronte-obsessed person that I am, I had to write a belated review of it ( Read more... )

I attended my first Caucus yesterday afternoon, and I have to say it was a pretty amazing experience. The energy and enthusiasm and commitment of all the folks there really warmed my heart, especially since a lot of them were my next-door neighbors. Our street had great representation! Needless to say (if you've read the news) we did make a ( Read more... )

As of today, I have been at my current job for a year.  Shoot me.

All day, three words have been going round and round in my head:

Look...at...me...

*sob!!*

Okay yeah I did...

And I cried even harder the second time 'round. Thank goodness I haven't become desensitized to it - yet. I really will be getting this one when it comes out on dvd. Yes there is a lot missing, but what is there is brilliant. Young Daniel is becoming quite the skillful actor. He and Michael Gambon broke my heart in that scene. I' ( Read more... )

To all my friends who are graduating, and to all those (like me) who feel that a year can't really have passed since our graduation, and to all those who have yet to graduate but are thinking about it because after all, it will happen to you too some day -

This graduation speech moved me in more ways than I can describe. Our generation has ( Read more... )

Turns out our "strong man from the Cam" is a Port! How come EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER row port-side and not starboard-side? A true mystery, if ever I knew one. Maybe Hugh should compose a song about THAT!

Anyway, this is still cool (even if he's a Port and a Cambridge man to boot! Humph!):

As some may know, I've recently been on an unofficial quest for the perfect "little-known work of brilliance" - be it book or film. I've been asking for recommendations that fit that description but my inquiries had not yielded many successful results... until now. Well, until this weekend, that is. Allow me to step back for a moment and clarify ( ( Read more... )

So I finally finished A.S. Byatt's "Possession" today. It was a long haul - I had no idea how long, when I first started - but it was totally worth a month's reading. I feel, it was definitely one of those novels I would never have been able to read before college, but now I have the patience and appreciation for nuances of language to truly enjoy ( Read more... )

I realize I haven't posted in ages, but honestly I don't have the patience right now to cover Christmas, New Years and my (oh-so-exciting) life all at once, I'm going to skip over the holidays entirely. How's that for a fresh start ( Read more... )