I heard that Sara Douglass passed away from cancer. I first noticed her book ‘BattleAxe’ with a highly garish cover, at the old Angus & Robertson at the top of the Queen Street Mall. (Last time I went there, that entire bookshop was gone.) Flipping through, I saw that Sara was Australian. Someone who’d written [...]
Inspired by the recent LJ outage, I’ve moved out and put up a new WordPress site at www.lotusvine.com – it’s about time I did something with that domain name I’ve been lugging around for years! Posts should still be cross-posted to LJ/FB if the technology holds itself together. I’ll be still hitting you with that [...]
… has just appeared on my iPhone, courtesy of Amazon! *rushes home*
This film didn’t gel for me. Load of spoilers below. I will probably ruin the movie for you if you haven’t seen it yet.
I quite enjoyed the last Kazuo Ishiguro book I read – ‘Remains of the Day’. The portrait of the repressed Stevens stayed with me for some time. Unfortunately, I can’t really say the same about ‘When We Were Orphans’. It’s well-written, but a combination of factors torpedoed the book for me. The gist of the [...]
I saw Muse last night at the Acer Arena, discovering their visit a few days before almost accidentally. Even with less than optimal seating (I was up the top of the arena and to the side-rear of the stage) it was a fantastic experience. On top of the live music, there was a fantastic use [...]
Shaam just walked in, miaowing, as though there was nothing wrong with being away for two days. This lends credence to the ‘stuck in a garage theory’, although he didn’t seem that hungry. My flatmate is convinced it’s because Shaam is roaming in search of (a) pussy, despite being neutered. Whatever the reason it’s good [...]
Shaam is missing at the moment. He went out before breakfast, jumped the fence, and never came home. I did lots of walking around with the torch last night, and made some flyers this morning. The search continues…
Well, I’m back from Worldcon and my trip to Melbourne, finishing up with a weekend of bludging around my villa, allegedly cleaning it up and recovering from the dreaded lurgey which decided to accompany me back, somewhat curtailing social festivities this weekend. It was a good trip. I volunteered and found myself behind the rego [...]
I’ll be in Melbourne, between 1-9 September for Worldcon. Let me know if you want to catch up for a few coffee.