Follow That Trebuchet
After yesterday's post required a wee bit more work than I expected (I started out "oh, I know all about this, let's go!" and them ended up trying to check everything in a fit of paranoia) today's one is nice and straightforward. And a meme once again nicked off Twitter: my Top 5 Doctor Who…
Yesterday I listened to the Braveheart episode of the Best Pick podcast, and delighted in hearing their thoughts on a film which, if nothing else, has provided many people with a fine historical education of the period as they read about all the things it got wrong (personal favourite, the lack of a bridge at…
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I think the theme of these blogs is "nick something I saw on Twitter and turn it into a blog post". It's not the best plan, probably, but it definitely doesn't sound like the worst either. Anyway, there was a meme a few days ago asking for your Top 5 Video Games of the Decade.…
Look! It's Vincent Price and a Christmas tree! If that doesn't make you feel all merry and bright, I don't know what will. Today's post is brought to you courtesy of whoever tweeted another festive pic of Vincent Price that crossed my feed yesterday, one where he was buying a Christmas tree with his daughter.…
For my blogathon month, and not such a cheating post as yesterday, here's a beautiful listicle of entirely sensible opinions. So, the Original Series. Now, much as I wouldn’t call myself a Trek fan, mostly cause I can’t stomach the idea of being called a fan of TNG (I’m sorry, it’s a great show! Many…
...and my brilliant plan was to write a blog post every day for a month. So when the year ends, the first thing I do isn't promise myself that, yes, I absolutely will blog more this year. (Also I failed at Nanowrimo, so to cheer myself up I can fail at this too.) And, I…
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