I will catch up but...

... I've injured my foot so am hobbling at the mo. or rather am just sat at my desk scarcely able to move...

Not feeling very bloggy but do check out:

George's review of Regina Spektor
Marie's book cover preview (and the hysteria in the comments recently - now resolved but truly highlighting the need for a 'typeface for irony')

And of course everyone else whom I haven't time to list...

I'm really not up to concentrating on blogging. Sorry folks... full comments on the weekend, including that Joss Whedon encounter, to come. As well our a review of Tilly and the Wall who we saw last night before I tumbled (one glass of lemonade at the curry house: I was not drunk, just clumsy).

Primeval caught up...

... scuba suit... HOT...

And the scenes with Juliet Aubrey: just the kind of acting I want to see from Mr Henshall.

Right, off for Recovery!

Weekend Highlight: I met Joss Whedon!!!

Mucho to report on a fabulous weekend away, but best of all was the chance opportunity to meet Mr Joss Whedon...

Yeah, I look a regular dork. Blurgh. But he was a sweetie!

Back and catch up

Thanks to people who offered about 3 days of the Condor - I will review the situation shortly!

We're back, and out tomorrow night seeing Tilly and the Wall...

... so bear with us!

Three Days of the Condor: Can anyone video this film on Saturday 24 Feb 2007 for me?

I mean, I'm good, but I'm not THAT good... I can't even stretch a 4 hour tapes sufficiently long for all the recording requirements of the weekend.

Typical. 3 Days isn't even on Region 2 DVD and for the first time in what feels like ages its actually ON TERRESTRIAL TV! ARGH!

So if any kind soul out there can rustle up a video recording both me and the lovely Cloud would be VERY grateful.

Over and Out.

Yo! Patrische! Captain....

...are getting some serious airplay at our home. Yes, I know, you were playing them all last year, but since I picked up the album a while ago its been getting increasing amounts of airplay here.

So just a public thank you to Patrische for the reminder/recommendation of Captain and their excellent album This is Hazelville. Definitely sad I missed them at Summer Sundae now...

Londinium

HURRAH! No work for two days! Not back in office till Monday (boo to Monday though).

Anyway, possibly limited blogging people... bear with me.

And yes, I have set the video for Primeval. And yes I will still be watching the repeat on Sunday when I return home...

Protect Free Access to the British Library!

... and Marie and Matt_c's love life prospects...

Go on, you know it makes sense. Sign the petition here to protect future readers and lovelorn writers...

New David Tennant interview

... at david-tennant.com

Nice work...

In the Bleak Midwinter

Found this amusing little animation.



Here's the straight url, if you're that kinda YouTuber.

Slayage returns

After several weeks of frustrated clicking on either a travel spam search site or finding a dead link, I had nearly given up on Slayage returning to the Internet fold.

Now I find that it IS back and running fine with a much cleaner and simpler design (no frames!).

Welcome back Slayage - for all your needs to read academic thoughts and ideas about Buffy/Angel/Firefly and much, much more...

Marie finds benefits to working at the British Library

They're not all to do with books...

Primeval episode 2

Good things about the second episode:

Bugs = Scary.

Not hating Connor quite so much.

Less Ben Miller - yeah! (Sorry, but that character and his dialogue SUCK).

Cutter = fluttering sigh...

Less good things:

Please sort the use of 'previously' - I'm pretty damn sure that several of the scenes in this week's previously were NOT from episode one. I haven't got THAT short a memory ITV1...

Also, I know in this DVD age it happens, BUT what is the excuse for using images to promote certain episodes which then didn't seem to be on the screen? You better have a good range of extras on the DVD folks (mind, I see that the Primeval "Behind the Scenes" has been certificated by the BBFC... Anyone willing to tape me ITV whatever when they screen that or can someone guarantee me that it will get to the DVD uncut?)

Cassette Tapes

I have written before on the problem of my Dead Baggy tapes, and it seems I'm not the only one pondering what to do with all those cassettes littering the house (I have a couple of storage units PLUS a large carrier bag and that's AFTER I passed a load to the great recycling place in the sky...)

Belated links to George

Not sure WHAT was going on with my ability to keep up with blogs since I could have sworn I had been dropping by to check updates as well as having bloglines. So how come THIS post with oodles of FABULOUS Porto pics from George only just hit my radar...?

Was I losing my marbles? (No answers people, I can write my own jokes).

Wait, hang on... what's that next post...? "Bad Edit"? Seems it WASN'T me but rather that it had taken around a month for Blogger to allow him to update the blog having started the Porto post some time ago... Mind, it is SO jam-packed with LOVELY pics and YouTube videos... maybe Blogger got tired and emotional over all the port...?

Anyway, reading through G's posts you can also admire some very fine shelving (employment from this way beckons) and - of course - the promise of some very fine Munro shots from the 101st trek...