Eleven times in the past we’ve adjusted to a new Doctor, we’ve slowly learned a little about who The Doctors is and now it’s time for number 12: Peter Capaldi to take center stage. I’ve…
Browsing Category Books
Two people, three days and 18 shows.
Yesterday the largest performing arts festival finished it three-week run and drew to a close. While I’d loved to have been there for the entire run catching the brilliant, the passionate, the totally absurd and…
10 things I’ve learned about writing…
A year ago I seriously I seriously started to put finger to keyboard writing a book about my journey since Mum died and my divorce being final. I’ve learned a lot about the process of…
What was on my bedside cabinet this year?
It’s no secret the last three years has seen some quite astounding emotional churn and coming out the other side I’ve done so much to help myself. Some of what I did turned out to…
Lets Talk About War Movies
Continuing my favorite movie theme (see here, and here if you care) it’s time to think about war movies. Now war movies are almost exclusively a male thing, and I’m male so feel fully qualified…
Creatures, aliens and monsters
The have been a lot of movies full of CGI creatures, aliens and monsters. Lots of directors want you to know they spent a lot of money on them, spend way too much time showing…
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
The title is taken from the Green Day song “Holiday”, it’s relevant, so go with it. Last week I was talking to a friend of mine. Mike had had just come back from two weeks…
Big news!!!! To some…
It makes me unreasonably happy to hear, but filming will start later this year on the next Bond film (number 23 in the Eon series, it’s complex), and Daniel Craig is signed on the play…
A little Christmas rambling
This post is a little rambling, it kinda reflects how I feel today, but I hope worth it. Christmas this year was about spending time with my family, and I have a wonderful, supportive family….
Books reviews and liability
Over the weekend at BWE10 I was given a couple of books to look at and review. It was nice to be recognized and approached, but I’ve been back a couple of days and you…