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Reading

2008-07-23T13:26:47Z

Probably a bad thing for a writer, but I seem to have gone off reading paperbacks, in particular science-fiction and fantasy. Double-bummer for a writer of fantasy. Not sure what the problem is -- or if it can actually be defined as a problem. ...

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Two Films

2008-07-21T15:10:00Z

Curse of the Golden Flower starring the bewitching Gong Li - a wonderfully lavish, sensory-soaked film for visual feasting. The intricate family drama is delightful, the action a wee bit outdated and cheesy but overall very satisfying. Jos...

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The Gun Tree

2008-07-20T17:17:00Z

A surprise discovery has me putting down American Gods for a break, and re-reading one of my favourite books: The Gun Tree by Zahrah Nasir. I originally read it about a year or two ago and it moved me then in a way few books have. Briefly, its ...

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Rear Window

2008-07-20T16:58:00Z

Flicking through the TV channels one night, I caught Rear Window by accident--the Hitchcock remake of one of my favourite films--starring Christopher Reeve as the wheelchair-bound voyeur. The first half of the film feels very familiar, with Ree...

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Acrylic

2008-07-17T17:59:00Z

Last night I got round to adding some more detail to the unfinished calligraphy painting that's been lying around for ages. I'm not really experienced with acrylics, (or any paint medium, for that matter) but I did enjoy the slower, more fo...

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Promises

2008-07-04T12:38:00Z

You say you want Your love to work out right To last with me through the night You say you want Diamonds on a ring of gold Your story to remain untold Your love not to grow cold All the promises we break From the cradle to t...

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A little bird told me...

2008-07-02T12:03:00Z

...something interesting about a girl called crimsonsilk... and um, crimsons1lk. The bird's name was twitter and it spoke in tweets of one hundred and forty characters. Or so the story goes. My twitter story is tortured and convoluted and wel...

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Success!

2008-07-01T22:00:00Z

Well kind of...enough for a nice, warm, cosy amount of bokeh in the latest garden photoshoot. I only noticed the ants frolicking around on the first flower after I'd taken the shot...and um, I really have no idea what they're up to.

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Smallville 7

2008-06-30T16:12:00Z

A little bit up, a little bit down, that's the best way to describe the seventh series of Smallville. The intense intra-character interactions that define a lot of the core aspects of the show have been great in places and not-so-great in others...

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Sketched

2008-06-30T15:33:00Z

The box containing all my art equipment came out of hiding this weekend. It felt very strange to pull out all my brushes and sift through the paints and pastels. Even stranger to drag out a notebook and start sketching. This was the result ...

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