Something about the way Christmas 2009 is being marketed sticks in the craw. It's not just the creeping sense of frustrated greed, more bitter this year because of the extra hundreds of thousands out of work - it's the fact that we're all supposed to be so cheery about it , gleefully swapping our usual extravagances for home baking, knitting and making natty little baubles out of bits of ...
Hopefully you will be able to access this amazing film across the pond.
I found it thought provoking, inspiring, a little damning and pessermistic in places. But definitely worth a watch.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/running-to-the-limits/4od#3018091
Let me know what you think...?
"Daddy. Excuse me! Can I say something?"
At his request, I'm reading Kurtzhau the account of how Arminius the German wiped out a large Roman army deep in the German forests . We're on a Roman kick, in part because we've been watching " Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain ", but also because - at his urging - I've installed Roman Total War ("Daddy, when you capture a city, do you press the ...
In case anyone hasn't spotted it, 20 Things To Do Before You're Thirty, which had James in a supporting role, is available on the Channel 4 watch-again site . James is in seven of the eight episodes, although he hasn't got loads of lines!
... like this, so I thought I'd share. I'm currently watching Kirsties Homemade Christmas on channel 4, and saw some lovely ribbon roses being made, among other things. Here is the website: http://www.channel4.com/4homes/on-tv/kirstie-s-homemade-home/ It has lots of lovely ideas, mostly gift ideas. I can't seem to find the rose tutorial on there though, so I will give a quick explination. 1. ...
British Airways must now surely be the world's least favourite and probably most-loathed airline, thanks to militant union, and grasping Heathrow cabin crew, who voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. 1 million ticket holders are in jeopardy as a result. Heathrow cabin crew are apparently (comparatively) obscenely well-paid. The scenes of triumphalism and jubilation at the meeting ...
... out Pairing: Naomi/Emily. (Cook/Effy, Cook/Naomi/Effy) Rating: M. Word Count: 7000 Disclaimer: The names of all characters contained here-in are the property of Skins, Company Pictures, & Channel4. No infringements of these copyrights are intended, and are used here without permission. Notes: It's slightly too long to be considering an epilogue, like I originally planned so... It's a ...
... out Pairing: Naomi/Emily. (Cook/Effy, Cook/Naomi/Effy) Rating: M. Word Count: 7000 Disclaimer: The names of all characters contained here-in are the property of Skins, Company Pictures, & Channel4. No infringements of these copyrights are intended, and are used here without permission. Notes: It's slightly too long to be considering an epilogue, like I originally planned so... It's a ...
... today, here it is. Title: Collision: Breathe in, Breathe out Author: eskimo_jo Disclaimer: The names of all characters contained here-in are the property of Skins, Company Pictures, & Channel4. No infringements of these copyrights are intended, and are used here without permission. Do not archive without permission. Pairing: Naomi/Emily, Cook/Effy. (Cook/Naomi/Effy) Category:...
Alright, this is the Information/background post. Once you've been approved, you'll be added to the character list below. Then you can introduce yourself to the other characters and see if you can wrangle up your own storyline between them - or even post a journalentry on here detailing what has happened to your character, and what their current affairs are. It's purely up to you. You may use ...
