Who hasn’t had imaginary friends in childhood? I’ve had so many that I have forgotten most of them. All I remember is that when I read a book that made an impression on me, and later in life when I saw a movie or something on TV, I imagined that some of the characters were […]
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The scoop on the Eleventh Doctor
Don’t tell anyone, but after a disastrous regeneration, the Tenth Doctor regenerated into the Eleventh as a… cat. Yes, a cat. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the photo! With no one else to turn to, he sought out his old, trusted companion Rose Tyler, and together the two of them went off looking […]
Ten random facts about me!
Marie, Kate and I have a pact to update our respective blogs by midnight today, so here I am, with ten random things about myself. (As originally told to Laura, but the points may differ as they are… well… random!): No movie has ever made me cry. I get random obsessions, which consume me. (The […]
Miles to go… [Updated]
Well, my list of things to do only seems to get longer and longer, so I’m going to get organized. In other words, I shall make a list! Meanwhile, enjoy the cover of the Turkish edition of A Shadow in Eternity. (For more—and especially if you can read Turkish—check out the Carpe Diem Kitap site.) […]
Idiot box favourites
I have been watching DVDs of many TV serials lately, and it got me thinking about the ones I have loved over the years. It’s hard to make a comprehensive list, of course, but some of my favourites (in no particular order) are listed here. Do add your own (or remind me of any I […]
The doomed English Patient!
“This film has been edited and modified for family viewing.” This message comes up on Zee Studio and Sony Pix at the start of every movie, and this has bothered me for a long time. The futility of the entire exercise was really highlighted when one of these bright-spark channels showed The English Patient suitably […]
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Saintly patience…
If you have a toothache, you can take a painkiller. But if you have a bad book, you’re done for. It gnaws you from inside till you want to scream. And no matter what you do, you cannot get rid of it. Unless you read a worse book, of course! Well, the source of my […]
Another birthday rolls by…
Each time a birthday comes by, it is tempting to sit back and take a look at where you’re going. Or maybe I am just showing my age! Age or not, I love presents, but this time I thought I should give something instead. Thus, Party came into being, all yours, to do whatever you […]
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A Sim-ful life!
Stefan Jarryd, the chinless freak I wanted to drown as a child, flourishes. I am so glad I did not arrange for an unfortunate accident. He grew up into a rather agreeable teenager, went to university and graduated with honours (or whatever the Sims equivalent is). In Sim State University, he met Simon St James. […]
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Third time not-so-lucky
I had a horrible shock yesterday when one of my Sims babies grew up into a chinless wonder! Sims 2 has a reasonably realistic genetics engine in which it picks up characteristics from both parents in offspring. Even though young Maya (yes, yes, I am not very imaginative with names, I know) had perfectly fine […]