“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.” ~ Oscar Wilde I've not been inspired to write very much lately, I've mostly been chasing portals in the park. I have this game app on my phone called Ingress. It uses your GPS… Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading
(Getty Images/Momcilo Grujic) “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ~ Toni Morrison WordPress have been asking us lately why we write and who we are writing for; what are the origin stories of our blogs? As I've debated with myself lately as… Continue reading Writerly Reflections
"Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact." ~ Martha Beck I've been away for the past few days cat-sitting Natalie Portman for the person who's looking after her me. Which is fine, and it was lovely to spend some time with her; I do really miss her. The only thing was… Continue reading Social Media And Mirtazapine
"I saw that sweater and I just felt it was so perfect because to me it tells a lot of stories. It tells the story of a woman who's not vain and it tells the story of a woman who's so self-confident that she doesn't have to show by the way she dresses that she… Continue reading Forbrydelsen/The Killing: Possibly The Greatest TV Series Ever Made
"I heard that Jesus had a pet dinosaur. Evolution must be a myth then." ~ John Bacon I like dinosaurs. I mean, I really like dinosaurs. I got so excited about dinosaurs when I visited The Natural History Museum while I was high as a kite on back pain medication that some woman asked me… Continue reading Walking With Dinosaurs
(Except, there were two of us, and we're both women) "Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time." ~ Steve Wright It'll be good for us to get out for a quick walk, she said. We'll just have a wander round the reservoir, she said. It'll only be four miles, she said. We… Continue reading The English Man Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain
"Swinging Belleville rendez-vous / Marathon dancing, doop-de-doo / Voodoo, can-can aren't taboo / The world is strange in rendez-vous" ~ The Belleville Rendezvous Director: Sylvain Chomet Genres: Animation, Comedy Running Time: 78 mins Rating: 12 Release Date: 29th August 2003 (UK) I never used to have that much interest in animation and animated movies. I… Continue reading Les Triplettes de Belleville/The Triplets of Belleville
"The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilisation." ~ Frank Lloyd Wright The first time it really occurred to me to have a favourite building was the first time I stood and looked out over Hong Kong harbour. It's such a striking view, especially… Continue reading My Top 5 Architectural Gems
That's all really. I made a scarf and I'm quite pleased with it.
“I bet you're worried. I was worried. I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don't think about them.” ~ Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues Title: The Vagina Monologues - The V-Day Edition (Women's Studies/Drama) Author: Eve Ensler (with foreword by Gloria Steinem)… Continue reading The Vagina Monologues – Happy V Day!
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 