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Star Trek Into Darkness 8

May

2013

I have some very complicated feelings about this movie. There will shortly be SPOILERS, which I will put under a cut. First, things I loved, non-spoiler version: Zachary Quinto is the sassiest Vulcan ever. I loved it. While I have many complaints about the script, the banter was excellent and everyone got a good moment. ...

Read it now – The Ugly Tin Orrery

May

2013

“You wouldn’t dare.” The conductor, a fit man in a crisp blue uniform now unfortunately stained with sweat and powder thanks to his insistence on resisting rather more athletically than had been necessary, gave her a wide-eyed look. Recognition and horror dawned in his eyes as he took in her scarlet coat. There was only ...

This is the part where you get to be even more jealous of me: Stratford (and Newark Park House)

May

2013

Yes. Not only am I surrounded by delicious biscuits and all the milky tea I can drink, yesterday I went to Stratford. And saw the Royal Shakespeare Company perform Hamlet. (And also went to Shakespeare’s birthplace, which was cool too.) Then today I went to the Newark Park House, which is just ridiculously beautiful. Ready ...

A Brunel Kind of Day 3

May

2013

It was another day for tourist things, this time closer to home, in Bristol. We started out at the Avon Gorge, so I could look at the pretty rocks. The pretty rocks are mostly Carboniferous limestones and a bit of sandstones. Apparently there are fossils, but I never got near enough to the limestones to ...

A day amongst the ruins. 1

May

2013

We did a lot of touristy things today, in Wales. We started with Tintern Abbey – we tried to see it in 2011, but it was raining. And raining. And raining some more. In Wales, I know. Who would have thought? Tintern Abbey is an absolutely beautiful ruin. The scale is fantastic. Being able to ...

Iron Man 3 5

May

2013

You bet your ass there are SPOILERS. This is the only warning you get.

Hello from the UK 2

May

2013

As you can tell by the exceedingly polite signage, I’m in the UK again. I’d forgotten how beautiful it is here in May. Normally we only come in December, for Christmas. But I like this much better. (We’re here because Mike’s sister is getting married. And then that seemed like a good excuse to see ...

For a moment I had fifty legs 1

Apr

2013

Imagine this: Thundering down the pavement at 26 miles per hour, rattling over bumps and potholes, hands going numb. It’s night, red and white lights flashing everywhere. There are people in front of you, behind you. You’re a freight train. You’re unstoppable. The wind is so loud in your ears you can barely hear your ...

Ohmygod Shoes 3

Apr

2013

Which is to say hello everyone, I actually am still alive. I’m just kind of having a rough time getting adjusted to that having a real job thing and figuring out when I can do non-job stuff like writing and blogging and exercising. I’ve given exercise a priority for now (since I’m feeling awesome) and ...

42

Apr

2013

The funny thing is, I don’t particularly like baseball. But I really do like movies about baseball. Maybe it’s because even if I don’t appreciate the sport in and of itself, I can appreciate that people love it and feel very passionate about it. 42 is one of those baseball movies. It’s also a movie ...

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