I read this story: “I don’t have the stomach for worrying about my body anymore” and it struck a nerve. I look in the mirror and I am nearly 46. I worry about the extra few kilos I have gained recently – weight maintenance is so much harder when one is disabled and have chronic [...]
Go to post pageIt is that clear in my mind, how excited I was for a dose of Star Wars after the breathtaking first movie. Oh, I had such a crush on Harrison Ford. And confusingly, on Carrie Fisher. Life is complex, and I knew it already. I was a scifi nerdette, a proto geek girl, into Asimov [...]
Go to post pageHere we stand on the shores of a cosmic ocean. This (or something pretty close) is from the first episode of Cosmos, that I watched as an entranced sleepy 14 year old, up very late to catch every last resonant image, every last amazing fact (Hypatia, how had I not known of thee? Voyager, small [...]
Go to post pageThomas Keneally claims not the mantle of ‘delight’ yet his words proclaim him (in my mind) to be so:) He seems to carry a certain zest, as if he has looked into the abyss – and chuckled at the vibrant foolishness within. He writes stirringly of the darkness in humanity – but also the light [...]
Go to post pageClive James is dying. my heart is full of sorrow. this man is such a formative influence on me. his books (i adore his poetry), his writing, and his broadcasting (my ‘gateway’ to his work) are a huge part of my life. i listen to his reading of his own (audio based) books (again, the [...]
Go to post pageOne of the best musicians and performers I know is releasing an album, and i CANNOT WAIT! as exciting as #AmandaPalmer – this guy is absolute talent. Pre-Order CD | Corey Stewart Online As you may know I’ve finished recording my first CD “Seeing Stars” which has been two years in the making but about [...]
Go to post page5 Ways To Tell If You’re A Time Lord. I am merely smiling enigmatically…
Go to post pageI have started using Goodreads. I have acres of books to add, but little time, so slowly slowly:) Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann My rating: 5 of 5 stars A lot fof hype surrounds this book, with a soon to be released [...]
Go to post pageSOmetimes, if you are lucky, they let you know that you have done at least SOMETHING right. Sent to me by my beloved first born, a young woman i could not be prouder of…and this is just one of uncountable reasons why. That she would send me something like this, to state this, this is [...]
Go to post pageThis film sounds like it evokes the horrors of war in a way that many films have not ever capture – the female horrors of rape, child loss. It is different from male horrors experienced. And as rending, heart breaking as it sounds, that is a valuable voice to hear. [Jolie] took this focus and [...]
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