I thought of a lot of blah blah blah I could write, but the truth is actually quite simple. The Oscars have nothing to say to me because the mainstream Hollywood industry has nothing to say to me. I’m a woman over forty: where are my peers? Apart from Meryl Streep, whose consistently stellar abilities…
Category: television
Albacon & Reading
There have been changes in the Albacon schedule, most notably the loss of a GOH, but the show must go on. Here’s my revised schedule: In A Flash: The challenges and rewards of telling a story in under 1,000 words. Mead, Schwabach, Laity, Strock(M) Fri 6:00 PM Beverwyck Why write? It pays badly, you have…
Stephen Fry in America
My hopes that Fry’s visit to all 50 states for his documentary on this country would lead to 1) his no longer doing that quite terrible “Ammurrican” accent (leave it to your former partner, whose accent is superb) and 2) not portraying the nation as a circus of freaks, seem to be dashed by the…
iPod Touch Named
Just like that, it was clear. I was on the tarot and writing panel and trying to remember the name of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies deck, so naturally turned to my digital assistant, who located the necessary information — with a picture — in no time at all. Thank you, Ianto! I would say he…
Out of the Blue
Why do I wake up at four in the morning with barely remembered songs or those not heard in ages running through my head. You’d think I’d have something that I just watched on the brain, like this: …but no (and not “Police and Thieves” either from the Xmas episode of Ideal).
The Doctor will be In
Thanks to Crispinus, I just found out that Jonathan Miller is going to be at Skidmore next month. Whoo hoo! He’s like a rock star of British comedy, theatre and performance. I remember being riveted to the tv every time he was on Dick Cavett back in the 70s and 80s. Of course, the fact…
Which Torchwood Member are You?
To celebrate seeing the first episode of series 2 of Torchwood, I offer this BBC quiz. They don’t give easy cut-and-paste code, so we’ll have to go with less attractive cut and paste. You are Jack You’re a born leader – fair, charismatic, inspiring, firm, loyal to your team, and, most of all, measured and…