Wow, it’s been ages since I updated. Bad, bad Lesley.
So what have I been up to since February, which is apparently when I last posted in this section. Well I’ve:
Been to Japan and survived, even …
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Wow, it’s been ages since I updated. Bad, bad Lesley.
So what have I been up to since February, which is apparently when I last posted in this section. Well I’ve:
Been to Japan and survived, even …
Read the full story »The industry in which I work and play.
Anything about me, my family and my kitteh(s).
Here you’ll find posts about the TV shows I follow and the films which have me hooked.
My musings on my creative works.
This is where all the posts concerning my Night Elf Druid Serisa (EU-Daggerspine) belong, as well as anything else WoW-related.
Winifred Hope ‘Freda’ Smith (nee Paxton)
15/2/1921 – 14/8/2010
People live and people die, it’s one of the facts of life. Mortality is not something we like to dwell on or even face but it’s something we all have to do one day. Today, it was my Nanna’s turn. Freda, as we knew her, was the stolic matriarch of our little clan. She lived well, birthing sons and coping admirally with single parentage and windowhood in an age when neither was commonplace. She loved animals and gardening, she loved life and lived it as well as she could. That’s all we can really ask for, isn’t it?
Feed by Mira Grant is published in paperback by Orbit books and is out now, priced £7.99.
The unabridged audiobook is available on both Audible UK and Audible US costing £19.19 and $25.49, respectively. Narrated Paula …
This post is basically a test of dual proportions, there’s the video feed above for sighted folks and audio below for fellow VIPs (and any regular AudioBoo listeners). Let’s see how this goes shall we?
Yes, I have a plan, it’s not as devious as that of the Cylons but listen to the AudioBoo below to hear more. Basically, I’ve decided it’s time to take a more multimedia approach to …
When I first reviewed 2012 way back in November, I described it simply as ‘apocalypse porn’ (the definition being two and a half hours of destruction, death and really awesome special effects that see the …
Julie & Julia is one of those quirky little films which mixes real life and a touch of fiction. The story itself is actually a blending of two: the life of the late cooking maestro …
This is so seriously cool. So cool, in fact, that I missed it last night. What kind of sci fi fan am I? Yeah I know … anyway I was initially sceptical about Matt Smith …
I vaguely remember thinking ‘meh’ when Studio Ghibli’s latest film project, Karigurashi no Arrietty, was announced late last year. It is, essentially, a retelling of The Borrowers but set in Japan and is due to …
So I’m off to Japan in less than two months. Huzzah, argh etc. As a result I wanted to get some more business cards done and the lovely Craig of Project Studios, who did my …
Of all the sci fi series canceled in 2009, T:SCC was the one I was really hoping would survive, especially with the killer twist in the final episode. It was ripe for renewal but sadly …
I’m quite a fan of CG animated movies and while Pixar remain the masters of the genre, they’re not the only ones creating awesome movies like Bolt and the cliché-ridden Monsters Versus Humans. Cloudy with …
So I’m full of the lurgy and made a point of going to bed early last night. Some time around 2:30am I heard a banging coming from downstairs. Ceri has been known to headbutt the …
Thanks to a year-long hiatus mid-season, season five of the surgical drama Nip/Tuck has been a while coming. McNamara/Troy has moved to trendy LA but their appointment book is empty and they are unknowns in …
It seems odd to start with a conclusion to a review but, simply put, The Writer’s Tale, is both the book for Doctor Who fans who want to know the hows and why but it’s …
I’m a huge fan of Being Human and the BBC kindly sent a previews disc of episode one my way and the disc arrived earlier this week! The series continues the story of George, Mitchell …
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It only feels like yesterday that VIZ announced its plans to release an a la carte menu of the finest chapters from the Japanese foodie manga Oishinbo. Each volume has …
The BBC has ever so helpfully overhauled its Doctor Who website, just in time for the regeneration of the Doctor. They’ve also included a really stylish looking sneak peak of series five – which is …
Excuse the profanity but WHAT THE FRAK?????
Seriously??!!! OH MY VARIOUS GODS!!!!
Usual amount of spoilers after the jump. I think I need to put my head between my knees for a minute.
District 9 is a fascinating film, not just because of the way it was made but also because it takes a realistic approach. It also tries to break away from that tried, tested and tired …
Being Human is one of those rare shows – along with Doctor Who – that makes me want to give the BBC vast sums each year for the license fee. I originally caught the pilot …
Ah Christmas Day again. This means only once thing: Doctor Who (those of you who said the Queen’s Speech, get iPlayer up NOW and be ashamed of yourselves, dear me). Unlike previous years though, this …
This movie feels like it’s been a long time coming. For me, Terminator 2 was the pinnacle of sci fi movies and the hints given about the world post-Judgement Day were tantalizingly brief. Then we …
The Tudors is one of those unique series which has managed to captivate Americans. Now on its third and penultimate series, the reign of Henry VIII is becoming even more tumultuous. Last series, he wedded, …
Yes, Christmas is apparently here and I’m looking forward to one thing: Doctor Who. Part one of The End of Time airs on Christmas Day, with part two to follow on New Year’s Day. It’s …
OMVGs*, that was scary! Actually, no wait, it was more like mild peril and seriously disturbing, more so in the last five minutes than the entire hour-long episode in which we see a totally different …
Ah end of the world as we know it. It seems like there’s a glut of apocalypse porn at the moment, from Knowing (which really was depressing but also full of that aliens are going …
So National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) starts tomorrow. Anyone else scared yet? While I’ve participated twice (this will be my third year) I’ve never actually completed my 50,000 words. Also, both my previous attempts …
I’m not sure which, to be honest. This kind of conversation unfortunately applies to journalists just as much as photographers and it’s rather sad. The worst part is the recession will be used an excuse …
Simon passed this on to me and it’s so bloody funny I just had to blog about it. If you look closely, you can actually see him in the first couple of frames (he’s on …
Yes Norwich finally has an Apple Store of its very own! After months of waiting and impatiently watching, the store in Chapelfield was finally unveiled to over a thousand waiting Apple fans yesterday morning. And …
