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Planetary #27 - the final issue...
Jul. 18th, 2009 12:28 amI may be looking forward to this. Just a little bit.
Torchwood and superheroes...
Jul. 14th, 2009 01:21 pmWell, ok, that's two slightly different topics, but the online fan reaction to Children of Earth has been interesting, as has the reaction to the latest issue of Marvel Comics' X-Factor...
( Cut for spoilerage... )
A lovely quote from Roger Ebert...
Jul. 6th, 2009 10:34 pm
Interesting discussions...
Jul. 4th, 2009 08:58 pmFor what it's worth, I have to agree with the Conservatives on this one. They've changed. I still have a number of very major disagreeents with their policies, but IMO it's a few years too late for Labour to take this particular tack...
How to create a comic...
Jul. 3rd, 2009 08:15 pmMore gardening...
Jun. 30th, 2009 11:41 pm- Salsify (Mammoth)
- Beetroot (Moneta)
- Turnips (Market Express)
- Swede (???)
- Runner Beans
- French Beans
- Radishes (???)
- Kohlrabi (Purple Delicacy)
- Wild Rocket
- Perpetual Spinach
- Lettuce (LIttle Gem)
Still room for a few more things, but they'll mostly be greens for later in the year - e.g. chicory, spinach, red mustard, mibuna and kailan. Plus some Spanish black winter radishes...
Ramblings about cops and robbers
Jun. 6th, 2009 01:36 pmI may be a little bit addicted to The Wire.
Having heard a lot of hype about it over the last few years, but taken the view that 'nah - I don't really watch cop shows', I finally started watching it three or four weeks back.
Just finished season two - which was as good as the first one, and also had the benefit of a Tom Waits theme tune.
I'm trying to work out why I like it so much. It's beautifully plotted, for a start, and it holds up to rewatching. But I think it might just be the fact that characters change - or try (but fail) to change.
Season one, for those who haven't seen it, revolves around an investigation into Baltimore drug lord Avon Barksdale.
The police and the dealers get roughly equal screen time, and on the Barksdale side, the focus is generally on Avon's nephew D'Angelo - great performance, and a good example of a character who slowly changes...
I think that's why it works for me. Season two? That's a different animal, and harder to discuss without spoilers - I think I was more hooked by the police and the plot that time...
(Incidentally, for anyone who's read Garth Ennis's Punisher MAX comics, I think it's fairly likely that one character was inspired by The Greek...)
Download 2009
Jun. 1st, 2009 01:30 pmSo, any of you lot going? I seem to be...
(I haven't been before - any advice from those who have?)
Herb garden, part IV...
Apr. 29th, 2009 11:12 pm- English Mace
- Fennel
- Lime Mint
- Lemon Scented Catnip
- Gold Tipped Oregano
- 'Green Ginger' Rosemary
- Orange Scented Thyme
- 'Berries and Cream' Mint
- Ramsons (Wild Garlic)
- Purple Sage
- Sage
- Rock Samphire
I'm a little more concerned about the catnip and samphire - the catnip may or may not survive the neighbourhood moggies, the samphire is still very small, has quite particular requirements, and needs to survive my tender care...
(but, y'know, home grown samphire if it works... that bit's exceedingly tempting... :)
