![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
G.I. Joe - Resolute
Apr. 26th, 2009 08:38 pmFor anyonethat might be interested but isn't already aware... Warren Ellis was hired to write a 'more serious' G.I. Joe cartoon. Eleven parts, available to the US via Adult Swim and now visible to the rest of us via YouTube. I really quite liked it, although I've not seen any previous G.I. Joe stuff... I gather that some existing fans are a little unhappy about the body count, though...
British Museum - Shah 'Abbas exhibition?
Apr. 20th, 2009 05:09 pm...just wondering if any of you have seen the British Museum's current "Remaking of Iran" exhibition?
If so, is it any good? I'm contemplating a visit...
Green and pleasant land...
Apr. 19th, 2009 04:03 pmIn lieu of a proper post, another update-in-the-form-of-a-list. The gardening seems to be going pretty well. This is surprising me a little bit...
Currently, the fruit and vegetable collection in the garden itself consists of:
...and still in pots, waiting to be planted out once they're bigger and/or a bit more space has been cleared, we have:
Currently, the fruit and vegetable collection in the garden itself consists of:
- Broad (fava) beans ('The Sutton')
- Radishes ('Jolly' and 'Cherry Belle')
- Garlic ('Solent Wight')
- Spring Onions ('North Holland Blood Red)
- Parsnip ('Tender and True')
- Hamburg Parsley
- Rhubarb ('Champagne')
- Gooseberry ('Hinnomaki Yellow)
- Quince ('Vranja')
- Asparagus ('Mary Washington')
...and still in pots, waiting to be planted out once they're bigger and/or a bit more space has been cleared, we have:
- Kale ('Westland Winter')
- Tomatoes ("Black Krim")
- Strawberries ('Mara De Bois' and 'Cambridge Late Pine')
- Cucumbers ('Marketmore')
- Jerusalem Artichokes ('Fuseau')
Dollhouse, RIP?
Apr. 10th, 2009 12:54 pmWarren Ellis has posted (on Bad Signal) a note stating that one of the guest cast had Twittered that Dollhouse was being axed after Ep.12 - Ep.13 will be DVD only, not sure about 14+...?
Anyone seen any other mention/confirmation of this?
Green stuff...
Apr. 6th, 2009 02:01 pmMy attempts at gardening continue...
I haven't actually killed the rhubarb, quince tree or gooseberry bush yet, which is a good start.
They've now been joined by a row of garlic, a row of parsnips, a row of Hamburg parsley and half a row of radishes. Plus an awful lot of strawberry plants in pots...
I'll add some more radishes in a week or two - I'm trying to time them to avoid a glut - and probably put some spring onions next to the garlic.
That leaves, um, a lot - beetroot, turnips and salsify, which can all share a bed. Sprouts, kohlrabi and a couple of kale plants... Which, again, can share a bed.
The fourth bed will be perennials - asparagus, artichokes, cardoons and some horseradish (in an escape-proof box, with tiles buried in the ground to contain it...)
...and that leaves the fifth (raised) bed, against the fence and a little shadier, for the various salad-y things. Mustard greens, mibuna, chicory, lamb's lettuce and the like. There may be rocket at some point...
The handul of other things I'm growing - tomatoes, aubergines and cucumber - will all be in containers.
...and now I just need to worry about what, if anything, I plant later in the year to replace this lot. :)
Sounds interesting...
Mar. 31st, 2009 10:00 pmOn Friday night I was muttering about the lack of interesting new SF on TV now that various things are finishing. Today, I see this...
In related news, the makers of ITV thriller series "Whitechapel" have jumped ship to the (not-funded-by-advertisers) BBC, to make a sci-fi drama called "Paradox." Think a female-Quatermass-meets-Contact show starring Tamsin Outhwaithe. An alien first contact sci-fi show with very strong John Wyndham influences. Scripts have been written and are currently out to directors.
Fingers crossed, hmm?
In related news, the makers of ITV thriller series "Whitechapel" have jumped ship to the (not-funded-by-advertisers) BBC, to make a sci-fi drama called "Paradox." Think a female-Quatermass-meets-Contact show starring Tamsin Outhwaithe. An alien first contact sci-fi show with very strong John Wyndham influences. Scripts have been written and are currently out to directors.
Neil Marshall directed Dog Soldiers, a rather good film about a bunch of soldiers who get sent to Scotland - then end up stranded and fighting for their lives...
He also directed Doomsday, a rather less good (but very entertaining) film set in the near future, about a bunch of (mostly) soldiers who get sent on a vital mission to a plague-infested Scotland and end up fighting for... well, I'm sure you get the idea...
His next project, Centurion, is a historical thriller. Care to guess the theme?
Yep.
Three thousand men - the glorious Ninth Legion - are sent into Scotland to deal with the Picts. The Picts do not fight fair. It does not go well for the Romans.
Rotten Tomatoes has a 'sneak peek' video online. Looks interesting.
He also directed Doomsday, a rather less good (but very entertaining) film set in the near future, about a bunch of (mostly) soldiers who get sent on a vital mission to a plague-infested Scotland and end up fighting for... well, I'm sure you get the idea...
His next project, Centurion, is a historical thriller. Care to guess the theme?
Yep.
Three thousand men - the glorious Ninth Legion - are sent into Scotland to deal with the Picts. The Picts do not fight fair. It does not go well for the Romans.
Rotten Tomatoes has a 'sneak peek' video online. Looks interesting.
Ultima Thule (II)
Mar. 20th, 2009 04:59 pmI'm currently sitting in a swimming pool cafe in Reykjavik while ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
souldier_blue enjoys the pool. I'd been intending to swim myself, but events have conspired against me, so I'm sitting this one out.
( Read more... )
Well, made it here in one piece. It's actually warmer than Coventry at the moment, if you believe the weather reports...
(although this will change later in the day...)
Today will mostly be ambling and shopping. Currently sitting in the Cafe Loki with souldier_blue, making plans...
And yes, the Hallgrimskirkja is beautiful - but mostly wrapped in scaffolding at the moment. Apparently the same architect did another, similar, church in Iceland's second city - using stained glass gifted by Coventry cathedral just before it was bombed...
Unlikely to get there this trip, though...
Unexpectedly fun...
Mar. 6th, 2009 09:07 amToday's free Metro paper has replaced it's cover with an ad again. Not that unusual.
But this one is a front page 'syndicated from New Frontiersman', with news stories about the Keene Act and the NYPD's search for Rorschach.
Oh, and an ad for 'Nostalgia, by Veidt' :)
This might be of interest to a few people -
"To promote the latest release from The Tallis Scholars, Gimell is delighted to offer the Gloria from Josquin's Missa Fortuna desperata as a free MP3 download. The same track is also available free of charge in a variety of lossless WMA and FLAC formats in both Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound.
http://www.gimell.com/news-free-download-josquin-missa-fortuna-desperata-tallis-scholars.aspx
"To promote the latest release from The Tallis Scholars, Gimell is delighted to offer the Gloria from Josquin's Missa Fortuna desperata as a free MP3 download. The same track is also available free of charge in a variety of lossless WMA and FLAC formats in both Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound.
To 'order' your free download please click on the following link, select your preferred download format and then select the 'Buy Now' button for Track 7. You will not be charged for the download."
http://www.gimell.com/news-free-download-josquin-missa-fortuna-desperata-tallis-scholars.aspx
Something wicked...
Mar. 2nd, 2009 10:08 pmI'm still catching up on odd bits of Torchwood Season #2 and, last night, I finally watched From Out of the Rain.
Mmm. Not entirely successful, but nobody does creepy quite the way that P.J. Hammond does - it reminds me why I liked Sapphire & Steel so much.
Mmm. Not entirely successful, but nobody does creepy quite the way that P.J. Hammond does - it reminds me why I liked Sapphire & Steel so much.
Not killing the green things...
Mar. 1st, 2009 05:58 pmMuch to my surprise, the herbs seem to have survived the winter.
In some cases, this may have been a fairly close thing - until this weekend saw the first shoots from the lovage and the horseradish, I had been wondering. And there's still scope for something horrible to happen to the sweet marjoram or french tarragon, both of which look a little wobbly at the moment...
...but, basically, I still have a herb garden. And I'm still not sure what to do with it. Until the outbuildings are knocked down and the kitchen extension's done, it's going to be awkward to find a place for them in the garden. Putting them next to the tool shed risks trampling by builders... or would look a bit odd once the tool shed' s knocked down.
I've also got a second batch of herbs to plant soon - annuals and a few perennials I didn't pick up last year. Oh, and some lemon-scented catnip... :)
Hmm. This needs some planning.
I also need to think about just what I'm planting this year. A selection of bulbs have gone into the front garden - but the back garden was always intended to have some vegetables, and I've not really got my act together on that yet...
In some cases, this may have been a fairly close thing - until this weekend saw the first shoots from the lovage and the horseradish, I had been wondering. And there's still scope for something horrible to happen to the sweet marjoram or french tarragon, both of which look a little wobbly at the moment...
...but, basically, I still have a herb garden. And I'm still not sure what to do with it. Until the outbuildings are knocked down and the kitchen extension's done, it's going to be awkward to find a place for them in the garden. Putting them next to the tool shed risks trampling by builders... or would look a bit odd once the tool shed' s knocked down.
I've also got a second batch of herbs to plant soon - annuals and a few perennials I didn't pick up last year. Oh, and some lemon-scented catnip... :)
Hmm. This needs some planning.
I also need to think about just what I'm planting this year. A selection of bulbs have gone into the front garden - but the back garden was always intended to have some vegetables, and I've not really got my act together on that yet...
"Seaguy must thrust himself into his new life as El Macho the Bulldresser – a new kind of matador who entertains the crowds by dressing stampeding bulls in women's clothing"
(From the DC Comics May Solicitations - SEAGUY: THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #2)
(From the DC Comics May Solicitations - SEAGUY: THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #2)
(no subject)
Feb. 21st, 2009 12:53 pm"Nothing truly inexplicable is allowed to happen in fiction, lest the reader think the writer has made a mistake" - Patrick Ness
