Finally getting round to putting up a post about the party I had for the release of DAI last week (I've been a bit distracted since launch ;)). It was on Thursday night, the night before the UK launch, and wasn't a huge party - 5 of us in total - but it was still a really good night. :) Lots of pics within!



( DAI Party!Collapse )

So I stayed up until after 3am on Thursday finishing Protectors. Hands up who saw that coming? ;) No, but as I saw the end creeping nearer and nearer I just had to know what happened. So here are some thoughts on it. Spoilers, obviously, and if you do intend to read the novel in full I'd recommend waiting until you have to read this, as there were a couple of very cool reveals that I wouldn't have wanted to be spoiled for.

( Protectors review and thoughts and being overinvested in J/CCollapse )

I really like the idea of this meme; and with so few people still on LJ it's unlikely I'll actually have to do it every day. ;) nicked from owlmoose:

The Meme:

Pick a date in January. Pick a topic. On the date you choose I will post something about that topic. It can be fandom-related or not. Pretty much anything you've ever seen me post about, or comment on in other venues, is fair game. If a topic is uncomfortable for me (too personal or potentially identifying) or simply something I know very little about (unfamiliar canon, say), I may ask you to make a second choice. If you want to request more than one topic, pick a different day for each.

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My long and winding review of Paul McCartney's newest solo album, New. ( Behind the cut!Collapse )


New is available now in the usual places - hmv, all the Amazons, iTunes, and can be listened to in full on Spotify.

I wanted to get my pictures from the amazing DA meetup at Dragon*Con online before I go away again, so here they are! With a few bonus Mass Effect at the end.

( Dragon Age Meetup @ Dragon*Con!Collapse )

Apologies for not getting this up yesterday, but I was so tired last night I slept for about 10 hours.

So! Here is my little write up of the concert. ( Paul @ Electric Proms 2007Collapse )

I am back. Sorry I haven't had a chance to write yet, but all the times I started typing I literally fell asleep straight away over the keyboard, jerking awake an hour later like 'bzuh?' So it was off to bed for me. SO TIRED.

Anyway. Wednesday night, when I got back, I was exhausted, aching, hungry and just generally worn out, but I shall never be able to stop myself from smiling when I think of that day.

Here be the full details. Possibly too many. I am very long-winded.

( 'Adventures in London', or 'I Lost Two Toes To Frostbite For You, Paul McCartney'.Collapse )

I don't know what I'm going to do today. Probably nothing. Woo! \o/ There is a Carry On movie on tonight yaye. :) I love them. We decided yesterday that sometimes our workplace is like Carry On Helpdesk. Oooh, matron.

...I can't possibly have pizza for dinner 2 nights in a row, can I? ;)