• Blazing Fruit by Roger McGough
  • Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson
  • Gerald's Game by Stephen King
  • The Godfather by Owen Whittaker
  • 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
  • The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim by Johnathan Coe
  • Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss
  • Horton Hears a Who by Dr Seuss
  • The Opaque Garden by Anna C. Jones
  • Brown Owl's Guide to Life by Kate Harrison
  • The Whicharts by Noel Streatfeild
  • 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (yes, again, it's awesome ok?)
  • Out of the Blue by Simon Armitage
  • Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
  • Can I Come Down Now Dad? By John Hegley
  • Charitable Getting by Sam Starbuck
dec 31 2012 ∞
may 13 2013 +
  • Savage Garden- Affirmation
  • Michael Jackson- Bad
  • Darren Hayes- The Tension and the Spark
  • Sum 41- Does This Look Infected
  • Alkaline Trio- From Here To Infirmary
  • The Lion King OST
  • Kate Rusby- Hourglass
  • Jack Off Jill- Clear Hearts Grey Flowers
  • Rachel Stamp- Les Oceans Des Venus
  • Hans Zimmer- Pirates of the Caribbean OST
apr 5 2013 ∞
apr 5 2013 +
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  • Wolf Hall by Hilary Mansell
  • Fatherland by Robert Harris
  • On Writing by Stephen King
  • LGBT Identity and Online New Media by Christopher Pullen and Margaret Cooper
  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  • How to Write History that People Want to Read by Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath
  • Imprint and Trace- Handwriting in the Age of Technology by Sonja Neef
  • Bosie by Douglas Murray
  • Biography of Robbie Ross
  • Biographies of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Biography of Bram Stoker
  • any biographies I can find about A.E. Houseman
  • Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess by Merlin Holland
  • We Are Michael Field by Emma Donaghue
  • The Freak Observers by Blythe Woolston
  • Gender Circuits: Bodies and Identities in...
apr 29 2009 ∞
jan 5 2013 +
  • Clairol Nice and Easy 79 dark brown
feb 3 2012 ∞
feb 3 2012 +
  • Hay-On-Wye
  • Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Somerset (Illminster? and Glastonbury)
  • York
  • Fuengirola
  • The Lake District (all over the place)
  • Knaresborough
  • Goathland to Grosmont
  • Whitby
  • Shrewsbury
  • Ludlow
sep 10 2011 ∞
sep 10 2011 +
  • Victim (1961)
  • O! What A Lovely War! (1969)
  • V for Vendetta (2005)
  • Spiderman 2 (2004)
  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down (1990)
  • Matador (1986)
  • The Princess and the Frog (2009)
  • Toy Story 3 (2010)
  • Taking Woodstock (2009)
  • Godspell (1973)
aug 6 2010 ∞
may 2 2011 +

Things that money can buy, if I had enough of it to do so:

  • The Complete Clangers DVD
  • Sexual Dissidence: From Augustine to Wilde, Freud to Foucault by J. Dollimore
  • Cuckoo in the Nest by Michelle Magorian
  • Wartime Women: A Mass Observation Anthology: A Mass-observatio​n Anthology of Women's Writings, 1937-1945 (Women In History) by Dorothy Sheridan
  • Rum, Sodomy and the Lash: Piracy, Sexuality and Masculine Identity by Hans Turley
  • Camberwick Green Box Set
  • A National Joke: Popular Comedy and Engl...
  • Transamerica OST
  • The Violet Hour by Jackie Oates (CD)
  • Bucky O'Hare complete series (DVD)
  • Any copy (even video!) of My Best Friend Is A Vampire
may 4 2009 ∞
feb 5 2012 +
  • Daredevil (Johnson 2003)
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Hood 2009)
  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Stevenson 1971)
  • The Lion King (Allers and Minkoff 1994)
  • Carry on Up the Khyber (Thomas 1968)
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (Henson 1992)
  • Sleepy Hollow (Burton 1991)
  • Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer 1949)
  • The Ladykillers (Mackendrick 1955)
  • Passport to Pimlico (Cornelius 1949)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Verbinski 2006)
  • Interview With the Vampire (1994)
  • Elizabeth (Kapur 1998)
  • Miss Potter (Noonan 2006)
  • Velvet Goldmine (Haynes 1998)
  • Carry On Dick (1974)
sep 20 2010 ∞
sep 23 2010 +
  • Beebee
  • Cinnamon
  • Summer Lily (and she was born in January)
  • Cole
  • Quinine
  • Savannah
  • Lincoln
  • Chelsea
  • Alora
  • Isis
  • Charlie (and it was a girl. No, no her name wasn't Charlotte- she was christened Charlie. No doubt will go through life being called 'A Proper One')
  • Leia
  • Kendal
  • Maylie
  • Anae
  • Lexi
  • Scarlett
jun 7 2009 ∞
jul 1 2012 +
  • Mince pies!
  • Salmon Pasta (mmm)
  • Spaghetti Bolognaise
  • Jam/Lemon Curd upside down cake
  • Shortbread (I am particularly proud of my shortbread)
  • Scouse
  • Chocolate ckae
  • Vegetarian Stew
  • Scrambled Mushrooms on Toast
  • Lemon Curd tarts
  • Apple charlottes
  • Fruit Cake (it may have been once, but everyone said it was awesome :) it just takes so long to mature!)
oct 23 2009 ∞
oct 23 2009 +
  • Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (Park, 2008)
  • Dr Faustus (The Globe Theatre, 2011)
  • Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Elliott 1994)
  • From Time to Time (Fellowes 2009)
  • Avengers Assemble (Whedon 2012)
  • Iron Man 3 (Black 2013)
  • Paranorman (Butler & Fell 2012)
  • Fantastic 4: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (Story 2007)
dec 31 2012 ∞
may 20 2013 +
  • Sam and Evan: From Girls to Men (Broadcast: BBC Three, 12:30AM Tue, 11 Oct 201) Directed by Fran Baker
  • Mixed Britannia: 1965-2011 (BBC Two, 9:00PM Thu, 20 Oct 2011) Fatima Salaria
  • http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2...

Airbrushing in Photographs:

Documentary of the People (Cameraphone revolution):

Vlogging?

oct 16 2011 ∞
apr 28 2012 +
  • No 1 The Grange (q.g.)
  • Llangollen (m but ASTONISHINGLY FIZZY FOR NO GOOD REASON)
  • Young's Light Ale (q.g)
  • Froda's Ale (q.g.)
  • Lancaster Red (g)
  • Bishops Finger (s-s)
  • Maiden's Cross (rather good)
  • Spitfire (g)
  • Canterbury Jack (q.g)
  • Proper Job (gg)
  • Shropshire Lass (m)
  • London Pride (g)
  • Black Sheep (nr)
  • Wychcraft (gg)
  • Hobgoblin (nr)
  • Scarecrow (m- suprisingly bitter for a pale ale)
  • Abbot's Ale
  • Jennings' Bitter Lakeland Ale (B)
  • Jennings' Cumberland Ale (blw)
sep 26 2010 ∞
sep 23 2012 +
  • Cashier No 9- Lost At Sea
  • Repo! The Genetic Opera OST (extended version)(ALL OF IT)
jun 26 2011 ∞
jun 26 2011 +
  • Italy (I'll break down some details later)
  • Hay-On-Wye (again)
  • Giant's Causeway, County Antrim
  • The Menin Gate, Ypres
  • The Louvre
  • To See A Play Performed At The Globe, London
  • Bethlehem
  • Jerusalem
  • Vatican City, Rome
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle (or actually any Stone Circle. Apart from Stonehenge because I hear it's overrated)
apr 6 2010 ∞
sep 19 2011 +
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  • the box of music players
  • big glass miximg bowl
apr 15 2009 ∞
aug 20 2012 +

Please note I am not wishing death or GBH on these people, just one little teensy tazering. Additionally, names are listed at random, not as an indication of importance

  • David 'The Dreaded Ooze' Cameron- aka Dastardly Dave
  • Noxious Nick, Dastardly Dave's new pet
  • Michael Gove
  • Vince Cable
  • Theresa May (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1082/4611...)
  • Robert Kilroy-Silk
  • Maggie Thatcher
  • Tony Blair
  • Piers Morgan
  • Simon Cowell
  • Carol Ann Duffy
  • Old Punch
  • Hazel Blears
  • S. McW, who bullied me growing up
  • H---a, as above
apr 27 2009 ∞
feb 5 2012 +
  • The Guild of St Stephen
  • St Raphael's Parish
  • Matthew (school team)
  • Iona House (other school team)
  • National Trust
  • Youth Hostel Association
  • Young Ornithologists Club
  • Drama Club
  • Choir
  • Writing Club
  • Justice and Peace Group
  • Quiz Team
  • Writer's Guild
  • SCAN
  • BBC (briefly)
  • Hurricane (briefly)
  • Scarling Messageboards
  • Fictionalley
  • Parish Archives
  • DFES
  • Halton Haven
aug 27 2009 ∞
sep 23 2010 +