Only 13 more sleeps til the last Harry Potter book hits the shelves. Will I have the courage to go to buy my book wearing a velvet cape, pointy hat and Voldemort mask?? Watch this space for further details… and pictures if I raise enough courage. 🙂
Sad to say we lost George Melly yesterday. He was an odd sort of guy and a wicked old goat, but a great musician and story teller. What else is there to say about him? Lots probably… but I’ll leave that to others. I liked him.
I’m sure the adding of the ‘Free Alan Johnston’ button to our site was the catalyst for his sudden release a few days later. I mean what else could have caused it?? Possibly I suppose it might have been the surrounding of his place of imprisonment by Hamas gunmen and an ultimatum to let him … More Alan Johnston freed!
Things are again beginning to look rough in the UK. Having lived through the worst of the IRA bombings the British are now faced with the threat of Islamic militants increasing their terror activities. Bombs were found ready to go a few days ago and now a car filled with petrol tries to ram Glasgow … More Danger in the UK
Me move? Nah… too old and fat. The wife on the other hand managed to wangle a lunch with Julia Gillard who is the Deputy Leader of the Labor Party. She spent lunch sitting next to her discussing amongst other things, her Welsh origins! No idea what else they talked about… something trivial like the … More Moving on up.
First thing this morning I was online to the iMax in Darling harbour ordering tickets to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. We’ll be there on July 11th, 6:45 p.m. waiting in line ready to rush through to the ‘good seats’ 🙂 With a massive sound system, a huge screen and the … More Going Potty!
I’ve been wondering how long free-to-air TV can persist in the face of the Internet and the increasing availability of other forms of media. We have 4 large TVs here each with surround sound and most with digital pictures either native or thru set top boxes. We also have for computers with tv access… two … More Buh-bye free-to-air?
Yes… I’ve been sucked back into the magical world of Harry Potter… if it hasn’t become obvious. I’ve been re-reading the books, watching the movies (as bad as most of them have been) and chatting away on the alt.fan.harry-potter newsgroup. I really don’t have enough time to be doing this, but maybe it’s just some … More Sucked in again – newsgroups rule..
Rumor, or Rumour depending on where you live, abound about the final book in the Harry Potter series, i.e. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. I started compiling a list of the most prevalent ones I’ve seen or heard so far and written a ‘page’ listing them. The page is accessed at top right so … More Harry Potter Rumours
With one of the stars of The Simple Life already behind bars (Paris Hilton) we are now watching the other part of the duo beginning *her* court case for driving whilst drinking. Nicole Ritchie is up in court for a second time on a DUI charge. This time she’s facing a mandatory 90 day jail … More The Not so Simple Life
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