Start spreading the news/ I’m leavin’ today…

… Although I’m actually leaving on 23 December, but the principle’s the same. Yes – to celebrate my return to the outside world I’ve booked four nights in wonderful New York over Christmas! I’ve never been, I’ve always wanted to see the city and I had just enough left on my credit card to pay [...]

Take It To The Bridge

My kittens went to their new home on Friday night and were promptly renamed Vince and Howard after the stars of The Mighty Boosh, so their new owners are people of discerning taste in both pets and TV shows. I have to say, it’s really odd having no felines about the place any more. I [...]

Photo Play

Wow, I have a lot of photos to post today! (Apologies if the formatting looks funny on your screen – I can’t seem to get it to work…)
First off, I am SFX’s “Flame-Haired Vixen Of Science Fiction” once more:

And, as you can see from this shot of me investigating a sculpture in Regents Park, I’m [...]

The Kids Are Alright

I went to a screening of Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium today.
Sunday morning screenings are generally reserved for family films, and the PR companies usually make events out of them to entice children along with their parents. Kids often have their faces painted, wear costumes, receive free toys and sweets and have a whale of [...]

Don’t Call Him A Science Fiction Writer, Or He’ll Find You And Tear Out Your Liver*

Today I went back to work after nearly three months, and it was great! Right up until 3pm, at least, which was when I got all sleepy and found myself wanting to go home. There’s no pleasing some people, eh?
Still, I enjoyed seeing everybody again, and they enjoyed commenting on my BRIGHT new hair [...]

Oh, My Aching Feet…

You know, two weeks ago I couldn’t stand up for more than ten minutes.
Yesterday I was on my feet for TEN WHOLE HOURS.
I can’t believe how much the surgery has affected my life. I actually have a life now!
I celebrated my return to the World of the Walking by spending last night in [...]

Oops, I Did It Again…

Another new look! I’ll actually get round to writing something interesting soon. Honest.

Which Book Are You?

I sat down to take this quiz and thought, “I want to be Catch-22.” And I nearly died when this happened…

You’re Catch-22!
by Joseph Heller
Incredibly witty and funny, you have a taste for irony in all that you see. It seems that life has put you in perpetually untenable situations, and your sense of humor is [...]

Walkies!

I had the staples in my back taken out today by a rather harrassed nurse, who informed me that I’d “feel a little pinch” and then proceeded to do something that felt as though she was poking me very hard in the spine with a toasting fork. Ouch!
And that’s it – now that my staples [...]