Andrea Mullaney

Stop debating this website's growth potential. I don't care. I'm a digital hermit crab. If it dies, I'll find another shell as I've done a dozen times before.

Yeah I suppose. In a sane world, Chiles would be just another quirky take-haver.

Here's the conundrum,why are we all super-cynical about "here's a funny aspect of everyday life" stand up comedians and yet charmed by Chiles?

Yes, except maybe Adrian Chiles

A grey seal sleeps in green water with its head poking out

Met an extremely chilled out sleepy seal today.

I've never heard of Farrah Storr so I don't know whether to feel bad that some unassuming person found themselves caught up in a hellish list, or relieved that there's another columngoblin out there I've so far avoided.

Very much enjoying the idea that there will be newspaper editors in Glasgow telling their photographers to 'get me pictures of Spiderman!'

This is why writing is really editing.
A first draft is just ingredients - selected, chopped, but not mixed or cooked. This metaphor makes sense in my head.

Roller rinks, ice skating, soft play ... Like literally the most recent ones you might hear are Uptown Funk, possibly I Like To Move It

Well funnily enough it was in a bowling alley & blasting out very back in time songs - You're The One That I Want, Does Your Mother Know, Total Eclipse Of The Heart ... As I obviously wasn't eating, I mused on how that type of 80s hit has just somehow never been replaced in arcades, fairs etc.

There is also surprisingly still a Wimpy in Kilmarnock

Paula Rego print of a goose with the head of a cheerful woman

Paula Rego's print illustrating Baa Baa Black Sheep, showing a girl in the arms of a very large black ram which is sitting on a stool

Also saw the excellent Paula Rego exhibition at the Dick Institute - met her once and I'm sure she would have loved the pig. Exhibition is fantastic, went to Dean Castle as well, Kilmarnock is quite a good day out folks!

A large pig in a clean pen

I met this lovely pig today, just a darling. Look at her dainty little feet.

Fair!

Is The Observer STILL whanging on about The Salt Path? They're obviously chancers but worthy of weeks of exposés? Hardly the worst problem facing us all.

Yeah, it'll be subsumed into the new plan. A shame but I think for those who used it, the big thing was leaving it. Lot of fires there at the moment!

The congregation moved out a while ago so I doubt it will be rebuilt.

iMDB Guy does try. He has watched Hitchcock! Kurosawa (well, Seven Samurai)! He will even admit that some genre stuff is pretty good - Lord of the Rings was really formative, you know.

But central to it all: women are just bit characters, used to prop up men's emotional journey.

Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, The Wire, Peaky Blinders, Boardwalk Empire, Mad Men ..

.. that guy also loves Nolan, Tarantino, and Scorsese.

I'm not saying these are not good series or bad directors. The taste is just .. incredibly one note.

There's a certain type of guy - iMDB Guy or Empire Magazine guy - whose media consumption rests entirely upon Western Anglophone male-centric discourse.

Ok, unfair. He might also enjoy South Korean action films or some Japanese anime. Oops, my bad.

It's affirming to him.

Emoji was literally me reading!

“A Space Adventure Hour” Reveals Why Modern Star Trek Is Defined by Parodies Strange New Worlds director Jonathan Frakes and more discuss the mutually beneficial relationship between Star Trek and its parodies.

www.denofgeek.com/tv/a-space-a...
Personally I'd prefer fewer parodies but I like that this article acknowledges the importance of optimism (and a non-sleazy Kirk) as essential parts of Trek.

Just finished reading this last night actually and I tell you, I did NOT see that ingenious explanation coming! 😯🐘 Really enjoyed it.

YouTube video by supermodel* supermodel* - i used to live in england

Bit obsessed with this song and video atm youtu.be/eMYf4MlYEyk

A woman in TK Maxx told me about Summerwe'en the other day, I hate it.

I can't make it, but lovely to see Beatrice Colin remembered here. A really good writer and person.

Haha, that's always what I think of too!

Good luck!

Just his version of Blair having Oasis round, innit?

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