The Fifteen Movie Questions Meme

Stolen from Sunday Stealing...1. Movie you love with a passion.The Big Lebowski.2. Movie you vow to never watch.Larry Crowne. Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts? Could it get any worse.3. Movie that literally left you speechless.Forrest Gump. (And not in a good way.)4. Movie you always recommend.The Big Lebowski.5. Actor/actress you always watch, no matter how crappy the movie.Bruce Willis. (And he has been...

Friday Flash - Icebreaker

Another unsuccessful competition entry this week, the challenge being to write a murder / mystery story set in my local area, in under 2500 words. Just squeaked it.IcebreakerIt’s the middle of November and winter’s drawing in. I’m walking up the lane through the woods at the back of Cragside Farm and there’s ice in the tractor track puddles for the first time this season. I take this route because...

Top Twenty-Five Unemployed Songs

Who knew there were this many great songs about not having a job?On second thoughts, it makes perfect sense. Bunch of unemployable bums, musicians, the lot of 'em!25. The La's - Doledrum(From 'The La's'.)Lee Mavers and co. recorded one album in 1990, promptly disowned it, then spent the following 21 years "on hiatus". Talk about "difficult second album syndrome".All my life goes by in DoledrumI'll...

What I'm Wearing Today...

So I'm perusing Louise's copy of Marie Claire on the toilet the other night and once I'd finished reading about "Women Obsessed With Every Man They Meet" and "Wedding Night Sex Confessions" (honestly, you women, you're so sex-obsessed!) I stumbled across an interesting article called "I Blogged My Way To Millions - A Guide To Making Your Fortune Online". Well, naturally I was hooked... this could...

I Already Forgot What This Post Was Supposed To Be About

There are three floors in our house. We need a lot of room for all my books, CDs and comics... and all Louise's clothes and shoes. The problem with three floors though is that I find it very difficult carrying a thought up or down two flights of stairs. I can usually remember what I'm doing by the time I reach the middle floor, but another ten steps is more than my failing memory can manage. What...

Friday Flash - 7 Seconds

I haven't run a #fridayflash story for some time, but I found this in my old writing files and thought it'd fit the bill. It was originally written for a competition; the challenge being to write a short story that would fit on the back of a postcard. That doesn't give you a whole lot of time... so that's exactly what the story ended up being about. Not having a whole lot of time...They say that after...

Billy Bragg - The Progressive Patriot

"Mixing pop and politics - they ask me what the use isI offer them embarrassment and my usual excuses..."Part history of England, part history of popular music and - oh yes, part history of Billy Bragg and the Bragg family... I've never read another rock star autobiography like The Progressive Patriot.Of course, to refer to this book as an autobiography is as erroneous and misleading as calling Billy...

Too Much Sex & Violence

Too Much Sex & Violence (TMSAV) is my new comic, scheduled to debut this September. I'm very excited about it - not just because I think it's the best comic I've ever written, but also because I've managed to persuade / bribe / coax / cajole / blackmail / force at gunpoint so many fine artists (some I've never worked with before, some I've not worked with in a long, long time) into drawing it...

Top Ten 'I Quit!' Songs

Specially for Lee at Quit Your Day Job... and anyone who might be considering packing it all in and joining me on the scrap heap / glorious golden road to success and riches (delete as applicable).10. Elvis Presley - Guitar Man(From 'The Essential Elvis Presley')If you're thinking of taking the plunge, Elvis advises caution. Don't jump till you've got somewhere to jump to... Well, I quit my job down...

5-IN-1 MINI REVIEWS (PART-7)

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011) - HANNA (2011) - LET ME IN (2010) - BLACK SWAN (2010) - BLUE VALENTINE (2010) THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011)MyRating: YYYDirector: George NolfiCast: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Terence StampMPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent imageWhat if, there are unseen forces that control our whole destiny? On who we will...