The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing
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Fostering a teen is a challenge at the best of times. The end of civilization is not the best of times.
The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing
james_davis_nicollFostering a teen is a challenge at the best of times. The end of civilization is not the best of times.
The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing
The Goes Wrong Show: A Primer
Jan. 25th, 2026 02:01 pmrionaleonhart posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
tv_talkIf anyone's in the mood for something silly and fun, I'd like to recommend The Goes Wrong Show, which I discovered recently and absolutely fell in love with.
What is The Goes Wrong Show?
If you've heard of The Play That Goes Wrong, this comedy series is from the same theatre company, Mischief Theatre. Every thirty-minute episode is a new short play, performed by the determined but deeply unfortunate Cornley Drama Society. Every play goes as wrong as humanly possible.
In addition to being very funny, the plays are startlingly impressive technical achievements. These are genuine stage plays being filmed in front of a live audience, and making things 'go wrong' convincingly requires incredible pinpoint timing. So much hard work goes into messing everything up; it must be so much trickier than performing a play that goes right!
If you like Taskmaster, you might also enjoy this; they have a similar sense of people desperately struggling on with their mission while everything falls apart around them.
( Character overview below the cut. )
Where can I watch The Goes Wrong Show?
There's a good chance you'll be able to watch it at no cost! If you're in the UK, it's on BBC iPlayer (or DVD, if you don't have a television licence).
If you're outside the UK, I believe The Goes Wrong Show is officially available for free on the Lionsgate YouTube channel. As the videos are blocked for me, it's hard for me to check (let me know if it doesn't seem like the right link!), but I think this YouTube playlist should have all twelve episodes. I've heard from a couple of people based in the US that it's also on Amazon Prime there.
If I only ever watch one episode of this show, which would you recommend?
I love the whole show, and I think the first-listed episode ('The Spirit of Christmas') is a solid starting point. If you only ever watch one, though, the episode '90 Degrees' is a genuinely insane, extraordinary feat of performance. If you're wondering, they're not using CGI; they actually did that.
What is The Goes Wrong Show?
If you've heard of The Play That Goes Wrong, this comedy series is from the same theatre company, Mischief Theatre. Every thirty-minute episode is a new short play, performed by the determined but deeply unfortunate Cornley Drama Society. Every play goes as wrong as humanly possible.
In addition to being very funny, the plays are startlingly impressive technical achievements. These are genuine stage plays being filmed in front of a live audience, and making things 'go wrong' convincingly requires incredible pinpoint timing. So much hard work goes into messing everything up; it must be so much trickier than performing a play that goes right!
If you like Taskmaster, you might also enjoy this; they have a similar sense of people desperately struggling on with their mission while everything falls apart around them.
( Character overview below the cut. )
Where can I watch The Goes Wrong Show?
There's a good chance you'll be able to watch it at no cost! If you're in the UK, it's on BBC iPlayer (or DVD, if you don't have a television licence).
If you're outside the UK, I believe The Goes Wrong Show is officially available for free on the Lionsgate YouTube channel. As the videos are blocked for me, it's hard for me to check (let me know if it doesn't seem like the right link!), but I think this YouTube playlist should have all twelve episodes. I've heard from a couple of people based in the US that it's also on Amazon Prime there.
If I only ever watch one episode of this show, which would you recommend?
I love the whole show, and I think the first-listed episode ('The Spirit of Christmas') is a solid starting point. If you only ever watch one, though, the episode '90 Degrees' is a genuinely insane, extraordinary feat of performance. If you're wondering, they're not using CGI; they actually did that.
life is demanding without understanding
Jan. 25th, 2026 11:14 ampensnestWent for breakfast at the café by the river this morning, and looked at why the road is closed for two weeks. There is a remarkably deep trench going from some brand new buildings to, er, somewhere, with a very big digger parked next to it. Which explains things, really. Breakfast was tasty but a bit gluey—loaded hash browns, with sausage, bacon, melted cheese, a fried egg, and rather good mushrooms. I shall have an apple for lunch! Or possibly prunes.
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I was doomscrolling yesterday afternoon and found a little video of a kitten making a lotta fuss. I turned the sound on, and Sable hurtled into the room with a face full of concern. She kept looking for the kitten in distress, and was most unimpressed when I showed her the phone.
Sometimes I wish she had a kitten of her own.
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Yesterday we watched The Electric State, and I realised that I don't enjoy watching Chris Pratt. He always seems to play mostly-stupid, mostly-selfish characters who 'come good' at some point, and I find the type annoying. At least, I say 'always'—that probably isn't true, just the things I've seen him in. Is it type-casting? Is it pure coincidence that these are the things I've seen and I've missed the ones where he is a different kind of character? I don't know. Just, meh.
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Things that made me LOL this week: Tom and Lorenzo describing Jason Statham as 'the gay porn version of Homer Simpson', which, yes. Yes he is.
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Deke Sharon is coming to the UK. Deke Sharon is going to coach my chorus! Woohoohoo!
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I was doomscrolling yesterday afternoon and found a little video of a kitten making a lotta fuss. I turned the sound on, and Sable hurtled into the room with a face full of concern. She kept looking for the kitten in distress, and was most unimpressed when I showed her the phone.
Sometimes I wish she had a kitten of her own.
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Yesterday we watched The Electric State, and I realised that I don't enjoy watching Chris Pratt. He always seems to play mostly-stupid, mostly-selfish characters who 'come good' at some point, and I find the type annoying. At least, I say 'always'—that probably isn't true, just the things I've seen him in. Is it type-casting? Is it pure coincidence that these are the things I've seen and I've missed the ones where he is a different kind of character? I don't know. Just, meh.
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Things that made me LOL this week: Tom and Lorenzo describing Jason Statham as 'the gay porn version of Homer Simpson', which, yes. Yes he is.
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Deke Sharon is coming to the UK. Deke Sharon is going to coach my chorus! Woohoohoo!
Some movies
Jan. 25th, 2026 08:37 pmlucymonsterThe Ring (2002) was a reckless stretching of my "no child-related horror" boundary that fortunately did not backfire, mostly because I spoiled myself very thoroughly for the entire plot of the movie before watching a single minute. But with ample forewarning for the bad bits, not only did it not backfire but I actually enjoyed it more than I can remember enjoying a movie in years. This is phenomenally sad and scary paranormal horror about a cursed VHS tape that kills you seven days after you watch it, and a journalist fighting to solve the mystery of the tape before she and her young son succumb to its murderous power. Aesthetically it was exquisite: everything is wretchedly grey and rainy and minimalist, but somehow never dull. The visual horror was like the distilled essence of what the word "horror" means inside my head. The suspense and fear were great, but really the heart of this story is about motherhood, and the beautiful, terrible power mothers have to save or destroy their children.
( Spoilers )
I haven't decided yet if I will watch the sequel, but I almost definitely will watch the original Japanese film that spawned this adaptation.
Hit Man (2023): Philosophy teacher Gary loves his cats, his pot plants, his job, and birdwatching. He is amicably divorced from his ex-wife, who left him because she found him too steady and yearned for a more passionate lover. Good with tech, he works part time for the New Orleans police in a surveillance van attached to undercover missions. One day, the undercover cop he works with gets pulled off duty right before a planned sting, and Gary reluctantly takes over his role as a fake "hit man" whom their would-be murderer target is attempting to hire. He surprises everyone (himself included) by putting on such a stellar performance that he's asked to become the team's permanent undercover guy. He falls into a highly successful routine: drawing on his longstanding interest in human psychology, he researches his targets and creates a tailored persona to cater to each individual's fantasy of what a mythical hit man should be. But when Gary catches feelings for one of his intended targets - Madison, a beautiful housewife who in desperation to escape is considering having her abusive husband killed - his professionalism starts to slip, and his immersion in the tough, suave persona he designed for her starts to escape the bounds of his mission in ways that change his life forever.
This was fun! I don't have a huge amount to say beyond that. It was fun, gleefully silly, and well acted on Gary/Glen Powell's side. (Madison was played by Adria Arjona from Andor, and I can't tell if she genuinely can't act or has just been typecast as a flat, misogyny-tinged "sexy vulnerable girlfriend" whose roles give her nothing to work with.) They took the John Wick approach of making the victims such repulsive humans that you don't feel bad when they bite it. (Note, that is this film's only overlap with John Wick. Despite the title, it is not a murderfest!) It didn't have much by way of substance but was a very enjoyable way to pass two hours.
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) was also fun and also has not inspired me with many deep thoughts. Chinese-American economics professor Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend Nick Young on a trip home to Singapore to meet his family, about whom he has thus far in their relationship told her nothing. It turns out that the Young family are Singapore's foremost developers and property owners, a family of obscenely wealthy celebrities; Nick is the presumed heir to the family business and fortune, and his relatives are not impressed by his choice to involve himself with an Americanised nobody. Romcom tropes and high-stakes familial (melo)drama ensue.
Parts of the film felt like a travel ad for Singapore. One very gratuitous hawker centre scene in particular made me ravenous for Singaporean street food; there is also much ooh-ing and aah-ing over the city's architecture, and lavish displays of traditional culture in the family matriarch's mansion. The portrayal of the Young family's wealth played hopscotch along the border between lifestyle porn and existential horror; it's honestly kind of ghastly how rich they are. Like, unthinkably rich. Like, suck-all-the-joy-out-of-life rich. There's a very sad subplot where ( spoilers ) After all the luxury, I also really enjoyed the final scene where ( more spoilers ) Michelle Yeoh was also amazing as the disapproving mother - plot-wise she is firmly the antagonist striving to keep the happy couple apart, but she brought so much heart and nuance to the role that I was honestly half-cheering for her even as I hoped that Nick and Rachel would work things out.
( Spoilers )
I haven't decided yet if I will watch the sequel, but I almost definitely will watch the original Japanese film that spawned this adaptation.
Hit Man (2023): Philosophy teacher Gary loves his cats, his pot plants, his job, and birdwatching. He is amicably divorced from his ex-wife, who left him because she found him too steady and yearned for a more passionate lover. Good with tech, he works part time for the New Orleans police in a surveillance van attached to undercover missions. One day, the undercover cop he works with gets pulled off duty right before a planned sting, and Gary reluctantly takes over his role as a fake "hit man" whom their would-be murderer target is attempting to hire. He surprises everyone (himself included) by putting on such a stellar performance that he's asked to become the team's permanent undercover guy. He falls into a highly successful routine: drawing on his longstanding interest in human psychology, he researches his targets and creates a tailored persona to cater to each individual's fantasy of what a mythical hit man should be. But when Gary catches feelings for one of his intended targets - Madison, a beautiful housewife who in desperation to escape is considering having her abusive husband killed - his professionalism starts to slip, and his immersion in the tough, suave persona he designed for her starts to escape the bounds of his mission in ways that change his life forever.
This was fun! I don't have a huge amount to say beyond that. It was fun, gleefully silly, and well acted on Gary/Glen Powell's side. (Madison was played by Adria Arjona from Andor, and I can't tell if she genuinely can't act or has just been typecast as a flat, misogyny-tinged "sexy vulnerable girlfriend" whose roles give her nothing to work with.) They took the John Wick approach of making the victims such repulsive humans that you don't feel bad when they bite it. (Note, that is this film's only overlap with John Wick. Despite the title, it is not a murderfest!) It didn't have much by way of substance but was a very enjoyable way to pass two hours.
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) was also fun and also has not inspired me with many deep thoughts. Chinese-American economics professor Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend Nick Young on a trip home to Singapore to meet his family, about whom he has thus far in their relationship told her nothing. It turns out that the Young family are Singapore's foremost developers and property owners, a family of obscenely wealthy celebrities; Nick is the presumed heir to the family business and fortune, and his relatives are not impressed by his choice to involve himself with an Americanised nobody. Romcom tropes and high-stakes familial (melo)drama ensue.
Parts of the film felt like a travel ad for Singapore. One very gratuitous hawker centre scene in particular made me ravenous for Singaporean street food; there is also much ooh-ing and aah-ing over the city's architecture, and lavish displays of traditional culture in the family matriarch's mansion. The portrayal of the Young family's wealth played hopscotch along the border between lifestyle porn and existential horror; it's honestly kind of ghastly how rich they are. Like, unthinkably rich. Like, suck-all-the-joy-out-of-life rich. There's a very sad subplot where ( spoilers ) After all the luxury, I also really enjoyed the final scene where ( more spoilers ) Michelle Yeoh was also amazing as the disapproving mother - plot-wise she is firmly the antagonist striving to keep the happy couple apart, but she brought so much heart and nuance to the role that I was honestly half-cheering for her even as I hoped that Nick and Rachel would work things out.
Today's Cooking
Jan. 24th, 2026 11:57 pmysabetwordsmithToday I'm making Healthy Spice Quick Bread. This way we'll have something that isn't cold to go with the apple topping.
EDIT 1/25/26 -- The spice bread turned out pretty well. The flavor is good, not particularly strong, a little on the dry side -- but it works great with the apple topping and probably would with any other wet topping. \o/
EDIT 1/25/26 -- The spice bread turned out pretty well. The flavor is good, not particularly strong, a little on the dry side -- but it works great with the apple topping and probably would with any other wet topping. \o/
Free Epic Poll
Jan. 24th, 2026 11:53 pmysabetwordsmithThe January 6, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl has made its $200 goal, so you get a free epic. Everyone is eligible to vote in this poll. I will keep it open at least until Sunday night. If there's a clear answer then, I'll close it; otherwise I may leave it open a little while longer. Here are your options...
"A Fountain of Energy"
Johan practices with his abilities.
70 lines
"Once the Avalanche Has Begun"
A foolish choice in a neighboring town makes life challenging for Shaeth's followers.
70 lines
"A Fountain of Energy"
Johan practices with his abilities.
70 lines
"Once the Avalanche Has Begun"
A foolish choice in a neighboring town makes life challenging for Shaeth's followers.
70 lines
Poll #34116 Free Epic for the January 6, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12
Which of these should be the free epic?
Poem: "lacquerware poet"
Jan. 24th, 2026 09:26 pmysabetwordsmithThis poem came out of the January 6, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from siliconshaman. It has been sponsored by fuzzyred.
lacquerware poet
haiku in and haiku out --
beauty? or cheating?
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Notes:
Haiku is a form of poetry, first made popular in Japan, which has become appreciated around the world. Haiku poets are challenged to convey a vivid message in only 17 syllables.
The Machines Are Coming, and They Write Really Bad Poetry
siliconshaman. It has been sponsored by fuzzyred. lacquerware poet
haiku in and haiku out --
beauty? or cheating?
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Notes:
Haiku is a form of poetry, first made popular in Japan, which has become appreciated around the world. Haiku poets are challenged to convey a vivid message in only 17 syllables.
The Machines Are Coming, and They Write Really Bad Poetry
Warming Spices
Jan. 24th, 2026 02:28 pmysabetwordsmithWarming spices have hot, aromatic qualities. They encourage body heat; they go well with other thermogenic foods. Their scent evokes warmth and comfort. That makes them ideal for cold days. Browse a list of warming spices; you probably have some in your cabinet already. Here is a FAQ list. Screw winter, make something redolent.
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Jan. 24th, 2026 06:09 pmolivermossIron Lung, Markiplier's self financed adaptation of an indie horror game has had no ad buys or paid promotion. His goal was to get it on 50 screens. It will open on more than 2,500 and those showings are already selling out.
The above link is from a story that came out a week ago. According to the official site they are up to 2,805. That number may still grow.
The indie game based horror scene, it's a lot, yo.
The above link is from a story that came out a week ago. According to the official site they are up to 2,805. That number may still grow.
The indie game based horror scene, it's a lot, yo.
Nature and Bunnies!
Jan. 24th, 2026 04:43 pmmuccamukkThese are all taken with my phone, but some of them turned out okay, and I figure it's a good time for nature and bunnies?
( Ten pictures: Some nature, one cat, one rabbit, the northern lights )
( Ten pictures: Some nature, one cat, one rabbit, the northern lights )
New K-9 fic: Lost & Found (Fujimaru/Oboro)
Jan. 24th, 2026 11:30 pmvriddyCannot sleep due to overabundance of fandom joy tonight (don't cure me). Did my first ever threesentenceficathon fill today too :D It is not three sentences, but there'll be more opportunities to try I'm sure ;)
Lost & Found | K-9 | Oboro/Fujimaru | <300 words | rated T
Summary: Oboro slips up.
Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.
threesentenceficathon fill today too :D It is not three sentences, but there'll be more opportunities to try I'm sure ;)Lost & Found | K-9 | Oboro/Fujimaru | <300 words | rated T
Summary: Oboro slips up.
Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.
Book Bingo: N4 | Book Made into a Film or TV Series | Practical Magic
Jan. 24th, 2026 05:18 pmseleneheartPractical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Blurb:
I've wanted to read this book for ages because the movie is one of my favs - both for the story and the production design. The book is quite a bit different from the movie, plot-wise. The biggest difference is the location of most of the action - it does not take place in the aunts' charming house. The relationship between the sisters (all three sets) is the most important theme in the book.
Blurb:
The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman.
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape.
One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic...
I've wanted to read this book for ages because the movie is one of my favs - both for the story and the production design. The book is quite a bit different from the movie, plot-wise. The biggest difference is the location of most of the action - it does not take place in the aunts' charming house. The relationship between the sisters (all three sets) is the most important theme in the book.
Check-in Week 4 (Jan 18th-Jan 24th)
Jan. 24th, 2026 10:34 pmathaiaLife: Temperatures are freezing here, but apparently nothing compared to the 'killer storm' across the pond. I ordered way too much tea, both black tea and fruit tea, because I need to make winter cozy somehow. January is, as every year, the only month that's a hundred days long. I made lentils Hamburg style (the city, not the food), which means they're cooked in water mixed with vinegar and plum juice, with a slice (or several) of pork belly (in celebration of Veganuary), and a side of flour dumplings. It's so filling that I'm skipping dinner - a true winter dish.
Crafting: The shawl is still not done, because for the whole past week, I was too tired after work to knit. It's about 3/4 of the needed length, so maybe I can finish it until next weekend.
Reading: I'm trying to get past the first chapter of Michael Rabiger's Developing Story Ideas (because I spent so much time writing this one series that I'm drawing a blank when it comes to writing anything outside it). But he's very clearly teaching Litfic at some college, and assumes that you have 'peers' who'd want to work through the exercises with you. Clearly, he developed his process in a classroom setting. I had to laugh at some of his claims, like this one:
And then I came across this gem:
Writing: I drafted two more scenes for my WIP; tomorrow, I'll have completed the first act.
Crafting: The shawl is still not done, because for the whole past week, I was too tired after work to knit. It's about 3/4 of the needed length, so maybe I can finish it until next weekend.
Reading: I'm trying to get past the first chapter of Michael Rabiger's Developing Story Ideas (because I spent so much time writing this one series that I'm drawing a blank when it comes to writing anything outside it). But he's very clearly teaching Litfic at some college, and assumes that you have 'peers' who'd want to work through the exercises with you. Clearly, he developed his process in a classroom setting. I had to laugh at some of his claims, like this one:
(...) you can e-mail outlines to interested friends around the globe and get feedback almost immediately.Yeah, that hasn't been my experience. I only get to have a conversation with my writer friends when we have our bi-weekly video chat, and the rest is tumbleweeds. I mean, we all have demanding jobs and etc.
And then I came across this gem:
An important part of writing is showing it to others for their reaction (...) the object and gratification of all artistic endeavors - acting upon your audience and considering all the ways they react.Clearly, the good professor needs to get his head set straight by the fandom Karens that infest Reddit and the like, for the audacity of expecting an audience reaction. I dunno, maybe I should just skip to the exercises - the ones you can do without the help of your 'peers'.
Writing: I drafted two more scenes for my WIP; tomorrow, I'll have completed the first act.
Anime Check-in:🦇Babanba Banban Vampire S1E8-9
Jan. 24th, 2026 02:19 pmbluapapilio
Episode 8: Purple-haired girl is Yamaba Kaoru. LMAO at her group's interaction with Franken.
HAH, I wondered who Kaoru was going to like and it's Rihito!! I guess...since her father is abusive...she just wants a guy who's nice to her...... Ehh kinda wish she'd fallen for Aoi instead.
So now we have...let's see...
Sakamoto -> Ranmaru, Kaoru -> Rihito -> Aoi -> Ranmaru (edit: and Kaoru thinks Ranmaru likes her)
I like how G4's insults just rolled off Rihito's back.
Okay so other gross guys turned Kaoru off men, and she turned to cute things to soothe the abuse from her father, and she sees Rihito as cute.
LMAO Ranmaru going super saiyan with pheromones to get the girls to leave, it didn't work on Kaoru though.
I hope Ranmaru kills Kaoru's dad... I'm glad she has her friends at least. 😭
Episode 9: Ranmaru can be so duuumb, he let Kaoru live because he thought she hated men and he asked her to be nice to Rihito and let him join their group in an attempt to keep him away from Aoi, but Kaoru actually likes Rihito.
Sakamato, gyaru makeup is not the look for you. Rihito actually kinda looks cute because he's so innocent haha.
OMG Aoi likes the gyaru look on Rihito!!!
Aoi giving Franken what for, this is the best. 🤣
Welp Aoi joined the G4 (now G5) and Ranmaru's reaction was too funny. I guess Rihito was just a temporary member. I want to see Aoi in gyaru makeup too!
THAT CLIFFHANGER! The new vamp character just killed Sakamato?!
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Jan. 24th, 2026 07:55 pmthisbluespiritSome things that I have had stashed away for a little while:
1.sovay very kindly sent me a copy of Exit Through the Fireplace by Kate Dunn, which was waiting for me at the new house when I got here. It is about repertory theatre with lots of accounts on every aspect from actors and others involved, including a lot of people I have watched in old telly, so I enjoyed it a lot.
But having only recently before tried to make a post explaining what I loved about Terence Rattigan's plays, including floundering about trying to say how effective his dialogue is, I was v pleased to find this quote:
John Moffatt: (On being in rep, and the difficulty of remembering the lines, doing a new play every week): "You got to know who the good writers were. With Rattigan you barely had to learn it at all, even after just blocking it you almost knew it because it is so beautifully written. The only way to reply to something that has just been said is what he's written."
2. Talking of people being kind,swordznsorcery wrote me a lovely Sapphire & Steel story with a new Element and a stealth crossover very RTMI here, and if you also like S&S, I recommend taking a look, as it's great! <3
3. The book I was reading introduced me to the utterly untrue but very S&S like urban myth/ghost story of the Zanetti Train. Sounds like an Assignment to me, or a film I would watch, anyway. (It seems to have been taken from a Ukrainian work of fiction, most likely - certainly not one detail of it has any truth in it).
4. Making personalised bingo cards proved to be exactly in my wheelhouse right now, so I had fun with that. If anyone missed it the other day and would like one, feel free to still ask! (Here or there, whatever).
5. Random AO3 tag found while wrangling that is currently amusing me: It is literally just Twelfth Night but with Moomins.
Otherwise still slowly progressing and all that etc etc etc.
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sovay very kindly sent me a copy of Exit Through the Fireplace by Kate Dunn, which was waiting for me at the new house when I got here. It is about repertory theatre with lots of accounts on every aspect from actors and others involved, including a lot of people I have watched in old telly, so I enjoyed it a lot.But having only recently before tried to make a post explaining what I loved about Terence Rattigan's plays, including floundering about trying to say how effective his dialogue is, I was v pleased to find this quote:
John Moffatt: (On being in rep, and the difficulty of remembering the lines, doing a new play every week): "You got to know who the good writers were. With Rattigan you barely had to learn it at all, even after just blocking it you almost knew it because it is so beautifully written. The only way to reply to something that has just been said is what he's written."
2. Talking of people being kind,
swordznsorcery wrote me a lovely Sapphire & Steel story with a new Element and a stealth crossover very RTMI here, and if you also like S&S, I recommend taking a look, as it's great! <33. The book I was reading introduced me to the utterly untrue but very S&S like urban myth/ghost story of the Zanetti Train. Sounds like an Assignment to me, or a film I would watch, anyway. (It seems to have been taken from a Ukrainian work of fiction, most likely - certainly not one detail of it has any truth in it).
4. Making personalised bingo cards proved to be exactly in my wheelhouse right now, so I had fun with that. If anyone missed it the other day and would like one, feel free to still ask! (Here or there, whatever).
5. Random AO3 tag found while wrangling that is currently amusing me: It is literally just Twelfth Night but with Moomins.
Otherwise still slowly progressing and all that etc etc etc.