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TV, books and domestic issues
Jun. 25th, 2007 09:40 pmHey, British folks, does anyone of you watch "Primeval"? (Warning: there be spoilers behind the cut!)
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Also, I've finished The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It was one big, fat disappointment. I'll probably write a long (and angry) review of it for the Otherworlds board when I can bring up the energy. Let's just say so much that for me the fact that the author obviously enjoys describing in loving detail how female characters get raped nullifies every good thing the novel otherwise might have. Even obvious extensive research, which I usually value.
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Aside from that, it's still hot like hell here. It will be cooler on Saturday, apparently - the very day when the annual carpet washing is scheduled to take place. And I really mean washing. After such a séance we usually walk on a wet floor for two or three days, even if it's very hot outside. Wall-to-wall carpets can be such joy sometimes.
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Also, I've finished The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It was one big, fat disappointment. I'll probably write a long (and angry) review of it for the Otherworlds board when I can bring up the energy. Let's just say so much that for me the fact that the author obviously enjoys describing in loving detail how female characters get raped nullifies every good thing the novel otherwise might have. Even obvious extensive research, which I usually value.
( Read more... )
Aside from that, it's still hot like hell here. It will be cooler on Saturday, apparently - the very day when the annual carpet washing is scheduled to take place. And I really mean washing. After such a séance we usually walk on a wet floor for two or three days, even if it's very hot outside. Wall-to-wall carpets can be such joy sometimes.
