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More Stuff I Like
Feb. 15th, 2016 08:08 pm9. Audio books. Until I changed job I wasn’t a particular fan, but now they make the drive to work so much more bearable. If I have to sit in a queue of traffic, then I might as well be entertained. Richard Armitage reading Georgette Heyer was lovely – oh, the adorable dark brooding hero. Currently it’s a production of Hamlet, with Jamie Parker as the Prince of Denmark. (Plus Tom Mison as Laertes and Carl Prekopp as Rosencrantz.) I’ve also got his narration of Under The Greenwood Tree to look forward to. (These two thanks to Waterstones vouchers from MIL.) After which it’ll be back to Ebay I suspect.
10. Sam Troughton. You didn’t think you’d get through a whole month without mention of my favourite actor, did you? From the minute I saw him as Brutus in the RSC production of Julius Caesar I was captured. This is the only time I’ve come out of a production and said to myself ‘I must find out who that actor is so I can see him again.’ I’ve travelled to Sheffield and to Liverpool to see him, as well as several plays in London (and dragged SM/friends along too!) And soon he’ll be Clarence in the second series of the BBC’s Hollow Crown production.
11. A Glass of Wine. I do like sitting down in the evening and having a glass of wine. Sometimes, depending on what we’re both doing, we’ll begin the glass during dinner, sometimes it will be later. Occasionally we’ll have a couple of glasses. Nothing expensive, just a quiet glass of wine.
12. Writing on Trains. It takes just under two hours to travel from home to London and it’s ideal for writing. The scenery isn’t stunning – the Stroud valleys are pretty, but not spectacular, the journey from Swindon to London is tedious. So no outside distractions, just me, my pencil tin and a notebook. Okay, not all the words are legible when I come to type them up, but overall that doesn’t matter (and it means no-one else can read it!) And yes, this was originally written on a train :)
13. Live theatre. Yes, I know you all know this is my great love. But I’m not going to leave it out. There is something so immediate and real and wonderful about going to see a play. And I’m delighted the daughter is also taken with the theatre bug.
14. Chocolate Box Comm. This is a comm, based on AO3 and run from Dreamwidth. It’s a multi-fandom exchange (fic/artwork) with a minimum wordage of 300 words. The reveal is on Valentine’s Day. It’s not just for ships, but also for gen fic, where the love is not of the romantic nature, but more friendship. I have received three gifts (one main and two treats): Bear’s Life as a Dog, Person of Interest, an ideal story for me starring Bear in a variety of BAMF situations; Under the Mountain, The Hobbit, in which Bilbo gets lost and Thorin does something about it (and they kiss, of course); and The Care and Feeding of a Watson, ACD Holmes, a sweet tale of Holmes and Watson. I wrote my main exchange plus a last minute treat, but if I said which fandoms that would give it away, since author reveals have not yet happened.
15. Shopping with the Daughter. We don’t go often, and my credit card normally sighs, but it is fun. I’m very lucky in that she doesn’t expect me to spend major amounts on items – we picked up a few excellent sale bargains. She has good taste and will encourage me to buy things when I might hesitate, but I’ve not regretted the purchases (even if it does mean I now have two t-shirts I probably didn’t need!)
10. Sam Troughton. You didn’t think you’d get through a whole month without mention of my favourite actor, did you? From the minute I saw him as Brutus in the RSC production of Julius Caesar I was captured. This is the only time I’ve come out of a production and said to myself ‘I must find out who that actor is so I can see him again.’ I’ve travelled to Sheffield and to Liverpool to see him, as well as several plays in London (and dragged SM/friends along too!) And soon he’ll be Clarence in the second series of the BBC’s Hollow Crown production.
11. A Glass of Wine. I do like sitting down in the evening and having a glass of wine. Sometimes, depending on what we’re both doing, we’ll begin the glass during dinner, sometimes it will be later. Occasionally we’ll have a couple of glasses. Nothing expensive, just a quiet glass of wine.
12. Writing on Trains. It takes just under two hours to travel from home to London and it’s ideal for writing. The scenery isn’t stunning – the Stroud valleys are pretty, but not spectacular, the journey from Swindon to London is tedious. So no outside distractions, just me, my pencil tin and a notebook. Okay, not all the words are legible when I come to type them up, but overall that doesn’t matter (and it means no-one else can read it!) And yes, this was originally written on a train :)
13. Live theatre. Yes, I know you all know this is my great love. But I’m not going to leave it out. There is something so immediate and real and wonderful about going to see a play. And I’m delighted the daughter is also taken with the theatre bug.
14. Chocolate Box Comm. This is a comm, based on AO3 and run from Dreamwidth. It’s a multi-fandom exchange (fic/artwork) with a minimum wordage of 300 words. The reveal is on Valentine’s Day. It’s not just for ships, but also for gen fic, where the love is not of the romantic nature, but more friendship. I have received three gifts (one main and two treats): Bear’s Life as a Dog, Person of Interest, an ideal story for me starring Bear in a variety of BAMF situations; Under the Mountain, The Hobbit, in which Bilbo gets lost and Thorin does something about it (and they kiss, of course); and The Care and Feeding of a Watson, ACD Holmes, a sweet tale of Holmes and Watson. I wrote my main exchange plus a last minute treat, but if I said which fandoms that would give it away, since author reveals have not yet happened.
15. Shopping with the Daughter. We don’t go often, and my credit card normally sighs, but it is fun. I’m very lucky in that she doesn’t expect me to spend major amounts on items – we picked up a few excellent sale bargains. She has good taste and will encourage me to buy things when I might hesitate, but I’ve not regretted the purchases (even if it does mean I now have two t-shirts I probably didn’t need!)
