But that’s what happens when you finish work at ten, get home at eleven …
Then stay up ’til half twelve, writing about the episode of Star Trek: Discovery I’d stayed up late to watch.
Nice episode, actually: Anthony Rapp, as Paul Stamets, plays a big part in a story that loops around until a neatly done conclusion.
Although?
My cynical side is looking at the revelations about his encounter with Kevin Spacey, back in the 1980s: and thinking it’s very convenient timing, given you have a series to promote.
That’s my cynical side*.
My more public side? Is thinking that the Hollywood Harassment scandal, the claims put forward in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein affair?
Is a good thing.
It means that — hopefully — there’ll be something of a culture change …
~≈§≈~
On other fronts … ?
On other fronts, I’ve actually managed to find an NHS dentist in town.
And made an appointment for tomorrow: to have a tooth removed.
As it turns out?
There’s a certain amount of help available for those of us getting on one or two state benefits.
I don’t think I’ll be getting false teeth.
But can get a bad tooth out.
Something I know I’m looking forward too!
~≈§≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mr Strict†, Olga‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with all three scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1)31st October is Halloween. Halloween is celebrated as Hop-tu-Naa: on which three legged British Isle?
Q2)It’s called Allantide: in which English county?
Q3)What fruit got handed out as a gift, on Allantide?
Q4)Halloween is ALSO known as All Hallow’s … what?
Q5)Many celebrate the day by abstaining from what: meat, vegetables or wine?
Q6)Moving on, slightly? Halloween parts one and two are episodes of the first season of which horrific, American series?
Q7)The Lutz family move into a fictional version of 112, Ocean Avenue. In which horror film?
Q8)Michael Myers is the central character in which film franchise?
Q9)Julia, Rory, Frank and Kirsty, all appear in which Clive Barker novella? (The novella: not the film version of the story, that’s got a different name.)
Q10)Finally … which mystery writer wrote Hallowe’en Party?
* It’s just hit me. Kevin Spacey’s been named as a perpetrator. What if Tom Cruise gets named … ?
† That’s a thought, Mr S, I keep meaning to put your blog in the sidebar … !
‡ You never know until they happen, sometimes, Olga, do you? All I can do is keep walking up and down Warley Hill, and eating well! On other fronts? I’m just grateful there’s help available: it means I can at least get the basics — including x-rays — done at a reasonably good price. And free for a lot of it. (The producer did the hyena impression? Given what’s happening in Hollywood, these days, there’s possibly a comment …)
^ Very different, Debbi! It lifts a couple of names — Drs Alfred Lanning and Susan Calvinª — and the Three Laws, but that’s about it. You can ALSO argue it totally changes the meaning of I, Robot. The book argues that technology isn’t something to be scared of: various characters, Lanning included, keep muttering about “… that damn Frankenstein complexº.” The film … ? Basically says technology’s, AI in particular, is something to be scared of.
ª Dr Calvin is possibly one of the strongest characters in science fiction or fantasy.
º From what I’ve understood Asimov reasons for creating the Three Laws correctly? Was that robot stories, when he started, had the same sort of plot.
Q1) Isle of Man Q2) Cornwall Q3) Apples (Allan apples) Q4) Evening Q5) Meat Q6) American Horror Story Q7) The Amityville Horror Q8) Halloween Q9) The Hellbound Heart Q10) Agatha Christie Great choice of music. I agree. For some reason, The Omen is probably the one that scares me the most but... I'm pleased you found a dentist. It seems due to the Kevin Spacey debacle they've decided to end House of Cards. People are not happy (I've read some tweets suggesting the series can go on without him but I've never watched it, so I can't comment).
Those themes are in the Terminator movies, too. Robots gone wild! :)
1. The Isle of Man 2. Cornwall 3. Allan apples 4. Eve 5. meat 6. American Horror Story 7. The Amityville Horror 8. Halloween 9. The Hellbound Heart 10. Agatha Christie
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Q1) Isle of Man
ReplyDeleteQ2) Cornwall
Q3) Apples (Allan apples)
Q4) Evening
Q5) Meat
Q6) American Horror Story
Q7) The Amityville Horror
Q8) Halloween
Q9) The Hellbound Heart
Q10) Agatha Christie
Great choice of music. I agree. For some reason, The Omen is probably the one that scares me the most but...
I'm pleased you found a dentist. It seems due to the Kevin Spacey debacle they've decided to end House of Cards. People are not happy (I've read some tweets suggesting the series can go on without him but I've never watched it, so I can't comment).
Those themes are in the Terminator movies, too. Robots gone wild! :)
ReplyDelete1. The Isle of Man
2. Cornwall
3. Allan apples
4. Eve
5. meat
6. American Horror Story
7. The Amityville Horror
8. Halloween
9. The Hellbound Heart
10. Agatha Christie