:: Fox Lunacy ::

At a re gular dinner at a girl-friend's, I encountered a passing reference to a television show called "V". I immediately enquired about it - as first having seen it at JB Hi-fi, I wondered if it had anything to do with the movie "V for Vendetta". I highly doubted it, seeing as it was in the Sci-fi TV section. The words "reptilian", "creepy" and "alien invasion" were thrown in and I was immediately intrigued. Having just sampled the pilot episode, I'm in absolute love. I do hope this series continues on for a while as it shows much promise. Right off the bat, you're faced with a scene ever so reminiscent of the much beloved (to me) '96 film, "Independence Day" - massive mother-ships hovering over major cities, worldwide. And the similarities end there, because here comes the age-old, but ever so deliciously effective posing-as-humans technique. I fell in love with the duplicitous and stunning "Anna",...

Book: "Hush Hush" Autho r: Becca Fitzpatrick P ublishe r: Simon & Schuster Opinion: This title was a surprise. Back in ’09, when I first saw it in Borders, I was intrigued by the cover. Angels, these days, aren’t exactly a common theme. (Since then, more precisely in the last eight or so months – I’ve seen at least two other titles and one series.) However, after reading the first few pages, it didn’t inspire much interest. Later, I saw a recommendation by my Goddess, Kelley Armstrong and I decided to buy it. In the first couple of chapters, I confess I strongly felt the similarities with “Twilight”. The North-American school environment, the strange fellow student, an inexplicable attraction, but the similarities end there. I liked the story very much – especially in a period in time when I abhorred all of the other titles I’d been concurrently reading to that date. The writing style’s simple and easy to get into and the characters, in my opinion, are well...

I've decided to give this blog a little more life and I will be doing short reviews of books as I finish reading them. I'll also keep a running list of what I'm working through. W00t. Just what you wanted, eh? Another "boring" blog with reviews. Ah, well, everybody was doin' it. lol I'd almost forgotten I created this. 2009 was a rather big year. I won't even bother mentioning the sad things that happened at the start of this year. On with 2010!

Just returned from my first visit to Melbourne. It was only three days (barely). I almost cried as the plane took off. I walked, nay, dragged myself through Brisbane's Domestic Terminal and I wanted to turn back around. Sis and boyfriend came to pick me up. When I got home, the dog went ballistic, seems he missed me. Can't say the same. I walked into my room and I felt... disdain. I felt repulsed by it, and caged. A strong need to be 'elsewhere'. I do realize that this could be a 'fancy', like when I fell in love with Sydney, initially. However, Melbourne reminded me of the 'world' I knew growing up. It was very European in ambient. In comparison, I spent 10 days in Tokyo. Loved that city - to bits. I was as depressed when I returned then (Apr '08), as though I'd had my heart broken/torn out by some crush/love. This one, feels like that, after only three days. Pretty scary. I think it was my third taste, this one more pronounced since it's st...

Why can't I do it? Why can't I just tell you how I feel? My mouth opens, nothing comes out... My heart pounds in my throat, but it can't force the words out. The words long waiting to be expelled... The void of insecurity sucks them back into the abyss. Oh great coward, forever running with your tail between your legs... You tell yourself so often that you don't stand a chance, you start to believe it and lose interest. Shoot yourself in the foot, why don't you? Just spit it out. ______________________+ ©Patrick Dias, 2009 | ----------------------+