Bally's Blurty

Hunting Bears
From the interview with Tina Fey in this week's Sunday Times Culture section: "I think there are certain kinds of jokes that women prefer and certain kinds that men prefer. Like, men will gravitate towards screaming and bears fighting robots."

*begin sarcasm mode* How did she know?! *end sarcasm mode*

In other news, I've finished reading the book of Slumdog Millionaire. I didn't like it, if I'm honest with you, dear right-angled reader.

DIGRESSION ALERT: That sentence may have contained more than the legal dosage of commas. In case of ingestion, consult a grammarian.

The ending was very implausible and brought the whole thing crashing down around my ears. There are some truly great and gut-wrenching moments, mind, particularly around a character called Shankar. If you're interested in it, you can borrow the book. I warn you that it is quite different from the film, mind.

Tomorrow brings a new week. I'm nearly ready for it, too.

Current Mood: optimistic
Current Music: Soft Cell - Tainted Love