Who else is trying out imzy? Let me know how to find you there. Also I have a few invites if anyone wants one. Edited to say that comments are screened for anyone who wants to leave me their email so that I can send the invite.

Shows I'm currently watching:
Defiance. For some reason I never paid any attention to this show. I think because it's a Syfy original, and I was too annoyed with Syfy at the time. I had no idea who was in it. And then I met Tony Curran, Jaime Murray and Jesse Rath at Shore Leave a couple weeks ago, and found them all so delightful that the husband and I started watching it right away. It's fantastic! I love the backstory - which I read on Wikipedia. I'm about to finish S1 and they still haven't explained all of the details of the backstory on the show. I find that an interesting choice, and I assume it will all be revealed eventually...right?

Hannibal. I will follow this through to whatever end there is, but for some reason I'm not enjoying it quite as much as I used to. Did the violence get to be too much, too often? I don't know. It got very intense there for a while. But I love Mads and Hugh and wish the whole show was nothing but conversations with Hannibal and Will.

Killjoys. I didn't really expect much, but I like Aaron Ashmore, so I gave it a chance. It's actually pretty good, and I find myself being drawn into the characters more and more with every episode. I hope it gets a second season.

Teen Wolf. Still watching, but getting really annoyed. There used to be humor. It's just no fun anymore.

Twin Peaks. Nope, I somehow escaped the whole Laura Palmer thing back in the day. Since it looks like it will be (maybe?) making a reappearance at some point, I've just started watching the original. So far I'm finding it quirky and odd, but I do love a good murder mystery, so yay!

Other things I watched this year that I enjoyed:
Game of Thrones, iZombie, Wayward Pines, Daredevil

Hellloooooo. Anybody still here?

Some of you might remember a little over a year ago when I posted about my adorable Mom, and what a huge Merlin fan she was. She celebrated her 92nd birthday in March with a big party that she planned herself. Even at that grand age she was super healthy, not even on any type of medication. I fully expected her to live to be 100. And then in April she was diagnosed with cancer. Multiple Myeloma. It was in her bone marrow, making holes in her ribs, and spreading very fast. She died on June 25th. The loss is so huge I can't quite get my head around it.

So that's why I haven't been around here lately. Been a bit preoccupied. Time now to begin to pick myself up and get on with life. That's what would make Mamma happy.

This prompts many questions in my brain. Where was he going? What is he reading? Does he do this often? And why do things like this never happen to me? ;)

Hello, Live Journal. How have you been? I'm sorry I spend so much time actively avoiding you these days. But you make me kinda sad. You aren't what you used to be, and I'm not who I used to be, and I don't really know what to do with you any more. So let's just talk about where we are now for a bit, okay?

Shows I'm still into: Hannibal, Agents of Shield, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, Arrow, Elementary, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Once Upon a Time. Also watching: Musketeers, Penny Dreadful, Castle, NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds, Mentalist. Also Fargo, but not actually enjoying it very much.

As for movies and where my heart currently lies - I have completely fallen under the spell of the lovely Tom Hiddleston, and can't seem to get enough of him. Last night I watched The Deep Blue Sea, which is beautifully shot if not exactly a feel good piece. Tom is wonderful, even if his character is a complete dick. Rachel Weisz is superb. I didn't much care for her character either, although I could sympathize with her. I've experienced that kind of all-encompassing, feels-like-you're-drowning-in-it love, and it can be both amazing and horrible.

I needed a palette cleanser after, so I watched the most adorable short in the history of ever called "Friend Request Pending" staring Judi Dench. If you haven't seen it, do go look it up. Bonus points for the wee Hiddles cameo that had me all aflutter. ;) Here's a version with subtitles that's currently on youtube:


And can we talk about "Only Lovers Left Alive" for a minute? OMG. This movie pushed all my buttons. If you haven't seen it, look: http://therealbeeej.tumblr.com/post/85883385538

Also, here is a wonderfully thoughtful and intelligent interview with Tom on his role in the movie with bonus Loki discussion at the end. :)


So....who's still here? And what are you into these days?

I get a daily email listing from BookBub highlighting free books available from amazon.com for Kindle. There are always several romances that I generally pass on by, but this one....this just screams to be a Merlin fic! Somebody should write it for me. I have a birthday coming up.... :)


What a Westmoreland Wants
By Brenda Jackson
From a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author comes this electrifying romance! To seduce Gemma, Callum hires her to decorate his new mansion — but getting her to stick around after work won’t be easy…. Over 110 five-star Amazon reviews.

Nice write-up on the final nights of both Mojo and Richard II.