Jump to content

ummlilia

Member
  • Posts

    38
  • Joined

  • Last visited

About ummlilia

  • Birthday 10/27/1964

Profile Information

  • Reading now?
    Among Others-Jo Walton and A Trick I Learned From dead Men by Kitty Aldridge
  • Gender
    Male
  • Location:
    East Sussex

ummlilia's Achievements

Enthusiast

Enthusiast (6/14)

  • Conversation Starter
  • Week One Done
  • One Month Later
  • One Year In
  • First Post

Recent Badges

  1. Happy Birthday Ummlilia. I hope you re enjoying a lovely day.

  2. Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win one of 3 complete 'Jonathan Creek' Series 1-4 boxsets - Info: http://t.co/2GIIfqRs5A #CreekCB

  3. Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win a set of all three 'Department 19' thriller books - Info: http://t.co/51zUTKEq2J #Dep19CB

  4. Film 4 #scifiday watching War of the Worlds -source of many a childhood nightmare.

    1. vodkafan

      vodkafan

      is that the 50's version? Yes I was scared as a kid by that one

    2. Booknutt

      Booknutt

      I'm scared by both versions even yet! Prefer the Tom Cruise one, though.

  5. 'War of The Worlds' (the old one) part of Film 4's sci-fi day. It used to give me nightmares as a kid..
  6. my #fridayreads is A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks which coincidentally is this years @cityreadlondon book ,I believe

  7. Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win one of 3 x 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' on DVD - Info: http://t.co/RZ5thqOcsq #HobCB

  8. Read 'Flight Behaviour'? Mapless monarch butterflies migrate using 'internal compass' The Independent http://t.co/FepinoosZK

  9. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell is to be adapted for Tv..I loved the book..will be interested to see how it's done http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/bbc-to-adapt-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-as-miniseries/?partner=rss&emc=rss
  10. visitors to central #Brighton; 20mph speed limit from today http://t.co/Dm4SEcXCBl

  11. I 'm not writing them off, just saying they don't float my boat, at least given what I have read so far. (Am not 'anti' ; I'm currently reading Among Others by Jo Walton which could loosely be described as Fantasy/YA ,which I was lucky enough to win in a blog giveaway) 'Boomer Lit' is more my speed..., I hadn't heard of it until recently. (http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2012/12/18/are-you-ready-for-boomer-lit/. ) I'm a 'baby boomer' just (born 1964) and am now ready, not for coming -of- age, but for coming- of- the -change....lol..
  12. Secret Snob #10: Persephone Books http://t.co/TikPhXvVdU

  13. Thanks...have you read any of Kathleen McGowan's work.?.I read 'The Expected One' part 1 of the Magdalene Line trilogy ages ago and enjoyed it. (She's the lady who claims to be a direct descendent of mary magdalene)
  14. 'ahem, my lord,' the man servant shrugged, a sheepish expression on his face; 'that's not really my name...it's actually 'Cheater', because I got caught cheating in my exams at school and it sort of stuck ...' 'EXCUSE ME' an irate voice came from behind the men..they had forgotten all about Jane in the midst of the confusion. 'I just happen to have a first in Classics from Oxford University and if I'm not mistaken, she said 'Prepare to die'..' A wild cry rent the air and they turned in horror only to be confronted by......
  15. Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win one of 3 copies of 'The Geek Handbook' - Info: http://t.co/gCTm3kDvWt #GeekCB

×
×
  • Create New...