Katrina1968

Can't say she's my favorite authoress. I just finished Between the Acts and that stream of consciousness thing just drove me crazy. I have enough going on in my own head without having to roam through someone elses!

Season 1 of Midsomers Mysteries. Perfect on a cool autumn day!

The Dursleys of course! Or maybe the Malfoys, can't think which would be worst...

I'm reading A Moveable Feast by Hemingway, at the moment. I am NOT a fan of Hemingway. The more I read him, the less I like him.

I pray. Long ago I realized that there are very few things that have the right to claim my sanity! And even then, I'm not going down with out a fight or a passenger (because it would be someone incredibly close to me) who was determined to send me over the deep end. I've found that my worrying wont fix a problem. I have to be proactive. Learning to know who I am and accepting myself I refuse to let someone else's bad day or drama filled life determine who I am or how my day will be. For the most part I've set myself a few rules. If I'm the cause of my problem, I acknowledge it, full responsibility. If I am on the receiving end of someone elses' crap, I shake it off and if needed I inform the offender depending on the severity. Most times they don't know that I'm pissed. I work proactively to change my situation and I look at the worst possible thing that can happen and realize that in the big scheme of life, it aint that big a deal. I'm speaking from the I've been there perspective. When I say some really bad things have happened in my life I can say from experience that had I not had my faith (Christianity) I would have lost my mind. It truly brings me peace. Thats not to say that I don't have bad days or that things don't get to me or that I'm not anxious because I am. I'm human. What I am saying is that my faith carries me through and gives me strength. Lifes blows, when they come, don't leave me floored.

Just finished Howards End(E. M. Forster) and The Sun Also Rises(Ernest Hemingway). Starting Othello and A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway). Next week I will be adding Coming Up for Air (Virginia Woolf) I also want to continue with The Discovery of Witches this weekend.

The History Channel, Lost Worlds: Jekyll and Hyde. Its about Edinburgh, Scotland and "the scene of bloodcurdling incidents inspiring a classic horror tale." I love this stuff!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, extended version!

Bridget Jone's Diary, the Edge of Reason. Still need a laugh.

Bridget Jone's Diary. I need a laugh.

I've seen the Brother Cadfael movies and loved them, didnt realize they were books! SueK, I've seen the Maisie Dobb books and perused them. I thought they were more London? Whilst going through my almost 900 books, I came across English country House Murders, edited by Thomas Godrey and The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, edited by Mike Ashley. I'm hoping I can sneak a read here and there while keeping up with my school reading!

Thanks chesilbeach. I think I've heard of Hamish Macbeth but I can't remember where...

Oh, thanks Chrissy! I saved the website because she sounds quit interesting. The books look great and she looks like a fascinating subject to study.

Right now I"m watching Hamlet (1969) with Nicol Willamson, Marianne Faithfull and Gordon Jackson. Unfortunately I came in during the middle so I'm completely lost. Harry Potter and Deathly Hollows is about to come on so I'll watch that!

Hi all, I have a new addiction. I've never been a big mystery fan but after reading some Elizabeth George and watching Midsomer Murders and such I find that I am drawn to those types of mysteries set in English hamlets and villages. I love them for their quirky characters and because they are less gruesome. I also love the "coziness" of it. Anyway, what I want to know is do you know of any other writers who write these kinds of mysteries? I know about Caroline Graham and P.D. James, Elizabeth George and Agatha Christie. Any others? Oh, and I love those set in Ireland and Scotland also!

Midsomer Murders.

I now have 900

I'm also inclined to go with the HP recipes (there is actually an HP cookbook out there, I have one!) and Bilbo Baggins throws a mean table!

I'm also reading Howard's End by E. M. Forster, and Spanish Tragedies by Thomas Kyd.

I agree, I can't give her book a chance if I don't know she's written it. I'd pick it up because its written by her but I'd judge it according to whether or not I thought it a good book. I'm thinking maybe Rankins wife saw her writing but she's doesnt actually know WHAT she's writing! Did you see her movie Magic Beyond Words? I loved it, its the first time she really went into detail about her ex and her anger at her father who remarried less than a year after his wife's death.

The Lord of the Rings sound track. Its a tad dreary looking outside so it just seems appropriate

"Rubberneckers" who stop traffic in order to see an accident (being a former cop I've seen it happen too many times) Parents who don't reign their brats in while out in public. You know the kind, they look at you like you have no right to peace when you go to a fancy restaurant and their "little darlings" are being right terrors. Having the back of my seat kicked while on a flight. People who ignore your greeting when they enter your business and yet expect you to drop what your doing when they come to the register while still ignoring you and STILL talking on the cell phone. People who are mean to the elderly