#Nick Colgan

[bikinibottomdayz]

NOVEMBER 10, 2024 RELEASE

All my videos can be found here, full release under the read more! If interested, please contact me at bikinibottomtrading@gmail.com!

This release includes: Romeo + Juliet, & Juliet (cast change), Death Becomes Her, Moulin Rouge! (Aaron + JoJo), Ragtime, Safety Not Guranteed

& JULIET October 27, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.56GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Maya Boyd (Juliet), Alison Luff (Anne), Drew Gehling (Shakespeare), Megan Kane (u/s Nurse), Paulo Szot (Lance), Justin David Sullivan (May), Philippe Arroyo (Francois), Ben Jackson Walker (Romeo), Phil Colgan (s/w Crosse/Bathroom Attendant), Andrew Chappelle (Lord Capulet/Sly), Virgil Gadson (Augustine), Makai Hernandez (Richard), Najah Hetsberger (Lady Capulet/Nell), Joomin Hwang (Kempe), Khailah Johnson (Judith/Rosaline), Ava Noble (s/w Titania), Jasmine Raphael (Imogen), Matt Raffy (Gregory), Bex Robinson (Charion), Tiernan Tunniclffe (Eleanor/Benvolio) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of cast change performance! Final performance for Philippe, Justin, Ben, Phil, Andrew, Virgil, Megan, Jasmine, Matt, Bex, and Tiernan. Minor obstruction that blocks off some action on the right but is worked around well. Some moments of wandering and unfocusing. Includes curtain call and the post-show speech, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPL3Y | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 2, 2025

DEATH BECOMES HER October 23, 2024 | Broadway (Previews) | 4K MP4 (10.07GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Megan Hilty (Madeline Ashton), Jennifer Simard (Helen Sharp), Christopher Sieber (Ernest Melville), Michelle T. Williams (Viola Van Horn), Marija Abney (Ensemble), Lauren Celentano (Ensemble), Sarita Colón (Ensemble), Kaleigh Cronin (Ensemble), Natalie Charle Ellis (Ensemble), Taurean Everett (Ensemble), Michael Graceffa (Ensemble), Neil Haskell (Ensemble), Kolton Krouse (Ensemble), Josh Lamon (Ensemble), Sarah Meahl (Ensemble), Ximone Rose (Ensemble), Sir Brock Warren (Ensemble), Bud Weber (Ensemble), Ryan Worsing (Ensemble), Warren Yang (Ensemble) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this show’s first preview! Minor head obstruction on the far left and on the bottom, doesn't block action except for a few moments. Some short blackouts scattered throughout the show because of people getting up and walking the aisles. Increased wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPwL6 | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 2, 2025

MOULIN ROUGE! October 2, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.43GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Joanna "JoJo" Levesque (Satine), Aaron Tveit (Christian), Patrick Clanton (s/b Harold Zidler), David Harris (The Duke of Monroth), André Ward (Toulouse Lautrec), Alexander Gil Cruz (Santiago), Sophie Carmen-Jones (Nini), Nicci Claspell (Arabia), Jacqueline B. Arnold (La Chocolat), Jeigh Madjus (Baby Doll), Nick Martinez (Pierre), Giovanni Bonaventura (s/w Ensemble), Cameron Burke (s/w Ensemble), Aaron C. Finley (Ensemble), Bahiyah Hibah (Ensemble), Kamal Lado (Ensemble), Heather Makalani (Ensemble), Kaitlin Mesh (Ensemble), Jenn Stafford (Ensemble), Brooke Taylor (Ensemble), Alex Varcas (Ensemble), Frank Viveros (Ensemble), Cole Joseph Wachman (Ensemble), Michael Bryan Wang (s/w Ensemble), Jordan Wynn (Ensemble) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of the show’s 1500th performance! Three short blackouts, lasting 90 seconds near the end of “Sympathy for the Duke,” 30 seconds after “Nature Boy,” and 25 seconds after “Backstage Romance.” Action on the far left and on the walkway is somewhat obstructed. A railing is also visible and occasionally blocks off action but is usually unintrusive. Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, and encore, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBL7yf | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 2, 2025

RAGTIME November 3, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.86GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Joshua Henry (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Caissie Levy (Mother), Brandon Uranowitz (Tateh), Nichelle Lewis (Sarah), Colin Donnell (Father), Ben Levi Ross (Mother’s Younger Brother), Matthew Lamb (Little Boy), Tabitha Lawing (Little Girl), Stephanie Styles (Evelyn Nesbit), Shaina Taub (Emma Goldman), John Clay III (Booker T. Washington), Todd Cyrus (Harry Houdini), Kai Latorre (Coalhouse Walker III), Nicholas Barrón, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Billy Cohen, Rheaume Crenshaw, Tanika Gibson, Olivia Hernandez (Kathleen), David Jennings, Marina Kondo, Jeff Kready (Henry Ford), Tiffany Mann (Sarah’s Friend), Morgan Marcell, Tom Nelis (Grandfather), Ramone Nelson, John Rapson (J.P. Morgan / Admiral Peary), Destinee Rea, Deandre Sevon, Kathy Voytko, Jacob Keith Watson (Willie Conklin), Alan Wiggins Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this very anticipated production! Minor head obstruction blocks off some action on the far left during the opening number but disappears for the rest of the show. Increased wandering and unfocusing throughout. Some washout on the wider shots. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQEix | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 2, 2025

ROMEO + JULIET October, 2024 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.1GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Kit Connor (Romeo), Rachel Zegler (Juliet), Taheen Modak (Benvolio), Gabby Beans (Mercutio/Friar Laurence), Solá Fádìran (Lord Capulet/Lady Capulet), Tommy Dorfman (Tybalt/The Nurse), Daniel Velez (u/s Paris/Sampson/Peter), Nihar Duvvuri (Balthasar), Jasai Chase-Owens (Gregory), Daniel Bravo Hernández (Abraham) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this star-studded revival! Minor head obstruction that doesn’t block off anything. Action that takes place on the catwalk and on the far sides of the theatre (not on stage) are mostly uncaptured. One blackout in both acts lasting 40 seconds each. Some moments of wandering / readjustment and unfocusing. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQ9bx | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 2, 2025

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED September 26, 2024 | BAM (Previews) | 4K MP4 (8.12GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Nkeki Obi-Melekwe (Darius), Taylor Trensch (Kenneth), Pomme Koch (Jeff), Rohan Kymal (Arnau), Ashley Pérez Flanagan (Liz/Belinda/Others), John-Michael Lyles (Tristan/Others) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this world premiere musical! Increased moments of wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBKeEe | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 2, 2025

[bengesko]

🎶✨ when you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, then tag 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) ✨🎶

Tagged by @disir-ex-machina and similarly, I will be doing/tagging 9, because it's Wednesday.

Running Up That Hill- Kate Bush

Nightcall- Kavinsky

In The Woods Somewhere- Hozier

God's Gonna Cut You Down- Aileeah Colgan (Cover)

Far From Any Road- The Handsome Family

Red Right Hand- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Bilgewater- Brown Bird

Panthers On the Mountainside- Jon Charles Dwyer

Static- Timecop1983

tagging: @d0z0 @nebulousmistress @awwnutbunnies @desperate-not-serious @xannerz @thefoulbeast @knucklechuffed @raverenn @decadentworld @thembohux

[usasportsworld]

'I'm not sitting on my a**'

‘I’m not sitting on my a**’

By: James Colgan December 21, 2022 Nick Faldo evidently has no interest in a quiet retirement. Getty Images ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s morning at the PNC Championship, and Nick Faldo has just stepped into the past. It’s been close to two decades since he stopped playing regularly as a touring pro, but you’d never know it from watching his warmup at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. His swing is slower…

[socceradvice]

The Worst Mistakes in EFL Play-Off Final History

[football-paradise]

Goalkeeping coach considering wrongful dismissal claim against Huddersfield http://www.footballparadise.com/goalkeeping-coach-considering-wrongful-dismissal-claim-against-huddersfield/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[stacyalesi]

THE FLIP SIDE by James Bailey

New #bookreview: THE FLIP SIDE by James Bailey, a very funny yet heartwarming read! Don't miss it! @JBaileyWrites @WmMorrowBooks #MustRead #romancenovel #romance

CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: Penny wise or pound foolish? A heartbroken young Brit decides to turn his love life over to the flip of a coin—in this delightfully British rom-com in the vein of Jenny Colgan, Rosie Curtis, Nick Hornby, and David Nicholls. To coin a phrase, Josh is suffering a quarter-life crisis. He just broke up with his long-term girlfriend, lost his job, and moved back…

[e-antoinette-reading]

I’m working from the office tomorrow, so I lose 2 hours of sleep every Thursday night/Friday morning, but before I crash, I’m going to dive into my next read! . . . Fun fact, the little statue/dish of the reading child is my dad’s. He got it from his job at a mom & pop gardening center when he was a teenager and dating my mom. I found it in their garage a few weeks back when he was getting ready to throw it in the garbage. I’ve always loved this dish and as a reader, it felt wrong to toss it. However, it was in HORRENDOUS shape and an ugly shade of brown... so after a DIY spritz of dusty gold, the reading child has a 2nd chance at life in my home that always welcomes and encourages books and readers 💜📚 . . . From the USA TODAY bestselling author of the “heartwarming and refreshingly sweet” (Lauren Layne, New York Times bestselling author) On the Corner of Love and Hate comes a story about a baker who takes her chances on a new town...and an old love. After selling her famous bakery back in New York, Parker Adams visits Hope Lake, Pennsylvania, to figure out her next steps. And soon she’s wondering why she ever loved city life in the first place. Between the Golden Girls—the senior women who hold court—and Nick Arthur, her equally infuriating and charming former flame, Parker finds a community eager to help her get her mojo back. But even though Hope Lake gives her the fresh start she’s been looking for, Parker discovers that it’s not so easy to start over again with Nick. Their chemistry is undeniable, but since Nick is a freshly taken man, Parker is determined to keep things platonic. With a recipe for disaster looming, Parker must cook up a new scheme, figuring out how to keep everything she’s come to love before she loses it all. Perfect for fans of Amy E. Reichert and Jenny Colgan, The Ingredients of You and Me is a scrumptious romantic comedy that lets you have your cake and eat it too. . . . #bibliophile #bookstagram #theingredientsofyouandme #currentlyreading #bookishlife #bookishphotography #bookblogger (at Highland Park, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQ0S6GgZ8v/?igshid=13uxqbjfqz6t

[danielleurbansblog]

Review: The Flip Side

Review: The Flip Side

Synopsis:

Penny wise or pound foolish? A heartbroken young Brit decides to turn his love life over to the flip of a coin—in this delightfully British rom-com in the vein of Jenny Colgan, Rosie Curtis, Nick Hornby, and David Nicholls.

To coin a phrase, Josh is suffering a quarter-life crisis. He just broke up with his long-term girlfriend, lost his job, and moved back home with his parents…

[enigmasong]

Right, so to do this New Series Adventure speed round review, I’m gonna chunk them off into sections; full novels in their own list, anthologies in another, etc.

I think it’s fair to note that I haven’t read most of these since I first got them, but I do remember them all well enough that my hot takes should be fine. So, yeah.

I’m gonna start with the full length novels since it’s gonna be the longest part of the list. Going in the order on my shelf, which is my best guess at linear order for how the Doctor’s lived them.

Engines of War - George Mann The only book thus far to feature War. I liked it well enough. It felt like an actual bitter war, which is more than can be said for Big Finish’s range with him. But what really takes it into top tier is the mutha fuckin’  Gallifreyan dinosaurs.

Winner Takes All - Jaqueline Rayner Not one I have much opinions on. The concept is interesting enough that I’d recommend it, but I think your mileage may vary depending on how much you like contemporary set stories. A few red flags from the Doctor’s side of his and Rose’s relationship.

The Deviant Strain - Justin Richards Again, not one I have much opinions on. Been a bit too long since I’ve read it. It was alright. I liked the setting.

Only Human - Gareth Roberts Jack’s little B plot was dull as paste, but the rest was pretty good. I did enjoy seeing Rose lose her head, so there’s that.

The Stone Rose - Jaqueline Rayner It exists. Basically all I can about it. It’s not good, it’s not bad; it’s just a thing. Honestly, the only people who are likely to get anything out of this book are Ten/Rose shippers. Hmm, isn’t this what people are saying about the latest Big Finish Ten box set?

Sting of the Zygon - Stephen Cole I actually really liked this one. Should reread it. Made good use of the Zygons. And I felt it fell surprisingly in line with the Zygon subplot from the Day of the Doctor.

The Slitheen Excursion - Simon Guerrier That basic Who plot of future people forcing primitive humans into gladiatorial combat, only this time done by Slitheen. I kinda questioned the sanity of the one-off companion of this one for choosing to stay with the Doctor at the end despite what happened to her.

In the Blood - Jenny T. Colgan Honestly, I’d always recommend Colgan. I thought it being about internet hate was a bit trite, but otherwise golden. The plot twist was that is was a sequel to Ten’s BF audio Time Reaver the whole time. So you might wanna give that a listen to before reading this.

Beautiful Chaos - Gary Russell Again, mostly just exists. And again, mostly depends on how much you like contemporary stories. It has a sad little reference to River, setting this book (just like the last on this list) just after the Library, that always makes me throw the book in despair. Usually multiple times.

The Krillitan Storm - Christopher Cooper Actually greatly increased my enjoyability of School Reunion. Gives a good backstory to the Krillitan with an understandable reason for why they seek to be gods. The characters were engaging, the stakes were high. I actually found it a rather surprising gem.

The Prisoner of the Daleks - Trevor Baxendale Probably my second favorite Dalek story, right behind Asylum. The Daleks were a clear and present threat to the whole of the universe and in a story that let them go as dark as they can be. Though my copy did this very annoying thing where all the Dalek lines are in the Dalek font. I really wanna know if that was in the original print of the book.

The Forgotten Army - Brian Minchin Well, if the last book was dark and willing to get into the gritty and disturbing details of how the universe can be, this one is the opposite. It’s a fairly decent kids book, about middle school range.

The King’s Dragon - Una McCormack Exists. Though I think visiting other planets in their pre-industrial era is an underutilized concept in Doctor Who. I don’t think the people of the town they visit understand the concept of inflation.

The Coming of the Terraphiles - Michael Moorcock Ah yes, the infamous one. I felt like a Douglas Adams book if he had a hard-on for writing almost exclusively in exposition. I think they may be a few people with select taste that will actually enjoy this book, but it is a minority I am not a part of as I couldn’t even finish the damn thing. I still don’t know why the first six chapters were named after colors.

Paradox Lost - George Mann A perfectly serviceable Past/future duel story. But it was the first Doctor Who book I ever got so it holds a special place in my heart.

Dead of Winter - James Goss This book takes full advantage of the fact that it’s a none visual tie-in to a visual medium. I also love the way it was told, through letters and logs mixed with some first person. If I had to pick something to grip about it, Amy and Rory are not the most in character for the point they’re supposed to be at. I’d nearly say the Doctor is too, but given what happens to him in it, he has a right to be a bit crabby. It’s one that begs to be read at least twice.

Borrowed Time - Naomi A. Alderman Its premise is based on a pun, it features an economic lesson, and it has a taste of that UNIT/Torchwood rivalry I so desperately crave there to be. On that I recommend it. The story’s decent too.

Hunter’s Moon - Paul Finch The Most Dangerous Game only with more alien ran human trafficking rings. I think you can probably figure out if you’ll like it from that.

Touched by an Angel - Johnathan Morris Basic ‘living through the past’ story. Nothing to write home about. Though it ran on the logic that there’s a different branch of Weeping Angels that actually feeds on paradoxes, but I feel it rather throws the Angels’ lore for too much of a loop.

The Dalek Generation - Nicholas Briggs When I first read this, I really liked it. Mostly for the Doctor going all dad mode on these three orphans. But then I listened through Eight’s Big Finish range and, yeah, this is just an average Nick Briggs Dalek wank fest.

...I mean, I know Dalek stories means he automatically gets a role, but this is a book and can he not write anything else?

Dark Horizons - Jenny T. Colgan (as J.T. Colgan) Colgan’s debut Doctor Who story. And a damn good one. It’s also got a place in my heart as the second Who book I ever got, so I might be a touch bias about it.

Plague of the Cybermen - Justin Richards This one didn’t leave much of an impact on me. I think the Cybermen were better used in it than in any New Who episodes (and I’ve got some opinions on how they’ve been used in New Who), but not well enough to push the story above ‘perfectly serviceable’.

The Silent Stars Go By - Dan Abnett I think it’s ironic that the guy who created the current iteration of Guardians of the Galaxy would write for a character played by Karen Gillian, who would go on to be in the film version of that comic. Life’s funny like that. As for the book, it’s one I really like, but I’m a sucker for Ice Warriors. And for some reason, all the chapter titles are from old Christmas and winter songs despite that not really being the thematic tone the book’s going for.

Shroud of Sorrow - Tommy Donbavand This book is weird.

The Crawling Terror - Mike Tucker I was so confused when they started talking about the daddy long-leg flying. It’s like, spiders can’t fly-oh wait, they use that name for a different bug. It’s serviceable. Unless you have a fear of bugs, in which case you’ll probably wanna skip this one.

The Blood Cell - James Goss Could’ve been as good as Dead of Winter if Goss had thrown in more than the one perspective, but still good if you like your stories hella dark with a side helping of anti-vax bashing.

Silhouette - Justin Richards My favorite of Richards. It’s got a good atmosphere, some nice character analysis of the Doctor, and makes good use of the Paternoster Gang. They really should have their own book series.

Royal Blood - Una McCormack Man, Una McCormack really likes writing other planets pre-industrial. This book makes good use of the story beats of the King Arthur story. At least until it hammers it over the head by throwing in someone claiming to be Lancelot.

Big Bang Generation - Gary Russell The plot’s a bit hard to follow and there was too much changing time at the end, but fans of Bernice Summerfield should get a kick out of her entry back into book format. It claims to be part of the Glamour storyline from a couple of books from the Ten and Eleven era of NSA I don’t have that Royal Blood and Deep Time continue. Doesn’t. That the thing in this is also called the Glamour is just a wacky coincident.

Deep Time - Trevor Baxendale Nice, dark story. Not much else I have to say on it.

Diamond Dogs - Mike Tucker Starts with the Doctor taking Bill on his regular trip to steal a diamond to fund his and Nardole’s life style at the university. And people say this man’s a role model. Surprisingly, I’d have to say all three of the books in this set are really good and recommendable.

The Shining Man - Cavan Scott A nice dive back into that Fairy World concept used in the first series of Torchwood. And see last sentence of last review.

Plague City - Johnathan Morris It’s set in plague ridden Edinburgh, so you know it’s gonna be depressing. In fact, that’s rather its theme. Only problem I had with it is that it phonically spells out the accents (writing equivalent of bad fake accents).

And that’s it on the full novels I have, how ‘bout them anthology books? I’ll take these in release order.

Tales of Trenzalore

Let It Snow - Justin Richards The twist of it is obvious from page one, but I still thought it was a pretty good use of overcoming the truth field. But again, I am a sucker for Ice Warriors.

An Apple a Day - George Mann Somebody lobbed a mass of carnivorous vegetable matter into an arctic region and expected it to work. It’s the first story to feature that the Doctor’s lost his leg at some point doing his time on Trenzalore. It’s a nice metaphor to show he’s unable to runaway from the situation by making him literally unable to runaway.

Strangers in the Outland - Paul Finch And the Nestene Consciousness could’ve gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for that pesky reentry heat.

The Dreaming - Mark Morris I dunno, I just find it hard to believe that after seven hundred years living there, the Doctor wouldn’t know a local story that had been passed down through the centuries of something that had only happened two hundred years before he arrived. Otherwise, a good introduction to the Macra for someone like me who knows nothing about the Macra.

Overall thoughts - a good glimpse into what the Doctor’s life on Trenzalore was like. A bit of proof-in-concept that a full range of stories set in this time could work (*cough*Big Finish*cough*)

The Legends of Ashildr

The Arabian Knightmare - James Goss The real nightmare is the formatting of this story. Not only is it just a mess, but it’s really bad misappropriation of the One Thousand and One Arabian Nights and the tale of Sherazade. And it ends on this really hack job moral it did nothing to deserve, Goss, you’re one of my favorite writers; why you gotta do me bad like this?

The Fortunate Isles - David Llewellyn It was a decent story until it turned into just another case of future people making historical humans fight in gladiatorial type arenas.

The Triple Knife - Jenny T. Colgan It’s the story of Ashildr losing her children to the Black Death. Did this really have to be told, though? I mean, the story’s good, but wasn’t the way she talked about it in the Woman Who Lived enough? But I suppose my only real gripe is that I didn’t think aliens needed to be involved in it. Well, that and they deleted the scene in the episode that makes the ending of this story make sense.

The Ghosts of Branscombe Wood - Justin Richards I liked this one. It was the only one in this I felt truly warranted existing. The story was good, unlike the first one, and Ashildr actually had reason to be involved in the situation, unlike the second one.

Overall thoughts - I think it came out too soon. Honestly, they just seemed to be counting their chickens before they hatched with how soon after series nine this came out. And I wasn’t thrilled that none of these stories took place in any time after the industrial revolution. I don’t want more Renaissance Ashildr; I want 1980s Ashildr. I want this ancient Viking soul in pastel leg warmers  and hoop earrings wide enough to drive a semi-truck through.

The Legends of River Song

Picnic at Asgard - Jenny T. Colgan I think between this and the end of the Husbands of River Song, half the fan fics under the Doctor/River tab on AO3 are dead. Twas a terrible double massacre. It’s a nice little fluff piece, though the baby talk seems a bit out of place. And as a theme park connoisseur, I appreciate the setting.

Suspicious Minds - Jacqueline Rayner I wouldn’t have said that line River said in the Big Bang about having once dated a Nestene duplicate with swappable heads could warrant its own story, but this actually makes that work. Mainly because that’s not the focus of the story. The story is actually mostly about the duplicate and him getting to keep his own agency when faced with getting taken over by the Nestene consciousness again. That and Raynor has the Doctor go on a date with River and the duplicate.

A Gamble with Time - Steve Lyons Probably the weakest story in this set, but still a good read. Apart from all the ‘dear diary’s.

Death in New Venice - Guy Adams The only one in this that has nothing at all to do with the Doctor. He is not mentioned once, and it’s not missing anything because. It’s a good solo River story that explores how she is outside of her relationship with the Doctor.

River of Time - Andrew Lane Some sweet, sweet Ancient Gallifreyan lore. I’ll eat that stuff right up. It also goes into some minor details in River’s standings with the archeological community and the conditions of her stay in Stormcage.

Overall thoughts - Oh yes, this is much better. Rather than a quick tie-in like the Ashildr book, this is clearly written by and for people who love River Song. None of them quite do River’s voice properly, but that’s nothing more than a nitpick.

The American Adventures - Justin Richards

All that Glitters Boring. Next

Off the Trail You have died of uninteresting plot development.

Ghosts of New York Might have actually been a tiny bit interesting if it had been set in literally any other city.

Taking the Plunge That’s not how roller coasters work!!!!!

Spectator Sport Interesting concept. Still boring

Base of Operation Gonna be honest, completely forgot this one existed

Overall thoughts - Did anyone wants this? Did Justin Richards even want this? Given that the place in the book that has his name on it is the copyright page, I really don’t think the answer is yes. This book is such a quota filler. Like they had to fill in that third slot for 2016 somehow and so threw a dart and wrote about whatever it landed on.

And that brings to all my half novels. The Summer Falls and other stories collection and those short Eleventh Doctor stories that had originally been published in that annoying double sided format but had all gotten reprinted into their own books throughout last year.

We’ll start on the former.

Summer Falls - James Goss At ninety five pages, this clearly ain’t the book Clara read. The only way this version can conceivably be considered canon to the show is if it’s meant to be the ‘abridged to hell and back’ version. And it reads like it. Like with all the Harry Potter movies after Prisoner of Azkaban, this is nothing more than the bare bones skeleton of good and compelling story.

The Angels Kiss - Justin Richards Yeah, this one’s not great. Richards clearly isn’t at home writing in first person and a half prequel to the Angels Take Manhattan just maybe wasn’t the best idea. I think the point was to set up the idea that the Melody Malone book is part of a whole series of books in verse, which was picked up on with a line in the first series of the Diary of River Song, but it’s just too half-hearted to be a good execution of it. And I think, in verse, a series based on Melody Malone is more like to be ghost written by Amy than River, but take that as a bonus headcanon.

Devil in the Smoke - Justin Richards Richards clearly is at home writing for the Paternoster Gang, though. Between this and Silhouette, why is there not a book series for them yet?

Terrible Lizards - Johnathan Green An important PSA to all the young British children on how you should never set foot on a square inch of Florida not owned by Disney. If the temporally displaced prehistoric monsters don’t kill you, the drunk, helmet-less collage students on moterbikes will.

Rain of Terror - Mike Tucker Yeah, that’s totally not a pun I’ve heard before. This one’s probably my favorite out of what I’ve got of these.

Underwater War - Richard Dinnick Oh my gosh, Rory actually doing nursing stuff? Why, that’s just unheard of! Yeah, this one was okay.

System Wipe - Oli Smith I’m running out of things to say. These stories mostly just exist. This one was decent.

Heart of Stone - Trevor Baxendale Wash, rinse, repeat. This one had the undertone of the country vs city debate. I hate that debate.

Death Riders - Justin Richards Oh hey, one I actually have something to talk about. Because this one wasn’t good. Amy and Rory were so far out of character they were just flat out not Amy and Rory, and the first half was filled with lines being repeated so Richards could crawl his way to that word count.

Extra Time - Richard Dungworth Rory gets reduced down to the stereotype that all Englishmen obsessively love football. I’d say at least the alien was cool, but as that was basically the B plot to Rory’s whole thing, there’s rather a damper on it.

My next set of reviews is for that ‘Twelve Doctors, Twelve Stories’ novella set from the anniversary year. They were written by actual big name authors of whom I only recognize three of. And one’s only because he’s the guy who’d go on to write Class.

A Big Hand for the Doctor - Eoin Colfer You know, just because the Doctor is this big heroic character that will always try to save everyone he can now doesn’t mean it’s in character for One to be this way, especially since this story likely takes place before meeting Ian and Barbra. That’s the result of years of character development. He was kind of an asshole at first.

The Nameless City - Michael Scott If you ever wanted a story where Jamie McCrimmon meets and is duped by the Master to trap the Doctor, this is your story.

The Spear of Destiny - Marcus Sedgwick A rather confusing title and McGuffin given that the Spear of Destiny is a Christian relic and this story is about Norse pantheon.

The Roots of Evil - Philip Reeve It’s a bunch of asshole tree people trying to kill Four for something Eleven does. Oddly worked for me. Four does not have nice things to say about Eleven’s fashion choice, though Leela seems to like how young he looks.

Tip of the Tongue - Patrick Ness Five cameos in his own story. That’s just fantastic. I’m being sarcastic here.

Something Borrowed - Richelle Mead My first and so far only taste of the Rani. I think I might’ve liked this one if it hadn’t have been in first person.

Spore - Alex Scarrow This one was interesting, I guess.

The Beast of Babylon - Charlie Higson I think it tries to do the same thing as Dead of Winter and Natural History of Fear and subverts your expectations on the identity of a character, but given that it’s in regards to the one-off companion’s identity, it comes off as more of a narrative cheat. I will give this story one thing, though: it does setup a foothold for Ninth Doctor adventures between when he left Rose at the end of her titular episode and when he went back for her.

The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage - Derek Landy I think this was trying to be a Celestial Toy Maker story, but without the racism. But they also didn’t wanna retcon anything so they borrowed ideas from the Land of Fiction. But I don’t know enough about either of those things to be sure.

Nothing O’Clock - Neil Gaiman. Exactly what you’d expect from a Neil Gaiman story. Though I don’t like how it basically screws over Amy’s character in the first half of series five.

Lights Out - Holly Black Look, I know this was written before there was really anything out for Twelve, but did we really need a story for Twelve getting that coffee for him and Clara between Deep Breath and Into the Dalek? Otherwise, a solid story.

And now for the Super Mega Bonus Round: the Heroes and Monsters Collection. A collection of short stories, most that had been initially published in the Doctor Who Files and the official annuals but a few that were made for this.

And it looks like I’m gonna have to plumb the copyright page for the authors’ names. Joy.

The Stranger - Gary Russell The only story for War in the this. The main thing it does is highlight a tactic used in the Time War.

The Hero Factor - Stephen Cole The Doctor gets trapped in a talk show trying to kill him. Um... don’t have anything to say about this.

Mission to Galaction - Justin Richards At first I was laughing at the Daleks getting their comeuppance. And then I was reminded of what the Daleks are capable of.

Stamp of Approval - Jacqueline Rayner This read like a genuine letter. I really liked that about it.

The Final Darkness - Stephen Cole Just goes through the Sycorax ship logs throughout the Christmas Invasion. That’s not a story.

No Fun at the Fair - Jacqueline Rayner Slitheen. Joy.

Taking Mickey - Justin Richards A story that lets Mickey Smith show what he’s capable of. That’s worth more than its word count in gold.

Needlepoint - Justin Richards Because people don’t fear old ladies enough, I guess.

A Dog’s Life - Justin Richards K-9′s logs of his life with Sarah-Jane. This one’s kinda sweet and a bit sad.

The Secret of the Stones -Justin Richards Retconned by the Pandorica Opens.

The Planet that Wept - Justin Richards When will this Justin Richards streak end?! Oh yeah, the story’s pretty interesting.

Disappearing Act - Justin Richards Goddamn it! There’s an Ood and a magician and- I don’t know. You can’t expect me to have an opinion on all of these.

Once upon a Time - Justin Richards Forgot this one existed.

Best Friends - Justin Richards Something, something, Jack Harkness. Don’t remember this one either.

Most Beautiful Music - Justin Richards A nice, tragic tale of a boy and his musical instrument and greedy business men willing to sell the two’s souls for an endless cash cow.

Secret of Arkatron - Justin Richards Still with the Justin Richards stuff. Amy and the Doctor do Scooby-Doo.

Blind Terror - Justin Richards A snapshot of the Sontaran-Ruton war. Actually, my favorite story in this book.

Amy’s Escapade and Rory’s Adventure - Justin Richards Technically two stories, but they both covered the same events from different perspectives. My main take away was that it started with the Doctor practically pushing Amy and Rory out of the TARDIS. Hmm, I wonder if the two knew their daughter was on the planet.

The Fifty-year Delay - Moray Laing Hoorah! Somebody who’s not Justin Richards! Shame it’s on another one I don’t remember. Something about trains and time birds.

Birth of a Legend - Justin Richards The Cult of Skaro origins I don’t think anyone asked for.

Lorna’s Escape - Jason Loborik Sometimes I think that Doctor Who EU writers know that sometimes things are better left to the imagination. This is one of those times.

Going Off the Rails - Justin Richards I like stories that show children are perfectly capable of dealing with danger on their own. That they’re intelligent enough to problem solve their way through things.

Normality - Gary Russell A nice character piece for Clara. Also, giant tardigrades, am I right? I’m looking at you, Star Trek Disco.

When the Wolves Came - Moray Laing I have no idea what is happening in this one and it’s not because I forgot this time.

Buyer’s Remorse - Gary Russell Twelve has to deal with black market space EBay trying to sell his TARDIS back to him and it’s actually kinda funny.

And I’m done. And I’m exhausted and never doing this again.

[theartofdreaming1]

Semester’s Reading List

I decided to do another semester’s reading list (if you are interested in my previous one, you can check it out here). Unfortunately, I didn’t get to read as much as last semester, but I guess I just tend to read more during the fall/winter months :)

These are the books I’ve read from April to mid-October 2017, including their summaries and my thoughts on them:

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen:

Summary: “Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination. Her naivety and love of sensational novels lead her to approach the fashionable social scene in Bath and her stay at nearby Northanger Abbey with preconceptions that have embarrassing and entertaining consequences.”

Thoughts: I think you can tell that it’s an early work by Jane Austen; it reads a little less polished than her later works in some ways. Some passages were a little drier than usual to read but I enjoyed it a lot! (It probably helped that I had seen the BBC’s adaptation with Felicity Jones beforehand which really made me love the story, I guess). I could definitely relate a lot to Catherine - I also get way too absorbed in the fiction I read (and watch), make up great scenarios how things could go in real life and then get disappointed when reality falls flat ^^  The characters are really great (I love Elinor and Henry Tilney!) and it really says a lot about Jane Austen’s observation skills and about how little people have changed over the centuries that when Mr. Thorpe is blabbering on about how great his carriage and horses are, you can’t help but think of all these dudes rambling on about their cars nowadays ^^ I believe ‘Northanger Abbey’ is currently my second favorite Austen.

Double Down (Lois Lane) by Gwenda Bond:

I already did this book last time - I just wanted to reread it before tackling the third book of the series. You can read about my thoughts on the first two Lois Lane books here.

Triple Threat (Lois Lane) by Gwenda Bond:

Summary: “For the first time, Lois Lane has almost everything she wants. Non-temporary home? Check. Dream job? Double check. Incredible BFFs? The absolute best. And now, her online crush, SmallvilleGuy, is coming to Metropolis. If all goes well, they’ll turn their long-distance friendship into a some-kind-of-fairy-tale romance. But when does all ever go well? Before she can check “boyfriend” off her list, Lois must take down a mad scientist plus a trio of mutant teens, protect the elusive flying man from the fed (including her dad), and navigate her very first date with SmallvilleGuy.”

Thoughts: This book’s mystery wasn’t as intricate as in in the previous ones and TheInventor wasn’t as awesome as I hoped (on the other hand, there had been quite the buildup from the prequels; it would have been very hard to meet my expectations, I suppose ;) Strong as always were the ties between friends and family that were portrayed and the best part was definitely Clark, his interactions with Lois, her family and friends. The teaming up of Lois and Clark - always awesome, fun and badass :)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling:

Thoughts: The thickest book of the series gives us holidays at Grimmauld Place 12, loveable and badass Tonks, our first introduction to the amazing Luna Lovegood - and who can imagine the HP world without her and the Crumple-Horned Snorkack? We get to read about Hermione, Harry and Ron creating the DA, learn to truly loathe Dolores Umbridge and root for Harry and the gang when they are fighting at the Ministry (the real, big fight with spooky, tentacled brains, huge planets and a creepy, baby-headed Death Eater, among other things)! Really thrilling!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling:

Thoughts: Well, it’s the volume with the infamous “Yes.” -”Yes, sir.” “There’s no need to call me ‘sir’, Professor.” exchange between Harry and Snape, so what else do I need to say? ;) But in addition to that iconic moment, we also get to know a lot more about Voldemort’s backstory (and his mother’s), which is really interesting, great and funny interactions when Phlegm -I mean Fleur- and Ginny are involved (Ginny fake-retching into her cereal bowl, for example) and Harry’s inner conflict about liking his best friend’s sister ^^ But of course there are also a lot of serious moments and events taking place, which ultimately lead up to the final book in the series.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling:

Thoughts: This book is probably the darkest in the series, which is understandable considering everything that has happened before it. Because of that darkness, the last book is -naturally- a little less “fun” to read (when you think back to the first books,which, again, makes total sense), but it is a really great ending to an amazing book series. Reading the last pages of Harry Potter always makes me want to start from the beginning again, to relive all these adventures of our beloved Golden Trio :)

The Little Shop of Happy Ever After by Jenny Colgan:

Summary: “Nina is a bookworm who dreams of running her own little bookshop. But real life is a bit trickier than the stories Nina loves, as she discovers when she moves to the beautiful wild highlands of Scotland to turn her dreams into reality...”

Thoughts: I definitely related to the shy, introverted Nina who struggles to make her dream come true, putting it off despite really wanting to do it because she doesn’t want to risk her comfortable safety. But when the challenge arises, Nina faces it and handles it quite determinedly. While I really enjoyed Nina’s story arc concerning her little mobile book shop, I was a little disappointed by the love story... I just wasn’t really on board with the two options that were presented (the endgame just didn’t really convince me as a really suitable match, just my two cents). I’m also not really a fan of that trope that the shy introvert needs to get involved with town life to be truly happy (it just kinda made me sad when Nina realized that she had been reading less because of how busy she’d been). The writing style itself was very engaging though (I read the whole thing through in, like, 3 days, so there’s that, too ;) just wasn’t exactly my cup of tea, I guess.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald:

Summary: “Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The riotous throng congregates in his sumptuous garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins and mysterious past. None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man'. A detached onlooker, Gatsby is oblivious to the speculation he creates, but always seems to be watching and waiting, though no one knows what for.As writer Nick Carraway is drawn into this decadent orbit, Gatsby's destructive dreams and passions are revealed, leading to disturbing and tragic consequences.“

Thoughts: I had read The Great Gatsby before, but not in English yet and I had always liked it’s iconic cover, so I just had to get this one, of course ;) It’s an interesting read that never fails to get my blood boiling when I realize how superficial and selfish most of the people in this book are... It’s not one of these books that I want to read all the time, but every once in a while I get the desire to pick it up again ^^

Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist:

Summary: “On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove a classmate to tears. High school can only go up from here, right? As Will starts to find his footing, he develops a crush on a charming, quiet girl named Cecily. Then an unprecedented opportunity arises: an experimental surgery that could give Will eyesight for the first time in his life. But learning to see is more difficult than Will ever imagined, and he soon discovers that the sighted world has been keeping secrets. It turns out Cecily doesn't meet traditional definitions of beauty--in fact, everything he'd heard about her appearance was a lie engineered by their so-called friends to get the two of them together. Does it matter what Cecily looks like? No, not really. But then why does Will feel so betrayed?”

Thoughts: I think I made it through the entire book in, like, 24 hours. It’s so well-written, with interesting characters and an intriguing story. It’s super funny and entertaining, while also getting you thinking about how reliant you are on your sight when it’s all you’ve ever known. I also liked that it was addressed how something basic as seeing actually requires a lot of learning (for example while Will can see colors soon after his operation, it takes him a long time to really recognize three-dimensional objects, since there are no receptors for certain shapes in our retina, after all - that was also I nice reminder of my biopsychology and cognitive psychology classes, when we learned about perception and the processing of sensory information ;) All in all, this book was just positvely awesome to read!

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen:

Summary: “When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited, while he struggles to remain indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever.”

Thoughts: I have lost count how many times I have read this book... I really like the characters and their relationships - the Bennets, Bingleys, Lucases and Darcys all have very different and interesting dynamics that I very much enjoy reading and I just adore Lizzie as the quick-witted protagonist... Pride and Prejudice simply is my favorite Austen book and definitely one of my favorite books, period!

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury:

Summary: “Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family”. But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television. When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.”

Thoughts: Fahrenheit 451 is another of my absolute favorite books, ever. The importance of thinking for yourself, of looking at things from a different perspective and forming your own opinions instead of just consuming mindless entertainment and following a certain path in life because “that’s how it’s done” is the core of this story. Books provide an easy access to different worlds and different perspectives and therefore stand in the way of having people become mindless drones. Seeing Montag slowly becoming aware that the life he’s leading is not the life he wants to lead makes for an interesting and exciting read. Which is exactly why I keep coming back to this book to read it over and over again ;)

If you’d like to know more about these books (and/or my thoughts about them) feel free to message me at any time! :)

The summaries are from the back of the books or amazon pages.

[aweekendblockparty]

Dub i hip-hop legende Zion Train i Skratch Bastid u The Gareen Brewery

A Weekend Block Party u drugom izdanju uz dub, hip-hop, house i soul Novo veliko house ime bit će objavljeno uskoro

Zagrebački festival pod otvorenim nebom, A Weekend Block Party, vraća se ovog proljeća u dvorište The Garden Brewery na Žitnjaku, i to od 28. do 31. ožujka. Nakon odličnog prošlogodišnjeg debija, novo izdanje u suradnji The Gardena i Pozitivnog ritma trajat će jedan dan više, te najaviti proljeće uz provjerenu formulu žanrovsko različitih nastupa. Četiri dana A Weekend Block Partyja predstavit će odličnu glazbenu postavu koja se sastoji od međunarodno cijenjenih, kao i lokalnih izvođača, a sve to u kombinaciji s craft pivom i hranom, dućanom ploča i merchandisea, u maniri prave kvartovske zabave u dvorištu pivovare.

Prvu veliku sezonsku open-air zabavu u Zagrebu otvorit će u četvrtak, 28. ožujka, sjajan line-up dub i reggae izvođača. U sklopu turneje povodom 30 godina djelovanja kao glavni gosti stižu Zion Train, jedni od najutjecajnijih svjetskih dub sound systema i najugodnijih live dub actova. Jedinstvenost Zion Traina leži u korištenju live dub miksanja uz pratnju akustičnih instrumenata i izuzetnih vokala. U Zagrebu će tako prvi puta nastupiti u pratnji vokalistice Michele Grene, poznate još iz vremena kad je bila vokal kultnog talijanskog dub benda B.R. Stylers. U svoja postignuća Zion Train ubrajaju i Jamaican Reggae Grammy Best Dub Album za Live as One kojeg su izdali 2007., a osnivač Neil Perch vlasnik je priznate izdavačke kuće Universal Egg. Podršku glavnim gostima dat će domaći Digitron, najpoznatiji sound system u regiji i prvi u Hrvatskoj, ovaj put u DJ izdanju, Bamwise, šesteročlani dub bend iz Zagreba, a zagrijavanje će odraditi mladi Rasta Altitude Sound (R.A.S.).

Drugi dan, petak, obilježit će hip hop žanr i trenutno od jedan od njegovih najvećih majstora na gramofonima - kanadski Skratch Bastid. Tijekom proteklih 15 godina, za njegove vještine i ime se pročulo na svim kontinentima, a uspješnu karijeru je započeo na DJ natjecanjima gdje je postao turntable šampion. Uz neusporedivu tehničku vještinu, šesto čulo kada je riječ o odabiru pjesama i zaraznu karizmu na pozornici, Skratch Bastid omiljeni je DJ svojih kolega, među kojima je i DJ Jazzy Jeffa, s kojim uz Nu-Marka (Jurassic 5) te ostale hip hop velikane, sjedi  u žiriju trenutno najvećeg DJ natjecanja na svijetu - Red Bull Thre3style. Svako ljeto slavi hip hop kulturu u raznim gradovima Kanade kroz seriju sada već kultnih događanja Bastid's BBQ. Raznovrstan i opušten u različitim stilovima - hip hop, funk, disco, club, rock, stiže iz Toronta rasplesati A Weekend Block Party. Za njega će publiku zagrijati domaće hip hop poslanstvo Frx, Phat Phillie, Soul Bader i Sinke Fresh.

Subotnja house večer donosi pravu plesnu groznicu. M.I.L.E. koji slovi za kultno ime zagrebačke scene, a tu je i rezident Mastersa i rado viđeno ime u pivovari LukadeLux, te Big Danny Kane, sve češći zagrebački gost koji jamči ples uz funk i disco selekciju. Novo veliko house glazbeno ime subote bit će objavljeno uskoro.

Zadnji dan A Weekend Block Partyja je nedjelja, a popodnevno druženje režirat će Adriatic Coasting predstavljajući uzdanice istoimene booking i live agencije. Jack Tyson Charles, sin legendarnog Craiga Charlesa mnogima poznatog kao Lestera iz Crvenog patuljka, dolazi uživo u punoj postavi predstaviti svoje jedinstveno viđenje soul glazbe. Kao novo međunarodno ime Adriatic Coasting tima, predstavit će svoj talent, koji je već viđen suradnjom na hvaljenom albumu Lack of Afro, a bit će ovo prilika među prvima čuti novi album. Iva je nekoć bila poznata kao Iva Starkova, a nakon pauze se vraća pokazati zašto i dalje slovi kao jedno od najistaknutijih imena domaće beat scene. Tu je i deep boogie, soul, afro znalac Matija Duić, a svima se priključuju Nick Colgan i Pepi, začetnici Adriatic Coasting radijske emisije, programa i cijelog branda, zaduženi za glazbu zbog koje se osjećate dobro.

Prvo izdanje A Weekend Block Partyja koje je prošle predstavilo dub i hip-hop legende Lee Scratch Perryja, Mad Professora ili Pharoahe Moncha donijelo nam je novi gradski festival koji je oživio istok grada, kako glazbom tako i popratnim programom. Po prvi put u Zagrebu tako ćemo ovog ožujka okusiti pravu Jamajku na tanjuru, a direktno s tog karipskog otoka stiže legendarni Mr Jerk i donosi najfinije začine i namirnice. Tim PDV-a je pripremio poseban pop-up record store s probranim vinilnim naslovima, merchandiseom te potrepštinama i dodacima za sve zaljubljenike u vinile.

Ulaznice su dostupne u sustavu Entrio.hr. Pretprodajna cijena za sva četiri dana je 250 kuna, 350 na ulazu. Dnevne ulaznice za četvrtak u pretprodaji su po 70 kuna, na ulazu 90 kuna, za petak i subotu 90 kuna u pretprodaji i 120 kuna na ulazu, te za nedjelju 50 kuna u pretprodaji, 70 na ulazu.

The Garden i Pozitivan ritam timovi kreatori su hrvatske festivalske scene više od desetljeća, a ovom suradnjom stavljaju Zagreb na popis nezaobilaznih gradova Europe. Povezujući dugogodišnje iskustvo i znanje u organizaciji događaja koji sežu preko Istre i Dalmacije, postavili su Hrvatsku na festivalsku mapu svijeta ujedno dovodeći izvođače koji su od samih početaka kreirali žanrove i bili dio festivalske scene. A Weekend Block Party ujedno je i službena najava ljetnih festivala u organizaciji dva promotera, te će predstaviti ukupno devet ljetnih događaja - Love International, Defected Croatia, Dekmantel Selectors, SunceBeat, Hospitality On The Beach, Seasplash, Outlook, Dimensions i Slurp!.28.3. Dub & Reggae Thursday 18:00 - 02:00 

28.3. Dub & Reggae Thursday 18:00 - 02:00 ZION TRAIN FEAT MICHELA GRENA (GB / IT) DIGITRON BAMWISE R.A.S.

29.3. Hip hop Friday 18:00 - 04:00 SKRATCH BASTID (CA) FRX PHAT PHILLIE SOUL BADER SINKE FRESH

30.3. House Saturday 18:00 - 04:00 *HEADLINER TBA - uskoro! LUKADELUX M.I.L.E. BIG DANNY KANE

31.3. Soul Sunday 12:00 - finish JACK TYSON CHARLES (GB) IVA MATIJA DUIĆ NICK & PEPI

Tickets are available via Entrio. --> www.entrio.hr/event/a-weekend-block-party-2-6052

[redrocketrising]

Tenth Doctor: One Mile Down review

Tenth Doctor: One Mile Down review

The second release in The Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 3, is One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan. Unlike the previous episode, there’s no Sylvia or Wilf, but we do have Judoon. And fish people. And any moment now, disaster leading to…

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[festpop]

Croatia's Newest Festival, Beats, Beer, and Boogaloo, To Launch This Summer

Croatia’s Newest Festival, Beats, Beer, and Boogaloo, To Launch This Summer

Nestled along the beautiful Adriatic coastline a brand new festival will emerge. Nick and Charlotte Colgan from The Garden and The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club are pleased to reveal Beats, Beer, and Boogaloo, Croatia’s newest festival for 2017. Beats, Beer, and Boogaloo will take place July 13-17th, 2017 at The Garden Resort.

The festival is a unique fusion of craft beers from around the…

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Hello mes abricots ! Nous sommes au moins de juin, le moment de faire un petit bilan sur mes lectures. Grâce à Livraddict je peux voir mes stats et mes livres lus ! Et ça c’est chouette, puisque je suis une tarée des listes et des stats.

Donc 5 livres en janvier,6 livres en février, 6 livres en mars, 6 livres à avril et seulement 2 en mai. Et pour l’instant 1 en juin. Donc en moyenne je lis a peu près 6 livres par mois ! Bon on remarque vite qu’en mai c’était pas trop ça. Un total de 26 livres depuis Janvier.

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Et sans surprise c’est le contemporain que je préfère 🙂  J’ai quand même lu 5 BD c’est très rare pour moi ^^

Lectures contemporaines : 

Réparer les vivants de Mailys de Kerangal 

Chanson Douce de Leila Slimani 

Funny Girl de Nick Hornby 

Le fait du Prince de Amélie Nothomb

Amours de Leonor de Recondo

Petit Pays de Gaël Faye

La petite boulangerie du bout du monde de Jenny Colgan

A la place du coeur, tome 1 de Arnaud Cathrine

Station Eleven de Emily St John Mandel

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  Ma Pal de Juin

Et vous, qu’avez vous prévu de lire en juin ?

          Bilan de lecture 6 mois Hello mes abricots ! Nous sommes au moins de juin, le moment de faire un petit bilan sur mes lectures.

[eirian-houpe]

Working Wednesday

Here are my current WIPs , what I posted, and how things are coming along.  

The Library Beneath the Clock Tower: AU Cursed Storybrooke. (Inspried by/based on The Bookshop on the Corner: A Novel, by Jenny Colgan)

Storybrooke has no library, and neither does Belle, not since the library where she worked in Boston discovered her past as an inpatient at a mental hospital. Taking her future into her own hands, Belle travels to Storybrooke where her intention is to open up the town library, but all does not go according to her plan. Obstacles and false starts, and diversion along very wrong pathways interrupt her journey toward fulfilling her dream, as well as taking her rightful place and becoming a part of the Storybrooke community. - written 558 of the next chapter and have 13 chapters all planned. (No change from last week)

All Our Past Mistakes: AU Non-Cursed Storybrooke

Doctor Gold, professor of history at the local campus of Maine University, is stuck in a loveless, and one might say abusive relationship with a wife who is less than attentive to their family, and whom he suspects cares little for her marital vows. His resolve to maintain his own faithfulness is sorely tested by the presence of one of his new students - a junior by the name of Belle French - whom it seems fate is determined to put in his way. The two become embroiled in a passionate, and redemptive relationship, but not before suffering numerous setbacks and separations. This is no instantaneous happy ever after, but a tale of two hurt souls finding their way together through darkness and despair. - Chapter 4 posted.

Disparate Pathways: AU and Remix of Witness Protection, which was written for the 2019 RSS.

Gold has a past, a past that he has rejected, but it seems one that will not let him go. Belle, daughter of Governor Maurice French has been kidnapped, along with her mother, and just as the authorities raid the organization that is holding her hostage, decides to make her own bid for freedom, unknowingly derailing an undercover sting, and Agent Milnor has not choice but to take her into ‘protective custody,’ but is he all that he seems? As the threads of the story grow more tangled and the threat to Belle, and to Gold, her appointed protector, grow ever more real, a growing, mutual attraction makes everything far more desperate and far too personal for Gold to ignore what he knows to be the truth. - Chapter 3 posted.

Scattered: AU OUAT, where the curse didn’t quite happen the way it did on the show. (It went ‘wrong’)

Casting a spell, any spell - at least the ones that involve more than just the wave of a hand, or worse, the wave of an irritating fairy’s wand - takes time, and patience, and the right ingredients, and… just like any recipe, if you get it wrong, it doesn’t mean the cake won’t cook, rather then will, just with unexpected or unintended outcomes. All of Rumplestiltskin’s careful planning and manipulation, all of his hopes and dreams turn to dust; ashes in his bitter heart in the blink of an eye… in the fall of an equine heart. Belle exchanges one terrible prison for another, and it’s one she is desperate to escape, and though Rumple’s fate as The Savior was severed from him centuries ago, sometimes fate itself has a way of finding an alternate route home. - 292 words written for the next chapter. (No change from last week)

What the Actual Fuck! : Sutherelle fic

Prime Minister Robert Sutherland is feeling pressured, and isn’t prepared to acquiesce to the repeated challenges from within his cabinet nor the wider circle of those around him. He resorts to drastic measures to ascertain who can be trusted, turning to an ‘old friend’ to help him separate the wheat from the chaff. Said friend promises to send in his best operative to assist the PM, the trouble is the operative finds out more than Robert necessarily wants to know, and all this just as all hell is breaking loose around him; people hurt, Britain in chaos and multiple deaths push him into making some hard hitting decisions in order to safeguard himself, the country, and the people he cares about - 403 words written for the next chapter.

Chosen, But Not Welcome - Rushbelle fic

Rush needs a linguist to help on the Ninth Chevron Project. Belle doesn't necessarily want a new job, she learns the 'hard way' not to tell Nick Rush that he's wrong.Written for the February Monthly Rumbelling image prompt (Nicholas Rush leaning against a chalk board with a cup of coffee in his hands)  Fic posted...

This was meant to be a one shot...but a reader has asked for more, and as my crazy mind would have it, while I was writing, I had the insane notion to rewrite Universe as a smutty, and angsty Rushbelle fic... so... we shall see...

Also, I still have 2 series awaiting their next works: Darker Hearts: an AU Wish!Rumbelle, and Thoughts On A Happy Ending: A Rumblelle focussed Belle introspective of the entire journey from season 1 through season 7. Nothing has been written for either just yet.

All works can be found on AO3 where I write as Eilinelithil.

Feel free to ask me questions, anonymous asks accepted, I’ll talk about most things if you ask :)

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• Anyone who thinks they’re too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinner – Ruth Reichl

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Rocky Road and Toasted Almond, Butterscotch,Vanilla Dip, Butter Brinkle, Apple Ripple,Coconut,and Mocha Chip, Brandy Peach and Lemon Custard. Each scoop lovely.smooth and round. Tallest cream cone in town lying there on the ground. – Shel Silverstein • Ever tried putting a caramel candy in a cup of hot tea? It’s excellent! Not only does it give a little different taste to the tea, but it takes the place of the sugar and cream which you ordinarily add. – Heloise • Granola didn’t sell very well when it was good for you. Now it has caramel, chocolate, marshmallow, saturated fat and sweeteners with a small amount of oats and grains. Sales picked up. – George Carlin • How complicated can ice cream flavors be? How much can you put in there? I mean, when the flavor’s something like banana ice cream with caramel, fudge chunks, cheddar goldfish and pennies – you’ve got to draw a line there. – Marc Maron • I can’t cook to save my life but I can bake a flour-less chocolate-hazelnut tort with a spicy caramel sauce. – Anna Kendrick • I can’t describe the feeling when I go down – it’s down down down and there’s never going to be an up again. And whatever was good isn’t good any more; white becomes grey, music becomes dictionaries, honey becomes beer and the sky a curdled lemon. There’s no caramel anymore. – John Marsden • I have a candle on the bus that smells like caramel brownie. I love anything that smells like food! – Carrie Underwood • I like crazy, childlike, candy bar-filled cakes with gooey caramel, chocolate-covered nuts, marshmallows, and the like. – Ron Ben-Israel • I like L.A. It’s like a mini break. For a writer, it’s hilarious. Like the food. Where I come from, we eat chip sandwiches: white bread, butter, tomato catsup and big fat french fries. It’s delicious. Here, you order a creme caramel and the waiter says, ‘You know, that contains dairy. – Helen Fielding • I like to stay hydrated with water throughout the day and snack on apples, but my guilty pleasure would definitely be a caramel macchiato from Starbucks! – Janel Parrish • I love chocolate. Black chocolate with marshmallow inside, caramel inside. If I could only have two foods, I’d take some fantastic chocolate. And some terrible chocolate. I love the Clark Bar. – Sonia Rykiel • I think love is caramel. Sweet and fragant; always welcome. It is the gentle golden colour of a setting harvest sun; the warmth of a squeezed embrace; the easy melting of two souls into one and a taste that lingers even when everything else has melted away. Once tasted it is never forgotten. – Jenny Colgan • I travel with chocolate – Godiva with caramel. When the craving hits, I have to have it. I share, but if I’m on my last one, I’ve been known to say, ‘Sorry, I’m out!’ – Christa B. Allen • I want something mouthwatering and tasty which reminds me of childhood. The scent of a fairground, candy floss, little cakes, chocolates and caramels. Perfume must not be linked just to fashion because that means that one day it will go out of style. – Thierry Mugler • Kissing George was a little like rolling in caramel after spending years surviving off rice sticks. – Aimee Bender • Leonardo DiCaprio invited me into his dressing room, and then we went into his hotel room where we stayed. We shared caramel popcorn. I think that was the coolest thing, sharing popcorn with this movie star. And then we wrestled! I always share that story with people. – Quindon Tarver • Martin, at my age, eroticism is reduced to enjoying caramel custard and looking at widows’ necks.’ – Senor Sempere. – Carlos Ruiz Zafon • Melting pot Harlem-Harlem of honey and chocolate and caramel and rum and vinegar and lemon and lime and gall. Dusky dream Harlem rumbling into a nightmare tunnel where the subway from the Bronx keeps right on downtown. – Langston Hughes • Piper leaned toward [Jason], her caramel braid falling over her shoulder. Her multicolored eyes made it hard for him to think straight. “And where is this place?” she asked. “A . . . uh, a town called Split.” “Split.” She smelled really good—like blooming honeysuckle. “Um, yeah.” Jason wondered if Piper was working some sort of Aphrodite magic on him—like maybe every time he mentioned Reyna’s name, she would befuddle him so much he couldn’t think about anything but Piper. He supposed it wasn’t the worst sort of revenge. – Rick Riordan • Sodas use “caramel coloring” to give them that dark, delicious look. Not to be confused with real caramel, caramel color is the single most used food coloring in the world. It is created by heating ammonia and sulfites under high pressure-a process that produces a cancerous substance called 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI). – Vani Hari • The circus looks abandoned and empty. But you think perhaps you can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze, beneath the crisp scent of the autumn leaves. A subtle sweetness at the edges of the cold. – Erin Morgenstern • The fish are naked. The fish are always awake. They are the color of old spoons and caramels. – Anne Sexton • There is nothing particularly wrong with salmon, of course, but like caramel candy, strawberry yogurt, or liquid carpet cleaner, if you eat too much of it you are not going to enjoy your meal. – Daniel Handler • These French-style caramels are handmade in California. It’s always hard to give them away! – Oprah Winfrey • When I became vegan I thought I would have to deprive myself of certain sweets that I loved so much, like caramel and peanut butter cups, but on the contrary! – Kat Von D • When the guy turned around, Amy began stuttering. Silently. It was a feat only Amy could manage, and only Dan could notice. And it only happened in front of boys who looked like this one. He had brown hair and caramel-colored eyes, like Dan’s friend Nick Santos, who made all the sixth-grade girls turn into blithering idiots when he looked their way–in fact, would even say Watch, lean make them turn into blithering idiots, and then he’d do it. Only older. “He. Is. Hot,” Nellie said under her breath. “You too?” Dan hissed. – Peter Lerangis • Whether chocolate or vanilla, or you’re somewhere in between, A cappuccino mocha or a caramel queen, Rejected by the black, not accepted by the white world, And this is dedicated to them dark-skinned white girls. – MURS

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