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Word Dogs IX

2009-10-04T00:28:00.010Z

Word Dogs IXIt came to my attention that I had been miscounting the Word Dogs when I advertised the 26th September performance on my Facebook. (There was a Word Dogs performance in August 2009 in Edinburgh which I was unable to attend, hence the confusion!) Which means the next performance from the Dogs of Hell will be the Tenth. Maybe we should go all out and book Madison Square Garden! Maybe

Black Dog

2009-07-24T15:09:00.001Z

Mandy got a book from the library she wanted to share with me: "Living with a Black Dog" (it's a picture book about depression!)It may not have had the desired effect. My mood is the same, but I now really want a wee real black dog...

Trolling the Internet

2009-07-24T15:08:00.000Z

Sometimes trolling has an unusual effect. Take, for example, certain members of the Deathlist forum. On one of their annual lists, the late George Melly was one of the fifty. So, they were looking into all things Melly. His official site had produced a new forum, so a bunch of the DL lot went over there to "spice" it up. What happened was this bunch of new posters created a mass flux of posters

Literature musings

2009-07-24T15:06:00.001Z

Jane EyreFrankensteinMacbethParadise LostIn MemoriamVirginia WoolfAs you can see, I have cut the pile down to a few here.Jane Eyre everyone might as well read, and everyone might as well read it early. I have no particular love of it, though I admit to being in a minority in that regard. My lost masterpiece on how The Whicker Man was a complete rip off of Jane Eyre, is something I stand by or

Frankenstien vs Dracula

2009-07-24T15:05:00.001Z

Frankenstien as a story has more going for it. I had a raging argument with someone earlier this year: he thought the whole thing was a delusion, there was no monster, it was a prototype Jekyll and Hyde. My thoughts seem to be more of the line that, if you create an ungodly creation, then run away from it, and it gets all its morality teachings from Paradise Lost, and then kills a few folk, then

Dogs

2009-07-24T15:02:00.001Z

Dogs are lovely. I miss having one about the place. Couldnt afford to have one in here though.They are not, on the whole, very independent animals. They love company, and if you are the owner, they want YOU to be their company.So I can see where the more independent minded folk might prefer the independent minded cat, that sods off to do its own thing, then comes back when it feels like it,

2009-07-24T15:00:00.001Z

I've been reading a collection of Conan Doyle's short stories. Better than almost anyone, he GETS how to set up, confound and solve a crime within 17 pages. Amazing construction.I've read Baskervilles when I was a kid (as I'm sure most have done, it was a staple) but this is the first I really sat down to read him, since he was never on any course or time. (I have a pile of reading to get through

2009-07-24T14:57:00.000Z

List of Chelsea signings in Summer 2004Petr Cech, 12mRobben, 7mPaulo Ferreira 13.2mKezman 5mDrogba 24mTiago, 17mCarvalho 19mMourinho/Abramovich spent over 90m in one close season, bought the key members of the Chelsea squad, and straight away won the league. Compared to RanieriJohnson 6m Bridge 7mDuff 17mCole 6mVeron 15mMutu 15mCrespo 17mSmertin 4mMakelele 16mHalf of those where on the fringes or

Lady from Shanghai

2009-07-24T14:55:00.001Z

#1 Lady from Shanghai.Welles Irish accent is appaling. But this piece of film noir is well put together, with some good acting spots, and nice direction. The twist, I saw coming, alas, but everyone holds it together quite well. And Welles, without whom the whole thing would be a mess, works well as the sympathetic lead. Not as good as Kane, but still a pretty good film none the less. ***

Minor musings on Hitch

2009-07-24T14:53:00.001Z

I love Hitchcock, he's my favourite Director, quite probably.Stuff like Rope is great where you just have long, undiluted takes, where he allows/trusts the actors to act.My favourite films to date include The 39 Steps, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window (all bonafide classics), but also the much maligned Stage Fright.I do love that scene [The ten minuter in Rope]. Hitchcock apparently said before

Harry Potter anecdote

2009-07-24T14:50:00.002Z

Ah, if you insist...Well, back in 1997, I was 10. There was a book club at my school, a magazine order one. Being a vociferous reader, I would always get loads of books off it. At the end of Primary 6, my teacher gave me two books. They hadn't been published yet. What had happened was the publishers sent it to this club - Scholastic schools book club or something like that - who then sent copies

Markheim spoilers

2009-07-24T14:49:00.001Z

Off the top of my head, I seem to recall Stevenson had read up on the predeterminism arguments of the 1880s and this was his attempt to respond to from the confines of his own position.As per the helpful ghost, ah, but was it? Critics are 50/50 as to wherever the spirit was angelic or demonic. I tend to go for the former, based on that last line of its presence towards the end. But my teacher was

2009-07-24T14:40:00.002Z

Quote:Originally Posted by Sancty THE SHOW: Doctor Who (1963, 2005)WAHAY!!!!!Quote:IT RAN FROM: 1963-1989, 2005-2009) It's commissioned for 2010 and 2011 as well, and rumours are coming from the BBC of a three-five year contract for new Doctor Matt Smith. So it's about the safest show in Britain currently. Quote:BREAKOUT STAR(S): Tom Baker, William Hartnell, David Tenant, Billie Piper (I'm

The 50s vs the 70s in Film

2009-07-24T14:31:00.003Z

1970Patton, great film. Great performance by Scott in it too. MASH was quite good too. You also have The Aristocats, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Catch-22, Cromwell, and Kellys Heroes as very good films.1971Nicholas and Alexandria was good. So was Fiddler on the Roof. Diamonds are Forever wasn't too bad. Also there was the Andromeda Strain, Death in Venice, Dirty Harry, Duel, the Omega Man, Straw Dogs and

Top Ten Simpsons Episodes

2009-07-24T14:29:00.000Z

This was bloody hard...10 Sideshow Bob Roberts- "You can't handle the truth. No truth- handler, you. Bah! I deride your truth- handling abilities."9 Bart of DarknessAutomated phone: Hello, and welcome to the Springfield Police Department "Rescue Phone"! If you know the name of the felony being committed, press one. To choose from a list of felonies, press two. If you are being murdered, or are

Answering: Modern Classic novels?

2009-07-24T14:28:00.001Z

Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman) wasn't too shabby either. That was the one, I believe, that beat Hal Duncan's "Vellum" to the Hugo in 2006ish time. Though if you think I am about to plug the multi-award winning best selling Duncan's work, on the spurious basis of him being a close friend, yer mistaken.Come to think of it, I haven't really read much NEW good lit. Most of it was terrible stuff I can't

Crooked House

2009-02-26T01:15:00.003Z

Finally saw Crooked HouseSo part one = Stalls of Barchester Cathedral/that one with the thing in the wallspart two = Tractate Middothy/Lost Hearts type ghost in a very A.M. Burrage settingpart three = Oh Whistle/Count MagnusVery much inspired by M.R. James. It got better as it went on. And I think the 2nd is about as close as a loose adaptation of Burrage as I'm going to see!Oh, the Manor is very

2009-02-26T01:15:00.001Z

Two affecting deaths recently..RIP Kim Manners [1950 - 2009] Very sad to see this. I remember him well from his work on the X-Files. And he inspired the best line in all of cult tv..."Some blankhole found your blankety blanking UFO."RIPTony Hart RIP Oh dear!You know, I'm not artistic in that way in the slightest, event to the point of dislike, but I would have to get home every week for Hart

House of 9

2009-02-26T01:09:00.000Z

House of 9Agatha Christie taken to its most pyschological edge. Easily the best British horror film made in the last ten years at least. Nine random people are kidnapped and sealed in a escape-proof house. They will be fed and mostly looked after, but no one will get out until the game is over. And the game is quite simple - you have to be the last surviving person. And as a prize you get 5

Top Ten Movies

2009-02-26T01:08:00.001Z

It's difficult to label it down to a 300 favourite, however here's the ones that at the top and I could rewatch over and over.1. It's A Wonderful Life2. Harvey (The Jimmy Stewart proper version from 1950 something, not that lame remake with Steve Martin)3. Churchill: The Hollywood Years4. Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, Alec Guiness, William Holden et all)5. Zulu (Michael Caine's breakout role)6.

2009-02-26T01:06:00.001Z

Jimmy Stewart was one of the greatest American actors that ever lived.Michael Caine is one of the greatest British actors to have ever lived.Not just in their unbridled talents an actor, but in the way they carry out their lifes as well.

That Jesus Guy

2009-02-26T00:55:00.004Z

To get to the heart of the Jesus debate, past the religious v athiesm argument and all that: let's cut out all the miracles, magic, God, everything, right?What still exists is the tale of this strange little man who spoke in favour of tolerance for all and understanding, as opposed to mistrust and bigotry. And he was killed for it.Now you'll never hear me claim the Jesus as myth is anywhere close

Re - How to get more people to use trains

2009-02-26T00:55:00.001Z

Re: How to get more people to use trains All we need to do is announce "Every train line in Britain is going to be shut down forever."Watch the protests.Then explain the money needed to fix the system.The protests continue.Then announce we are going to fix it, due to public pressure.The public think they win. The government sort it out. The train companys go national. Everyone is happy.

Mental Health

2009-02-26T00:47:00.002Z

You know, if the ONSPM (Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity) stat is true, and 1 in 4 British adults do experience some form of mental health problem every year, then that means 15.24 million people currently suffer in this country alone from these problems.Co-morbidity – that being the term given out to people with more than one mental disorder – is said to be much rarer, with

Random Wrestling Vibes...

2009-02-26T00:39:00.000Z

The speaking in perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but love” Francis BaconSo those who do not love which they hyperbolise...- Damn straight - if I was Dave Meltzer, every Battle Royal in history would be five stars, even the one Bobby Heenan won. What makes a "five star" match or not is so subjective as to make any argument over it pointless.- Lance Storm named our gerbils. True story.*

2009-01-03T04:46:00.003Z

So, George Washington.The Precedent creator, the first, establisher of civil government in the US and a fine dancer too. Had a lovely horse.What are your views on President number one? A fan, or do you go against the grain? What were his faults? A legendary President of merit, or do you think John Adams secretly did all the good stuff?Views good or bad. Interesting info. Anecdotes (not apocryphal

2009-01-03T04:41:00.001Z

Ok, we've had discussions here on how the best President was. And we've had discussions on who the worst were. But what I want to know is your opinion - all of you, loyal Tenth Planeters - I want to know your opinion on all of the Presidents, from Washington to Clinton.George W. Bush is not ranked in this as he is the incumbent, and besides, he gets enough debate in other threads. I want this to

Interesting Question

2009-01-03T04:37:00.001Z

Sometimes, the question is asked...[quote]Originally Posted by dervish Why have you named yourself after a terrorist?Do you endorse terrorism? [/quote]That's a question to ask my mum and dad, Dervish. My given name is Michael Stephen Patrick Collins, and since I am a striving freelance writer, it makes no sense to have an anonymous username when I can promote just as well with the name I am

Word Dogs imminent!

2008-12-02T22:20:00.002Z

Word Dogs is less than 24 hours! And I'm hosting, to boot.The cardIan Hunter - G.W. Colkitto - Phil Raines - Mandy Haggith - Gavin Inglis - Michael S. Collins - Duncan Lunan - Kevin McCabe - Rich MossesA mix of new and familiar faces, should be a good one.

Word Dogs - submissions now open

2008-09-06T14:57:00.000Z

WORD DOGS VI (The Glasgow Spoken Word Writers Event), 3rd December 2009WHAT IS WORD DOGS?It's a twice-annual spoken word event held in Glasgow, where professional writers and newcomers alike read aloud tales. So essentially mad tales and alcohol (alcohol if you are in age, of course).WHEN IS WORD DOGS?3rd December 2009, at 8pm.WHERE IS WORD DOGS?For the 4th consecutive time, Word Dogs is proud to

2008-08-22T22:35:00.002Z

So whats coming up in Garovorkin Asks?Part 2 of the Lovecraft Thing, no doubt.Which Scifi, Fantasy Or Horror Movie Would Make A Great Musical?Whats the lamest, dumbest film you have ever seen Who are the most Incompetent leaders, Politicians and Thinkers in History ? (I may be banned in advance of this one, for fear of anyone before hand mention Mr C.)Greatest science fiction, Fantasy and

Acknowledgements.

2008-08-22T20:22:00.003Z

I would like to thank Mr Garovorkin for certainly getting my writing back on a literary track with his questions.Also many thanks to the unwitting contributors who helped flesh out my thoughts.These will, no doubt, continue.

Garovorkin Asks #3 : Of Lovecraft and Men part One

2008-08-22T20:19:00.001Z

Mr. Garovorkin asks: H. P Lovecraft great writer of Horror or Overrated ?"Lovecraft's style is of the most offensive"M.R. James"Actually, he's not that bad, Montague!"Michael S. Collins"You're very Lovecraftian, Michael."Christopher Collins, occassional writer himself and father of yours truely.Lovecraft, then. Onwards... Quote: Originally Posted by Garovorkin

Garovorkins Asks #2 The Least and Last of Sci-Fi

2008-08-22T20:14:00.001Z

Mr. Garovorkin Asks: In Scfi Who Is The Greatest And Who Is The Most Overrated?Quote: Originally Posted by War Arrow At the risk of making many, many enemies, I'd say Asimov is the most overrated. I find much of his writing embarrassing, some nice ideas but a prose style that reminds me of Enid Blyton with characters such as Donovan and Powell who exclaim

Garovorkins Asks #1 Worst Writers of All Time

2008-08-22T20:01:00.003Z

Mr. Garovorkin of the Doctor Who Forum has been setting us some writery tasks lately. Who Are The Flat Worst Writers and Worst Books Of All Time? Thank god no one has said, that Michael S. Collins posts here all the time and I've never read anything half-decent of his! Quote: Originally Posted by Garovorkin

The Trail of the Supernatural II

2008-08-15T16:21:00.000Z

THE BARLOW/COLLINS DEBATE Rumours abounded. They were circulated by The Sun, no doubt. People asked questions. Answers were fleeting. Now the truth can finally be revealed. For, last Monday – the 5th August – there was a clash of the titans. Yes, in what will go down in history as the response to my “The Trail of the Supernatural”, we have the Barlow/Collins debate. A debate that shall recall

BBC talks, 2005

2008-08-11T23:27:00.002Z

Remember the furore over Chris Ecclestone leaving Doctor Who in 2005? The Outpost got closed for a weekend to let everyone cool down, I think we were close to a fatwa being issued.Turns out I didn't really help matters....31st March 2005 Quote: BREAKING NEWS I can exclusively reveal that the Shakespearan actor Michael S Collins, best known for his villian roles of Shylock in "The Merchant

Q and A

2008-08-10T00:27:00.002Z

A collection of side-pieces from over the years (mostly from 2006 which i just stumbled across)Q. Does the bitching between Nintendo fans and Sega fans remind you of a football rivalry?A (me). Well not really.Its like how the Old Firm forum would turn out if one of the two sides had been relegated, but that sides fans still thought it was the superior team.(15th September 2006)ON MADRID WANTING

More on Chamberlain

2008-08-04T01:06:00.000Z

Chamberlain played the diplomacy game and used the Czechs. Since he heavily publicised this "pact" with Hitler, it swiftly became clear to everyone that the man was untrustworthy. You have to remember in September 1939, most of Europe hoped to avoid a war, thought Hitler was a nice guy who got a wee bit carried away righting the wrongs of the "injust Versailles" and who could be used to block the

Scotland the Brave

2008-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

America may be better, but you'd all be screwed if it wasn't for Scotland.Just think, if there was no Scotland, you wouldn't have....Televisions. That means all tv, including YOUR favourite shows! So there.Telephones, mobile phones and all that. Try talking to people now!Proper detective stuff. So no Perry Mason, Dick Van Dyke, Colombo, CSI Miami, Law and Order, etc, etc, etc (god, you have a lot

Auld Pal Act

2008-08-03T23:53:00.000Z

As per the England debate, putting it in pros and cons:PROs of liking the England team at major tournaments- I quite like the English game.- When they play well, they can be in a few cracking matches.- Not cheering on a home nation at a tournament is a bit lame. This isn't 1300, you lot aren't going to come storming up here on your horses. Besides, the home nations are so intertwined in trade

Rocky Horror Picture Show

2008-08-03T23:49:00.001Z

It was written by Richard O'Brien from The Crystal Maze, it's hardly going to be Mr Smith Goes to Washington, directed to Kurosawa with a cameo by Laurence Olivier, is it?Very camp. Our school did a production of The Rocky Horror Monster Show (also written by everyone's favourite bald gameshow host) which was even camper than the film.

Scotlands place in the world according to FIFA

2008-08-03T23:40:00.001Z

Short and to the pointWe beat France home and away. You get shitload of bonus points for that. England should try beating the French sometime, it helps your ranking fantastically.why do you think the Irish ended up 14th in 2001 after beating the Dutch?Besides, the ranking is irrelevant. From a Scottish point of view.UEFAOn our day, we can beat anyone. Wins against the likes of France, Holland,

Wrestling Misfits

2008-08-03T23:28:00.002Z

Correct. Hogan had IT. Look at some of his WWF work. Sure he's not the greatest wrestler in terms of ringwork, but his inring charisma, his pyschology and overall ability to bring the crowd into things. Look at the Andre/Hogan WrestleMania III match. Has a bad reputation online in terms of its inring quality, but if you actually watch it, instead of going "Its not Flair/Danielson/Jumbo (delete as

Chamberlain has come up again....

2008-08-03T16:42:00.001Z

Quote: Originally Posted by Loins Of London But are you defending him because of his unpopularity or because you think he was a good politician?Personally, I think it's because he was a conservative who never actually called himself a Conservative. Well, mostly because I think he was a great politician and people mostly never actually look at what

The Che and Chavez Hour

2008-08-03T16:32:00.002Z

Belief in the improvement and removal of harsh conditions on your fellow man is a worthwhile thing. And Batista was a crook. Think someone with a Hitler like personality, the morality of a Roman Emperor and the power of Robert Maxwell. Overthrowing him was a good thing. The majority of Cubans have been far better off since the revolution.Have a look at what happened to Nicaragua, Honduras in a

Amy Winehouse

2008-08-03T16:31:00.000Z

You know the warnings were there. It was, how long ago, 4 years since she was on THAT episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Where she was completly stoned out of her tiny) and nothing has improved since then. We have someone here who doesn't seem to be able to help themselves, who is falling faster and faster to the abyss and has too many people deluding her besides herself to see it, and a

On the trail of the supernatural

2008-08-03T16:19:00.000Z

See, you'd think that, but the more I study into the love of Supernatural it seems that belief and reading go hand in hand. Don't forget the biggest boom in popularity came hand in hand with the biggest boom in Spiritualism this country had ever seen (all encouraged by our mourning Queen of the time).I would like to point out that I have reasonable belief in what could be called supernatural

Vamp Through the Looking Glass

2008-07-22T22:05:00.001Z

Writer's musings on the writing below.....feel free to pass if you get bored easy.Ok, so I was pointed in the direction of this[URL="http://rinkworks.com/fnovel/"]http://rinkworks.com/fnovel/[/URL]Yes, I know its been on here before, thats not the point. But since I have a spare hour, I am going to go through the questions, one by one and see how badly Vamp* is affected. Off the top of my head, I

On Writing

2008-07-09T17:40:00.000Z

Ok, I may not be nearly as much a success as Mr Topping or the other writers on here (yet) - to be fair, they do have over a decades headstart on me, in most cases two decades headstart! - but if I can get involved in the advice giving.Writing is a difficult business. You are not going to get into on any level by merely "wanting to do Doctor Who" or the like and playing around with a script. Its

My New Nickname

2008-06-21T16:30:00.004Z

I now have a new nickname, apparently.That Weaselly Little Turkish Apologist Wretch Collins (TM, Keith Topping, Doctor Who Forums)http://www.doctorwhoforum.com/showthread.php?t=187524And all because I foolishly put forward the opinion that a certain winning team from last night was not playing for penalties from the start of the match. My bad!Is David J Howe on my tv screen trying to get me to

Group D

2008-06-05T20:55:00.001Z

Only one more group to goGROUP DSpain Sweden Greece Russia (The Group of Life)Well, for every group of death you must have its opposite. Instead of four tight contendors ala Group C, here we have an overwhelming favourite in Spain and the rest are essentially also-rans with a great chance to get to the Quarterfinals. There is very little between Sweden, Greece and Russia, so this could easily end

Group C

2008-06-04T15:53:00.000Z

Group CThe Group of Intense Discomfort and Ceasing to Exist Forever.....Unless You're a neutral.Italy (world champions, former european champions)France (world cup runners up, former european champions)Holland (former two time world cup runners up, former european champions)Romania (fecked)So here we have it, the Group of, well anything other than death. Three former champions and heavyweights

group B

2008-06-02T15:03:00.000Z

Group BGermany Croatia Poland Austria (co hosts)On paper this group looks deceptively simple. In reality it is likely to be the same. In one hand you have European aristocrats, winners of more international tournaments than Croatia and Austria's appearances. And then you have Croatia, considered by many to be the dark horses for this tournament, even without the injured Eduardo.Then there is the

corrections

2008-05-28T13:08:00.000Z

Corrections to Group A analysis (with thanks to the fans at Bert Kassies's UEFA Coefficient site)- Libor Sionko is a right midfielder for the Czech Republic, not a forward, and as such may start.- Alex Frei is actually Switzerland captain, and their midfield is Barnetta/Inler/Gelson Fernandez/Vonlanthen, my original midfield was 2 years out of date!- David Degen was not selected for Euro 2008, so

Euro 2008 predictions Group A

2008-05-22T15:52:00.000Z

I'm going to start looking ahead to Euro2008 which is, according to the counter at www.uefa.com, sixteen days away. I've already made my prediction: I'm sticking with the Italian side that served me so well during the World Cup, despite certain writers (coughcoughKeithToppingcoughcough) trying to take credit for my own predictions. But that was two years ago!Group ACzech

2008-05-18T11:11:00.002Z

I can tell its bloody humid outside today - my asthma's playing trumps!

RIP Naitch

2008-05-18T11:10:00.000Z

Naitch died last night.Pet owning is a sad buisness.

Remind Yourself: It's Just a Game!

2008-05-15T16:57:00.001Z

Ok, I feel calm enough to respond now after the events of last night and this morning. Here I am, on the doorstep of Ibrox, witnessing idiocy on a grand scale. (And I don't just mean in Manchester, they were at it till the early morning outside). Never mind the drinking, the brawling, the shaming of your country and the impatience in face of technical failure, the looting, the stabbings, the

Let's Stop the Chamberlain Myth!

2008-05-05T13:25:00.000Z

I'm going to step on my soapbox. People who say Neville Chamberlain is one of the worst clearly buy into the "Peace in our Time" mythos that still prevades today, or remember John Cleese playing him in the BBC 50th anniversary dramatisations.if I can defend the poor man Chamberlain who seems to be getting a bit of a bad reputation ealier in this thread. Yes, the man knew Hitler was dangerous but

Evil Pet Stores and Pet Fatalities

2008-05-02T21:44:00.002Z

so Mandy gets some goldfish. Been a while since we had a pet. Except, and using Shop Owner X here to avoid prosecution, some idiot of a petstore owner is giving fraudlent info out on fish.We had two last week, Fish and Chips (her names), Chips died on Tuesday. The guy says it was a fungal infection and Mandy should get another fish and put some stuff in the tank. So he tells Mandy to get an

Finally!

2008-04-30T13:01:00.002Z

It took damn near the entire series, but I finally did it. I worked out one of the answers to the Picture Round on BBC4's The Book Quiz.Silence of the Lambs eat your heart out.Michael

Dinosaurs

2008-02-09T04:03:00.000Z

The Dinosaurs Yes, sI have always wanted to write the definitive Dinosaur vs Man tale. There has always been that untangible feeling that makes the extinct monsters special. I always wanted to have my very own pet Protoceratops or Stegosaurus. And, being either special or a wee bit silly, those ideals never went out with the bath water like all other childhood dreams. I guess I never truly

Bah to more classics!

2008-02-09T04:00:00.000Z

GAH TO MORE CLASSICSMichael S. Collins Gah to more classics! Down with the Transcendentalist movement! Sod off to Emerson and his rights of write. Why is that for every decent book or piece of prose or whatnot I am expected to read for the university, there are always ten equally dreary tombs to plod through? In recent weeks, this has manifested itself in the form of Hawthorne, Woolf and

Congrates

2007-11-19T17:03:00.001Z

I'm still alive, just been busy.Congratulations are in order to Dr Sacha for her recent good news.Well done dearie!

2007-08-25T01:27:00.001Z

I met Wee Fluffy Dug today. We are playing chess.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes: I had too much time on my hands....

2007-08-25T01:18:00.001Z

I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a Mandy Todd! What a Mandy Todd!Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes: #And Mandy has one shot at it...I dont know what the fortune cookies are trying to imply here.

2007-08-25T01:16:00.003Z

No, it is not dangerous to confuse Michael S Collins with angels.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes:

2007-08-25T01:16:00.001Z

They don't throw their garbage away. They make it into Michael S Collins.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes:

2007-08-25T01:14:00.001Z

All work and no Michael S Collins makes Jack a dull boy.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes:

2007-08-25T01:13:00.000Z

Well, a Michael S Collins's a Michael S Collins, but they call it 'le Michael S Collins'.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes:

2007-08-25T01:12:00.002Z

With great power comes great Michael S Collins.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes:

2007-08-25T01:12:00.001Z

Madness? This is Michael S Collins!Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes:

2007-08-25T01:08:00.001Z

The power of Michael S Collins compels you.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes:

TNA TNA TNA!

2007-08-20T13:47:00.000Z

Internet reporter Alan Wojcik is banned by TNA management from bringing his laptop into the Impact zone after five years of giving them free press that they have been unable to garner on their own merit, on the premise that "new policies" are in place.That same night, the tabloid press are allowed into the Impact zone, with laptops, to get a few sound bytes from newest celebrity involved in TNA,

Exonerate

2007-08-17T21:35:00.001Z

I saw this and had to laugh! So true, it's scary.

The Crysanthenums First Christmas

2007-08-17T21:34:00.000Z

It is often argued that the supreme heights of genius and incomprehensibility are so intertwined that many of the more esteemed writers of our time seem merrily capable of diverting between the two adeptly, usually in the same poem (often in the same line!). The best example of which here is a festive offering from Edwin Morgan, who with his cryptic “Computers First Christmas Card” creates a

Society Rant in A-W minor

2007-08-12T15:33:00.000Z

AnarchistsThe other year, what with all the G8 nonsense, a friend came out with a gem of a quote. During the riots - and strange peace conferences go hand in hand with violence - Mick, a self confessed (wannabe) anarchist, moaned of the rioters: "They give anarchy a bad name!" Thattaboy.AlcoholicsIt seems unfair to peg teenagers as the alcoholics of the nation. True, a glaring percentage of

Its everywhere!

2007-07-30T20:05:00.000Z

Colleen McCroryBoots RandolphBill PinkneyJose EspinosaGeorge MellyJack Odell (co-founder of Matchbox toys!)John KronusDon ArdenJohn NormingtonHelen McDonaldKarl GotchPhil DrabbleIngmar BergmanMike ReidAdd in my Grandpa and ex-parish priest Tommy Hollaran (who died aged 76 the day of George's funeral quite suddenly), and I don't know about this year, but this month death is playing silly buggers

George

2007-07-18T00:38:00.000Z

Sorry for a lack of updates lately. I've been a little bit preoccupied. For those who have not heard, my grandfather George sadly lost his fight with cancer a fortnight ago at the age of 73. The two weeks since have at times dragged and at other moments swept past, and yet here I am facing that great predetermined fate of every one: that which we fear the most, our finale companion of Death.I

Reminder

2007-06-28T14:02:00.000Z

Hmm, must write more.

Disclaimer

2007-06-23T22:39:00.001Z

The post below is the review of "The Sound of Drums", using the inept template of Lawrence Miles as a starting point but rectifying everything he says.The first rule of criticism is to be constructive, Lawrence. If you have nothing positive to say, find something. Just one little thing. No one benefits from ripping something to shreds for your own gain. No one. That sort of behaviour would result

The Doctor Who thing (Devil's Advocate)

2007-06-23T22:26:00.000Z

Fantastic.AdmirableTerrificWell, "The Sound of Drums" was just great..Ten minutes in, I was absolutely hooked, and realised there was still time for the episode to get better, and you know what? It did! Twenty minutes in was better than ten minutes in, thirty better than twenty, cliffhanger better than the prior denouement....…you get the idea.Out and

George

2007-06-22T10:50:00.000Z

Ok, George is unwell. This is my dad's dad, a hardened drinker and orthodox Catholic Celtic loving man if there ever was one. He once told me that he'd "been abstinate from drink and fags for 14 whole years, but then he left school."Well, its caught up with him. Liver cancer, spread to both lungs. He has months left at the most. We've tried to alternate between the hospice and Home but it wasnt

Congratulations

2007-06-22T10:43:00.000Z

Congratulations are in orderJohn Davies, the Kroster, it's his birthday.Jo, she got into HonoursAbi, she got a 2.1 in her finalsSacha, she passed her exams and is now a DoctorPhil, its going to be his birthday tommorowPaul FC, he managed to watch Blink.Emma, got her teaching post.The Barlow, also got his teaching post.Other Michael, got home from Virginia safely and disease free.Mark, for a sale!

Words of Warning

2007-06-22T10:39:00.000Z

I actually typed up a whole chapter of Vamp two days ago...hows that for progress? Tip to all writers out there, something I have learned the hard way.If you are working on a book amongst several other projects, and you finish each part of the book on a cliffhanger of sorts (that'll be the old RL Stine influence I think), then beware if you read it to your muse. For if she takes a liking to it,

Ithnay

2007-06-21T12:44:00.000Z

Ithnay sat quite respondantely in the crystal bucket, taking three shock looks at the man in front of her. Ever the daper fellow of respectability, she thought, and continued to splash about in the water, flicking it over the edges of the bucket and slowing toying with her hair in more ways than was humanely decent. He watched her, slowly, glanced over her naked body and cheeky grin and thought

Oh yeah...Socks finished

2007-06-17T00:37:00.000Z

Oh yeah, A Pile of Socks is finished at long last! And about time too.3 updates in a day...not too shabby.

2007-06-17T00:35:00.000Z

It's just come out that in the same week the WWE fake the death of Vince McMahon to spike ratings in the style of Dallas, actual WWF hall of famer Sherri Martel has died suddenly at the age of 49.I believe this is what we call bad timing.But will the WWE/F call off the angle now? Nah, you have to be kidding.

Economy of Language

2007-06-17T00:30:00.000Z

Mad Lawrence Miles is blogging again. Joy to the world! Just what we need - another self-serving opinionated, egotistical arse waxing his views in the most condescending manner possible. It seems he couldn't be bothered reviewing Doctor Who this week, so I can do it for you all very easily.It was good.The economy of language - is it not a wonderful thing?

Steven Moffat Gave Me Nightmares!

2007-06-08T12:08:00.000Z

I'd survived fine enough for years, ever since a fourteen year old me decided that the Autons were safe to watch...eventually. And nothing in the new series has ever come close to that.Until yesterday morning when I woke up and went onto the main Doctor Who page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho to see the latest wee front page for the new episode, Blink.And what does my still sleepy mind get? A

2007-06-05T15:41:00.000Z

Pure gutted!I'm no longer on the front page of google.

Emotional is Not Emo

2007-05-27T12:45:00.000Z

Why is it that when anything on TV attempts to show an emotional core, no matter how relevant to the central drama, does some little sod cry out that it is "emo"? Emo? Oh, its all emo and emotional. So being emotional is emo, is it?Would it not be easier to note that drama is nothing without emotion. Would we care for Hamlet's lose of his father, if he was just a stereotypical Arnie character on

Girls! I Don't Understand Them

2007-05-17T09:16:00.000Z

Girls are inherently mad, fiances doubly so. When she first got this laptop, Mandy would complain that I spent too much time on it and not enough time adoring her. (Bloody writers, eh?)So today I wake up and being a bit restless thanks to a resurgence in my eczema, I roll over to give her huggles. And the following conversation took placeMANDY - Are you wide awake?ME - Yes. I love you.

Writers Block/Canines of Literature

2007-05-11T23:32:00.000Z

Why is it whenever I have a fantastic idea, that the rest of Glasgow have it at the same time? Needless to say, ASDA at 10am was bloody well packed, and not as quiet as I would have hoped. I needed that flapjack by the end.Writer's Block is dead, for now! Yay! I mean my own writer's block, in case anyone thinks I am being over-anarchistical about our Edinburgh counterparts. Today I have been

2007-03-23T20:53:00.000Z

Where are we, what are we, and how will we get there? No idea. And so begins another recess into the realms of the writer.No updates for a while, for varying inclandestine reasoning. (IE, been a drugged up hippy thanks to hay fever, the usual Prozac and now an added doze of thatwhich, if you are in the dark, you reallly don't want to Wiki to find out more about!) Oh, and my life is usually rather

Creating A Monster

2007-03-10T22:32:00.000Z

I have created a monster. I only went to see the Royal Rumble 2007 in January, now Mandy is in the corner watching the 2005 rumble on DVD cheering on her favourites.What have I done? My fiancee's turned into a wrestling fanatic!

End of an Era

2007-03-08T15:07:00.000Z

So in a consignment of old practices to the dustbin of time, I finally took a step which to many seems obvious but one that I have fought for many years despite running out of money and disposable digits in the process. That's right, I have begun transferring my "works in process" to the computer.Now, whats so new about that, you might think? Well, let me explain. At just months short of my

Yet Another Glasgow Writer's Blog

2007-03-06T18:35:00.000Z

Right, since everyone else in the GSFWC, nay the world of writers seems to have an online blog, I have finally surrendered to the inevitable moment of clarity. Yes, I, Michael S. Collins, have entered the world of the blogger. Unlike various other attempts in the past, I do plan to update this semi-frequently.And no doubt there will be rants on all kinds of subjects, but mostly little old ladies