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| A gorgeous day on Skomer |
reading: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. I've never read anything by her before and saw that this one was recommended as one of her best. I'm about three-quarters of the way through and I'm definitely enjoying it, but after tearing through the first half I reached a bit of reader's block, so I put it down for a while and now I've resumed it once more. It's interesting because I think a lot of us assume we know what Victorian life is like, but this shows a darker side to the usual 'posh person' or maid stereotypes.
watching: too much! I'm at university now and am studiously ignoring the pile of books I've just got from the library. At the moment it feels like all my favourites are back on - GBBO, Gogglebox, the Graham Norton Show - and so there's so much iPlayer and so little time. I really enjoyed Victoria, despite the snottiness that surrounded it, and I'm going to watch the new series of Ordinary Lies (I hope they've still got the funky little theme tune).
Speaking of snotty, I went to see Bridget Jones's Baby the other day, and I really don't care what critics thought. I laughed out loud, and had a really good time. Emma Thompson was a scene-stealing obstetrician, although I was slightly confused by a couple of cameos given to actors who really could have been given actual roles, such as Shazzer and Jude's partners. When it comes to upcoming films, I'm looking forward to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as well as Denial.
listening to: Christine and the Queens, whom I saw on the aforementioned GN Show, and loved immediately. Check out It and Narcissus is Back.
eating: student food, woe is me! In fact, I've been a bit better this time, and have been cooking actual meals as opposed to toast and pesto pasta. One of my favourites things to cook is Sabrina Ghayour's lamb and sour cherry meatballs, but I've not had the patience or money to add every single ingredient and cook it for quite that long, so I've made my own simplified version. Of course, despite my best intentions, I've been snacking like mad on pretzels and amaretti biscuits. Niche, I know.
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