Yesterday, June 11, 2015, Ron Moody passed away. This makes me quite sad in ways that I really am unable to discuss out loud. So I thought I’d write down some of those thoughts instead. For those of you who don’t know, Ron Moody was most famous for his role of Fagin, in both the London […]
Downton Abbey – Thomas Is A Bad Boy And I Like Him
When I first started watching Downton Abbey, I was all over the place with loving all of the characters, especially the ones with grey areas in their characters. I didn’t quite like Anna May Bates (née Smith) because she was too good, and I didn’t quite like Mrs. Sarah O’Brien because she was a scheming harpy […]
Watching Belle: Who Does Her Hair?
The issue of hair and women of color is a hands-off topic if you’re not a woman of color. Which I’m not. But I’m going to talk about it anyway, even though I’m whiter than white, with stick straight hair that’s a faded blonde color, and I fight with it all the time. Sometimes the […]
My Character Got Arrested Today
So my character got arrested today, and he’s none too pleased. I tried to let him know that this was coming and I put it off for as long as I could. Because seriously. If you’re a character in Victorian London and you get arrested (for whatever reason), where are they going to take you? […]
Miserable Les Mis – Guest Blogger
This past weekend, my sister, her hubby, and daughter, and I all went to see Les Miserables. Now, being a great lover of literature both happy and sad, and a lover of musicals, I knew what I was getting into. I’ve been listening to my cd of Les Mis for years. I even have the […]