DON PEDRO Your silence most offends me, and to be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born in a merry hour. BEATRICE No, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born. Much Ado About Nothing, II.i
In case you’ve been missing my long-running zombie theme, don’t worry…it’s back. But first, let’s talk about evil. Or more specifically, Faust. That is, the performance of Faust that is currently running at the Young Vic in London. Though it seems some reviewers weren’t that impressed, they’ve been shown up by the good old viewing … Continue reading
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 So Naked Chef is still religiously putting his shades down before derobing, but only a few minutes ago I had cause to send the following email to the office across the street (name removed to protect the unclothed): read more Continue reading
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Late last night I was trying to make it home on the last tube with a friend. (The London underground does not run all night, my dear American readers. They close it for maintenance between midnight-ish and five in the morning.) We didn’t know … Continue reading
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 While I have been having a good deal of fun here in London, it hasn’t all been hunky dory. For one thing, moving back to a big city seems to be aggravating my asthma again. I looked out at the BT tower a few … Continue reading
So now I’m all moved in to my new flat here in London. As we covered in my last column, moving out is always a process. Moving in also comes with its share of trials, tribulations, and adjustments. Basically the second I moved in I began demanding that my poor long-suffering flatmate began fixing everything. … Continue reading
So, all moved into a new house, must be time for my perennial flooding action to kick in, yes? Well, not yet, apparently. I’ve no doubt it’s coming, but for now we’re all still shipshape and watertight. I have been having other problems with my sink, though. Mainly of my own making, as usual. Before … Continue reading
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 For once my absence hasn’t been due to lack of interesting times or things to post about, but rather I’ve been so flat-out busy getting settled in my new flat. First things first: Naked Guy is now Guy Who Always Pulls the Shades Down … Continue reading
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Moving is always such a chore. I should know. I’ve moved six times in the past two years. This time wasn’t so bad…I only hit my head on a low overhang three times and dropped something on the mover once. read more Continue reading
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 I’ve been having a grand time saying goodbye to the county I’ve called home for the last four years. My landlady took me to Topsham and Budleigh Salterton a few days ago. I didn’t realize the coastal cliffs along there and parts of Exmouth … Continue reading
Everyone who’s ever moved house knows that in your final days you wind up eating a variety of strange things because you just can’t take everything with you. On their own, these things are perfectly normal ingredients found in many cupboards across the land. It is in the combinations that are only tried out of … Continue reading
In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald 