a vintage year for scoundrels

- Currently reading Little Dorrit (yes, inspired by the (v. good, I thought) tv version, but I would probably have got round to it eventually anyway, since I always feel vaguely unsettled when there is no Dickens in my 'to read' pile; leftover English student guilt, probably). It is v. enjoyable apart from the fact that Amy's relationship with Clennam is SO CREEPY and Amy herself is a bit too Perfectly Self-Sacrificing for me to entirely warm to her. But this is par for the course, I usually go in with the assumption that Dickens is going to write at least one of the female characters in a way that annoys me. There are exceptions - I really like all the women in Our Mutual Friend, for example, though the hero makes me go a bit CAPSLOCK OF RAGE from time to time. At least Little Dorrit has Flora, whom I love. She is a bit silly but her heart's in the right place, and I want to take her out for tea and cakes, and possibly buy her some punctuation.

- Inspired by lizbee's posts, I've started rewatching Babylon 5. This time I intend to watch it all in the right order, none of this starting halfway through season 2 and randomly bouncing back and forth nonsense. Have just watched "Midnight on the Firing Line" and become v. nostalgic for a) the characters, b) the sets, c) the music, d) the effects etc etc etc. Also I really love Ivanova. I remembered that I loved her, but not quite HOW MUCH. "I'm in the middle of fifteen things, all of them annoying." ♥ ( not really spoilers, I wouldn't think )

- The Mother and I are going to Edinburgh in October! Does anyone have any recommendations of things to see, places to eat and so on? I want to go to the Camera Obscura (I do love a camera obscura), and Jess and Vanky have already recommended the Georgian House. Anywhere else?

- Currently reading Little Dorrit (yes, inspired by the (v. good, I thought) tv version, but I would probably have got round to it eventually anyway, since I always feel vaguely unsettled when there is no Dickens in my 'to read' pile; leftover English student guilt, probably). It is v. enjoyable apart from the fact that Amy's relationship with Clennam is SO CREEPY and Amy herself is a bit too Perfectly Self-Sacrificing for me to entirely warm to her. But this is par for the course, I usually go in with the assumption that Dickens is going to write at least one of the female characters in a way that annoys me. There are exceptions - I really like all the women in Our Mutual Friend, for example, though the hero makes me go a bit CAPSLOCK OF RAGE from time to time. At least Little Dorrit has Flora, whom I love. She is a bit silly but her heart's in the right place, and I want to take her out for tea and cakes, and possibly buy her some punctuation.

- Inspired by lizbee's posts, I've started rewatching Babylon 5. This time I intend to watch it all in the right order, none of this starting halfway through season 2 and randomly bouncing back and forth nonsense. Have just watched "Midnight on the Firing Line" and become v. nostalgic for a) the characters, b) the sets, c) the music, d) the effects etc etc etc. Also I really love Ivanova. I remembered that I loved her, but not quite HOW MUCH. "I'm in the middle of fifteen things, all of them annoying." ♥ ( not really spoilers, I wouldn't think )

- The Mother and I are going to Edinburgh in October! Does anyone have any recommendations of things to see, places to eat and so on? I want to go to the Camera Obscura (I do love a camera obscura), and Jess and Vanky have already recommended the Georgian House. Anywhere else?

Due to a distressing baking failure, I have a bowl of cut-up cooking apples in my fridge that I need to bake into something soonish. Does anyone have any ideas for what I can do with them? All suggestions gratefully received, especially from anyone who's going to Stitch and Witch tomorrow, on account of I am hosting it and will probably end up feeding you whatever it is I make. :D