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I have many favourite poems; Louise Gluck's The Wild Iris is just one of them. At the end of my suffering there was a door. Hear me out: that which you call death I remember. Overhead, noises, branches of the pine shifting. Then nothing. The weak sun flickered over the dry surface...

I wasn't particularly enamoured with the book and given the romantic leads of Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon I can't envisage having much more fondness for the film. However, I have heard that Christoph Waltz as the 'villain' and the elephant are the films' saving grace...I may be...

Well below the Valley - Christy Moore YouTube - Christy Moore "Well Below The Valley"

Fascinating and informative article, sparkchaser. Star Trekkin' across the airport, On the Boeing 747 under Captain Kirk. Star Trekkin' across the airport, Only going forward 'cause we can't use reverse. Analysis, Mr. Spock. We're braking, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as...

Yes, Zolipara, I agree. Terrorism is not a weapon, but a tactic. And a facet of that tactic is to invoke a state of fear and paranoia wherein the behaviour of a collective society changes; ofttimes resulting in freedom being one of the biggest casualties. As you said "The main damage to us in...

Thanks muchly for the welcome, Tai Mai Shu. Like your username, too. :)

Skyline - There are no words to describe the lameness of this flick. I want my 94 minutes of life back.

Life On Mars seasons 1 &2 (original British version) - a most excellent series. Love John Simms and Philip Glenister. Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick - replacements for DVDs not returned. Taken - Steven Spielberg's Roswell alien tale.

Thanks muchly, sparkchaser, suggestions are always welcome. Title and author duly noted. :)

"What is it?" A washing machine. Mine seems to give one sock in each of my pairs teleporting capabilities, so I'll make like a sock and teleport myself off this rock. Failing that...a pool cue...

The Jigsaw Man - The autobiography of forensic psychologist Paul Britton; one of the foremost offender profilers in the world. Britton has been involved in some of the most high profile cases in the U.K.--the murder of Jamie Bulger, notorious House of Horror...to name but two. A fascinating read...

The end of the world is now October 21, 2011? Well...poo. Still plenty of time for the government to tax my ass, the reserve bank to raise interest rates to an exorbitant percentage, the grocery store to fleece my purse, the mechanic to try once again to whack one over me because I'm female...

My initiation came with Nightmares and Dreamscapes; King's collection of short stories. From there my fondness for anything Stephen King grew.

I wonder if Harper Lee would have been able to accomplish a book of equal standing as To Kill A Mockingbird had she written another? Having wondered that out loud I must acknowledge that To Kill A Mockingbird is numbered amongst my favourite books. The poignant messages throughout the story...

I've been a follower of his blog for some time now...His message boards are also an interesting read/participation if you are an avid Gaiman fan. I re-read American Gods not too long ago and I had forgot how fond of the book I was. Well worth the revisit. The Graveyard Book, though a...

Hidden talents - Erica James. Not a book I would have normally picked up--passed along to me by my grandmother--however, I did enjoy the 'lightness' of the characters and story...particularly when Hidden Talents followed my re-read of Dickens' Bleak House.

"Before she became the Girl from Nowhere--the One Who Walked In, the First and Last and Only, who lived a thousand years--she was just a little girl in Iowa, named Amy." The Passage - Justin Cronin

Sparkchaser, Landslide, brk 3 and Polly Parrot thank you all for the welcome. Much appreciated. :)

I have recently obtained... The Passage by Justin Cronin (Easter present and my next read) An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor (Newsagent bargain bin for AU$2) Trace by Patricia Cornwell

Hello! I'm a caffeine-dependent terrestrial, a voracious reader, and have an eclectic taste in literature--fiction, non-fiction, classics, science fiction, thrillers, fantasy etc. Eagerness is mine to broaden my literary horizons, and have already noted down several titles (that have come...