- Oh god, Farraday is pulling a real Jack in this episode. Enough with the Jears already! #
- Suddenly it’s all clear! The nationality/accent continuum totally bends around Daniel Farraday! #
- At this point, the real mystery of the island is how I can want to shag both Kate & Julia at once… #
- … While simultaneously wanting to throttle them both. #
- “It only ends once… anything that happens before that is just progress.” #
- Oh fuck. People keep getting shot in vital spots, these two or three episodes. It’s all a little much. #
- Oh god I fucking hate you Lost. #
- It’s not like I had anything better to do with the next however many months than waiting in pain for the next fucking season. #
- RT @caitlinmoran: Have now written six columns in five days. Taken so many “wry, sideways” glances “at life” I look like Marty Feldman. #
- @Bournemouthecho That story really demands video, doesn’t it? VERY cute, though. My moment of zen for the morning I guess! in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- Both @Sulman & @steevbishop are making full use of Twitter for awesome comedic timing this morning. Brilliant. #
- Oh, MARVELLOUS. So while BOURNEMOUTH’S Echo tells THIS story: http://bit.ly/AjDS8 – OUR one goes with this: http://bit.ly/Lqc3J. PERFECT! #
- Mind, @Bournemouthecho did just wish us all a good morning on a lovely sunny day, & skip straight on to OAP torture & death… #
- I guess the news of the day is a fickle mistress, as willing to spit in your eye as lift and flurry her skirts in your general direction. #
- @SamShepherd Huh. That’s the sort of story that sends my sympathies into a bit of a whirlwind tailspin. in reply to SamShepherd #
- Am I being naive if I say that possibly, we’d ALL be better off if newspapers didn’t print stories that were sold to them by the public? #
- @Specsneedaclean LOT of that going around! in reply to Specsneedaclean #
- @Sulman Hah… it’s possible that the Lost marathon I sat through last night has broken my sensibilities… in reply to Sulman #
- @Bournemouthecho HAH! I find THAT difficult to believe!
But I meant the News itself, not the news media… in reply to Bournemouthecho # - @Bournemouthecho Ah… So it’s ME that’s being slow, too. Well, I’m glad I didn’t see it then, & depressed about it now! in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- @Sulman Incidentally, not going to discard my notion of where they might go next season – but that finale did hold big surprises for me. in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman … & think it was really canny that the final big reveal for this season was EXACTLY the same as last season’s! in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman Ah, you remember that? Ok… the joke you’re right about, but EVERYTHING ELSE is just false memory syndrome… in reply to Sulman #
- @apatheticmike I’ve set to automate my own blog post tweets, but I think the issue has a bit to do with ratio of auto-tweets to real ones… in reply to apatheticmike #
- @danwellman She does have something of the wild-eyed about her. in reply to danwellman #
- @Bournemouthecho OH GREAT THANKS! Now I’ve got THAT to worry about, too…
in reply to Bournemouthecho # - Bristol Expo 09: Does anyone know whether the video of people saying “D’rectly” is around anywhere? That… actually sounds stupid out loud. #
- @Emmavieceli You haven’t been trying hard enough. Experiment with foodstuffs that expand with fluid, like porridge & such. in reply to Emmavieceli #
- @Emmavieceli (Sorry, thought I should check – the cat is alright, right?) in reply to Emmavieceli #
- http://www.fumblog.com/?p=505 – And now, a message from Lost’s John Locke… #
- Steve Coogan already beat us to it with “Four Fights, Three Weddings, And A Funeral”… #britflicks #
- Krankies #britflick #
- Seaside Story #britflick #
- (I HATE comedy Twitter threads, because I can’t help trying to think of tweets for them, but they always feel lame once I do…) #
- Drag Me To Hull #britflick #
- @mrtonylee Thanks for the comment, btw. Not sure if e-mail notification working, but have responded! in reply to mrtonylee #
- @davidbaillie How hard did you walk into him exactly? in reply to davidbaillie #
- Gah, I have become weak for a hashtag. Have found myself wanting to retweet so many of the #britflicks ones that I’m seeing … #
- Good work, @Sulman, @georgelondon & @steevbishop. Some of these #britflicks made me snarf. #
- RT @Sulman: Eternall Rainfall of the British Kind #britflicks #
- Oh my… This is one of those themes you wouldn’t always think of, but recognise the second you hear it again. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6qo7i #
- http://bit.ly/VwJTN – & here’s a game that’s going to be breaking my heart on release, because I’m not buying a PS3 for one damn game… #
- … Even though playing Shadow Of Colossus was one of the ONLY unreserved joys I’ve experienced in my tawdry, wasted life. #
- @steevbishop HA! Awesome! in reply to steevbishop #
- & while we’re on the subject… The beautiful score to probably my favourite film. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6qoh9 #
- Huh. Apparently Elephant is one of those words that totally looks wrong with exposure. #
- E… L… E…. P… H… A… N… T, right? Elephant. Elephant. ELEPHANT. It’s just ridiculous. #
- @belle_lulu I don’t know what that word you just used is. Are you sure it’s english? in reply to belle_lulu #
- (Hey, everyone, I’m totally hoaxing @belle_lulu… ssssh… snigger… This is going to rock!) #
- Dai Hard #britflicks #
- Casino Royal #britflicks #
- A Very Small Amount Of Comfort #britflicks #
- Jurassic Centerparcs #britflicks (Ok, Ok, strictly speaking #euroflicks) #
- RT @belle_lulu: Sorry the train’s delayed so it will have to be a Brief Encounter #britflicks #
- Jade #britflicks #
- Bell, Book And Giro #britflicks #
- An English Tale 2 – Fievel Gets Knifed #britflicks #
- TravelSick #britflicks (Oh, for… it’s like Vertigo, almost, alright?) #
- Oh god, I’ve got one more, but feel like I’ve already done too many. Plus, this last one requires some work. #
- @nikkicook God I love your art. in reply to nikkicook #
- @sarahditum Hah! Does anyone I know write for the excellent official mag? in reply to sarahditum #
- I use “Hah!” as an explosion of unrestrained mirth, but now that I think of it, it looks like a derisive snort. Whoops… #
- Oh, waaah! I thought they’d released Ico on a budget label deal thingie, but no! #
- Video at Blip.fm seems to be asking for trouble, to be honest… #
- Oh but that reminds me… At lunchtime Starbucks with @Sulman, I am certain 2 girls next to us were on blind-lunch-date. Or a job interview. #
- Sorry, I mean THIS reminds me: http://tinysong.com/4dRc. I once got into an argument with a colleague because of this song. #
- Well, @Sulman & I ARE pretty difficult to resist, @steevbishop. Especially when we are geeking out @ Lost. & transparently looking at girls. #
- RT @douglasnoble: @nixsight “Hah!” is the exclamation I use when I punch a tramp in the neck: “Take that, lady!” #
- @blazingshark Hmm… You don’t sound like you’re having fun at the moment. Last I noticed, you were paired off & semi-retired… you okay? in reply to blazingshark #
- @granulac But… But punkybird sounded punky! Granulac sounds kind of grainy… in reply to granulac #
- @douglasnoble Hmm… Not a bad idea, though… in reply to douglasnoble #
- Outrage In Balham #britflicks #
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Peach for godsgirls

Illustration by Victo Ngai for the fiction “Sweet Dreams” by Peter Stamm
“She went to the bathroom, filled the tub, and got undressed. The mirror misted over with condensation, and the smell of pine needles filled the air. She turned off the water, and the apartment suddenly seemed very quiet. Then she heard footsteps, and Simon’s voice through the half-open door. He said, I’ll just go downstairs for the bottle of wine. I thought you’d gone already, said Lara, and she poked her head through the crack, and he kissed her on the lips and tried to barge the door open, but she held it shut. They kissed again. See you soon, said Lara. It was odd, she still felt a little ashamed in front of him.”

This scene is one of my earliest comic memories. It was the first point at which I saw a comic character making a mistake, which meant it was probably the first time I really processed them properly as characters and human.
Spider-man has webbed up a doorway to stop a criminal escaping, but then realises that the criminal is escaping out of the window instead, and in his hurry to catch them he forgets his own webbing.
It seems gloriously ridiculous out of context, but if memory serves it was part of a pretty intense and dramatic story featuring Alex Summers (Havok).
(This was me, by the way.)
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