One Last Job

Was it Keira Knightley* who referred to non-actors as “civilians”? Probably not. But some actress did, a few years ago, and was roundly mocked for it. I was thinking about that in the bath just now, along with the old One Last Job topos, and somehow the following drama took shape in the steamy billows...

* The finger is now pointing at Kate Winslet - thanks to hafren for the correction.

( Do conversations like this ever happen in real life? Is there nothing I won't do to put off marking? )

One Last Job

Was it Keira Knightley* who referred to non-actors as “civilians”? Probably not. But some actress did, a few years ago, and was roundly mocked for it. I was thinking about that in the bath just now, along with the old One Last Job topos, and somehow the following drama took shape in the steamy billows...

* The finger is now pointing at Kate Winslet - thanks to hafren for the correction.

( Do conversations like this ever happen in real life? Is there nothing I won't do to put off marking? )

She Who has no Earth Cannot be Buried

I'd not heard about Venice's mock funeral, which took place on 14th November to mark the passing of the city's population below 60,000, but this Awfully Big Blog Adventure post by Michelle Lovric offers a very interesting and unexpected perspective on the event. Check it out.

She Who has no Earth Cannot be Buried

I'd not heard about Venice's mock funeral, which took place on 14th November to mark the passing of the city's population below 60,000, but this Awfully Big Blog Adventure post by Michelle Lovric offers a very interesting and unexpected perspective on the event. Check it out.