I reason that some of the 10 commandments might need revising – or at least have caveats added…
Thou shalt not kill – unless you have made your kids a meal – they are upstairs and they happen to be wearing their bloody headphones.
We all admire people and the things that they can do – particularly so when said things are out of own particular range of skills. Lord knows, Tom has his legions of admirers for his acting, the roles he plays and I guess other things also!
Like lots of famous people, Tom gets sent lots of free stuff.
In the last consignment, in amongst all the stuff was a book. Presumably the publisher is hoping that Tom might be spotted reading the book? But alas, against the trainers and the clothes, the book did not stand much of a chance. A waste of a copy then? Well not quite.
Before I tell this story I need to set the scene…
People who have read Eclipsed will know that I am not a boastful person and nor am I a particularly confident person – and especially so given my choice of profession.
Well, if not a giveaway – then at least an offer on the p & p of Eclipsed.
Here at the Head Office of Eclipsed (my house) the staff of Eclipsed (me) have been looking at ways to reduce the p&p for readers – particularly for those living in the postal district called ‘Rest of the World’ or anywhere outside Europe.
One year I went to IKEA to buy the desk that I am sitting at right now. As well as the desk I bought solar panels for my house. It was an impulse buy. The salesman had a computer on which he checked out my house and he informed me that I could have panels, if I buy them that is.
In the Holland household, we have 12 individual feet all requiring slippers, trainers, formal shoes, causal shoes, boots, walking shoes, sports shoes…
We have a Daphne in our front garden – and if you haven’t got a Daphne, then you are most definitely missing out. It’s a plant by the way, not a girl or a lady loitering – and it happens to the most pungent (fragrant) plant on earth. So pungent in fact (smelly) that ours can be savoured even before rounding the corner of our road.
How about this for a link to the past…
Back in the day, 1993 – my first Edinburgh Fringe; I was selling out, garnering great reviews and winning awards. On my door at each show was a nice lad who I got to know and like. He was hugely keen on all things show biz and a little in awe of me!
Beginning a blog is a big undertaking. What will I write each day? Each day? No, not ever day, surely? Weekly perhaps? Or Bi-weekly? Holidays off? Weekends? And for how long? And how long each post… To support my book Eclipsed and this site more generally, I intend to write frequent posts but to keep…