Daily Helen

Things to do during loadshedding power cuts: watch Sean Bean in another episode of Sharpe on my laptop. ~ A year ago today we also had ...

Currently singing along to Alex & Sierra's catchy tune Scarecrow . ~ A year ago today I was doing some writing ~

Day five of no internet at home. Sigh. To make myself feel better I have been watching Miranda . She is ridiculous, but so, so funny! ~...

I really like this show (including its title sequence). Tatiana Maslany is terrific in all her roles. ~ A year ago today I went for a w...

When I'm stressed I like watching reality shows. Usually it's cooking competitions, but now I've started  Project Runway . It...

I like this song a lot!  ~ A year ago today I was driving around ~ 

I finally finished Deadwood yesterday, so time to pick a new drama series. More of this I think. ~ A year ago today I was enjoying cli...

I've been watching The Script songs this week. They're coming back to SA next year and I've got tickets. It's really fee...

Recently I've been watching a lot of John Oliver youtube clips. Especially the financial ones - he manages to make dry topics enterta...

I'm thoroughly enjoying The Great British Sewing Bee. I have zero sewing skills myself so I'm fascinated by the techniques and cr...

My new favourite show! I'm loving everything about it but particularly this character, Molly. Allison Tolman is awesome. ~ A year a...

I quickly gave up on that other nonsense and for the last week have been watching Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries . These two... the ...

Now watching (or more accurately, what's on the background while I potter around): this show. I was reminded about it on the weekend,...

This week I've watched a few episodes of Laura Dern's show Enlightened . I'm intrigued... it's sort of funny, sad, uncomf...

This week I've been watching a few episodes of The Big Bang Theory . I'm not finding it nearly as funny as I used to. The charact...

I watched this video again today - had to show my colleague that his customer sounds exactly like this cat. Because of my issues with of...

I'm now watching Vikings . It's violent but very watchable. ~ A year ago today I was working at my colleague's desk ~ 

I've been rewatching A Room with a View for the umpteenth time. I love this film - the actors, the dialogue, the music, the scenery....

I heard American Authors' Best Day of My Life on the way to work this morning and I had it in my head all day long. ~ A year ago t...

I'm currently hooked on Hannibal . It's so creepy!  ~ A year ago today I was driving home ~