she's got red lipstick and a bright pair of shoes

Less than a month until Atonement! Everybody needs to read the book and visit this site, mmkay? That is all.

Go about your business.

The Mac is everywhere in my life at the moment. He keeps popping up and twinkling his freckles at me... I'm not doing it on purpose!


I saw The Last King of Scotland a few weeks ago and it completely blew my mind. It's been ages since I saw a new film that was so visually stunning and emotionally affecting. All the reviews I read focused on Forest Whittaker's colossal portrayal of Idi Amin, but my friends and I felt that McAvoy deserved more recognition. His character Nicholas Garrigan isn't particularly likeable, but he's played with such honesty and charm that it's impossible not to warm to him. And BAFTA obviously agrees with us, because McAvoy's up for Best Supporting Actor! Although he has far more screentime than Whittaker... Pfft. Oh, and he gets his cock out.

Then, I finished my re-read of Atonement, by Ian McEwan, as part of my ongoing war of attrition with my university course. I still haven't finished my set texts, so I'm winning! I think. Anyway, I then find squillions of new icons for the upcoming adaptation starring Keira Knightley and.... James McAvoy. And he does look rather scrummy in his army uniform.

Which brings me to my next point. My friend is educating me in the ways of the HBO series Band Of Brothers, and who should feature rather prominently up in today's episode? You guessed it. And he was so young and innocent looking. And freckled, obviously. If you haven't seen it, do. Unless you don't like violence, in which case watch it through your fingers, because it's worth it. I don't want to spoil it, so I shall just sigh heavily and leave it at that.

Finally, my lovely friend directed me in the direction of the trailer for Becoming Jane. McAvoy + Austen = Happy me.