Yup. I do the same - constantly bruised/scraped because an evil invisible thing has tripped me up. And it’s only marginally better now I don’t wear heels (in heels I managed to concuss myself, fracture my elbow and sprain my ankle - twice - all in different incidents obviously and no, I wasn’t drunk). Luckily I am a.…

It was excellent. Although not quite as excellent as Jamie Lee Curtis kicking the shit out of an Antonin Scalia masked attacker:

And Abby. I still have a soft spot for Red.

Probably the most readable “academic” book I’ve ever read. It’s fabulous.

My 70 year old mother (and her 74 year old sister) decided to visit Florida (we’re Brits). These are women who, if they get lost in a foreign country, stop and ask people the way. Sometimes, as in Ireland once, they let strangers get in the car and direct them because “they’re going that way themselves”. So naturally…

I want Mellie and Jake to fall madly in love tell Olivia and Fitz to just fuck right off.

Cod meaning phony or fake is very rarely used nowadays. There’s no way anyone British would think cod and chips was anything other than, well, cod and chips. It’s the most common fish and chips dish there is.

FFS. I’m a misanthropic weirdo who hates organised religion - doesn’t mean I’m going to go on a killing spree. Mind you, I’m in the UK so even if I did there’s only so much you can do with a water pistol. *insert obligatory message about gun control here*

Fabulous film - and I remember it being revealed that Anne Perry was Juliet. There’s some images on the internet of a mural Pauline did on the wall of her home in England after release from prison (google Pauline Parker mural - it’s clear that some of them represent her and Juliet). There are surprisingly few books…

Define “shocked”...

GEORGETTE HEYER!!! Sorry - just felt the need to shout that. And no need to feel ashamed.

My name is Alice and I approve this message.

It looks like a Carmen Carrera Drag Race reject.

Goddammit - I can’t even fit my laptop in most hotel room safes. They must have folded that baby at least twice.

Love Hatshepsut’s temple - it’s utterly glorious. My favourite royal mummy discovery is Ramesses I - identified in 2003 after 130 years as part of a Canadian freak show collection.

“Spanish comes from Spain! I’ve been to Spain so I know!” And did you speak Spanish while you were there you fecking eejit? I’m betting no...

Pashminas are your friends... Also, luckily, I’m not based in the US and we still get them for free. Am sure that will change eventually though.

As a woman with a. an abundance of cleavage and b. a job with involves a lot of sitting, sobbing over a keyboard, I prefer a cold office to a hot one* - you can always put layers on but there’s only so much you can take off before traumatising the entire office/visitors/yourself.

Book of the Month by Lovage. That’s all you need...

Hah - mine was Lolita. Well, you have to don’t you? Not that I was allowed to get it out of the library - I stole it, read it and then smuggled it back in.