The Brit(ish) List

( This week: James Corden wins best actor award at Tonys, Doctor Who's New Star Joins Matt Smith, Benedict Cumberbatch nominated for Critics Choice Award, James McAvoy runs with Olympic torch, David Morrissey debuts as The Governor, Tom Hiddleston Likes Playing Bad Guys, Andrew Garfield confused by superhero, Samuel West to Star in West End Uncle Vanya Revival, New Image of Daniel Craig in Skyfall, Jude Law teams up with Rachel Weisz in racy ensemble thriller 360, Joseph Fiennes signs up as series regular on American Horror Story, BBC gets set to screen David Tennant drama, Ewan McGregor Goes All MotoGP, Michael Fassbender on His Robotic Role, Aidan Turner Reveals A Romance In The Hobbit, Tom Hardy takes his beardy look to the Max, Alan Cumming joins chorus of disapproval over Creative Scotland, Noel Clarke's anger over Fast Girls, Tom Hollander on Rev, Robson Green shops in the Lakes, Colin Firth turns on the charm in Brisbane, Patrick Stewart goes warp speed ahead into Silverstone Celebrity Challenge race, Pegg loved hanging out in his pants, Ray Winstone to play Noah baddie )

Tea parties? Is that all there is?

Last night my favourite, best cup, the cup that, through a freak of engineering, made the perfect cup of tea, the cup that was so warm and comforting in my hands, the little old nothing cup that was perhaps my most beloved and cherished possession, was smashed on the ground.

Oh, it was an accident, I know, the result of carrying too much and fumbling and Himself was quite upset, knowing what he'd just done, and it's just a thing, and one should divest oneself of things, and I could have taken it a lot better than I did, but to hear a groan and run back into the room and find someone holding their cup, the tv remote, and your cup in pieces at their feet, and, well. Then to have to sweep it up and bin it.

It was a bad end to a bad day.
( more: So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! That's it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me? )