The Brit(ish) List

( This week: Tom Hiddleston Tops Sexiest Actor Poll, Damian Lewis Wins Best Actor At Golden Globes, Merlin star triumphs at National Television Awards 2013, Dominic Cooper to play James Bond author Ian Fleming in new drama, James Purefoy dissects evil in The Following, Matthew Macfadyen defends Ripper Street, Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in the WikiLeaks movie, Martin Freeman talks new Sherlock and more Hobbit films, David Tennant to play Richard II in RSC's winter season, Jason Hughes quits Midsomer Murders, Adrian Lester named best actor at Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, Russell Tovey and Shameless star David Threlfall for new BBC drama What Remains, Daniel Craig Wants His Ears Pinned Back, Films from Jude Law and Jafar Panahi join Berlin film festival, Trance' Trailer Shows How James McAvoy's Dreamy Eyes Cons Criminals, First Pic Of Michael Fassbender In Frank, Day-Lewis up for Evening Standard best actor award, Henry Cavill Talks Superman, Jason Statham teases Expendables 3 casting, Daniel Radcliffe Impresses Sundance as Allen Ginsberg, Brian Cox on what keeps him coming home, Dominic Monaghan Goes in Search of Wild Things, Gerard Butler On Football And Playing For Keeps, Matt Smith to make TV directing debut, Matthew Rhys On New Role )

popcorn and prejudice

The big yellow rubby ducky has gone from Darling Harbour. Weep. I'm quite and surprisingly verklempt about it, the vanishing of a rather large and foolish yellow duck, but the sight of its big round yellow head every morning gave me a smile, especially this week, when I've had little to smile about.

Monday was a disaster from start to finish, especially when I realised, several hours into my morning commute, that I'd hadn't zipped the back of my dress all the way up. I've finally failed dressing myself in the morning. In my defence, it was cracking early and I was desperately unwell, but still, as I've learnt from bitter experience, there's no excuse.
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