Stricken with plague...

Those who refuse to make New Year's resolutions because they always break them anyway miss the point. Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle. - Eric Zorn

Ah-hah! Wasn't that what I was saying? Hmm? Seems Eric Zorn is a Chicago Tribune columnist. He sees that breaking the resolutions is a (probably necessary) part of what's going on here. Resolutions are meant to be made, keeping them is a whole other issue. If keeping them were easy, everyone would be doing it.

So: it's what, January 3? And I 'broke' most of my resolutions today by being too sick to do much of anything. I went to work until my co-workers got fed up with my coughing, sneezing and grumbling and sent me home around noon. I ran into Jacques on Elgin Street on the way home - he's sick too. Faugh.

I really should have put watch more "Torchwood" on my resolution list, because that's all I've felt like doing and all I have been doing all afternoon. That, and eating chicken soup and drinking tea. And downloading beautiful screencaps from "Captain Jack Harkness".

John Barrowman talks about Scotland...

In the current issue of Scotland Magazine, John Barrowman was asked:

Tell us about your five favourite places in Scotland. "I would say Glasgow over any other major city. I was born there and for me it has everything, and the people are really friendly and welcoming.

"Next would be Edinburgh for the Castle, the Royal Mile and The Witchery. I ate there once and if you want to find some showbusiness, this is the place, especially during Festival."

I've never been to Glasgow, have always wanted to go there. But I have wonderful memories of The Witchery. I was there at the tail end of a Dunnett Gathering - was it the one in 1994? I've seldom enjoyed an evening in a restaurant more.

Nice to know that Barrowman likes the same place I do. And he likes Robert Burns too - good choice!

“Burns Cottage is my final choice. As a child in America my mum and dad organised Burns suppers. We travelled around the States and my father would do the Immortal Memory, my mother would sing Burns songs.

Torchwood: End of Days.. and mythic thought

So that is the end - not of days but of first season episodes. First series comes dramatically to a close and in many ways - well, in one particular way - exceeds my greatest hopes. ( Spoilers: In other ways... )

Torchwood: A few random thoughts on characters and themes...

I'll put this under cuts for spoilers. I'm really feeling much too unwell to say much of anything; but there's an idea or two that didn't fit into my previous post that I might as well write before I lose the train of thought.

( Jack and Ianto )

( Gwen and Jack )

( Gwen and Rhys )

( Bilis... )

( Meddling with time... )

( Owen )

( Jack's young friend... )

( What did... )

( How many times... )

( John Barrowman's acting... )

( For some reason.. )