In which I attempt to start blogging again

What can I say, I've had a busy few months and it has taken rather a long time to be able to write. I'll say this for nothing, getting evicted, moving house, rehearsing for a full scale musical plus working full time takes a toll on the brain.  It was a bit worse for my partner because he also changed job at the same time.  I summed it up rather succinctly, if I do say so myself, as ALL. OF. THE. CHANGE.

And a couple of months later things have calmed down, the new house is a haven and things are where they should be, all is well.

The other problem was that I lost my mojo and it has taken ages and many drafts for me to a) find it again b) write something suitably entertaining that I wanted to share.

This places me in a bit of a dilemma. What on earth do I want to say these days.  I'm still living most of my life on Twitter and that suits me, I can be mildly humorous or vitriolic or occasionally self pitying as the mood takes. But I need to write more, need to get into practice at laying down words and making them do tricks. The more I practise the better I should get and I need to work on my over excitable comma use.

So to ease me back into this  blogging malarkey I'm listing some things because we all love a list.

My Top  TV theme Tunes

5. BattleStar Galactica

BSG Original 

New BSG

I'm cheating here because I like the theme music to both versions and I'm sticking them side by side.  I love the classic version it's all brass and fanfares and whilst erring on the side of cheesy, it has something, it certainly stuck in my head.  The Ron Moore re-imagining is a completely different beast all taiko drums and a sense of desperation.  Incidentally Bear McCreary's score for this show killed me, repeatedly so much so I had to get hold of the music and listen to it to death. Admiral and Commander, plus Battlestar Sonatica just need to be listened to often. 

4. True Blood - Bad Things

True Blood

This theme tune, like the show is a complete guilty pleasure. It just sounds kind of depraved and kind of dirty, just like the show and I have been known to break this one out on the Karaoke despite it being all wrong for me to sing.

3. Doctor Who - Tennant Era

Doctor Who

I know, I know an obvious choice but it should surely be on everyone's list, not least because it's that well known.  I love this music in all it's reincarnations. But for me Tennant's version with all the strings  is the ultimate.  I really didn't like Eleven's but then that too has grown on me.   Murray Gold is inspired in the way he takes things and reinvents. Plus his scores for the series have been utterly beautiful, Doomsday, Madame de Pompadour and Face of Boe all threaten to make me cry plus his arrangement of Abide with Me on Gridlocked makes me cry every time, but then we sang it at my Granddad's funeral.

2. Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory

Because it's clever and it get's in your head and every time it  gets to pyramids you have to join in and when we get to Bang we yell bang just because we have to.  What do you mean you don't? How can you not?

1. Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

Just because it's so clever and I could watch the clockwork map forever. Plus added bonus Simpsons version.

http://io9.com/5890410/watch-the-simpsons-game-of-thrones-intro

What I've been reading

Sherlock Holmes, all of it. In one go.  That's a lot of Sherlock Holmes and they do get a little repetitive.  However, I've now done it I can go and read something else instead now and I'm reading Let's Pretend this Never Happened by Jenny Lawson also known as the Bloggess.  She is a very special lady and reading her book is like having her talk to you digressions and all.  After that there are many options and I'm not sure where to go, I've got the SFXWeekender shelf which has all the novels I picked up there to read.  There are the Urban Fantasy novels that by friend @Boneist gave me I have lots to chose from overwhelmed.