CHAPTER TWO – ENGLISH GOTHIC In this chapter we are introduced to some new characters, Tony and Brenda Last. They have a son who is mainly raised by a nanny and Ben the stableman. They seem like a normal married couple who live on a HUGE estate in the quiet countryside of England. Normal. Anyway, … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: July 2012
adventures / being single / dating / funny
Love: Chronology of a Singleton
From the annals of my life… Continue reading »
So, You Weren’t Kidding
My name is Mrs. Darcy, and I’m a hope-aholic. Despite my abhorrence of internet dating and my truly Stephen King-ish experiences with many dating sites, I currently keep a profile up on one of them. Why? Probably because I don’t want to find myself as an old lady, Sage Stallone-ing it or becoming “that weird … Continue reading »
Summer Read – A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh
Each and every summer Mrs. Darcy and I read a “classic” book. We found a list years ago that supposedly ranks the top 100 books ever written. I can tell you that this list is hardly accurate – we have read several books that I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. Regardless, we continue each … Continue reading »
Amnesia Steele
It’s official. I purchased a defective copy of Fifty Shades of Grey. I want my money back. (For that and so many other reasons, reasons I will count on my long-fingered hand.) I have scoured and poured through the first 100 pages of E L James’s mind-numbing, soul-deadening descriptions and nowhere–I repeat NOWHERE–can I find … Continue reading »
Magic Mike vs. Christian Grey
I am not a fan of Fifty Shades of Grey. It was imperative that I start by saying that. I’d hate for anyone out there to read a word further and think I actually liked this book. I set out a few weeks ago to read this “novel” (and yes, those are “air quotes”) that … Continue reading »
For Mrs. Darcy
being single / dating / funny / Uncategorized
The Unmagnificent Seven
Reblogged from Caligula Would Have Blushed: So let’s look at the seven freaks in my inbox. Firstly, there was Pussy_Lover. Here, the delete button was clicked with such vigour that the mouse squeaked. Then we had Widowed_Comedian. I don’t need to say anything else about him do I? It’s all summed up in the username. You shouldn’t judge … Continue reading »
being single / dating / funny
Mondays.
Mondays and online dating…both start out so hopeful and crash so quickly. Continue reading »
