Fact: The days between Christmas and New Year are (in some circles) known as The Dead Days. It's the time of year when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. So be careful out there...

Yesterday, we went to check out the Holmes movie. I'll post a full review here later today but if you're giving your face wrinkles over whether to go or not, just go. It's great fun.

Christmas has been excellent this year. Top of my list of very cool things to get your hands on was a signed limited edition copy of The Owl Killers. As previously mentioned, I've had my eye on this for quite some time and am most pleased to report that it reads even better than it looks. If I said "Accusations of heresy and witchcraft run rife while the Owl Masters rain down hellfire and torment in a pagan world of terror and blackmail where sin is punishable by murder", those of you who know me well would no doubt say it had been written specifically for me. Nice work. Go buy yourself a copy here.

Equally worthy of note was this rather excellent Dalek cookie jar. Sadly, every time we fill it up with delicious cookies, the Dalek keeps exterminating them. I'm not sure why this happens but I could swear I filled it up yesterday and this morning when I went to check, it was empty again. Note to self: keep all night vigil to discover culprit. On which note, the Doctor Who Christmas special is shaping up rather well. So far, so good - and would also like to point a finger at Day of the Triffids which is dark, dark, dark. To say the least.

More later.