Alma en France

French, 40-something, a lot of moving around, once again abroad... desperate tv-show addict (Good Omens, Dracula 2020, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Stargate-SG1 forever, and so on), I hope I could talk about everything and nothing (but mostly nothing).

[alma37]

I finished re-reading Island of the mad, by Laurie King, and it is still one of my favourite of the series. Why?, do you ask (not! 😁). Because :

- Russell and Holmes are almost always together. Even when they have different tasks, they are back with each other after only a day, at the latest.

- It is absolutely hilarious.

- Cole Porter is in this book and he is simply brilliant.

- I so enjoy reading Holmes saying "let's misbehave" [and yes, I know the reference]

- They join forces to help their client in the most mischievous way. 😈

- Russell refers to her husband as a scoundrel and I don't think it is really affectionate at the time.["The heartless scoundrel actually laughed"].

- one of my favourite quote: "It is a precious thing, to be in agreement with one’s husband, particularly when it comes to misbehaviour."

- It is so cute when Russell is distracted by her husband appearance and calls him racy or dashing. 😍

And I'm sure I forgot other details I enjoyed very much.

[myjetpack]

My latest cartoon for New Scientist

p.s. I'm coming to Germany soon with my new book of science cartoons. Details at www.tomgauld.com

[thememedaddy]

[everythingfox]

He is the greatest helper

[alma37]

Safety first. 😄

[everythingfox]

Crumch

[allthingseurope]

Ponte Vecchio, Florence (by Lars)

[myjetpack]

A cartoon for Guardian Books

[readtilyoudie]

“Although personally, I think cyberspace means the end of our species.”

“Yes? Why is that?”

“Because it means the end of innovation,” Malcolm said. “This idea that the whole world is wired together is mass death. Every biologist knows that small groups in isolation evolve fastest. You put a thousand birds on an ocean island and they’ll evolve very fast. You put ten thousand on a big continent, and their evolution slows down. Now, for our own species, evolution occurs mostly through our behavior. We innovate new behavior to adapt. And everybody on earth knows that innovation only occurs in small groups. Put three people on a committee and they may get something done. Ten people, and it gets harder. Thirty people, and nothing happens. Thirty million, it becomes impossible. That’s the effect of mass media—it keeps anything from happening. Mass media swamps diversity. It makes every place the same.”

The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2) by Michael Crichton

[alma37]

Is it still science fiction when it's becoming true? 🤔

[allthingseurope]

Rome, Italy

[myjetpack]

A recent New Scientist cartoon.

p.s. I will be in Madrid and Germany very soon! Details at www.tomgauld.com

[bobbole]

The Girl From the Other Side - art by Nagabe

[alma37]

I finally took the plunge and I started to read the girl from the other side. It's so beautiful, sweet and sad. I really am not used to this kind of story and I have no idea if I enjoy it or not.

But I can't put it down. Even now that I know the ending (yes! I read the ending! I am one of those!).

[chriskenchphotography]

Perth Sheriff Court House, Scotland

[myjetpack]

My latest books cartoon for The Guardian's books pages.

Many more here: www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-gauld

[garfield-comic]

[macrolit]

“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.”

— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (b. 22 May 1859)

[myjetpack]

A books cartoon for The Guardian from a while back

[natequarter]

they're inventing a new kind of book called a story. it's novel.