”I know you like cougars but please be normal for a minute."

About

Lola, she of the infinite sarcasm.

Kitty mama, occasional writer, professional insomniac. Knows how to fix broken trains in 12ft diameter tunnels. Great in bed. Probably going to rule the world some day, if she can be bothered. 27, Scottish, living in South London.

American politics junkie, serial fandom monogamist. Falls fast, hard and deep. Gillian Anderson made me realise I'm a lesbian. Knows the entire score of more musicals than any sane person should.

Fanatical Liverpool fan, fervently believes that we still need Justice for the 96. Believes it's possible to be intellectual and still enjoy professional sports, however would still like explanations for the continuing existence of hockey and cricket. Loves rugby every time the Six Nations is on, right up until Scotland get completely humped.

Loves

Lisa Edelstein, Alice Ripley, Allison Janney, Gillian Anderson, Lauren Graham, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kate Walsh, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Candice Bergen, Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, Elizabeth Mitchell, Katharine Hepburn, Helen Hunt, Laura Linney, Meryl Streep.

Bird York, Elaine Paige, Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, Dolly Parton, Madonna, Aimee Mann, Dar Williams, Kathleen Edwards, The Mountain Goats, Death Cab for Cutie, April Smith and the Great Picture Show, Josh Ritter, Matthew Ryan.

House MD, The West Wing, The X-Files, Gilmore Girls, The Sopranos, The Wire, Murphy Brown, Ashes to Ashes, Spooks, the Juliet bits of LOST, Nurse Jackie, Weeds, Sports Night, ER, Cheers, Frasier, The Golden Girls, The Thick of It.

Next to Normal, 9 to 5, In The Heights, Witches of Eastwick, Chess, RENT, The Full Monty, Evita, Secret Garden, Much Ado About Nothing, Amy's View, Three Sisters, Angels in America, Positive Me.

The Bridges of Madison County, The Devil Wears Prada, Adaptation, The Hours, Doubt, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, Il y a Longtemps que Je T'aime, The American President, In The Loop, The Manchurian Candidate, Philadelphia, Practical Magic (shut up), Baby Mama, All About Eve, The Letter, State of the Union, Woman of the Year.

Brooklyn Follies, The Magician's Assistant, Bel Canto, The New York Trilogy, Mao II, Falling Man, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Black Beauty, All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye, Sleepers, Wicked, Drown, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

Pet Peeves

Intolerance of any kind, a lack of boundaries, stupidity. Jukebox musicals. Manchester United. Sectarianism, people who think homophobia is a harmless indulgence.
Lateness. People who talk during a play. Children on airplanes. People who read over your shoulder. The fact that the only people who play music out loud on their mobiles only like shitty hip-hop.

People who don't realise that it takes more than five minutes to scrape a body off the tracks, and we're not delaying you on purpose. Filthy rich Londoners who complain about how much Tube staff are paid. People who don't wear anti-perspirant in the summer. All organised religion. The sensation of wool in my mouth. The sight of anyone else putting wool in their mouth. The duvet poppers being anywhere but the bottom of the bed. Level crossings.