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No spoilers, please

Today on Twitter I saw a major spoiler for the new episode of Pretty Little Liars. My first reaction was extreme annoyance – it was released on UK Netflix today so those of us that work during the day can’t watch it until at least this evening. And it was a big plot spoiler, too, complete with screenshots. Ironically, it was from someone who always complains about other people tweeting spoilers but that’s another discussion… And then what did I do? I got over it. Just because I haven’t had a chance to watch something yet doesn’t mean I can stop the rest of the world from talking about it. Yes, people who go out of their way to spoil tv shows and films are NOT NICE PEOPLE, but if someone is tweeting an opinion on something they’ve seen, they have every right to do that. When I see people ranting and raving on twitter about people ‘giving away’ results on things like X Factor or the Bake Off, it just makes me laugh. You can’t expect the world to go ...

Pause: Netflix Time

I can't write a long post tonight, because I'm on a date with Netflix. Oh, Netflix, how we love thee. My new series of choice is American Horror Story after having it recommended so many times... I never go for horror films or anything, but decided to give episode 1 a try, and now can't stop watching! The problem with Netflix is that it knows exactly how to occupy you for lovely long periods of time. It autoplays the next episode... Right I'm stopping watching now. 'Next episode begins in 15 seconds... ...14... I need to go and wash my hair. ...13... ...12... I should probably do that washing up. .......... ...3... Maybe I could read a book. ...2... ...1...' Oh go on then! Netflix, you are a procrastination enabler, a binge-watching tempter... And the thing is, we all love it. The amount of times I've seen people ask Twitter what their next series should be is mad! So I need to return to the haunted mansion and make ...