Not good. But I'm surviving. And in the other news, the new president of the white house (President Bartlett) appears VERY confused....
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Saturday, 9 August 2008
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Monday, 9 June 2008
Friday, 30 May 2008
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Monday, 7 April 2008
It's over. I am divorced. It happened at 10:48 this morning. the judge came into the room, spoken the pronouncement, and that was IT. over. And how did i celebrate? I went to the pub, and had a pint. I didn't know what else to do. It was the sweetest, and bitterest pint I have ever taste.
6 long years, now long gone. history. i am glad it is in the past. I hope wherever she is, she finds happiness. I wish no ill will. A better man might do, but I am not that man. I am just glad it is behind me. gone. over. history.
6 long years, now long gone. history. i am glad it is in the past. I hope wherever she is, she finds happiness. I wish no ill will. A better man might do, but I am not that man. I am just glad it is behind me. gone. over. history.
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Friday, 4 April 2008
the first rule of cinema club is that do not talk about cinema club.
the second rule of cinema club is that you do not TALK about cinema club.
the third rule of cinema club is that if you do have to go and see the incendary, caustic and searingly brilliant fight club on a tuesday night.... try not to sit next to the smelliest man in the world. Whose socks stunk out the entire film. And spent the entire time parping like a trooper. And he was so engrossed in it, that five minutes from the end he startedplaying games on his mobile phone.
On the other hand, its been really dull the past couple of weeks. i've been unwell, off work with an infection and with antibiotics. And also, I've joined a band. We’re not very good, yet.
There will be blood? Very good. Daniel Day lewis doesn’t so much sleepwalk as merely reprise his performance from gangs of new York, evil mustache and violent outbreaks included. A fascinating interplay between the temptations of man and his continuity of survival, and the lies and deceit we weave around ourselves to survive. Very good. But Slow, ponderous, and unhurried. And lets just say. No matter how iconic that phrase may be….its good, but not that good.
I drink your milkshake! Etc.
the second rule of cinema club is that you do not TALK about cinema club.
the third rule of cinema club is that if you do have to go and see the incendary, caustic and searingly brilliant fight club on a tuesday night.... try not to sit next to the smelliest man in the world. Whose socks stunk out the entire film. And spent the entire time parping like a trooper. And he was so engrossed in it, that five minutes from the end he startedplaying games on his mobile phone.
On the other hand, its been really dull the past couple of weeks. i've been unwell, off work with an infection and with antibiotics. And also, I've joined a band. We’re not very good, yet.
There will be blood? Very good. Daniel Day lewis doesn’t so much sleepwalk as merely reprise his performance from gangs of new York, evil mustache and violent outbreaks included. A fascinating interplay between the temptations of man and his continuity of survival, and the lies and deceit we weave around ourselves to survive. Very good. But Slow, ponderous, and unhurried. And lets just say. No matter how iconic that phrase may be….its good, but not that good.
I drink your milkshake! Etc.
Thursday, 20 March 2008
It's been a while since I've written. Almost THREE weeks. So Here is the quick precis of this time...
A week off work. Saw My daughter and my son. She's very very chatty - never shuts up. Always asking questions. Intensely curious. She looks at the side of my neck, squints and asks "what's that?". "Whats what?" I say. "What's that?" she says again, point. At my mole. My son? He smiles a lot. And laughs. And giggles and plays. He's just utterly munchable. And I miss them both.
I did some shopping. Watched a few movies. Listened to a lot of music.Waited for buses. Had to report a bus driver for goign through a red light and being abusive towards customers. Hate having to do that. Did A lot of washing up. Also did a lot of tidying up. had to repair a wardrobe, which had had some internal shelving collapse due to dowling beign too long - and that took ages with a number of different solutions employed (mostly ineffectively), including a roll of gaffer tape, some carpet tape and eventually....a staplegun. Rock And Roll.
Had a couple of day trips away. Bought a digital camera. You won't see the pictures here, though. no pictures of me on here. And a bass guitar. Mid Life crisis, I guess. Or perhaps to make up for the one the ex-wife sold for beer money, the bass that I bought with saved up pocket money and also as a christmas present from my mum when i was 15. And what else? oh, a coat.
Then i saw my daughter and my son again. My daughter is very very chatty and bossy, and called peoples noses "honk nongs".
Possibly a gig on Sunday - and i can't believe how embarrassingly naff it is - a side project of ELO II with half of ELO playing old ELO hits in a reformed, nostalgia, trip. I bet i'd be the youngest person there by 25 years. That the Orchestra for you. But im secretly a fan of ELO.
Ah, life, it's not what I thought it was.
A week off work. Saw My daughter and my son. She's very very chatty - never shuts up. Always asking questions. Intensely curious. She looks at the side of my neck, squints and asks "what's that?". "Whats what?" I say. "What's that?" she says again, point. At my mole. My son? He smiles a lot. And laughs. And giggles and plays. He's just utterly munchable. And I miss them both.
I did some shopping. Watched a few movies. Listened to a lot of music.Waited for buses. Had to report a bus driver for goign through a red light and being abusive towards customers. Hate having to do that. Did A lot of washing up. Also did a lot of tidying up. had to repair a wardrobe, which had had some internal shelving collapse due to dowling beign too long - and that took ages with a number of different solutions employed (mostly ineffectively), including a roll of gaffer tape, some carpet tape and eventually....a staplegun. Rock And Roll.
Had a couple of day trips away. Bought a digital camera. You won't see the pictures here, though. no pictures of me on here. And a bass guitar. Mid Life crisis, I guess. Or perhaps to make up for the one the ex-wife sold for beer money, the bass that I bought with saved up pocket money and also as a christmas present from my mum when i was 15. And what else? oh, a coat.
Then i saw my daughter and my son again. My daughter is very very chatty and bossy, and called peoples noses "honk nongs".
Possibly a gig on Sunday - and i can't believe how embarrassingly naff it is - a side project of ELO II with half of ELO playing old ELO hits in a reformed, nostalgia, trip. I bet i'd be the youngest person there by 25 years. That the Orchestra for you. But im secretly a fan of ELO.
Ah, life, it's not what I thought it was.
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
A week. I told you I'd be far less prolific than before, though. So the week in a quick precis
i)'Shoot 'Em up. A intensely over the top enjoyable action film ; pure 80's cheeseball violence and fun.And dinner by the lady (possibly the best lasagne in the world)
ii)'Jumper' - absolutle dreck.
iv)'Equilbrium'. - underrated, though unoriginal, scifi with soem great action scenes. Love the art deco design, though.
v)'9/11' - a brilliant, stunning documentary following a fire crew that goes into the two towers.
vi)'Creep' - good production design. bad movie. Good idea - trapped on the london underground being stalked by an something that kills people in a very unpleasant way, but very underwhelming....
vii)'Ultraviolet' - don't. See Iv) in daylo neon, with the brains sucked out. And some atrociously over done sub-TV CGI. Thoguht i'd give it a secodn chance, and both times I couldn't sit through the whole movie.
viii)'Ghost Rider' - much much better on DVD than at the moofies. Much more enjoyable, cornball 80's comic book style with some ridiculous CGI. the extended cut (ok 13 minutes longer) is a much much better movie than the hackjob that preceded it.
ix)listening to cds, shopping, and so forth. Not done much else.
Was contemplating going to see the Cult. Probably Won't. £25 is a lot of money to drop on a whim, especially the day before payday. Pottered around. Burned CDs. Argued by text message. i appear to have watched a lot of moofies, but I haven't really. Done much. At. All....
i)'Shoot 'Em up. A intensely over the top enjoyable action film ; pure 80's cheeseball violence and fun.And dinner by the lady (possibly the best lasagne in the world)
ii)'Jumper' - absolutle dreck.
iv)'Equilbrium'. - underrated, though unoriginal, scifi with soem great action scenes. Love the art deco design, though.
v)'9/11' - a brilliant, stunning documentary following a fire crew that goes into the two towers.
vi)'Creep' - good production design. bad movie. Good idea - trapped on the london underground being stalked by an something that kills people in a very unpleasant way, but very underwhelming....
vii)'Ultraviolet' - don't. See Iv) in daylo neon, with the brains sucked out. And some atrociously over done sub-TV CGI. Thoguht i'd give it a secodn chance, and both times I couldn't sit through the whole movie.
viii)'Ghost Rider' - much much better on DVD than at the moofies. Much more enjoyable, cornball 80's comic book style with some ridiculous CGI. the extended cut (ok 13 minutes longer) is a much much better movie than the hackjob that preceded it.
ix)listening to cds, shopping, and so forth. Not done much else.
Was contemplating going to see the Cult. Probably Won't. £25 is a lot of money to drop on a whim, especially the day before payday. Pottered around. Burned CDs. Argued by text message. i appear to have watched a lot of moofies, but I haven't really. Done much. At. All....
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Can't Keep away from the flame....
There's a reason why this blog address is "sign on you crazy diamond". That was the title of my old, previous blog, which came to an end in September 2007. I haven't blogged since. I can't say I missed it, until recently. I decided that the price was too high - personally it took up a considerable amount of time just cataloging what I had done, and all it seemed to do was be used against me. The direct precursor to this was when my sister in law (known on my brothers blog as E) openly mocked it in front of my new girlfriend, having spent most of the preceding weekend trying to split me and her up.
Things have changed since then a little.E and M (my brother) are splitting up, and I will not see her anywhere near as much as I may have done in the past.It upset me, a lot. i cried, a little. I hate the fact that whatever happens, he can't seem to find happiness. maybe one day he will, and knowing our luck, it'll be someone who he's known all along. or maybe not. God knows. I wish no more hurt for him. I wish no more pain for him. I never have. I just wish that his love of his son and the the best wishes of their child be at the forefront - to use him as a bargaining tool for point scoring will only cause needless, pointless, hurt. For everyone. And the one that will be hurt most is a beautiful little boy who likes Star Wars, Cars, and ducks.
My personal opinion of this is of no consequence, however. I hope they find their own way to happiness. And that no one, NO ONE, screws over anyone else. We must understand that difficult time as it is, no good will come of making this more difficult and more painful.
In this new blog, There Will be changes.
I will not post anywhere near as often. I will not feel obligated to do so, not I will let the tail wag the dog. There's I have given out too much in my previous blog, been exposed and too vulnerable. I do not wish it to be used against me - after all, it can only be used against me, if the information is given. So I draw a veil over it a bit more - and in this new blog, there will be a lot I will not talk about.
I needed a long, hard, break and a rethink. I didn't miss the blogging.I didn't miss the imposition it made on me. Like anything, it can either be a benefit or a hazard. if its a benefit, its not a problem.
In a wierd coincidence, I saw Mr. Pynchon on the bus the other day. I still read his blog. it was an utterly random, unexpected bumping into people sort of thing. he got off at The stop after mine, (I was going to Acocks green on the Number 1), and he asked "blogging secretly?" And I said "I'm doing nothing at all". Which was true. but it made me think, about the people who check up on me courtesy of the blog yet since I've stopped, I've not been in touch. he also wrote on his blog that my not blogging anymore was a crying shame, which sort of touched me. made me think I should blog again. Gave me the impetus, for I had been considering for a while anyway, a complete rethink of this blog.
I feel up to blogging again now. had enough time away to miss it, and think about how to do it differently. Things won't be the same as they used to be, but sometimes, you just need to wipe the slate clean and start all over. Starting now.
There's a reason why this blog address is "sign on you crazy diamond". That was the title of my old, previous blog, which came to an end in September 2007. I haven't blogged since. I can't say I missed it, until recently. I decided that the price was too high - personally it took up a considerable amount of time just cataloging what I had done, and all it seemed to do was be used against me. The direct precursor to this was when my sister in law (known on my brothers blog as E) openly mocked it in front of my new girlfriend, having spent most of the preceding weekend trying to split me and her up.
Things have changed since then a little.E and M (my brother) are splitting up, and I will not see her anywhere near as much as I may have done in the past.It upset me, a lot. i cried, a little. I hate the fact that whatever happens, he can't seem to find happiness. maybe one day he will, and knowing our luck, it'll be someone who he's known all along. or maybe not. God knows. I wish no more hurt for him. I wish no more pain for him. I never have. I just wish that his love of his son and the the best wishes of their child be at the forefront - to use him as a bargaining tool for point scoring will only cause needless, pointless, hurt. For everyone. And the one that will be hurt most is a beautiful little boy who likes Star Wars, Cars, and ducks.
My personal opinion of this is of no consequence, however. I hope they find their own way to happiness. And that no one, NO ONE, screws over anyone else. We must understand that difficult time as it is, no good will come of making this more difficult and more painful.
In this new blog, There Will be changes.
I will not post anywhere near as often. I will not feel obligated to do so, not I will let the tail wag the dog. There's I have given out too much in my previous blog, been exposed and too vulnerable. I do not wish it to be used against me - after all, it can only be used against me, if the information is given. So I draw a veil over it a bit more - and in this new blog, there will be a lot I will not talk about.
I needed a long, hard, break and a rethink. I didn't miss the blogging.I didn't miss the imposition it made on me. Like anything, it can either be a benefit or a hazard. if its a benefit, its not a problem.
In a wierd coincidence, I saw Mr. Pynchon on the bus the other day. I still read his blog. it was an utterly random, unexpected bumping into people sort of thing. he got off at The stop after mine, (I was going to Acocks green on the Number 1), and he asked "blogging secretly?" And I said "I'm doing nothing at all". Which was true. but it made me think, about the people who check up on me courtesy of the blog yet since I've stopped, I've not been in touch. he also wrote on his blog that my not blogging anymore was a crying shame, which sort of touched me. made me think I should blog again. Gave me the impetus, for I had been considering for a while anyway, a complete rethink of this blog.
I feel up to blogging again now. had enough time away to miss it, and think about how to do it differently. Things won't be the same as they used to be, but sometimes, you just need to wipe the slate clean and start all over. Starting now.
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