Dec
31
You Can Tell You’re Getting Older….
December 31, 2004 | Comments Off
…. when you can’t even be bothered staying up for midnight on New Year’s Eve.
We’ve had a quiet one in and having watched some crap TV, played on the Playstation, and eaten a very pleasant dinner, we’re planning on being in bed before too long.
And I don’t care at all. I’ve never quite seen […]
Dec
31
Honoured
December 31, 2004 | Comments Off
Oh dear - the New Year’s Honours really do make it abundantly clear what a nonsensical and irrelevant institution the things are. Inevitable sportspeople and aging thesps aside, it’s time to recognise the contribution of, for example, one of the civil servants who couldn’t remember what had actually happened in the Blunkett/Visa affair.
Why on […]
Dec
30
Marple II
December 30, 2004 | Comments Off
Didn’t watch the 4.50 From Paddington on Boxing Day, but really meant to mention that the week before’s The Murder at the Vicarage had us in fits. We couldn’t actually watch beyond the second ad break or so, because every time Janet McTeer came on screen we were so distracted by the work she’s […]
Dec
29
More Tsunami
December 29, 2004 | Comments Off
I remarked to David earlier that the last news event I can remember which so totally dominated the news bulletins for so long was 11th September 2001. It’s incredible that three days after the event you can still get a 30 minute news programme that reduces all other news to a couple of minutes […]
Dec
29
Jon and David’s Big Day Out
December 29, 2004 | Comments Off
In a desperate attempt not to spend the entire break slobbing around playing games and doing not much else, we went out for the day today. A drive to the coast - to Deal in fact - blew the cobwebs out, then we tried to give in to David’s desire to explore a castle, […]
Dec
28
Daggers Drawn
December 28, 2004 | Comments Off
We went to see House of Flying Daggers last night, and I can safely say enjoyed it hugely. I think it benefits from us having seen Hero so relatively recently, because it’s possible to appreciate the development in style of both storytelling and direction between the two. There are a few points of […]
Dec
27
Halo Again Again
December 27, 2004 | Comments Off
Forgot to mention that having been introduced to the world of Halo when David bought Halo 2 on its release, and having decided to start over from the beginning of the first game in order to get used to it, I actually finished the second one the weekend before Christmas.
Yes, I know it took a […]
Dec
26
So Much For ‘No News’
December 26, 2004 | Comments Off
Just before the break I remarked that I wasn’t talking much about the news at the moment, but today it’s difficult not to. I spent most of the journey back into town listening to coverage of the Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami, and it’s extremely sobering stuff. It sounds like at least nine or ten […]
Dec
24
Outta Here
December 24, 2004 | Comments Off
Right, I’m probably going to be offline for the next couple of days, so have a good break everyone, enjoy what time off you have, and don’t eat too much turkey.
See you in a few.
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Dec
23
No News
December 23, 2004 | Comments Off
It occurs to me that recently this has very much veered over the line into diary more than blog - I’m not linking much, I’m not commenting much on world affairs and news, and I’m dwelling very much on day-to-day life.
How dull must this be for you? I really need to find the time […]