Monday, April 06, 2009
Fame at last
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Five word reviews
I was prompted by Facebook's 'People you may know tool' to view an ex-TMW colleagues profile and subsequently a blog that she runs called Five word reviews which is worth a look for the selection of London theatre reviews that are only five words long.
My own contribution covers three films all by the Richard Curtis:
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Notting Hill
Wimbledon
English twit meets American slut.
My own contribution covers three films all by the Richard Curtis:
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Notting Hill
Wimbledon
English twit meets American slut.
Monday, January 19, 2009
a' 'ight
Another very pleasant weekend in sunny North London.
I've just binged the whole first season of 'The Wire' over the weekend. Three hours on Friday, four or five on Saturday and then the rest on Sunday after a great lunch with my folks.
I feel slightly guilty that I spent so much time watching television but I was out and about when the weather was fine and then sought shelter when it started to blow hard and piss down rain.
I did own the first season DVD box set and took it to NZ in Feb but it never made the return journey. Not to worry, it's only taken a year to catch up.
It was definitely worth the wait. I've been told that this TV is a slow burner and made an effort to watch the first three episodes (the first disk) in one sitting to get properly hooked.
The verdict: if you've seen it already you probably don't need me to tell you that it is excellent viewing. If you haven't seen it then get yourself to HMV and buy it now.
One the surface it is a police procedural but because it's HBO it doesn't pull any punches with respect to language, themes, violence or nudity so it's more like Hill Street XXX Blues. After downing the first three hours on Friday night I was hooked and spent a lot of Saturday and Sunday sheltering from the bad weather by hanging out on the mean streets of Baltimore.
Season two next
Recommended.
I've just binged the whole first season of 'The Wire' over the weekend. Three hours on Friday, four or five on Saturday and then the rest on Sunday after a great lunch with my folks.
I feel slightly guilty that I spent so much time watching television but I was out and about when the weather was fine and then sought shelter when it started to blow hard and piss down rain.
I did own the first season DVD box set and took it to NZ in Feb but it never made the return journey. Not to worry, it's only taken a year to catch up.
It was definitely worth the wait. I've been told that this TV is a slow burner and made an effort to watch the first three episodes (the first disk) in one sitting to get properly hooked.
The verdict: if you've seen it already you probably don't need me to tell you that it is excellent viewing. If you haven't seen it then get yourself to HMV and buy it now.
One the surface it is a police procedural but because it's HBO it doesn't pull any punches with respect to language, themes, violence or nudity so it's more like Hill Street XXX Blues. After downing the first three hours on Friday night I was hooked and spent a lot of Saturday and Sunday sheltering from the bad weather by hanging out on the mean streets of Baltimore.
Season two next
Recommended.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Norf London lads club:
I've had a very local weekend.
Friday was a couple of drinks after work then straight home and an early night.
A lovely lie then a lazy Saturday morning in which hoovering my room was the most active thing that I did.
My flatmate/landlady cooked me bacon and eggs for breakfast. Bless her.
Early to pub for pre-match drinks then on to the Emirates for the game.
1-0 to the Arsenal after 85 minutes of quite unproductive football versus Bolton Wanderers. Having said that, Sam and I both thought that it was one of the better games of late, certainly with respect to atmosphere and player endeavour.
Back to the pub for post match analysis and drinks.
An early supper with Ian at my favourite Turkish restaurant, the Yildiz, then back to his. We watched Revolver on Virgin Media PPV. It had been recommended to me by a friend recently. It's a strange film with no plot to speak of and the script is largely incoherent but some of it is very pretty and well made indeed. Mark Strong is very good as an assassin. I was mildly intoxicated so the scenes that make no sense were easy to ignore yet the good bits and set pieces were fun to watch.
I had a very pleasant stroll back from Ian's to my flat listening to Mulatu AstatQe and letting my mind wander. I had to march hard up the hill to warm up as it was bitterly cold but once into my stride I can walk for miles like that.
It took me ages to go to sleep.
Sunday morning, up quickly for yoga then shopping for the week's breakfast and lazy bones until I went up to Mark's for a sirloin feed whilst we watched Manchester United drub Chelsea.
All in all a very pleasant, slow paced weekend. I got to spend some quality time with good friends doing some fairly mundane things but I loved every minute of it.
Friday was a couple of drinks after work then straight home and an early night.
A lovely lie then a lazy Saturday morning in which hoovering my room was the most active thing that I did.
My flatmate/landlady cooked me bacon and eggs for breakfast. Bless her.
Early to pub for pre-match drinks then on to the Emirates for the game.
1-0 to the Arsenal after 85 minutes of quite unproductive football versus Bolton Wanderers. Having said that, Sam and I both thought that it was one of the better games of late, certainly with respect to atmosphere and player endeavour.
Back to the pub for post match analysis and drinks.
An early supper with Ian at my favourite Turkish restaurant, the Yildiz, then back to his. We watched Revolver on Virgin Media PPV. It had been recommended to me by a friend recently. It's a strange film with no plot to speak of and the script is largely incoherent but some of it is very pretty and well made indeed. Mark Strong is very good as an assassin. I was mildly intoxicated so the scenes that make no sense were easy to ignore yet the good bits and set pieces were fun to watch.
I had a very pleasant stroll back from Ian's to my flat listening to Mulatu AstatQe and letting my mind wander. I had to march hard up the hill to warm up as it was bitterly cold but once into my stride I can walk for miles like that.
It took me ages to go to sleep.
Sunday morning, up quickly for yoga then shopping for the week's breakfast and lazy bones until I went up to Mark's for a sirloin feed whilst we watched Manchester United drub Chelsea.
All in all a very pleasant, slow paced weekend. I got to spend some quality time with good friends doing some fairly mundane things but I loved every minute of it.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Woo hoo!
School's out for Xmas. Yay.
After possibly the worst week of the year for me (ill, divorce hell and work bullshit all combining in a perfect storm of fuckyou) I am now off work until 2/1/2009.
Plans for the coming weeks include:
sleep
a party tonight
food
booze
presents
sleep
food
booze
presents
snowboarding lessons
writing
booze
sleep
another party on NYE
more sleep
I'll be in London until the 23rd and back on the 28th so get in contact if you are free for a drink or lunch.
Happy Chrimbo
After possibly the worst week of the year for me (ill, divorce hell and work bullshit all combining in a perfect storm of fuckyou) I am now off work until 2/1/2009.
Plans for the coming weeks include:
sleep
a party tonight
food
booze
presents
sleep
food
booze
presents
snowboarding lessons
writing
booze
sleep
another party on NYE
more sleep
I'll be in London until the 23rd and back on the 28th so get in contact if you are free for a drink or lunch.
Happy Chrimbo
