Diary
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This is England
Great story about a young lad called Shaun who is taken in by a gang of skinheads. Its all fun until “combo” who is a National Front supporter and has just been released from prison persuades Shaun and some other members of the gang to join him in racist attacks. The acting is superb, particularly Continue reading
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Deja Vu
Good sci-fi/thriller with Denzel Washington doing time travel. Most surreal moment is when Denzel is driving a hummer wearing a helmet that allows him to see back in time and he is chasing a car that was there 4 days 6 hours ago! 7/10 Continue reading
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Zodiac
Good film but way way too long. Fincher has done a great job of capturing the time and the acting is very good particularly Mark Ruffalo as the police detective Dave Toschi. But the section of the film where Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) conducts his own investigation just drags on for ever. I almost lost Continue reading
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Soggy Days
What a wash out the bank holiday was! We had over 40mm of rain over the weekend. Yesterday we were going stir crazy so we popped out to put the signs up for the open gardens and got completely soaked and to cap it all we had a power cut for 7 hours. What fun! Continue reading
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Lewis Visits Essex
Lewis Caple popped over for a whirlwind tour of Essex bringing with him his overworked assistants fatty and al. On Saturday he visited his gran and grandad giving his assistants time off for shopping and sleeping. Overnight he did some crying to remind us all its a busy life being a baby and on Sunday Continue reading
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Little Children
Very good character led story. The cinematography was excellent and I really liked the mood and feel of this film. The film also includes a really funny cynical narration on some parts of the film which emphasised the characters. 8/10 Continue reading
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Ants are amazing
Further to my previous post on the excellent documentary about ants. There is an article on the bbc website about a study on army ants and how they use their own bodies to block potholes to give their ant buddies a better route in-between prey and nest. Continue reading
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Exams are approaching
My end of year exams are fast approaching. The first exam is the theory is in just over two weeks and then a week after that I have the practical exam which goes on for two and a half days.. its pretty scary… must must revise!! Continue reading
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Long Way Down
Ewan Macgregor and Charley Boorman are off again, this time going from John O Groats to Cape Town. You can see where they are and watch videos they have uploaded on the bbc website. Continue reading
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The Long Take – Children of Men
Although the story in the Children of men was done poorly. The direction in this film was superb. I particularly like the long shot when Clive Owen and the members of the terrorist organisation the “Fishes” are attacked. Continue reading
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Black Book
Excellent film, a really good gripping story. A brilliant performance by Carice van Houten who plays the central character Rachel Steinn. 9/10 Continue reading
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Garden Day
An absolutely beautiful day on Sunday. Had a quick spin on my bike first thing and then spent most of the rest of the day tidying the garden up. Everything is growing like mad after all the rain we have had recently. The frogs were enjoying the sun as well. Continue reading
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Pans Labyrinth
Had the Corkys over for a Movie night on Saturday and we all enjoyed this film. I think I would like to watch it again sometime as subtitled films are bit hard to follow after you’ve had a couple of beers and some wine… 7/10 Continue reading
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Spiderman 3
Not so good, in fact quite rubbish. I am giving it 4/10 and thats for a great cgi sequence when the sandman comes to life. Not even watching Kirsten Dunst for a couple of hours could improve this film for me. Continue reading
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Shaun the Sheep
I love Shaun the sheep! I recorded every episode when it was on Cbeebies recently. Some of the episodes have now been posted on youtube. I can never decide which one’s my favourite so heres my top five: Off the Baa! Saturday Night Shaun Bathtime Still life Little Sheep of Horrors Posted by shaun aged Continue reading
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Rain and more rain
It rained and rained this weekend so it meant that we had the excuse to stay home and doss! On Saturday we went to Spuds for tea and met kate, his new bird. On Sunday we went over to the allotment first thing before the rain came… k working the allotment with some help from Continue reading
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Whoa!
Can you imagine, you are sunbathing on a beach, you open your eyes and you see this. This is a genuine photograph taken of the beach near Princess Juliana International Airport in the Carribean. More photos here. Continue reading
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Nephew News
Been to Swindon to meet our nephew this weekend. He managed to fit us in, in his busy schedule of feeding, sleeping, pooing and blubbing. He’s a nice little chap, he didn’t even whinge too much when auntie K who was getting nappy experience, put the wet one back on! At least she had a Continue reading
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The Queen
Very good. Helen Mirren was very good but I think Michael Sheen as Tony Blair deserved more recognition for his performance. 7/10 Continue reading
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Loving Life Upside Down!!!
My cousin Liz who moved to Christchurch, New Zealand a year ago has now got a blog. Continue reading
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Little Ginger
K had her scan yesterday and there is little ginger! To be honest, for me, up until now it has all seemed a bit unreal and to see a little ginger on the screen really brought it home to me that, yeah, it is really happening. I was quite blown away by how much you Continue reading
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The Sentinel
Yawn, forgettable. Can’t even be bothered to mark it. Continue reading
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Cotes d’Armor – Brittany
Just had a great time in Brittany. We hired a little cottage (which was a little smelly with Blue and yellow decor) but it was really sweet and dead cosy. The area around us was beautiful, it was a great place to chill out. The coast was gorgeous and we spent most days walking the Continue reading
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Lewis has arrived!
After 20 hours of labour our fatty has produced a Lewis! I got the call from K at 4.30pm this afternoon, I was so chuffed for them I actually felt quite emotional, I nearly pulled over in the lay by for a sob! I had been thinking about them all day. Poor old fatty huffing Continue reading
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Sunshine
Very very good one of the best sci-fi’s we’ve seen for a long time. The film looks superb, I was a bit frustrated with Danny Boyles direction in the action scenes. I would have preffered to see some longer shots rather than loads of short close up shots. Despite that it still gets 9/10 N.B Continue reading
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Lurvely Weekend
Fantastic weather this weekend. Saturday was mums birthday so we went to the Compasses for tea. Its a nice pub in a really nice location and it was lovely sitting in the garden having a couple of beers. The meal although nice, was just too much money for too little food. Sunday k and I Continue reading
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Penny Farthing World Tour
On a recent holiday in New Zealand, my cousin Bob met “Joff” Summerfield who is doing a round the world tour on a Penny Farthing. Joff’s online journal is absolutely fascinating with loads and loads of photographs. Continue reading
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Solomon Islands Earthquake
Last week a massive earthquake struck the Solomon Islands. The resulting tsunami wiped at least thirteen villages and thousands were left homeless. On some islands, waves 10 metres high swept away villages and a hospital. The earthquake was so severe it lifted an island, Ranongga, 3 metres causing beaches to be extended by up to Continue reading