So, this afternoon I took the kids to a soft play in Isleworth. It was extremely busy and the noise level was approaching that of a pneumatic drill or premier league football crowd. I thought of this… Mass of screaming bodies Pulling against the tide Each one without pity Writhing around inside Social norms abandoned […]
Read more "Soft Play – a poem"Happy New Year. This one just came to me and I thought I would get it down before it buzzed off. There’s a bee that’s always buzzing In the corners of my mind, Rooting out and nagging, At whatever peace I find. Six hairy legs are always tapping When I try to just relax, Stroking […]
Read more "Bee – a poem"Opinions seem to be divided on this; the last of the nine part saga that George Lucas started in 1977. I see a lot of people who love it and a lot of people who hate it. Some say it is a worthy ending; others that it is the worst type of fan service. Some […]
Read more "My Top 10 bits of Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (spoilers galore!!)"It’s been a while now after the disappointment of chewing off all my nice new fingernails. I thought I had blown it then and that I would just have to resign in shame and admit what a worthless, spineless worm I really am. Nails Things haven’t been perfect since then, and I will admit to […]
Read more "Habit breaking update #4"Despite its many flaws, I should preface this by saying that I prefer this to any Star Wars film ever made. Director David Lynch’s struggles over this project are well documented elsewhere and I won’t attempt to better what other, more well-informed, people have already written on the subject. What lies at the heart of […]
Read more "Tonight’s Viewing – Dune (1984)"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this. I don’t recall seeing it in its entirety since the cinema. It popped up on TCM and I thought I’d have a look. Kevin Costner was one of the most bankable box office stars going for quite some period of time through the early 1990s. The […]
Read more "Tonight’s Viewing – The Postman (1997)"I was getting ready to go on about how easy this whole thing with the nail-biting was, then today happened… Something’s obviously got to me today because I’ve gnawed off five of my beautiful new nails. Things looked wonderful this morning; now not so much, I also had two 500ml bottles of Coke Zero this […]
Read more "Habit Breaking update #3"Hi everyone, Just a quick note to mark the fact that this site just passed 50,000 all-time views. Thanks so much for all your support over the past three years. I’ve really enjoyed creating all the content and I hope to go on adding things as they occur to me. Projects coming up include my […]
Read more "Milestone reached!"Update time… Nails I have fingernails. Real, actual fingernails. I’m so happy with myself right now. Even with a very stressful week last week, I’ve managed to stick to my guns and keep away from the biting. The skin around my thumb nails remains a little bit of a problem as I keep picking at […]
Read more "Habit Breaking Update #2"Horsell Common I finally finished the audiobook version of this, read by David Tennant. I have to say that I was amazed at this book from start to finish. It has been a while since I have read any 19th Century literature and I was unprepared for just how action-packed this story is. Really, I […]
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