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Thursday, 21 September 2006
Catch-22, Hampstead Heath and WHY, GOD WHY?
Thursday, 21 September 2006 09:17 pmToday was cool. As Kitty was over for a war film night (which was segued into with the aid of Monty Python's Camp Drill Squad), yesterday - which was... so far as the films are concerned, disappointing. Aside from playing 'Spot the Bloke From Something Else' and mocking it horribly, Saving Private Ryan wasn't up to much; Catch-22 was alarming in the changes from the book (DUNBAR!) and Kitty and I decided we'd be much better at directing and scripting it than the existing attempt. See cut for ranting.
( OoooooOOOOOoooooooooohhhhh! )
So, in order to recouperate from the horror of bad novel-adaptions, and realising my garden is now Centre Parks for Arachnids, Kitty and I set off for a wander on Hampstead Heath, where we spent much time laying on the grass in a clearing in the woods and laughing at the half-naked men playing frisbee. And a small and confused toddler. And a man on springy stilts who kept coming past us and hovered around as if he wanted us to speak to him. We didn't.
After quite a long time lazing around, we made use of my Pigeonsense™ and found our way back to Spaniards Inn, where we ate potato, and sweet potato (!), wedges. The latter of which tasted like caramel doughnuts and were rather horrid. However, the staff and the food there is very good, and although it's a way out of town I'm thinking of having my birthday there in November. Just an evening of drinks... It's a short bus ride from Archway or Golders Green...
Generally, it was a nice day. Very good to get out in the countryside.
Ony problem now, is that I want to start reading Catch-22 again to remind myself what it should really be like! It only took me EIGHT YEARS the first time...
( OoooooOOOOOoooooooooohhhhh! )
So, in order to recouperate from the horror of bad novel-adaptions, and realising my garden is now Centre Parks for Arachnids, Kitty and I set off for a wander on Hampstead Heath, where we spent much time laying on the grass in a clearing in the woods and laughing at the half-naked men playing frisbee. And a small and confused toddler. And a man on springy stilts who kept coming past us and hovered around as if he wanted us to speak to him. We didn't.
After quite a long time lazing around, we made use of my Pigeonsense™ and found our way back to Spaniards Inn, where we ate potato, and sweet potato (!), wedges. The latter of which tasted like caramel doughnuts and were rather horrid. However, the staff and the food there is very good, and although it's a way out of town I'm thinking of having my birthday there in November. Just an evening of drinks... It's a short bus ride from Archway or Golders Green...
Generally, it was a nice day. Very good to get out in the countryside.
Ony problem now, is that I want to start reading Catch-22 again to remind myself what it should really be like! It only took me EIGHT YEARS the first time...
Symbols in HTML
Thursday, 21 September 2006 10:16 pmATTENTION KOOKS & PAGANS - if you didn't know them already this page (if you scroll down) gives an awesome, awesome collection of html symbols. Including planetary and astrological symbols - as well as:
☥ ☠ ★ ☃ ☄ ☮ ☯ ♐ ♥
Tres cool.
☥ ☠ ★ ☃ ☄ ☮ ☯ ♐ ♥
Tres cool.