It was raining when I awoke no doubt.
I sat in bed listening to National Radio, which after the news then broadcast an interview with someone I used to know back in Cambridge UK - David Braben, co-developer of computer game Elite and now I think brought on to the 9 to Noon programme to talk about the maths behind Elite and now Elite Dangerous. ( Read more... )

So, I saw T2 Trainspotting tonight. Hmmmm ( Read more... )

I left camp this morning in the drizzle and went in search of brunch - sushi actually, but they were closed. So after more mucking about than I'd like I found a café with space and food. Annoyingly it was still raining... so I decided to head to TGA and maybe catch a film ( Read more... )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvaQj94xmM4

Being a sort of remake and update of the original kiwi Goodbye Pork Pie film from 1980. They said it stands up on its own and indeed it does. I liked it; I laughed a fair bit. Sadly it really needed a wee bit more budget for ( Read more... )

I like to go see Art-house films on my own. Especially French films, or films set in France, especially Paris. Tonight I saw Midnight in ParisI don't really like most Woody Allen films, especially ones where he plays his dithering irritating ugly little old man character...oh, himself. But this film wins cos they had the budget, the locations ( Read more... )