Been back from Protaras in Cyprus for about a week now...

...had a great time, but am really missing my family :-(

Last night I watched 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' for the first time ever!

First of all I have to say I love movies.  Been a big movie fan for years now, but somehow I've missed a few classics. So browsing through my unwatched dvds I picked this baby out!

It's not at all what I was expecting.  Whilst it's pretty violent and atmospheric, it's also pretty funny.  The direction by the legendary Sergio Leone is amazing, well ahead of its time.  The three leads were perfect.  I was interested to read that there were a few scenes that were recently discovered and they were redubbed and added to the movie.  i didn't spot these scenes but on finding out what they were, I guess you could notice.  There seem to be  a bit of a split on whether these extra scenes added to the movie or not - for my untrained eye they were certainly worth including.

The soundtrack is amazing and I really liked the haunting song sung by the prisoners, so I downloaded it from itunes.  The movie has certainly renewed my interest in westerns and I reckon I'm gonna be on a roll.  My rating 90/100

The George Formby Grill

I did actually hear someone seriously asking for this! :-)

The Jeremy Kyle Show

I saw a couple of episodes of this show this morning.  It really is quite depressing!  The things that really struck were:

• The phrase 'at the end of the day' (or 'at end of day' depending on where in the country they're from) is used by every single 'guest'.
• Tracksuits, baseball caps, trainers, unwashed hair and lovebites are sartorial elegance for many.
• The teeth of these people is worse than any Victorian.  Having no gaps on the upper tier is a rare occurrence and as for the colour, ugh!

Enough said!

The best Karl Pilkington resource (not that there are many!)

This man makes me laugh with his ramblings - I recently finished 'Happy Slapped by a Jellyfish' his holiday memoirs, which was a hoot!

My fat, old lovely cat, Sophie

I'm dying...

...well not quite, but I do have a serious case of man-flu. Been fighting it for a week but finally could take it no more, so stayed in bed! I've had a nap and am getting a bit restless now!

So what should I do, watch a movie, start on a tv series or play a game. May try Fable2 on the 360 as have heard very good things about it.

You know I'm not really getting this whole blog thing yet. I could continue as I am rambling on about nothing much - which to be honest is not going to be of much interest to anyone - or I could look towards focusing on a specific area. Find my niche!

Time to think!