Tag Archive for ‘Recreation’
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
One of my absolute favourite Jee-Woon Kim films. Starring one of my favourite actors Byung-hun-Lee. Here is the link to the trailer. *I do apologise for the poor sound quality of the video, an experiment with recording equipment that didn’t work.*
On the Road to Nowhere
So, I have a 1040 appointment for my first follow-on with my surgeon. Since the hospital where I had my two surgeries performed is miles away I got up early to miss the traffic snarl that is a permanent fixture of the road network where I live. This was going to be a long drive –… Read More ›
Urban Exploration: Off Limits Curiosity Can Kill
I was going to talk about a film I watched last night. The 2011 film URBEX aka Urban Explorer was directed by Andy Fetsher and distributed by German distributor Universum. It is about a group of five young people who go through previously sealed tunnels underneath Berlin. I quite enjoyed it and will be reviewing… Read More ›
Playing with the Grim Reaper or Babes in Hollywood-Land Part Three
My wife had gotten a job with the Salt Shaker Restaurant near the Pasadena Convention Centre. It was working as a waitress on the ‘graveyard shift’ from ten thirty at night till five thirty the next morning. The pay was pretty good and the tips weren’t bad either. The only draw back was that we… Read More ›
Fear…Is An Animal
Fear is an animal that can disrupt your life, your well being, your calm. It can be many different kinds of animals. It is an elephant stampeding through your mind. Wreaking havoc with your normal, everyday routine thinking patterns. It stomps any calm, or peaceful thoughts flat. Rational thought flees from this rampaging beast and cowers, unable… Read More ›
The Ice Factory
I had a sort of word association moment when I saw this image. I had a flash of memory that had to do with a red wagon, my Mom, a magic slate, and getting a block of ice from the ice factory. When I was about four years old, we lived in Springdale, Arkansas. I… Read More ›
Waiting
Today was a day off for me. I had a whole load of things I was going to do on this free-from-work day. But as they say, “The best laid plans…” Why did my plans go awry? Well let’s work that out shall we? First I was up ridiculously late last night – that actually… Read More ›
