Back To The Blog- Again!!

So here I am in rainy Swansea, having started my "new life". It's all going quite well so far, but I have to do important things like, make some friends!!

Just got back from seeing "How To Lose Friends And Alienate People" with Simon Pegg, which I quite enjoyed. Funny in places, and who knew, Simon Pegg as a romantic lead!? As always one wonders how the wonderful Kirsten Dunst or Megan Fox would fall for Mr Pegg, but they do!

The film has bombed in the States, and Mr Gervais hasn't fared that well over there either with his soon to be released here movie, "Ghost Town". Can't comment on that but Mr Pegg's vehicle probably alienated his audience with the swearing, anti American moments and weird she-man nudity! There was a real romantic comedy in there somewhere and it didn't really manage to get out. Like many films, tries to be two films and doesn't succeed as either, biting satire on celebrity or romcom. Though I will buy the dvd as the romcom side won on points in the last round.

Enjoyed a few movies over the Summer. Relly enjoyed, which surprised me, Death Race with Jason Statham! Really enjoyed it, more than Tropic Thunder and Taken. They were both okay, Thunder wasn't funny enough and fudged the film within a film plotline. Endured "Eden Lake", not in a bad way, but in a "I can't believe they did that" way. A superb British horror, that ending is still with me, shame more people didn't go to see it. Remember good box office does not mean a good film.

Been good to hang out with my family, spent last Saturday with my nephew Josh. He stayed over the night before, this turned into a frenzy of activity when he informed me that he has never seen E.T. I so wanted to munch on pizza and watch it with him. But couldn't be found anywhere, Blockbuster, supermarket's, nowhere! Of course my copy is in storage with my 900 other dvd's! So, just ordered it off Amazon, because every family should own that movie!!

Been doing a fair amount of writing. Also auditioned for the "Swansea Little Theatre" production in January, got a great part. I'm not used to 50 people auditioning for a production. They perform at their own theatre (The Dylan Thomas) which had a quarter of a million pound refurbishment recently!! They are spoilt compared with my beloved St. Christopher's in Luton who have such a tough production week with getting all the scenery up and stuff. Looking forward to seeing their production of Allo Allo at the end of November (I am back in Luton for a weekend!!)

Will blog more regularly (sorry Tom!) Up the Gunners, and my commiserations go out to all you poor Spurs fans!!