Dead Can Dance
Posted: Thu 7 April, 2005 Filed under: Photography Leave a comment »Tonight I’m off to see Dead Can Dance at the London Forum. I haven’t seen them in at least five years, and I’m really looking forward to it.
No idea what to expect really, but with luck I’ll be able to get some photos.
And speaking of photos, I’m hoping to knock up some more photo pages over the weekend, when I’ve got some time to do so. Fingers crossed, and all that jazz.
A mini-review of the gig will go up tomorrow, when I’ve nowt better to do.
Another Step Forward
Posted: Thu 7 April, 2005 Filed under: Resolutions Leave a comment »One of the decisions I was going to be looking at as listed in the Resolutions page was whether I’d continue keeping my limited company active or not, and addressing which way I intended to head with it.
Some decisions still haven’t been finalised – such as whether any future work is done under a seperate company name as a “trading as” , or whether I continue to use the same company name as a “Trading As” without having all the guff of a proper Limited company. But one decision has been made, and has now been started – the dissolution of the Limited Company.
And I’ve just sent off the paperwork to get that sorted and dissolved. It’s a big step, I can’t deny – but I do feel that it’s the right one, and that this is the way it should go.
Driving Test
Posted: Thu 7 April, 2005 Filed under: Resolutions 4 Comments »Oh, for fuck’s sweet bleeding sake, I hate the DSA (Driving Standards Agency).
I’ve received a letter today, dated 5th April. (At least it wasn’t dated 1st April, I suppose) It basically says “We’ve cancelled your test on 12th April due to unforeseen circumstances. We’ve rebooked it for Wednesday 20th April instead. If this isn’t convenient, you need to tell us by 5th April, or you may lose you driving test fee”.
Which takes the piss, rather.
Cue a snotty phone call later, when my mood isn’t just to let rip with a tirade of vileness.
Festering
Posted: Wed 6 April, 2005 Filed under: News, Thoughts 2 Comments »I must admit, I still find stories like this to be utterly horrific. A dead man who wasn’t found for six years, no-one listed him as missing, no-one noticed he hadn’t been around. Neighbours thought he’d moved away.
The coroner said it appeared the 63-year-old had fallen through the net despite repeated visits and letters by the housing trust, the Benefits Agency and the Pension Service.
After the inquest, Walsall Council’s chief executive Annie Shepperd, said the discovery would have been made sooner, if the flats had not been due to be demolished.
She said that the flat would have been rented to another tenant, and while it was being prepared for them, the body would have been found.
Too grim to think about.
Hostage
Posted: Wed 6 April, 2005 Filed under: Reviews(ish) 4 Comments »Last night we went to see “Hostage” – well, the other choice had been “Miss Congeniality 2“, with the dreaded Bullock, so Hostage it was.
The main thing I found myself thinking throughout the film was “How the hell did this manage to end up with only a 15 certificate?”. I’ve seen 18 cert films that were less graphic in their violence, let alone the depiction of dead or dying people. Yet there’s been no comments from certain aspect of the media that I’ve noticed at all.
Anyway – the film itself is pretty stunning. The ending slightly lets it down, there’s a couple of clichés that rankle slightly, but in general it’s bloody good. Not pleasant, not “entertainment” in the strictest sense, but it’s good. Dark as chuff, but it holds itself well in that context.
Bruce Willis’s character is interesting – even with the view of the now-standard White Vest. You keep expecting him to make a comment about having a really bad day a la Die Hard, or say “yippe-kie-aye motherfucker”. But he doesn’t. And that’s no bad thing, just a sign of stereotyping.
It’s also interesting that the girl who plays his daughter in the film actually is his daughter, Rumer. (Stupid name, but hey, that’s life in ‘ollywood)
Overall, Hostage doesn’t make for comfortable viewing, but the atmosphere and darkness of the entire film’s attitude makes it into a superb piece. Just don’t watch it while eating, particularly anything red…
Blood Test
Posted: Wed 6 April, 2005 Filed under: Health Leave a comment »Today’s the day of my blood test. I have no idea when I’ll get the results, but will hopefully know once I’ve been.
I’m not really looking forward to this test, but well, it’ll (hopefully) answer some questions. We’ll see, though.
UPDATED : All went well with the test. Now it’s just another week to wait before getting the results. *sigh*
B&Q – Google results
Posted: Wed 6 April, 2005 Filed under: D4D™ 1 Comment »Having made the entire B&Q saga into a seperate page on d4d™, I was rather hoping I’d be doing OK and coming up pretty high on Google‘s results for a search regarding “B&Q Customer Services“. However, at the moment d4d™ only pulls in at #56 (although in fairness, that’s out of some 44,000 results!).
I may end up making a couple more posts regarding B&Q Customer Services, just to see how I do on the Google front!