Apologies for the poor service - wrong kind of snow...

Afraid I've been as bad as ever of late with the updating - apologies.

Thought I'd be a bit better, especially last week - but unfortunately it's been very busy.

It'll be like buses - nothing for ages and then loads of posts at one.

Website of the week

Forget the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Don't worry about the 2012 Olympics in London.

What you want is The Redneck Games. Details about time and place available here.

Sherlock Holmes

Until I saw Sherlock Holmes I'd never seen a Guy Ritchie film. If this is his 'return to form' then I don't feel I've missed much.

The movie has Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Dr Watson. Both are charismatic actors and have a good presence on the screen. One sub plot of the film is Watson has got engaged and about to move from Baker Street and Holmes is not happy. So, is this really a 'bromance' movie laced with homoerotic undertones? Well, not really, and that might have made a better film as there would have at least been a plot.

The movie is 'okay'. It's mildly diverting but I can't remember the story - if there was one. Downey and Law make a good odd couple double act, and Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong hold their own as the supporting cast. However, the best you can say about the overall enterprise is 'workmanlike'.

Something is missing. It's not really about Holmes and Watson and could have been any other characters set in this period. This is almost a pantomine paraody - all it lacks is Biggins as a dame. Now, that would be a movie worth watching.

New Year Resolutions - Day 2

So, day 2 - how are the New Year Resolutions going? So far, so good??


A couple of weeks ago I registered with an new GP so had a minor check up. On the whole things were fine, "when did you last see your GP?" "1996", was my reply. My blood pressure was a little high - the nurse took it 3 times just to make sure - but when I told them where I work, "well, I guess that explains that." Then came the time to measure my weight. It wasn't too bad - but let's just say that I'm *ahem* slightly 'bigger boned' that I thought. Upshot is I need to take more exercise.

Weather today was lovely and crisp, and one of the joys of where I live is that in 40 minutes I can be amongst the countryside. So today I headed to the North Downs and the River Wey just outside Guildford for a 7-8 mile walk.

OK, so much of the good work... most of the good work... probably all of the good work... was undone by the pie and chips I had for tea... Still, day 2 and the 'more exercise' resolution is intact. Small steps...