Oh, all sorts

Thank you karohemd!

My birthday present arrived today - an A4 binder with a selection of the photos taken (incuding these two, which are possibly my favourite pictures of me evereverever)during Ozzy's visit last September printed out, and a DVD of all of them :)

Then I opened the curtains and looked out of the patio doors into the face of a large fox. A gorgeous, huge, well-fed fox, in my back garden. It stared at me for a while, then trotted off into the bushes at the bottom of the garden. I hope it comes back; I put out some cat food for it. Jasper didn't seem bothered at all - he was watching it with me & seemed only mildly interested.

( In which Freud would have a field day with my similes )

Doomed, I tell you. Doomed.

I'm sure people my age aren't supposed to like Jeremy Clarkson quite this much.

Anyway, I meant to mention the cinema, specifically Inside Man (which wasn't set in a men's sauna) and V For Vendetta.

IM was very good. Chiwetel Ejiofor is fantastic, even without a skirt & whip, Clive Owen was pretty good, and Willem Dafoe superb in a small part. It's clever, understated and stylish, and I'm definitely adding it to my wish list.

V was better. I love Alan Moore's work (though I haven't read this one), I love his literary and historical references, and I love his style. I loved the number of British actors. I love Stephen Fry (always worth the price of admission, ridiculously overpriced snacks and petrol) and I loved how the police in a dystopian future drive Rovers... Yup, this one's going on my list as well, along with the book.

(I also love the MC12 on my calendar this month, but that's a tangent.)