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[NotAllThere]

I just made scrambled eggs on toast for my family. Very yummy.

I am sad today. One of my colleagues, Mark, died two days ago, aged 38.

[NickFitz]

Tea has been lamb steaks with chips and beans

I didn’t get around to having any lunch as I wasn’t feeling particularly hungry, so I ended up just having a bag of salt & vinegar crisps in the afternoon

It’s started raining here. Shouldn’t last though, and it might be a bit brighter tomorrow.

[NickFitz]

I am sad today. One of my colleagues, Mark, died two days ago, aged 38.

That really is no age <- manly

[ladymuck]

^^ WNFS

[ladymuck]

After dinner, I fancied a fillum. We have ended up watching Wrecking Crew on Amazon Prime. Very entertaining so far.

[NickFitz]

Not one, but two major motion picture premieres tonight!

First up was Dominique (2024) in which the eponymous heroine, a trained killer from Ukraine, ends up defending a worthy family from cartel thugs in Colombia. I worked out from IMDb that this character first appeared in another film some years ago, and there are some references back to that at the end, but it’s never a case of feeling like you’re watching a sequel without having seen the madness of George I and George II

It’s pretty good, albeit exceptionally violent. It also (spoiler alert) dodges the trope of the happy ending; if anything, it inverts it. The origin story doesn’t seem to be available but this one works well in its own right, though I wouldn’t mind seeing the first one too

And then Black Widow (2021) which is one of those Marvel films that assumes you’ve watched a dozen others first and leaves you wondering what 90% of the background to the story is about if you had better things to do with your life. Wonder Woman managed to be a Marvel film without any such demands, so they can do it if they want to. I can only conclude that they can’t be bothered, which is a shame as most of the film is really good! I just wish I wasn’t frequently left feeling like I’d forgotten to do my homework

Goodnight all

[WTFH]

Morning all
Sunshine and some blue skies out, for a change.
A very loud squall blew through about 21:00 yesterday, for a moment I thought it was a Chinook landing on the roof of the house.
Must fill the bid feeders today.

[DoctorStrangelove]

^^^ WNF&LMS. I've got jumpers suits older than that.

Morning.

Saturday.

Wet, very.

Grey, incredibly.

Sunless, totally.

Chilly, a bit, in here at 12.7 deg, 11.5 in the kitchen, 9.5 in the leanto.

990 mBar, 29.235 in Hg, 742.56 Torr, 14.359 ps, (up from 982 last night, which, in turn was up from the 976 at one point).

Meanwhile on the 14th of March 2020 NF, LM, and eek popped in and it appeared that There Was A Storm Coming. .

Well I'm glad I sorted that out: I conflated "Dominique" with "Domino", this last being the story of Laurence Harvey's daughter who gave up a modelling career to become a bounty hunter and came to a sad end.

Lunch: brunch. Entertainment: FOOC (which may go <click> a lot depending on what they're on about). <click> Book.

Walk (unabbreviated, towpath) walked in the sunshine, with a spot or two of rain here & there. Nice enough.

Entertainment: book. I wonder why I'm so uninterested in finishing "Robots and Empire": it's stuck since well before Xmas and shows no sign of unsticking any time soon. .

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Blue sky and fluff. Wet ground, must have been a lot of overnight rain. Currently 9 degrees with a high of 10 expected. Barometer up to 998 mBar.

Sunrise 07:42; Sunset 16:49 GMT

HWMBO and I have been to the farmers' market where we procured a chicken and some sausages. HWMBO was not enthused by the vegetables which is what he actually wanted to buy.

I am off to Hammersmith in about 45 minutes to see the interactive Hitchhiker's Guide thing that's had some mixed reviews. Meeting my friend at Pret in the station, if I can remember where it is.

[NotAllThere]

Sunny day.

Off to the gym in a few minutes - then swim and sauna. Later will nip to Germany to do some shopping. We've run out of fruit and veg.