Back to Normal...
May. 21st, 2011 11:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
endlessraritiesFor the last three months, I've been bogged down in my survey work. Since that time, everything else has gone to pigs and whistles. My fitness. My writing. The housework. Okay, so the garden's still doing well, but that's about it, thank you.
Last night I had a welcome respite before trying to reorganise my life into something approaching normal. I watched Fahrenheit 451: I remember enjoying it as a teenager, when I was really into Ray Bradbury's writing and SF in general, but I hadn't actually seen it since. It was strange how much I actually remembered visually, which means it must have made an impact at the time, but all in all, it didn't seem to have aged very well. The futuristic architecture was very dated (a bit like my dear old munitions factory) and so were the vehicles, which included a Hillman Imp... My verdict? Good film, with a very thoughtprovoking story, but in terms of the visuals, it comes across as an odd hybrid of The Prisoner and Trumpton.
I think one of the most interesting things about watching these pioneering SF films now, in The Present, is seeing how much these interpretations of 'The Future' differ from what was The Future has actually turned into now it has become The Present. If you see what I mean...
This morning, I've been a good girl by starting the long climb back to fitness. I've decided to get myself back into things gently, but my aim is build up steadily week on week by doing something regularly. This morning I did twelve minutes of my workout (just ten minutes stretching & warm-up, and two minutes cardiovascular) with twenty-five minutes of pilates on top of that. Plus my regular forty minute walk up and down the village. Since the weather's going to be dire this weekend, with no cycling timetables, my aim is to repeat this tomorrow (perhaps adding ten minutes on the turbo to ease myself back into cycling) and also on Tuesday and Thursday, adding some more of the workout later on in the week.
Let's hope this endless rain will at last come to an end and I'll be able to get back on my bike again.
And now some good news... My step-grandaughter has become a Dr Who fan, thanks to the current series and the endless BBC marketing of the franchise for kiddies. This was encouraging enough, but... When I dug out one of my Sylvester McCoy DVD's and sat her down in front of it (Remembrance of the Daleks, if you're interested), she liked it so much that she threw a hissy fit because she was having to go home before the end.
She wound up borrowing it, with the promise that when she brings it back she can borrow another one. She likes Sylvester McCoy, which means that I might yet succeed in making her a Retro Dr Who fan! Here's hoping!!
Last night I had a welcome respite before trying to reorganise my life into something approaching normal. I watched Fahrenheit 451: I remember enjoying it as a teenager, when I was really into Ray Bradbury's writing and SF in general, but I hadn't actually seen it since. It was strange how much I actually remembered visually, which means it must have made an impact at the time, but all in all, it didn't seem to have aged very well. The futuristic architecture was very dated (a bit like my dear old munitions factory) and so were the vehicles, which included a Hillman Imp... My verdict? Good film, with a very thoughtprovoking story, but in terms of the visuals, it comes across as an odd hybrid of The Prisoner and Trumpton.
I think one of the most interesting things about watching these pioneering SF films now, in The Present, is seeing how much these interpretations of 'The Future' differ from what was The Future has actually turned into now it has become The Present. If you see what I mean...
This morning, I've been a good girl by starting the long climb back to fitness. I've decided to get myself back into things gently, but my aim is build up steadily week on week by doing something regularly. This morning I did twelve minutes of my workout (just ten minutes stretching & warm-up, and two minutes cardiovascular) with twenty-five minutes of pilates on top of that. Plus my regular forty minute walk up and down the village. Since the weather's going to be dire this weekend, with no cycling timetables, my aim is to repeat this tomorrow (perhaps adding ten minutes on the turbo to ease myself back into cycling) and also on Tuesday and Thursday, adding some more of the workout later on in the week.
Let's hope this endless rain will at last come to an end and I'll be able to get back on my bike again.
And now some good news... My step-grandaughter has become a Dr Who fan, thanks to the current series and the endless BBC marketing of the franchise for kiddies. This was encouraging enough, but... When I dug out one of my Sylvester McCoy DVD's and sat her down in front of it (Remembrance of the Daleks, if you're interested), she liked it so much that she threw a hissy fit because she was having to go home before the end.
She wound up borrowing it, with the promise that when she brings it back she can borrow another one. She likes Sylvester McCoy, which means that I might yet succeed in making her a Retro Dr Who fan! Here's hoping!!
