Monday, October 22, 2007

fidgeting four year olds

Just been to see Rataouille - is that how you spell it? - good film.


The kids are off school this week and since I'm finally earning a (poor) wage I figured I'd take my nieces as a treat. Plus of course I really really really wanted to see it lol

I had this lovely romantic idea of the kids first time in the cinema. You know, it is supposed to be a place of magic afterall. A large strange place, lights, colours, noises, and smells hitting you as you walk in - games machines to your left, food stalls to your right, giant posters dangling from the ceiling.

You get your popcorn, and it's not the shitty stuff you get in a bag, it's proper movie popcorn, get your drink, and then go into the dark room with a screen bigger than anything you've ever seen. It's dark every where but the screen; the sounds come from nowhere, everywhere; and up on the screen, bigger than life, the magic unfurls....



Of course, there are a few things I forgot.
My nieces can't sit still for more than five minutes. (6 and 4 yr olds)
Not only are 'my' kids off school, every kid is off school!
Kids are annoying.

The place was packed. I think I got the last tickets in fact (many baulked at the extra pound for the 'premium' seats, the meffs). But c'mon, loads of kids feeling the magic for the first time, it's gonna be sweet....

Nope.

Loads of kids high as a kite on coke, M&M's, caramel popcorn, ice cream, jellies, chews, and all the other assorted over-priced junk we all love shovelling down our fat gobs when we go the cinema.

It started off all so well - there is a short at the beginning - Lifted - very funny, all the kids laughing, enjoying themselves. Then the film starts, and all of a sudden the ADD kicks in - my youngest neice thought the film was over already - and for the rest of the film - fidgeting four year olds.

Christ it was a nightmare - one would start crying, then another, all over the place. One kid was proper crying - not a whinge - full on tears, pained crying that only kids would, could, and bloody always do. Now, you would expect a normal parent to take the child outside, calm them down and bring them back. Not this fucker. Poor kid was crying for at least five minutes. I was so tempted to scream "take that fucking cunt out will ya!!!", but I think I would have lost the consensus of the room. Nope, suffered in fucking silence like always. Seriously, what is wrong with some people?

Anyways, it was not the magical experience I had hoped for, although the experience was better recieved by the six year old. The four year old, the one sat next to me, well, she fidgeted, she coughed, she squirmed, she kicked the seat in front, she yawned, she stole from my drink when I wasn't looking - she ain't going again.


Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Wolves, Tunes, and other stuff that I may think of as I go

Someone at the back of our's has trapped the Wolfman, chained him up, recreated the power of the Moon, and have kept the poor soul in stasis between transformation, on the cusp of mankind and supernatural animal....

At least it sounds like that.

There is a dog that just howls all day. Only 'howl' is probably not the correct word here. Howl suggests a roar against the moon. A romantic sound. This is pain. This is from the gut. This is from the depths of darkness.

Hell, I don't even know if it is a dog. Hell, it could be a wolf. It could be a bear. I have never heard a bear roar in the flesh, so for all i know it could be.

There are trees in the way, so I can't see into any of the gardens. Hmmm, maybe I should call the RSPCA?

It's not a nice sound. The dog is either in pain, or terribly depressed.

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Don't you love it when you find an awesome new song?

The radio come on this morning and there was a great tune at the start of Jo Wiley's show (yep, I'm lazy and I set my alarm for ten am lol- well, actually, it's set for 9am, but I am a big fan of the snooze button.

Any ways, the song was Heavyweight Champion by Reverend and the Makers. It's on my myspace profile, so go have a listen.

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Good Luck to Everton in that most ridiculous of competitions - the UEFA Cup. Honestly, can someone please explain how that group works? Sky Sports said you don't play each other twice(?) - bizarre.

UEFA have ruined that competition. Hell, Sky Sports, desperate for news, don't even broadcast the draw - it's relegated to the yellow breaking news bar.

It should be a straight knockout, as should the Champions Lge.

Glad this international break is here. Liverpool have been awful since the last one, so hopefully this will break the hoo-doo and allow Rafa to have a good hard think about where we are and where we need to be.
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Right, that's it.