imhilien: Tea (Tea)
Spring has taken a few steps backwards to winter as it’s become cold again and there’s snow in the South Island. Yesterday I was out and there was a freezing, gale-force sou’ wester that almost blew me over at times.  I reacted by eating a nice steam pudding by the heater last night. ::nods::

Last year I had gone to a knit-and-spin retreat held nearby for the first time, and a few weeks ago I went again. I had a nice time – the renovations being done last time had been finished and the place looked that much better.  We were given a ball of wool each (in blue or grey) and asked to create over the weekend a square 25 x 25 cm in any way, which would be part of a planned blanket for charity. I was given some grey wool (very nice wool, too) and I crocheted a square. We were all given a gift at the end of the retreat, and I got a big, multi-coloured ball of wool.  Now, what shall I do with it…

I’ve recently joined a book club that meets once a month in a café at a park. What’s good about this club is that they have a theme each month, and you bring along a book that relates to the theme, which opens up a lot of possibilities. Next month is ‘books that scared you’ and I’ll think I’ll bring along my copy of ‘The Mistletoe Bride and other Haunting Tales’ by Kate Mosse, which does have some genuinely creepy stories.

I was at the library recently and saw season 1 of the sci-fi TV show ‘The Expanse’ which I immediately grabbed and watched, as I only saw a few episodes on TV a while ago before the screening times starting jumping around. Grr. It’s based on a book series set in the solar system in the future, where a missing person sets off a chain of events. A hard-bitten cop and a ships crew both end up searching for her and *spoiler alert* there’s an amusing clash of personalities when they both team up to search together. I’ve heard the show has been renewed for season 4, so that’s promising.

Snaffled from https://www.torforgeblog.com/2018/09/06/which-dysfunctional-space-crew-do-you-belong-in/

Which Dysfunctional Space Crew Do You Belong In?

Firefly

Well aren't you just a perfect embodiment of chaotic good. You're clearly the just the kind of talented misfit that belongs on the crew of the Serenity. You may grouchily claim you're not a team player, but you'll find your family, and maybe a cause worth fighting for, when you join this space team.
imhilien: Rainbow (Keep Calm)
Wow, what a week. On Tuesday night there was a wild storm in Auckland that knocked down trees and powerlines, so a quarter of Auckland was left without power. I was without power for two days (back on now, phew). The storm sounded like a jet engine at times and there must have been a mini-tornado through the neighbourhood; trees came down and some kids pink paddling pool ended up in my garden (!). At the end of the street there is a trampoline that was tossed into the neighbours yard like it weighed nothing, eep.

Yesterday I was glad to get out of the house and treated myself to go and see 'Ready Player One' at the movies - as a geeky child of the '80's, I was the target audience. The movie was different in a lot of ways from the book but I was ok with that. The villain was played by the actor who was the villain in 'Rogue One' - there was a lot of good ham and cheese in his performance and I chuckled when he made a Star Wars reference. Will hopefully see the film again on the big screen.

Today it's that time of the month, ugh. *reaches for more chocolate*
Mar. 10th, 2018 03:17 pm

Cyclone #3

imhilien: Rainbow (Keep Calm)
Well, last month New Zealand had to deal with two cyclones that came down from the Pacific Islands. Ok, they had mostly reduced in size by the time they got to us, but still there was a lot of wind and rain. We've been told Cyclone #3 is heading down here around Monday, urgh. Cross fingers.

A few weeks ago I was watching the Bafta's (Brit film awards) and I confess to sighing over actor Daniel Day-Lewis whenever the camera alighted on him. Even though he shaved his head(!) he just has this slightly fallen-angel look to him (sigh). He's made some interesting films over the years - I think he was almost cast as Aragorn in LotR. He's a bit of a method actor, and he would have gone Full Tolkien(TM), I'm telling you. :D

We recently had the Oscars, but it was on a cable TV station that I don't have. It will probably turn up in some nowhere weekend slot on ordinary TV, so I'll have to stay sharp and look out.

Movies - I recently went to see 'Black Panther' - oooh, yeah, that was a great film. I confess to enjoying it more than 'The Last Jedi' (which I still have mixed feelings about - don't get me started). I loved the princess who was in charge of research and development of Cool Science Stuffs(TM).

Easter weekend is coming up at the end of the month and the national sci-fi convention (aimed at people who read scifi) is on here in Auckland this year. I'm not staying at the hotel it's at this time, but will go each day by bus.

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