London Still Rocks!

I finally flew back to Ireland again - had forgotten the awful airconditioning on Ryanair , but I survived. And yes, it was a relief to get a wash on (there's a washing machine in my flat, but no dryer) and get at the rest of my wardrobe! I've been delayed in going back until now because my car broke down, but it's now fixed, and I needed to get back - because I found out about something in Ireland this evening that I was dying to go to!  Martin Shaw , the English storyteller - and you know how I love storytelling - is doing a tour, of Ireland only (now completely sold out), with none other than  Tommy Tiernan ! They are doing a show called  Between Dog and Wolf , and were playing  Glór , the closest venue to me, this evening. Couldn't miss that.. and I arranged to meet an old friend for lunch at  Jade Cottage , earlier today. It promised rain, and rain it gave - all day. Not heavy in general, mind. I arrived just before time - no sign of my friend - only to dis...

For today , of the next-highest-rated films on Flicks , the best looked like  Sorry, Baby , which is rated much higher there than on IMDB . It's been out a while, so by now the closest showing to me was in the  Ritzy  - and not selling out. Last night, it didn't promise rain for today - when I was getting dressed today, it didn't locally either - but did for London in general. So I dressed accordingly. And sure enough, when I was changing buses, there was the rain - light, but annoying. I headed down to where there was a stop for the buses I needed to get - to find it closed. Mind you, there was a large crowd there, and no sign of the roadworks that were supposed to cause the closure - so I said I'd wait and see. And sure enough, another bus duly stopped there: So I waited for one of mine to come - and when one did, a couple of us tried to hail it - only for it to sail on past. I wouldn't blame people for waiting at a closed stop, when we get mixed messages like ...

I planned film for the weekend - and Flicks has made an absolute sea-change in my life! No longer do I have to bother with that blasted   old listings site , which is never completely updated until the week whose listings it's describing is nearly over - no, Flicks is much more up to date.. and what's more, I can order the listings - by rating! They do use   Rotten Tomatoes  (RT) - but to be fair, I could do with a change from   IMDB   anyway, they have a problem with overrating some films. And RT does highly rate some of the generally acknowledged good films. What's more, you can store a watchlist - and for each film, you can list the venues in order of distance from a specified location! Default is your current location. For a specified day (chosen from the list of available days), they show the different listings for each cinema - and lo, you can click on the time you want, for the cinema you want, and be taken straight to the booking page. It's so easy, it'...

I had the last three days off work - up to Thursday - I was at a wedding in   Leeds Castle ! I'd never been before, so that promised to be cool - and I actually splashed out and stayed in the castle. I know the bride from Up in the Cheap Seats  (UITCS), and a number of the group decided to go, for some or all of the celebrations - a people carrier was organised to/from London. The wedding celebrations themselves ran for two days - she's of   Indian   extraction, and Lordy, we were asked to wear Indian-inspired outfits! I finally got around to shopping for (two) outfits after the walk on Saturday - and no wonder it left me exhausted!  First, I thought I'd try Zara - their stuff can be lovely. And wouldn't you know it, within five minutes I'd sourced a mini-dress - short enough to wear something under, sparkly, boho: and a gold, embellished coat (actually made in India). Outfit #1, in the bag! I then spent the next couple of hours trudging down Oxford Street , d...