As usual, I woke up in the middle if the night and didn’t quite get back to sleep as deeply as I had been. That happens in proper beds as well as dusty hardwood floors. So when I heard stirring at half-five, I was more than ready to jump up and greet the day. After
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Sleeping in a church hall reminded me of a Scout camp I went on once. Actually, it was a Cub camp; I never made it as far as the Scouts, and here’s why: Some other kid and I were shining our torches onto the ceiling of the hall after lights-out and having a good old
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We didn’t have long to wait in Killington Lake before the other two buses showed up. There was, however, something of a pause while coffees were drunk, lunch eaten and plans made. Not being much involved with the plans, and having had an easy ride what with not having to drive, I made myself suspitious/useful
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As my eyes drew open, seconds before my six-thirty alarm sounded (as is their wont), I began the calculations that customarily get my brain into gear: what is the last second I can get up and still be where I need to be, when I need to be there? The two minibuses bound for Aldermaston,
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I heard someone say it today at STV. It about sums up the best of my childhood, that. From copying a rental edition of Empire Strikes Back (later paying for it twice on VHS and again on DVD, not to mention the cinema tickets for the re-release) to making mix tapes to impress a girl,
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We had our new coffee machine wake us up with a fresh pot this morning. I’ve never been much of a coffee-drinker, but now I’m beginning to feel like I did when the family took its first foreign holiday (to Rimini, Italy) when I was fourteen or so and I discovered that I did like
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A lie in today, then to Tesco, then to Sighthill Cemetery for dog-walking. It wasn’t only dead people whose remains we roamed among. Check out these high rise flats (now a lot flatter than once they were): Why walk the dog in a cemetery? It was there. Technorati Tags: monty the
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Merry Christmas, everyone! Technorati Tags: christmas 2009, monty, rouken glen park
Christmas Eve and I’m at my Mum’s with Mo and Monty. I’ve a couple of more days of work this year, but I’m enjoying relaxing. Here‘s the Flickr set of our walk in the beautifuly Rouken Glen park. And in case you can’t be arsed clicking the link, here are a few highlights:
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Pondering the imponderable and coming up empty. Safety comes first as our hero dares to leave the security of his flat, with its artificial light, and brave the outdoors… before sunrise! Will he survive?
Kenny Park, pro video editor in Avid and Final Cut for over a decade.
