Enjoying the warm weather?

Wow its definitely been a nice warm month.  Its also a miracle that twice so far this year i have had to apply sunblock to stop me looking like a tomato (last year it didnt get used once).  I am not a sun bunny by any stretch of the imagination but even i have been enjoying the recent spell of warm weather.  Ok it hasnt been tropical or anything like that but we have reached 20 degrees on a couple of occasions and that is warm enough for me.

Plans for the wedding are well under way and arrangements are being made.  We have lots to do and sort out in the coming weeks.

I am sorry to say that we lost a very dear relative in the last week.  After a long battle with illness my Uncle Tony passed away.  I lived with both him and his wife (Auntie Pauline) from 1995 to 1998 and i will always have those memories that even now bring a smile to me as i am typing this.  We will really miss him as we shared some good times and they were there when i needed someone.  R.I.P.  you will be sorely missed.

The days where it has been sunny we have been out and about, either town, cleveleys or just the local village.  On those days we have usually met up with my mum and ended up either going for a meal or just walking and doing shopping.  In the evenings we have been going for some nice walks with our ever faithful and daft as a brush dog Jess (who almost wrapped Deb round a tree last night........lol).  On the days where the weather has been bad i have done my usual surveys, emails, forums, blog and general surfing the net.

Havent really done a lot of gaming other than a couple of hours on Call of Juarez and i am still undecided if i like it yet.  

Film wise i have been watching quite a lot.  The other night i wanted to watch one of our older horror films so i picked 13 ghosts (excellent film).  Last year for my 40th my fiancee Deb bought me the Bourne Trilogy on Bluray and the other day we managed to buy the Bourne Legacy so the quadrilogy is complete.  This being the case we finally sat down to watch them a couple of nights ago and after seeing the first one and finding out how good it is i am looking forward to the other three.  Last night we watched a very clever and intense horror film called Cabin in the Woods.  I will avoid spoilers but needless to say that it isnt your ordinary run of the mill horror.

Deb bought me Boardwalk Empire season 1 and 2 on dvd for my birthday so i will be continuing from where i left of real soon.  I love the show and its got me completely hooked.  Its great to see Steve Buscemi on our screens as i think he is a very under-rated actor with immense talent.  On that note i was shocked to hear about the death of James Gandolfini at the age of 51.  I have heard a lot about the Sopranos series and its on my list (which grows every day) of television programs i want to watch (thanks to Sarah i am also edging towards Person of Interest as it sounds like my kind of program).  Going back to the James Gandolfini comment, it just goes to show you how easy life can disappear and that is why i am always living for today.  

I had a bit of a bee in my bonnet earlier this week and decided to confront some things that had been getting on my nerves and eating away at me in the last week or so.  Its always good when you get things sorted and show people that you are not just there as a convenience friend.  I think of myself a lot more highly than that these days.

I will leave you now and will keep you informed as to what happens in the next week or so.

Another two weeks almost

Ok so i set it in my mind (my diary) to keep this blog updated every two or three days and yet i find myself here and realise that its been almost two weeks since my last update !!!!!!!!!!!!

I know they say time flies but no one said that it went super sonic !!!!!!!

Ok not much of an update other than the wedding plans are going ok.  A lot will be sorted in the next couple of weeks (fingers crossed).  The weather had been really good for the last few days and even though there has been a lot of rain in the air and an awful lot more has been forecast for the next few days, the temperature seems to be holding out at about 15-16c (which isnt too bad).  Not been a lot happening other than going town a couple of times and walking the dog.

Had a lot of free time in the evenings and we have been watching some good movies lately.

Horrible Bosses - A very funny and engaging comedy that literally had us both crying with laughter.  Seeing Jennifer Anniston as a sex-mad dentist just about sealed the humour.  Jason Bateman once again was the best thing in the film and he is definitely one of my favorite actors at present.

Identity Thief - Not as funny as i thought it would be but still a good laugh.  Once again Jason Bateman starred, this time with Melissa Mccarthy.  Its a good road trip kind of movie and with the added bonus of Robert Patrick playing an old but wizened bounty hunter.  Good film but have seen better.

Dante 01.  Ok this wouldnt be to everyones taste as its a French film that has been dubbed in english.  Its a sci-fi horror about a mental asylum colony that is floating in space.  A ship is rescued and the newest inmate appears to be something more than human.   I would give this a go if you like out of the box - sci fi.

Now this last film really surprised me and to me its the best film I have seen in years.  Its a brazilian film called Elite Squad (The Enemy Within).  Its a fantastic action film that also has a lot of political agenda in it.  The violence is realistic and the story (though fiction) is scarily realistic.  I was hooked from the first five minutes and just lately have been giving foreign language films a go as its nice to see what other countries are capable of outside of Hollywood.  Its in Brazilian but the subtitles are really easy to follow and not intrusive. I picked this up from Poundland and its the best value from a pound that i have had.

On the gaming front i am still playing Bioshock Infinite and i am hoping that i am getting close to the end as i am getting a little bored with it now.  Its the same situation in different locations.

On that note i will disappear and will update soon

Wow has it really been that long ???

I cant believe that its been over 3 months since my last post..............sheesh time flies.  Well in that time we have lost another family member.  My late dads wife passed away recently and although in the beginning we didnt really get on with each other by the end we were definitely friends and she will be deeply missed.

Family wise not a lot has happened.  My sister is still looking for a new house to move to.  My mum has settled into her new flat and is loving living in Blackpool.  My time has been taken up with gaming, watching tv and oh erm....................planning a wedding yeyyyyyyyyyyyy

We are definitely getting there and the plans are coming together nicely.  We have made a couple of stipulations and if people dont like them.........tough LOL

We have decided that we want it to be a child free day.  No one under 18 (this will cause some problems) but its a matter of practicality.  We need to arrange the catering and to do that with children included will times the amount by 1 and a half and we would rather put that extra money towards the day itself and not on a pile of food that will get wasted.  The other thing is we want the adults to be able to relax and enjoy the day without having to keep checking on their kids every five minutes to see if they are misbehaving, sick, bored etc.........

Anyway its our day so why should we compromise ???

Me and Deb will have been together almost 14 years next year and we have been through a lot.  We have been broke to the point of no return and come through it.  There have been health scares (particularly me last year) where it didnt even look like i was going to be here.  So i think we deserve to have the wedding that we both want.

A lot more will be sorted in the next few weeks and i will keep regular updates for those that are interested.

Well in the last three months i have played Dead Island and Riptide, Darksiders 2 and am now on Bioshock Infinite.  Out of the games so far i would rate Bioshock 3 stars, Darksiders 4 stars and Dead Island 4 1/2 Stars.  All three have their good points and they are all worth playing.  Dead Island is sort of Rpg with first person as well.  Darksiders is a hack and slash but also with a Rpg sytem of advancement and bioshock is a sort of adventure/first person action game.  Will let you know what i play after.

On the film front i have watched literally dozens in the last three months, from Dark Skies to Last Exorcism 2, from Stranded to Chernobyl Diaries and from The Firm (not the Tom Cruise one) to Black Swan.  A varied choice of films you must agree and there are even more on the agenda too.

I have finally succumbed and joined Twitter (my best friend is over the moon at the news and has already recommended me to her cronies        lol).  I actually joined by accident while signing up to be notified of upcoming Lionsgate films.  I thought i was signing up for a newsletter, I was wrong.

Also during the day I have been listening to a lot of music and my personal favourites are Delta Machine by Depeche Mode and Euphoric Clubland.  Delta Machine is a superb cd and its Mode at their best.  The cd contains a nice diverse choice of tunes from the mood songs to dance hits.  Euphoric Clubland is my kind of music.  While i am not a fan of hardcore music i do like the more melodic euphoria or trance tunes and this compilation has the best of the last twenty years.  Some superb tunes from Darude, Fragma, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk etc............  Well worth a listen !!!!!!!!!!!

On the football front I was quite pleased with the way my beloved Liverpool finished the season with a nice unbeaten run and also happy that despite being without Luis Suarez (bite meeeeeeee) that we actually can still score goals and a lot more than people thought.  I think Sturridge is a class player and the way that he has filled in for Suarez is a credit to the player.  10 goals in 14 matches is not a bad return so far and long may it continue.  Coutinho is a world class player and at Liverpool i can see him going from strength to strength.  Downing and Henderson have really improved in the second half of the season but whether they stay, who knows.   I think we do need some more quality in the team and what with all the rumours in the press i am surprised that we have any team left for next year............lol.  One thing i will add that is driving me nuts is to do with Suarez.  Yes he is a class player of that there is no doubt, but he isnt bigger than the club.  If he wants to leave, then leave, if he wants to stay, stay, but please sort it out one way or the other.  Every day there are new stories about it and its getting a little tedious now.