Falkirk’s finest

The Falkirk wheel, powered with the same energy as a handful or so of kettles being boiled.

The Falkirk Head Butter powered by the energy of alcohol.

Treat your own work with respect

Over the years I have written one or two things. I even still have copies of some of it, though I have lost a lot as well. Some people don’t hang on to things because they move around a lot. That has never been the case with me as I have managed to cart a whole houseful of stuff around with me.

The sad thing is that I have on occasion been somewhat cavalier with some of the work that I have done. There is for example a play I wrote when I was 21 that I no longer have a copy of. A friend does, but he is not quite sure where it is. Not surprising as its about twenty odd years old. I have been thinking about rewriting it recently, though I did have the lazy dreamy thought that the original would turn up and I could improve it.

Anyway I guess what I would like to say in this post is never treat your own writing badly. Cherish it even if you don’t think it is that good. Look at the stuff you did five or ten years ago. You never know when you will find a wonderful gem that you can use in a newer piece of writing.

It’s like having a wayward and perhaps slightly stupid child. You wouldn’t throw that child out would you? Then why not be proud of your wayward and slightly stupid writing:) Love it, embrace it and then use it:)

Keep An Eye On This One

There are times when you meet someone who is perhaps slightly talented, but it is rarer to meet someone who is exceptionally so. I met one such person some years ago in Edinburgh. By birth he is Polish and he is what I would describe as a film polymath. Who is this wunderking: Tomas Suski aka Wotan (hey don’t ask me why).

I had the pleasure of appearing in one of his films for a fleeting twenty seconds, and I believe but could be wrong about this that it was his first full length feature.  Called “All Secrets” this film is both moving and entertaining in equal measures. Tomas has managed to gather a fantastic team, and then put together something that is a holy grail for film makers: a movie with heart.

You can see more of his work here:

http://vimeo.com/user441811

If he doesn’t make it big I will eat my hat, and I don’t like the taste of hat Tomas so don’t let me down eh!

Royal Borg Of Scotland

 

Finally I now know who my new business bank manager is!!!

“Banks you will be assimilated, investment is futile”

New Addition To The Household

Whilst watching Michael Mosley talking about exercise, and the concept of High Intensity Training I felt a sudden and unexplained urge to do something about my own lack of activity. I found my fingers unconsciously signing up online with a new catalogue and then purchasing the above item.

Granted it is still packed away, but this is due to an inability to find space to put it up currently due to my hoarding nature, and my trashed out looking room.

Guess Who

In a stunning new turn to my bank manager saga, I have found out that my bank manager has been changed for sure. You would have thought that the client would be the first person to be told this kind of thing eh. Apparently not, as it would make life far too easy. Still what do you expect from the bank who decided to take over a Dutch bank without carrying out due diligence.

So I have come up with a gaming experience that is a variation on a classic board game. Guess who. Except in this game you ask questions like:

Is my Business Bank Manager a man                      Yes

Do he wear glasses                                                      No

And so on and so on.

Who knows by the end of the week I might actually have a name to the person who is dealing with my account.

Turning water into Tasty…

There is a record of a story somewhere about this guy turning water into wine. I am sure that a lot of you will have heard of that, and of course the outcry of landlords and wine sellers all over Jerusalem. Followed by the fishes and loaves scandal.

Over my lifetime I think, and I could be wrong about this, but I have been hooked on to sugary drinks and foods from a very early age. It was a sign of love and probably a pacifier in my family. Give the kid some sugar and keep him quiet. So now my palate and my body are set to “Sugar Crave” mode. Of course this has lead to the big D. Diabetes.

I have rarely drunk a lot of water, but am trying to get into the habit of drinking more. The challenge I face of course is that it ermmm tastes like water…which is no taste at all. I have cut back on sugar filled drinks, and this has included “real” fruit juice. The orange juice I got today from the shops had 13.9 grams of sugar per 150ml serving. I also got some diluting juice which seems to be a lesser sin (much less) somewhere in the region of 0.2g per one thirtieth of a bottle. Don’t look at me: My numeracy is not good enough to work it out in my head.

The upshot of all this is I need to find ways of making water taste like something I would like to drink, to supplement the just plain water I should be drinking. If you have any ideas let me know. I would appreciate it muchly.