It Felt Like a Kiss

Adam Curtis makes scary documentaries. Not “Man coming up behind you and shouting ‘Boo!’” scary, but “How on earth did we get ourselves into this mess?” scary.

Now he has made something which is a mix of both kinds of scary. In an office block in Manchester. It Felt Like a Kiss is a walk through interactive event with a movie in the middle. Number one son and myself made it all the way to the end and I must admit it was a fascinating way to spend a couple of hours, with some really scary bits here and there. It tells you things you didn’t know about the way the world works and gives you the odd fright, including one bit where a man with a chainsaw chases you down a darkened corridor…

Graduation Daze

Did a couple of graduation ceremonies as Graduands Marshal today. I was helped out by Bernie, who is learning the trade.  I hope he didn’t mind when I referred to him as my “glamorous assistant”.

I took a camera along and had a go at taking pictures of the graduates. The audience is pretty much in darkness, but you might be able to pick out yourself amongst the noisy pixels.

Ceremony 3 : 10:30
 

Ceremony 4: 2:30

Musical Family

Number one daughter has bought a ukulele. It actually looks quite fun to play, but I have yet to find macho pose that works when playing it.

Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory is a sitcom. It is a kind of “Nerds meets Friends” kind of format, where the blokes are all nerdy in different ways. Number one daughter got me the first season on DVD and it is great. If you like sharply written American comedy then this one is for you. Great stuff.

Open Day

Today we had a university Open Day. I like giving talks at these, and despite my condition (which you really, really don’t want to know about) I went along to do my bit.I took a picture of the audience at the start. We were in the vertigo inducing Physics lecture theatre.

Thanks very much to those who turned up, I hope you enjoyed the visit.