Personal

Plush Velvet Buttermilk

I've had quite literally no comments on my proposed bedroom colour scheme. Congratulations. This means you all have much more constructive things to do with your weekends than admire my DIY. I however do not share your fortune.

Arts

Film: Whale Rider

If the trailer's schmaltz has put you off watching this film, try your hand at selective amnesia and go see the film anyway. (I mainly went because I tend to see every film shown at The Riverside.)

Keisha Castle-Hughes is spellbinding in the lead role, showing a lot more talent and maturity than most actors these days. And while the film veers close to excessive sentimentality at times (at a couple of points it drags on a bit too), that's easily forgotten when you see the sweeping landscape - physical, emotional and cultural - underlying the story.

Greenbelt

How Radio 1's Changed

As this trail from 1979 shows, Radio 1's changed just a touch over the years.

(This entry was originally posted on the Greenbelt Blog.)

Greenbelt , Personal

A Dog Called Big Issue

At the party:
  An evening with familiar faces,
  wise words from and old friend.
  Relaxation, drink, loud, loud chat.

On the way home:
  A dog called Big Issue,
  a surprise phone call from a new friend.
  The shipping forecast spoken softly.

Tonight has been a beautiful evening. Stepping out of the car at one in the morning, the stars smile brightly on me. On nights like this I know friends near and far see the same constellations and no matter where I am I cannot feal alone.