Annihilation is one of the words I find impossible to spell (I wonder which commonly known words are the hardest?), and also the name of the film the GF and I watched last night. I had read the book by Jeff VanderMeer and enjoyed its hallucinogenic lunacy. The image of the upside-down tower stayed with […]
Big sleep
We watched this last night. I’m afraid I dozed through bits of it, but in any case I didn’t find it as engaging as the book. Maybe I just love the book too much as it’s clearly considered a great film. This morning I did some tidying and cleaning and accounting, all very satisfying, then […]
A vision, thwarted
I had a vision of a top suitable to wear with loose, short trousers but that was not a snug crop top. This was a vision of a loose button-down collared shirt, down to the hips, and cinched at the waist by a wide fabric belt. With this vision in mind I went to Covent […]
Shadows ahead
The Gentleman Friend’s farewell party was yesterday, at the large and empty home of Green Thumb. Only a few people were invited: the Woodland Creature and Maitreyi, and Instagirl and her techie spouse. It went on too long for my taste as social events invariably do, but it was pleasant. There was one fine moment […]
Packing begins
This morning we woke with the resolve of packing our belongings to return to London. After a slow start, it went well. For certain definitions of well, perhaps – we didn’t even start packing boxes, but did pack the GF’s suitcase for his brief trip to London next week, went for lunch and are now […]
Insects in the orifices
I watched the new Jumanji last night. I was just past the age of enjoying the first one back in the 1990s, but younger siblings loved it. I wasn’t particularly interested in watching this one either, but the GF put it one whilst we were having tea and I stayed on to finish it. It […]
Shape of Water
We watched this last night. I wasn’t impressed. I enjoyed the first half, but generally thought it was too caught up in its own whimsicality and magic. I didn’t find the love affair particularly romantic or even convincing, the sad-comic gay friend and the fat down-to-earth black friend both made me roll my eyes. It […]
Train drain
Yesterday was Saturday and, aside from working and getting myself some seekh kebabs for lunch, I had decided to go to Midvalley, a mall, where (rumour had it) rashguards can be purchased. Midvalley is located in a sort of island with limited points of access and the traffic is always obscene on weekends. The only […]
Three billboards
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has an irritating title but was unambiguously good. I was amazed by some of the stupidity in reviews and so on, particularly those complaining about a particular character’s redemption arc (if that is what you think of as redemption then, well, I don’t know what to say). It was very […]
Leaving home
Our next step has been confirmed and we will leave KL in the coming months. The city has become a sort of home, and life here has become life rather than an interlude. This was brought home at our celebratory dinner last night at Sushi Azabu where the staff recognised us and greeted us as […]