So... I've not written anything in ages... I've not really been using the web much of late, at least not in any way that requires any creative input. Blog and facebook have gone out of the window really. Let's try writing something and see if anyone comments, besides the usual clamouring crowd of spambots. No, sorry, no one wants your realty porn, whatever that may be. Anyway...
Work is pretty busy and interesting, which is good. I appear to have settled in rather well to being an accountant, which is something I swore I'd never do. It's not boring, honest. Training is going well, and the trips to London are looking like they'll get to be more fun come the summer. Frisbee in the park = good thing. That being said, sauna on the tube = bad thing... I think walking will be abundantly more tempting.
Beth is doing well. She seems to be permanently teething which makes for much wailing and gnashing of the relevant teeth. Apart from that she's getting the hang of lots of other stuff. Here's a quick list of newfound skills:
- Saying "Dada" and "Mama" to us.
- Standing up and cruising along stuff.
- Pointing at stuff she wants.
- Dropping stuff off her high chair. This is funnier for her than for us.
- Putting things in our hands and laughing when we say thank you to her.
- Starting to get the hang of her shape sorter.
- Recognising the house when we come home from somewhere.
- Crawling everywhere.
So, that's all good.
Things might be clearing up a bit God-wise, but I'm not sure. I'm sure the comparison between rich men (or more pertinently, those who put their faith in money) getting into heaven and camels getting through eyes of needles could just as well be applied to those with scientific knowledge... Not that science is a bad thing, or it can't co-exist with religion (which I'm sure it can) but it does make things a bit challenging when people use science to try to dismiss God. Still, I'll struggle on, through stubbornness if nothing else.
Music... I bought Elephant by The White Stripes the other day. A bit older, but pretty good so far. Quite an impressive variety of sound from what is mainly just two people. It achieves a raw, rough sound without resorting to mountains of producing it to make it sound that way. I'll have to give it a few more listens, but I think I'll be getting some more of their stuff.
Films... I want to see Spiderman 3. We're going to visit my parents in a few weeks, so we'll probably take advantage of being able to leave Beth one evening and go out to see it. I also want to see Pirates Of The Caribbean 3, but I might end up going to see that when I'm down in London without Alison. After the huge disappointment of the second one, I'm not exactly hoping for much, but I'd still like to see what happens. Maybe they will salvage things. I hope so. I'm also looking forward to Die Hard 4, though I'm sure it'll be little more than Bruce Willis blowing stuff up and coming up with one liners. Nothing wrong with that once in a while.
Right. I'll try to post something more constructive here sometime soon.
