From yesterday's papers...

The offending picture from yesterday's papers... who is she???

Sienna Miller

Who is this bloody woman???
Everytime you pick up a newspaper there's a photo of her. What has she done?
Appeared in a couple of films and been cheated on by the vaccuous Jude Law.

Rant over

Cape Town (Part 5)

The last evening I spent in Cape Town was at L and C's house (N's sister and brother-in-law) where we had a braai (barbecue to the uninitiated). After stuffing myself stupid yet again (I must admit eating is one of my most favourite pastimes) we once again made our weary way home.

It was up early the next day as it was to time to depart on the epic journey back to the UK. I think I said this before... but I am determined not to do the "via Doha" route again. Anyway I said my farewells to N and her family plus I asked her dad on the phone if I had his permission to marry his eldest daughter which he really appreciated (I had asked N's mum a bit earlier). Luckily both had said "yes". Then I was off! Incidentally N just to clarify things, N was taking the same flight a couple of days later.

On the plane was a group of Greek tourists who had been on a grand tour of the countries of southern Africa. Irritatingly they wouldn't sit down to begin with and were jabbering away at a million miles an hour.

Eventually I arrived in Doha where I had an 8/9 hour stop over!!! Fortunately I found a place called the Quiet Room where you could recline on specially designed seats and have a sleep. Of course you had to have your hand luggage hooked around a foot so as no one tried to thieve it... plus of course the alarm set on your phone so as you didn't miss your flight. I have endured worse (Gatwick Airport on the outward journey for instance).

The flight was uneventful and I managed to overdose myself on watching one film after the other (it was interactive)... which leads to me recommend "Little Miss Sunshine" a truly excellent film that I heartily recommend.

At last we landed at Heathrow and all that was left was the depressing journey back on the Piccadilly Line to Kings Cross and then on to WGC. It was whilst I was on the tube I realised I had left my copy of Casino Royale on the plane (mind you I had managed to finish it).

Coming soon Cape Town II - The Wedding

One Year Today!

Just a note to say that it is the first anniversary of N and I first meeting!!!

Recommended TV: The Lost Room

I watched this last night on Sky One. Brilliant. A three part series starring Peter Krause from Six Feet Under. He comes into the possession of a key that when placed in the lock of any door opens a portal to an extra-dimensional motel room. Once inside the room the keyholder only has to think of where he wants to go and once the door is open again he finds himself at his desired destination. Others are after the key and they have other items from the motel room such as the clock, the pen and the bus ticket all of which have unique and supernatural powers. For instance the bus ticket teleports the target to a long straight road in New Mexico.

Watch it... it's good!

Rating: 8/10

Dench does it again...

Note the piggy eyes and disagreeable look on her face... unsmiling as always!

I see "Dame" Judi Dench has been nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) again... hopefully Kate Winslet will beat her.

No. 4 Noel Edmonds

Bearded prat! What skills does this guy have? And just when we thought we were rid of him he comes back in Deal or No Deal. He isn't funny, he doesn't sing, he doesn't act... a complete waste of space who is worth a fortune. Probably due for a knighthood then!

Rant over

Craggy islands row over Father Ted

Taken from bbc.co.uk

"A row has broken out between two remote Irish islands over an inaugural Father Ted festival next month.
Inis Mor, the largest of the three Aran Islands off County Galway, is planning a three-day "Friends of Ted" event.
They want to mark the ninth anniversary of the death of comic Dermot Morgan, the star of the Channel 4 series.
However, Inis Oirr, the smallest of the islands, believes it has a bigger claim over Father Ted because local scenes, including the Plassey shipwreck, are shown in the opening scenes of the hit comedy.
Inis Mor has been given an off-season cash injection as dozens of Father Ted fans have rushed to book hotels, hostels and B&Bs for the festival which runs from 23 - 25 February.
However, one B&B owner on Inis Oirr said: "It's unfair that Inis Mor is cashing in on Father Ted when, obviously, we have closer links with the show.
"Fans and tourists would have come here in the past, just to view the Plassey shipwreck. Inis Mor is trying to pull a fast one to be honest and we're not very impressed."
The Friends of Ted event features an array of themed events associated with the comedy series, such as the Father Jack Cocktail Evening, the Father Dougal Breakfast Movie Charades, the Lovely Girls Contest and Charity Auction and A Song for Europe.

Drink! Feck! Girls! - Frank Kelly as Father Jack
Also featured on the bill are the Toilet Duck Comedy Awards, Crazy Golf, Hide A Nun and Seek, Ludo Aerobics, Buckeroo Speed Dating and a Ferrero Rocher Quiz Night.
Fancy dress five-aside football will also pit priests against nuns on the island.
The organisers hope to limit the event to 100 lucky fans and a proportion of ticket sales will go towards Croi, the West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation.
Father Ted is set on the fictitious Craggy Island but was shot at various locations in County Clare such as Ennis, Kilfenora, Ennistymon, and Kilnaboy.
The parochial house is at Glenquin, near Kilnaboy. All interior scenes were shot in London.
Written by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, Father Ted ran for three seasons on Channel 4 between April 1995 and May 1998.
It is currently being screened on BBC America and is repeated frequently on Channel 4, More4 and RTE Two.
'Drink!'
The hit comedy spawned a string of catchphrases and launched the careers of Ardal O'Hanlon as Father Dougal, a simple minded priest, manic housekeeper Pauline McLynn and veteran actor Frank Kelly who won over younger audiences as an alcoholic lay-about who randomly shouted: "Drink! Feck! Girls!"
The show won a BAFTA award for Best Comedy in 1996 while Morgan won a BAFTA for Best Actor and Pauline McLynn scooped the Best Actress award.
Dermot Morgan died aged 45 on 28 February 1998 after he suffered a heart attack at his home just 24 hours after finishing the recording of the last episode of Father Ted.
More information on the Friends of Ted festival is available on www.friendsofted.org. "

I think Father Ted is brilliant... defintely one of my favourite comedies of all time!

Cape Town (Part 4)

On to the reception!... and at last dinner (not that I'm obssessed with eating, but I do like my food). The evening went really well and Gavin (the groom) reminded all those present about N and me getting married in April (which was good of him). It's a weird feeling because I have now gained another family in another country and if you had asked me what would have been happening in my life 18 months ago I would never have guessed at the events that would come. It was just before midnight that we made our weary way back home and so to bed.

The next day N and I set out for Table Mountain... we parked up and made our way to the cable car station anticipating a potential 3 hour wait. But instead we discovered that we could walk straight on. Cloud cover was low giving the mountain its table cloth covering. The cable car itself was well thought out because you stood on a turntable which slowly rotated giving everyone inside a panoramic view through 360 degrees. At the summit we disembarked only to discover that the clouds were still obscuring the view (as you can see in the photo below). We walked around a bit, had a coffee and then... the cloud cover cleared and revealed the splendor of Cape Town and the surrounding area.

To be continued

A view from Table Mountain