Time's short so let's go random again

My friend's coming for supper, then we'll be watching LOCI. By the time I've dropped her off at the station it will almost be time to watch it again in the 11pm repeat, so I've got to do what I can now before she arrives.

The hands are almost a theme though.

life and vincent: Dig a Pony

life and vincent: Dig a Pony

For those who missed my previous post about the New Forest, click on the link and (I hope) all your questions will be answered.

Random Vincent

I just clicked and up they came.

New Forest and Back

Yesterday I went to Southampton by train to visit my cousin Joyce and her husband Oliver, who live in the New Forest. It was a great day, just for their company, even without the great meal and getting my only chance this year to paddle in the sea.

This picture is off the internet, but there is an area of the forest just like this, complete with New Forest ponies, ten minutes walk from their house. There is also a portion of the forest behnid their house, and the deer wander along their street sometimes, or lean across their hedge, looking beautiful but being very destructive.

Anthony Gormley - at last!

Definitely my favourite modern sculptor - you can keep your Damien Hursts and Tracy Emins. This is the Angel of the North. I thinks it's a truly inspired work. It stands on a hill near Gateshead, and the motorway passes by. I'd crash because I wouldn't be able to take my eyes off it. Critics have said the wings look like those of an aircraft. I can't see that's a problem.

There was a sculpture like this at Greenwich near the Millennium Dome, this may even be it. I missed it, stupidly. Actually, it could even still be there for all I know. I've never even been to the Dome, even though it's jsut a few miles away.

These thousands of little terracotta figures filled the floor of a gallery. I think they're really cute.

I know nothing about these two terracotta figures, but I think they are interesting pieces. I can imagine Bobby "thinking about them".

Smiling Lips and Eyes

I love the way his eyes twinkle.

Dandy again

I have a cat calendar with a different cat picture each day. Last week there was a long-haired tabby which should have looked like Dandy, but it had a frown and a very grumpy expression on its face. Dandy, by contrast, alway has a stupidly endearing expression, reflecting the two thoughts he has in his brain - "Feed me" and "Fuss me". The only time he ever wore a frown was when he had an abcess on his head, and that was just caused by the swelling.

Bugger Blogger

It's jammed up again! I wanted to do a little post on my cat Dandy, and another on my favourite modern sculptor, Anthony Gormley, but The Angel Of The North will have to wait for another time. If you haven't seen it, I think you'll be impressed. I'd just like to get to see it up close.

Clasped hands, crossed arms, legs

Will somebody PLEASE move that tie!

What a manly stride.

Either he folds his arms right-handed...

...or I fold mine left-handed.

Whatever he's clutching, I wish it was me.

At least it's Bobby. At last it's Bobby.

Hallmark's really acting oddly. Two out of four episodes have got the closing credits from some other show. They've had two different sets of opening credits, the better one only once, unfortunately. They have so many trailers in the ad breaks that you are lucky if your timer records it right to the end. Conversely, they sometimes start a bit early so you miss the very beginning. BUT WE DO HAVE BOBBY AT LAST!

Hands.

Feet.

I love this crouch where he pretend turns the wheel of the Ferrarri.

Angst with hands.

I missed out on a whole Vincent post last night because Blogger wouldn't load pictures. I think I'll make up for it today.

They don't take pictures of where I live

I googled the name of my part of London - Lewisham - and very little of any interest came up. Actually nothing of interest came up. So I saved a few anyway, just to give you a taste of somewhere so uninteresting, even the local council doesn't bother to publish photos of it. Actually, the High Street becomes rather attractive after the shops are finished. The road broadens, the pavements are wide and tree-lined, and the trees, once covered in lights at Christmas time, now seem to sport them all year long.
The planners "improved " Lewisham by building the concrete tower block on the right, leased to Citibank. In the middles of the picture is the car park that goes with the shopping centre that opened in 1976. Actually, the multi-storey car park is probably the most attractive building they've put up in the last 30 years. You can just see a glimpse of the edge of the roundabout that was supposed to solve all the traffic problems. It was so successful, they're going to rebuild the whole town centre to get rid of the terrible traffic jams. The blank wall is where the remaining older shop joined on to the old Odeon cinema that they tore down to make the town centre so attractive. That's the cinema where I saw The Beatles in 1963.

The Clocktower was erected to celebrate one of Queen Victoria's jubilees. This photo is so old, it shows the tower on its traffic island, whereas some years ago it was moved closer to where the camera is. Now it's in a pedestrianised area. The local department store has been ripped down to make way for a vast new police station. The police shut themselves in when late-night brawls happen outside.

This is part of Lewisham Hospital, which was opened in the buildings of the old Victorian workhouse. It keeps on expanding, but the waiting lists don't seem to get any shorter.

Now we're talking. The Horniman Museum is not in the town centre - in fact, it's about 3 or 4 miles away. It was set up by Lord Horniman of tea fame. It holds some interesting collections, such as musical instruments, artefacts from many civilisations, puppets, and Egyptiana, including mummies.

The museum is set in parkland, and this conservatory has been restored in recent years. There is a little farm-cum-zoo. It really is a great place to take kids. If you have a specially arranged school visit, they can even handle some of the artefacts. It's everything a museum should be - it has lots of pristine glass cabinets, but also lots of dusty corners.

She may be alive

I hadn't realised that last night's episode was going to be a Nicole one. Poor Bobby having to sit there with the tape of one of the earlier episodes playing, listening to her going on about his mother. But didn't he get her back well - "Not in her wildest delusions did she imagine anything like you". Go for it, Bobby. He asked the question about her saving up her blood, so the seed has been sown that she may still be alive.

More lippy. He doesn't need it - the natural look is best for his yummy lips.

Bizarrely, Hallmark had played the end theme and credits for a totally different programme the night before, both at 8pm and at 11pm. More evidence of the amateurishness of some of the satellite/cable companies.

I need Vincent naked NOW!

Ah, that's better!

An unusual fault with my car

My car is just a Nissan Micra very like this one, except mine is a five-door. I had it serviced a couple of weeks ago, and ever since I have been plagued by a noise that sounds like the horn beeping whenever I go over a dip or a pothole.

Today it went back to the service department to see if they could find the cause of the problem. They took it out for a run before stripping it down, just to see if they could recreate the intermittent noise. No luck.

When they raised the bonnet (hood) all they could see that was amiss was that the oil dipstick was not in its hole properly and may have been striking something. They shoved it back and so far (touch wood) it seems to have done the trick.

They know they must have left it so, and had the good grace not to charge me for their time. But it really could only happen to me!

This is the new Nissan Micra that I'd really like. Anyone got a spare £15 grand?

Semi-Detached - For Daydream Believer

This is the first episode of Season 4, in which a DJ gets murdered. Bobby is charmed by a psychiatric nurse who turns out to be the killer.

Did anyone notice some things about Bobby's appearance in this episode? At the start he is more than usually stubbly, but on his "date" with Nelda he is very closely shaven. He looks as if he might have hurt his precious skin. He also seems to be wearing lipstick, his lips are so red and glossy at one point.

I don't think luscious lips need any enhancing, and I know I'm not alone in LOVING the stubble.

I could hate Nelda as much as Nicole.

Mr Big

I never tire of seeing him look tall against other people. Just wish I could experience it first hand.