Album of the Day – Pere Ubu – Dub Housing
This was a bit of an early morning jolt in an attempt to overcome the hangover. Another album that I know I’m expected to like, but, but… It’s too angular for me. All elbows poking you around with no smooth flow. Maybe I drank too much last night.
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It was a day of few surprises. The day after a Bank Holiday is often like that.
I managed a lunchtime escape for a swim. I cycled in along the Trail for the first time in a few weeks. It’s in a glorious green state, although a little overgrown.
The swim felt fine, but it wasn’t as fast as I first thought. I was one second over 17 mins for the 40 lengths. These fine margins seem to bother me.
I blame it on the goggle issues I had. I swam for 20 lengths taking on water. I’m surprised I didn’t drown.
Some delicate neighbourly negotiations were attempted late in the day: Dear neighbour, please prune your tree. It is in danger of messing with my suntan this summer. Ta.
Let’s see what comes back.
Out went the shout of: To Moving Image! …early evening.
Moving Image is the community cinema set up in the village hall.
We’ve been threatening to sign up for the Odeon £15 a month deal for the past year or so. We’ve always found a reason not to do this. A crap schedule at the Odeon usually tops the list.
I had the brainwave of being a regular at Moving Image instead. This is something we use to do when we first moved into the bloody Estuary Wilds. It filled a Saturday night slot whilst we had no telly after the house move.
And then Moving Image switched to Tuesday evenings. We both had work commitments. These have been eased a little of late. And so a return to Moving Image it was.
In its favour is the travelling time. Two minutes there, two minutes back. If it’s a shit film then we can simply walk out.
Showing on Tuesday evening was Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.
Nope, me neither.
It wasn’t part of the Marvel universe.
The experience wasn’t exactly mega cinema multi-plex. But that’s the appeal. We’ll probably be back.