I teach in Bordeaux on Thursday mornings so took the opportunity for a movie splurge. Sur un Fil, directeur Reda Kateb This French film starts off being about an acrobat who falls from a height. She has few other opportunities to earn money so she asks one of the Circus clowns how else she couldContinue reading “Movie marathon lite”
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Bowling for gun deaths
Recently decided to watch Bowling for Columbine again “inspired” by the latest disaster in the US of a three-year old shooting a baby in the head. Cory Doctorow also reposted an article from Boing Boing from 2003 wherein Michael Moore tries to defend himself against the gun lobby’s attacks on his film – archive.org versionContinue reading “Bowling for gun deaths”
Getting a DSi
I went into GAME today and for the first time ever, took them up on their trade-in policy that has never seemed very generous before to get a new Nintendo DSi in exchange for my old DS Lite (the one Mark bought me as it happens) and two games (since my selection is fairly widespread,Continue reading “Getting a DSi”
New TV
Finally we got ourselves a new TV. We’re sticking with Philips since our old set has done us proud for ten years. It’s a 37″ 1080p device catchily titled the Philips 37PFL5603H. I’ve downloaded the current firmware upgrade (bizarre, eh? How times change that we can upgrade our tellies!). The only fly in the ointmentContinue reading “New TV”