Cold in Early Summer
I had a cold throughout most of the bank holiday weekend and my girlfriend kept me indoors – not the ideal way to spend a long weekend! But at least I’ve recovered now and we spent time together.
I saw Spiderman 3 with a friend on bank holiday Monday last week. We bought tickets in the royal circle of the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square where it premiered. I’ve heard lots of mixed reviews of the film, but I really enjoyed it. It’s identical in style to the first two, so if you enjoyed them, you’ll enjoy this one. Definitely worth seeing in my opinion.
My company gave me my Above & Beyond Award gift at the end of last month – thank you! – a 30Gb black iPod video with a dock. I love this thing! Finally I can store and listen to all my music on a single device, as opposed to having to pick and choose a few songs with my iPod nano. Although it has made me realise that I have 10Gb of music and since I buy most of my music on iTunes, I’m a little concerned about how much money I’ve spent on tracks over the last couple of years. I converted a couple of movies and TV series to iPod format, too and the quality is fantastic. The battery life isn’t brilliant when you watch videos, but since I recharge it with the dock at work, it’s fine.
Both Groove Armada and The Cinematic Orchestra released new albums last week – I haven’t had the chance to listen to either properly yet, but I’ve heard a couple of brilliant tracks on each album – ‘What’s Your Version?’, ‘Paris’, ‘Love Sweet Sound’ and ‘From The Rooftops’ are standout tracks for me on Groove Armada’s ‘Soundboy Rock’. ‘Breathe’ and ‘Familiar Ground’ are my favourites so far on The Cinematic Orchestra’s ‘Ma Fleur’.
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May 15th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Congratulations on your A&B Award.
I recall congratulating you back then; the gift is essentially perfect. 
I came across a Groove Armada track that I forgot I had, recently, as well as a track by Zero 7 that I completely adore (Truth and Rights).
Music is quite pivotal in urban living. When I heard the Z7 song again, it literally sent me into an emotion retrospect, remembering the first year at university (only 3 years ago!!). It’s really something quite extraordinary.
My personal view on Spider-Man 3 is mixed as well, although disappointment is in there, too. Mostly because I am such a huge fan and was looking forward to seeing the baddies…. but you’re right – the movie is consistent with the Raimi style.
See you around!
May 15th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Congraulations again on completing your degree, Chorna!
You deserve all the success in the world.