My favourite TV programme for many years, Italy Unpacked, is on every weekday at the moment. I can't get enough of Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli's excitement and enthusiasm as they visit parts of the old country. There is a weird element though. I have every programme from every series, including Sicily Unpacked yet I'm still avidly watching them all on iPlayer. Must be something to do with knowing that you're watching it while others are too, so you're part of an audience. Anyway, along with Michael Scott's recent 'Sicily' series, and Scott and Alex Armstrong with their 'Invisible Italy' series, it has been a real treat through the damp winter. After this all finishes I shall have to fill up on 'Two Greedy Italians'. Of course there's also Scott's series about Greece on Youtube. Great stuff.
I love watching programmes about Italy as well, especially looking at things that tourists don't find out about. Beautiful country.
Didn't think it had a great story but the usual action packed stuff. I absolutely love the original trilogy with Damon (who is excellent in them).
My wife use Jason Bourne as a measuring stick, when watching action movies, as in "That was a good fight scene, but Jason Bourne would have taken him".
so I sent the following text to my wife yesterday - Am at the vets , but staying in the car until Hayley ( Vet ) is ready . I don't want them to get my bug ( man flu ) Love you XXX . Got the following reply . Nice to know jasper , but this is when you say " Holy **** I've sent it to the wrong person " I had in fact , sent it to a bloke in our office
I had a boss a few years ago who was legendary for texting the wrong person. Here are two classic examples of his mishaps. 1. Text sent to his business partner after a meeting with new prospective bank... "********* Bank were f'king awful. Couldn't stand the woman." Said woman from that bank replied, "I take it we won't be getting your business then." 2. I won't type out the text he sent me, but my reply to him was this: "I like my job boss, but I will not be doing that to you when you get home from work. I think this was meant for your wife."
I've just booked a table for St Valentine's day. Not that my wife will appreciate it, she's useless at snooker.
One of my favourite stage actors, Alec McCowen, has died aged 91. Which is an admirable innings, tbf. As he passed into his later years he came more and more into Radio Drama, and there his voice acting was second to none. I have several radio plays starring McCowen, including a fantastic 1980's rendition of 'Twelfth Night' with He playing Count Orsino. In this McCowen stands out, even amongst a group of actors rarely assembled on Film and TV, let alone Radio. If you want to listen to drama voiced by velvet, then look no further: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38920149
Am off on the epic journey from the Island (aka as centre of the Universe) to Southampton.....going to accompany my friend in a clothes hunt. All I have to say is that this will consist of her trying on size 8 clothes, then asking if they have it in a 6 What size is that for a real woman! I shall have to have double pudding for lunch to get over it. It will be freezing and my son has just sent me pictures of him and GF supping cold beer on a beach in Goa....and my life is complete.
I think I'm one of only a small handful of women who don't like clothes shopping. I have spoken to other like minded soles who like me don't reveal their guilty secret for fear of being scorned. I just don't get the fascination. I bet there are more out there hiding their guilty secret. My name is Whiteley Saint and I hate clothes shopping........that feels better.
I like wandering around shops generally, but clothes are a nightmare, so my love affair with clothes shopping ended decades ago. Just an excuse for lunch out really.
Don't mind clothes shopping myself, aside from buying clothes for work. I do it quite rarely so each time is a bit of an occasion. One thing I don't do is slog around the shops looking for inspiration. I tend to find the exact style I want online, then either buy it online or pop to the shop that would probably stock it. When buying great condition second-hand vinyl records, I will wander, if there is a chance. An excellent town for that is Brighton, although Southampton is definitely getting better.
Size 6 is nowt Fran.........my wife bless her has in the past had to go into the children's department just to get certain clothes to fit her. In America the smallest is extra small. I kid you not more than not that is miles to big for her. So shopping for clothes with her truly is a nightmare..............
Being a man, my clothes shopping consists of going into a shop that stocks the kind of things I want to buy and finding something that may or may not look good on me. I may try it on but it's purely a size check then I pay as rapidly as possible (I do a weird thing whereby I'm ready to pay when I get to the front of the queue - I don't react with surprise and a ten minute fumble through a bag when they want paying). I then go home. Vin
This really bugs me. You stand in a queue, there is literally nothing to do except get your money ready and yet there is always someone who gets to the front, gets told the amount and then starts looking for their purse/wallet.
