Friday 29 October 2010

The Old Movie Deficit!

When living in remote locations like Ascension Island or Antarctica it's important to have a good stock pile of movies. With a lack of retail outlets and bandwidth at a premium it's prudent to go with a hard-drive preloaded or full DVD wallet with all your favourite movies.

Having travelled away several times now I've begun to notice a trend and it seems that there is a deficit of old films in the media pool. An abundance of copies of Avatar and Hurt Locker, Shrek and recent movies but no one seems to have the old films especially the video nasty type.

You do seem to find copies of "Back to the Future" and "Karate Kid" but no one seems to have copies of the films like "Robocop" or "Childs Play".

My theory is that where as most people who are in there 30s got to see the PG rated stuff, the violent/horror movies titles only the naughty kids got to see. Chances are if your 30 by the time you were old enough to watch an 18 it would have been Trainspotting or Reservoir Dogs. Anyhow regardless for the reason I've got a month before I head back South and it's my mission to collect as many forgotten 80s classics as possible in advance of those long Antarctic nights. Any suggestions??? (Oh btw - I've already got the "The Thing" :-)

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Tuesday 26 October 2010

Re-integration!

The problem with coming home having spent months away is that your greeted by all your problems, all at once.

Bank card has just been blocked, New Fuel Card expired?? breaks on car seized, hot water in flat non existent, broadband service stopped, other bills haven't been paid. Outstanding Work to do, medicals for Antarctica to pass, dentist probably will just laugh at my teeth...my life today reads like an Eminem lyric ...apart from the fact I haven't tied anyone to the bed and set the house on fire!

Most these things are only minor inconveniences but with only 30 days at home its the time I can't afford trying to fix them that's the problem . The frustrating thing is they will get fixed and I will disappear again for another 4 months and when I return it will probably be the same all over again so should I bother! Anyhow please forgive me for moaning I will try not to make a habit of it, going to go get some Pizza and make the most of the good stuff about being home! Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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Monday 25 October 2010

To be home.

"We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring, will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time" -T.S.Eliot "The Four Quartets" Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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