The war seems to be almost over. I’m quite shocked at the swiftness with which Baghdad has seemingly been (largely) secured after the significant resistance encountered in smaller areas (i.e. Basra). But I’m thankful for this. It will hopefully save a lot of lives, and that is always the most important factor.
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Movies. We have watched movies. Which was nice.
Thursday night, we finally got round to seeing From Hell. The original Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell graphic novel was one of the few recent comics I’d fancied reading, but I never got round to that either. I don’t know how faithful the movie is. But there are worse ways to kill a couple of hours.
Johnny Depp’s cod Michael Caine accent was perhaps questionable, but who cares? The Deppster is Godlike. *sigh* Acting-wise, I guess the invincible Robbie Coltrane stole the show. I love Robbie.
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Countdown to war. What a surprise that Saddam showed no interest in the Bush ultimatum. This is really the kind of ‘history’ I have no desire to live through… but who gets to choose?
My Jobcentre appointment today didn’t go that badly, really, in spite of my being awfully uncooperative.
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Yesterday was a sucky kind of day. New Deal appointment. Went badly. Another one tomorrow. Whoopee-doo. We’re expecting an offer for the house by phone… Read More »Tony’s Principles