Commentary: July 2013 Archives
Had a whiskey tasting night last night.
Order of perference:
- Connemara Peated Irish Whiskey
- Longrow Red Cabernet Sauvignon Cast 11 Year Old
- Glenmorangie Extremely Rare 18 Year Old
- Glendronach Revival 15 Year Old
- Arran Malt 100 Proof
- 1986 Adelphi Cragganmore 26 Year Old Cask Strength
The last one was just too sharp and bitey to enjoy drinking. The others weren't bad. I liked the peaty ones the best of course :)
Ten years ago this month I was in the countdown to my 30th birthday. And I was pretty depressed about it. You see for a Christian not to be married by the age of thirty meant there was obviously something wrong with you. I truly believed that. I *knew* there was something wrong with me. (me). I was in a lot darker place back then. I felt like I had very few friends. Although I think mostly it was the hormones (but that's a story for another blog post).
But then I met Stu in 2005 and generally I've been better. Things still piss me off, and I still get depressed, but I'm not *lonely*.
And in contrast to ten years ago where I was dreading my birthday, this year I'm pretty excited about it.
This is an idea that's been kicking around my head for a while now, but I don't think I'm really the person to make it happen.
What I want to do is have a monthly "Jigsaw Exchange". This would be a monthly meetup (similar to Bookcrossing meetups) in a cafe or pub where people can come along with some jigsaws and exchange them with other peoples' jigsaws. It'd mean a never-ending supply of jigsaws for me and the guys at work, as well as being able to share my jigsaws around with others. Other than a small collection of jigsaws that I've had for a long time, I rarely feel the sentimental need to keep jigsaws anymore. Jigsaws need to be loved by all! And with the price of jigsaws even at second-hand places like Vinnies, sharing them around would be very economical as well.
So if anyone's reading this and has the motivation to do it, please do ;)
The sweetie didn't turn the TV off after Harry Potter last night, so we had on the start of Superman III. But then once I was far enough into it I couldn't help but watch it. It's completely ridiculous of course, but I hadn't seen it in years, so ended up staying up far too late to see the end of it. Doh!
Last week I finished reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. I never even knew what the story was about before I read it, so went into it with no expectations.
Having just read "Careful he might hear you" a few months back, I thought that the clarity of mind was too great to be written from the point of a view of a six year old. The mind/narrative of a six year old seemed to be a lot more believable in Careful he Might Hear You than To Kill a Mockingbird.
But other than that, yeah fairly good. Must see if I can see the movie some time.