`` Liar and a Dreamer''

I was saddened to hear of the crash, of German wings flight 4u 9525. As I have often visited Düsseldorf. I wish to extend my thought to the family, friends and co workers I have started a new job this week.Wednesday and Fridays My daughter had a bad throat infection last week. We had to struggle giving her medicine. I hope she is out of the woods I  have been enjoying watching Tots TV with my daughter. I used to watch it in the 1990s. I remember eating instant noodles and watching Tilly, (elle parle Francais) and the boys Their very naughty

The X Files ’ big television comeback is moving ever closer with new reports suggesting a limited run of episodes is on the cards. FBI Special Agents Mulder and Scully, played by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, are rumoured to be returning for a “short stack” of shows that will resolve plotlines from the cult Nineties series and spin-off movies. With both lead actors having busy schedules, fewer than 10 episodes are believed to have been ordered so far, according to TVWise . Fox bosses hinted that  The X Files  could get a revival  earlier this year, sparking great excitement among sci-fi fans hoping for more UFO mysteries. TV executives Dana Walden and Gary Newman have been in talks with  The X Files  creator Chris Carter since, with all involved said to be “hopeful” about plans for a comeback. Duchovny said recently he would be “more than happy” to reprise the role of Mulder, but not for a full 20-episode season, while Anderson admitted to being “f**king overjoyed

Thank you to the nice couple who let my daughter get seen by the doctor first, on thursday. My daughter had a fever of 39 degrees, and a nasty throat infection. She is now better

The Irish times, have run a feature on the best Irish pubs, in the world. They did actually ask me for some input Here are my top picks Desmonds New York City, I did not want to go in. My brother knew better, we spent five St Patrick days here. Meeting people listening to the wolftones, drinking brooklyn ale.. watching a documentary about sectarianism, in Glasgow. Some one offered to by my shirt. Meeting people from HS, in. The two hours after the parade are epic desmonds tavern The Corkonian, Colonge I discovered Germany from here. I spent a great St patricks here. A good Irish pub, should be a base. A safe place to explore, and strike out from. The Corkonian was that. I remember mentioning the Irish civil war, in a fit of academic distraction and the German waitress stepping back. The Corkonian Jonos Ealing Under it last manageress Bridget. This was my home from home. I could be found at the penultimate seat at the bar, if it was the quiz, take your pick, or lis

Buffy the Vampire slayer the series. Not the motion picture starring Kirsty Swanson and Luke Perry, which is a firm favorite of my sister. She is firmly of the where were you in 1992 crowd.  BTVS the series is now 18 years old. That means in two years it will be twenty years since I left the University of North Carolina. There will be no reunion for me. I must have watched some minutes of Buffy in Uni. I remember watching the extended promo while eating, in Chris room in Craige. I corrected Amy that Buffy was not Xena. Though as the program would have clashed with Voyager I think I watched that. It was during my last year in Glasgow university I rented some Buffy videos from Blockbuster. I remember the blockbuster boxes, bright yellow. That was a lonely year. The internet was something you found only in libraries. Mobiles were still rare. I had a radio alarm clock to keep my company in my room. Buffy was beautiful. Really all the girls were. Alysson hanigan in her teens, Charisma c

My stepson has started his new school, and has braces The dog has a new home upstairs My daughter has beautiful curly hair I have a new job teaching ESL classes at an oil company. I am the least intelligent person in the room. It is very interesting. Speaking of work, I missed a training session today oops The weather has been turning cooler, I hope. I wish Ireland luck against Wales tomorrow Come on you boys in Green!

Have you noticed that horror films never happen in bedsits. They always happen in big empty houses, with basements and attics. Babadook, an Australian production is set in a huge house. With a lot of 1950s and earlier furniture. The story concerns a Mother, a widow. Who lives with Samuel, who is her very troubled six year old son. The mother works at a nursing home. While affording a very large house. It could be that the house belonged to her husbands family, or there was a settlement. Samuel is very difficult, and not only difficult but strange. The boy watches magic videos, he wants to be a magician. Samuel fashions Heath robinson, weapons to defend himself against monsters that live under the bed, and in the cupboard. We watch a family barely hanging on,, begin to slip. Samuel gets into trouble, at school for fashioning a dart gun. Actually the boy displays enormous skills with his hands. His dart gun, and backpack which throws cricket balls . Mum takes the boy out of school.