The General Babblings of Chris Wild
I made Mulled Wine and Mulled Cider for our fireworks night on Saturday, so the house smelt like Christmas. I love the smell of Mulled Wine. Note of warning, making Mulled Ciders seems a tad harder than Mulled Wine. I think the Cider makes a big difference whereas on the whole, wine doesn’t.
Fireworks, Bonfire Night, Mulled Wine, Mulled Cider, Wine, CiderI heard Leona Lewis sing Snow Patrol’s Run this morning on Radio 1. It was a from Jo Whiley’s live lounge yesterday…. absolutley haunting. I can actually say, that despite the cliche, I felt tingles down the spine and goosebumps on the skin.
Leona Lewis, Snow Patrol
Leona Lewis, Snow PatrolI learnt something about myself today. It’s not often that happens. I have afterall been living with myself for nearly 37 years and have had plenty of time to figure me out. I know for example that I can be a little stubborn. I have a very small streak for exaggeration. I am generally shy but also have no small amount of belief in myself, a tad arrogance some would say, when it comes to things like work. I am creative but my talent isn’t well formed enough to see it all through. I have stories that I now people want to hear, want to see, want to read; I just can’t get them down. I have game designs that people will want to play. I’m lazy. I can be self absorbed. The list could go on.
I enjoy writing and I enjoy creative writing, but the thing I found out today is that I like the process. Actually the process isn’t right, it’s kind of hard to explain what it is that I actually like, but let me try:
When I write I talk to myself in my head, I hear one word just before I write it. If I am not writing it I hear the whole process. That is the bit I like. I like the rawness of what I can hear in my head. That is my best work. The words forming in my brain before anything can mess with them. I hear the dialogue of people. I hear the narrator telling the story. I hear my imagination working at its best and it is so refreshing, so inspiring. All I need is to be able to capture it in a way that I am happy with…
Writing, Thinking, Stories, Belief, Believing, CreativeI watched the film Serenity over the weekend which was great. I’m going to go into any detail about it other than to say it’s sci-fi/western by Joss Whedon
Anyway, my favourite line in a film for a long time, delivered perfectly, with a slight western drawl;
— goin’ on a year
now I ain’t had nothin’ twixt my
nethers weren’t run on batteries!
Joss Whedon, Serenity
Joss WhedonI was unfortunate enough to watch “Dr Hood”, I mean “Robin Who”, er… Robin Hood on BBC over the weekend. Boy, am I sooooooooooo glad that I missed the first series. Not since Dr Who have I seen such poor acting and badly written scripts. If I didn’t know any better I would have sworn that Russel T Davis had his hand in this pile of horse manure.
Robin Hood, Dr Who, Russel T Davis, TV, BBC