This is the fourth summary of my year that I have done (you can read 2018, 2019 and 2020‘s reports) and, for reasons I will outline below, this year is very much incomplete. Nevertheless it is still worth taking time to assess the year.… Read the rest
2020, a Year in Review
Well what a year that was! Not quite the one I was expecting to have that’s for sure. We didn’t get to go on the holidays we had planned but we got to see a lot more of our granddaughter which was more than adequate compensation.… Read the rest
2019, a Year in Review
This has taken me longer to sort out this year than it did for 2018 but here, finally, for you delectation is my 2019 in numbers.
Once again these figures have been culled from a number of sources including Exist, last.fm… Read the rest
2018, a Year in Review
For years now I have been keeping list and records of what I have been up to. This might be count of daily steps through to books read. All of this was nothing more than for me personal interest. However, recently several personal data aggregators have emerged which take data from multiple sources and present it back to you in a hopefully meaningful way.… Read the rest
Outdoor Cinema in August in the UK – What Could Possibly go Wrong?
Sometimes what seems like a bad idea becomes inspired after the event and other times, well, let’s just say putting on an open air cinema in August in the UK is a brave thing to do.
Originally we had intended to visit the Cult Screens open air cinema in Reading last year, however, for various reasons this didn’t happen.… Read the rest
Neil Thompson: Executive Producer
So it is funny how things turn out. Last week I was asking just what are producers good for? This week I find myself attending a film screening where I was an “Executive Producer” in the smallest and loosest possible sense.… Read the rest
The Big Short
I don’t think that I have ever written about a film I have seen before but I am moved to do so by a trip to the cinema this week to see The Big Short. If I am honest the premise for the film – the 2008 financial crisis – wasn’t one that sounded like a great start for a nights entertainment but I was swayed by the great cast and positive reviews. … Read the rest