Welcome, Wilkommen & Bienvenue
It is entirely possible that you are a new follower of mine on one of
the various social media networks that I inhabit. If that's true then it is
also possible that you're only familiar with The Eloquent Page and not
the roaming free form consciousness that is my Mid Life Crisis. Let
me quickly explain. This is my personal blog for all stuff that isn't about
books. Here I waffle about anything that takes my fancy. Things often get
random and frequently degenerate into mindless rants. There are no rules,
regular spelling mistakes are guaranteed (or you're money back) and you
can also expect the grossest of crimes against the evil gods of punctuation.
Still there?
Oh good. Lets see what has taken my fancy this week.
It's (NOT) The End of The World as We Know It
Typical isn't it. You get yourself all psyched up for the big one and
then some archaeological snot comes along at says 'Nope, we were
wrong all this time. The Mayan calendar will actually run for another 7000
years and the world isn't going to end this December 21st after all'. How
disappointing is that? I've been stockpiling Pot Noodles and Ruffle Bars for
months (I lied about the Ruffle Bars. Do they even make these anymore? I may
start to stockpile them just for the hell of it. I bet they aren't as good as
when I was a kid * starts to mutter about all this once being fields, jumpers
for goalposts etc, etc*).
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| Ruffle Bars. Fuck Yeah! |
Back to my point (I’m sure I had
one). Ahh yes, overall I am what you would call a trifle disappointed. I
was looking forward to something involving mutants and perhaps a nice Mad Max 2
style motif.
Oh well only just over seven thousand years to wait. I’ll see you there?
My First Multiple Joygasm
Yesterday Mrs C and I finally managed to catch a screening of The
Avengers. For various reasons we have had to wait for two weeks since it came
out. What can I say? Essentially I sat for the entire length of the film with a
big dumb goofy grin on my face. It was wonderful. So much so that I had another
one of my epiphanies that goes something like this.
I'm working on the assumption that most, if not all of you, have at one
time or another had an orgasm (fucking great aren't they? can't recommend
them enough. If you haven't had one you really should get around to getting
yourself one. They are awfully good. I digress.) In a similar vein there
is what I like to call ‘the joygasm’.
Now the joygasm is basically that brilliant moment when you are indulging in
some activity you love (this can be
anything as long as it is not sex) and you experience a moment of sheer
unadulterated joy. For me it happens most often to me when I watch films.
Here's a quick list of examples that always ensure I achieve a joygasm
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The moment Jonh Williams score for Superman begins
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Lewis Collins running down the hallway at the end of
Who Dares Wins
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The faux happy ending and then the real ending of
Brazil (I should note joygasms don't always have to come from an upbeat
cinematic moment).
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The line "You killed my father. Prepare to
die" from The Princess Bride
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Rowdy Roddy Piper in They Live.
So in a nutshell what I am
saying is that each and everyone one of these things always makes me
spectacularly happy. I won’t bore you with the reasons why just believe me when
I say that they do.
Avengers was chock full of these perfect little moments. *BEWARE MINOR
SPOILERS AHEAD*
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The Helicarrier
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Hulk and Thor duking it out
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Agent Coulson saying goodbye
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The final battle
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The after credits scene
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Loki and The Hulk play rag doll
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| Avengers Casual Friday |
I could so easily go on and on but I'll attempt to manfully rein my
enthusiasm in. Suffice to say, this is, with out a doubt, the biggest spectacle
of the year so far. I am in awe. More, I demand it now, immediately if not
sooner. Hence the title of this little section of the post My First Multiple
Joygasm. I beat you thought this bit was going to be all filthy didn’t you? You
perv.
That There Training Malarkey
I had my first proper blip in my attempt to
run 500k in 2012. Last week I over did it when weight training and managed to
pull the muscles in my left arm. I ended up having to walk 5k and the gym for
the next session as I couldn’t run. I was really annoyed at myself for such a
simple mistake. I should have worked up to lifting heavier weights but instead
I just over did it and paid the consequences. Lesson learned the hard way. I am
glad to say that my arm is just about back to normal. Now if I can just get rid
of this spectacular cold I have I should be ready to begin again, sensibly, on
Tuesday. Here’s hoping.
Right enough of the random spouting. I’m off to
save the world from itself. Until next time be excellent to each other and
party on dudes! (Oh yeah, I’m kickin it
old school).
Mr C
