The post that went on forever...

To think it's only Saturday night! It's been a busy last few days - what little time I've had with my computer has been spent repeatedly checking my email. I reckon it's a mild form of obsessive compulsive disorder. If my computer is switched on, I can't help clicking on the 'Get Mail' button. My heart rate rises as the icon swirls around while the request is made to the server. There's a moment of nervous tension after the icon has stopped rotating, and as the hollow tone from the computer is emitted I can't help feeling slightly agitated: that's another 30 seconds that no one has sent me an email...

For those who can't imagine why I would do this (and why on Earth I would share this with you) - it's a roller coaster ride, I promise you.

Anyway, back to everyday matters - here's how the weekend has panned out thus far:

* Head to Paparrazi Cafe on Fulham Rd on Friday. We've been there once before, great fun - great food - great company - and most importantly, great wine. Prices were reasonable enough (for South Kensington), and I have to recommend the Piccante, with the antipasto as a started. We were drinking the house red, which was actually very good - the somellier had chosen well. Bill came to £26 - rumours have been abound that it's due to shut down in the not too distant future, so really is worth a trip down there if you get the chance.

* Saturday: Took the bike on the road for the first time, on a trip down to Stratford. Terrifying ordeal and I did fear for my life on a number of occasions. Got there and back eventually and I do feel that I've accomplished something! I was curious as to how it'd feel to run a 5k after a decent bike ride (the answer? exhausting...). Shortly after that Deeps' came by, and we went down to the London Boat Show (or as I like to call it - the London Show of Boats). Wow - boats the size of houses, boats small enough to fit in your pocket. Boats of all shapes and sizes. Sail boats, motor boats, house boats, oar boats, monster boats, race boats, etc etc. I did come across a fantastic road the world race that interested me; amateurs are taken on and trained, then sent out as part of a team. The cost for this flight of fancy? £29,950. no joke. You pay them £30,000 to help crew their boat. I'm tempted - you can do each leg seperately for £3,000 + £2950 equipment. The leg passing the caribbean does sound pretty good - maybe the next challenge after the triathlon?

Finally (will this post never end???) - John came by - we went to watch Smoking Aces. Odd, odd movie - I'm not going to go into another rant, but seriously - hitmen - if you want someone offed, do it properly. Don't hire a bunch of neo-nazi muppets who are more than likely going to kill each other than the target. The actors did the best they could with the script, but really - there wasn't much to work with. I went into that movie expecting a killer story ala pulp fiction, lock stock, or even lucky number slevin. None of that. It was almost like three movies running simultaneously. Ryan R. and Ray Liotta are making something fairly serious - the rest of the cast are making a toungue in cheek homage to mindless violence. then add in a touch of gangster thriller, throw in a cheap story with not enough time to develop the characters fully, and hit fast forward. Occasionally hit 'play', then fast forward and continue doing this for 1h 30 mins. It was entertaining, but never captured my attention for any period of time. Watch this movie just for the experience.

Time to get back to some serious 24 watching. Things are just getting interesting...