Words, books - works of fiction, works of non-fiction, e.g. history/science/film/biography, swimming, the sea, water generally, cooking for friends, fancy wines and fine ales (not at the same time), University Challenge. Oh yeah, and music... Painting - other people's for the past many years. One of these days I'll get back to it. Photography - film (SLR), not digital. Recently rediscovered the joy of Super 8 as well.
Some day my prince will come...
Happy sad, generally. Far too many to mention individually, but a broad spectrum. I'll post current listening in my blogs instead...
Death in Venice, Withnail and I, It's a Wonderful Life, anything with Doris Day, My Fair Lady, Sideways, Amelie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Empire Strikes Back, Taxi Driver, King of Comedy, The Last Waltz, Secrets and Lies, Pirates of the Caribbean, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Gene not Johnny), Spinal Tap, Tourfilm: REM, Rear Window, Old Boy, The Rocky Road to Dublin, Circle: Eddie Izzard, anything by Aardman Productions. Recently viewed and enjoyed: Breakfast on Pluto, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
University Challenge, Mastermind, Northern Exposure, David Attenborough, Creature Comforts, QI, Larry David, The Office, Little Britain and a few others I can't remember right now. The only one of these I would stay in for is University Challenge.
Yikes. Anyone who knows me, knows that I couldn't possibly list all the books I've read. So, a list of some favourite authors instead:Ian McEwan, Peter Hoek, John McGahern, James Joyce, Iain Banks, Peter Ackroyd, Margaret Atwood, Julian Cope, Peter Biskind, Beatrix Potter, Umberto Eco, Bob Dylan, AS Byatt, Annie Proulx, Tom Stoppard, Robert Hughes, George Orwell, Peter CareyI do like a bih a poetry de odd toime too
Dangermouse, Charlie Brown, Mohammad Ali, Noam Chomsky, Brian Eno, Julian Cope, George Orwell, Joseph Beuys, Alberto Giacometti, John Peel, Jarvis Cocker, David Attenborough, Patti Smith, Mary Shelley, Chris on KBHR, Jimmy Webb, Ivor Cutler, good mothers and fathers