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About Me

When I shave I feel magic, since I learned how to do it properly!

I love the sensation of laying in a freshly-made bed, and only begrudgingly share this with anyone.

I ran the Cardiff Half-Marathon for charity in October - I thought I was dying at the time but it was all worth it in the end! :)
http://www.justgiving.com/CaptainPlanet


My ambition is to live forever...So far, so good!

My Interests

Yellowfin tuna with olive oil basil and poppy seeds on a toasted sub roll; The Food Doctor cranberry bagels with Philadelphia; spending money on things I don't need; current affairs and new technology; writing to-do lists; not doing stuff on my to-do lists; cooking everything from scratch; doing laundry, cleaning and washing up, for real; going to the gym; working at the gym; meeting new people; meeting old people - they're so interesting and have been through it all; oh, and seemingly destroying every vehicle I take control of...

I'd like to meet:

People that share my passion for spontaneity, cleanliness and trying new things.

I *actually* love Jo Whiley. Also Sienna Miller. I could listen to Mariella Frostrup, Fearne Cotton, Annie Mac, Mary Anne Hobbs and Laetitia till my ears bleed.

Barry Welsh makes me laugh and I'm sad that I didn't meet Desmond Llewellyn, Frank Sinatra and Peter Ustinov before they died.

Music:

Quite varied and obscure ranging from pre-50's pop through Straussian pizzicato to death metal and bhangra. Unashamedly this includes the soundtrack to Chicago and all that jazz, too. :)

Movies:

The Rock; Fight Club; Layer Cake; Minority Report; Eternal Sunshine; Leon; Taxi (The original French version!!); Romeo & Juliet...I wish I'd seen more British and international cinema instead of the American tripe I'm used to. I am always keen to hear recommendations on reels I should check out, e.g. Bad Education is superb, Cidade De Deux is truly excellent - I don't mind Hollywood but there's so much better out there :)

In the ratio of Film Hype:Film Quality I'd say "300" manages a 300:1. Absolute tosh!

Television:

Sky+ all the way, baby: Green WingMy Name Is Earl24Las VegasNip/TuckQIBelongingGrey's AnatomyWeedsRome And "The Top Seven Things To Escape From" - legendary!
Ross Kemp On Gangs/In Afghanistan

Books:

Yes please! I just wish I had more time or could read faster :)

Last read:
War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells The Time Machine by H. G. Wells Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy by Partha Bose Catch Me When I Fall by Nicci French Adrian Mole: The Cappucino Years by Sue Townsend Lifeless by Mark Billingham Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel and family Rude World: 100 Rudest Place Names in the World by Rob Bailey & Ed Hurst Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Now reading:The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Heroes:

Terry Wogan (a.k.a. Tog Wog to his best mate - me!) for his award-winning role in Stoppit&Tidyup, the greatest cartoon that ever was!

And the man we all loved and knew so well from afar...

This old girl is actually my favourite hero of all time...every time I watch this I fill a small cup full of spontaneous wee!

My Blog

Cardiff Half-Marathon (Training has begun!)

I went for a run last night with Skip as a way of beginning my training for the Cardiff Half-Marathon.We spent 1000 calories, according to his hi-tech body sensor gadetry. At a guess, we ran abou...
Posted by rhysicle.com on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:21:00 PST

An apology to all Welsh people

As I pegged my wet clothes out for the third time this morning a realisation of some magnitude struck me with a not unreasonable force... The very practice of me pegging my laundry out has i...
Posted by rhysicle.com on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:12:00 PST

A moment of surreality

I watched Saddam's execution tonight. Naturally, I feel my own audience demanding a reaction to this, but the sheer and unequivocal gravity of the scene still grips me to dum...
Posted by rhysicle.com on Thu, 10 May 2007 03:28:00 PST

Gordon Ramsay @ Claridges

Just a small note to say the place was fantastiche and the food was even better. Thank you to my wonderful Laura for reserving the table over 18 months ago! :)
Posted by rhysicle.com on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:17:00 PST

Just for Fran

Apparently I haven't been blogging enough on MySpaz, says Frances Watkins, geek chic extraordinaire. There would be many reasons for this. One example of such reasons would be that I loathe computers ...
Posted by rhysicle.com on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:38:00 PST

Abusive poetry

Sweary Mary, quite contrary, How does your vocab grow? With "cunts" and "shits" And "fucking tits" And "pissing bastards" All in a row......
Posted by rhysicle.com on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:12:00 PST

Merry Christm-arse

'Tis the season to be nauseous! Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la! Deck the halls with boughs of vomit! Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la! Bah humbug! and all that jazz. You'll have guessed by now, if you weren't p...
Posted by rhysicle.com on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:06:00 PST

Tesco troubles

I left 385g of HP Brown Sauce at the checkout of Tesco this morning. I told this to Nia, who suggested I go back and tell them, which I'd already considered. She then ventured: "But they could just tu...
Posted by rhysicle.com on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:11:00 PST

Sexy piece of ass

I cooked a romantic meal tonight - I spent at least an hour preparing it, including mad last-minute dashes to the corner shop for final ingredients. I cooked it to perfection, presented it beautifully...
Posted by rhysicle.com on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:10:00 PST

"Damned to Hell anyway..."

"So I might as well earn my place." # visitors to my profile as of right now: 2666 Hee hee!  
Posted by rhysicle.com on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:13:00 PST