I’m not all that familiar with Hitchcock’s movies, even though his adaptation of Rebecca is one of my favourite films of all time, so I thought I’d watch this 1954 classic.
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie – Book Review
Now that I’m officially doing a Christie challenge I suspect I’m going to give preference to the novels that stuck in my head the most, and leave the least favourite or poorly remembered ones for last. This Poirot mystery is definitely up there with the best.
Mark Lanegan @ The Croxton (09/2018)
Loved the voice, loved the songs, didn’t love the vibe-killing background chatter that wouldn’t cease. Still, catching one of my all-time favourite singers live was a treat.
I did Myers-Briggs personality test
Apparently I’m an INTJ. You of course have to take this sort of thing with a grain of salt, but overall I found the description pretty accurate.
Quote of the Day
It’s hard to explain why some particular passage sticks with you, but I’ve always found this fragment from William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence impossibly haunting.
Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to endless night
Movies I watched on the plane – Tully, Breath, Unsane
When I have to kill time on international flights I usually like to turn off my brain and watch some crappy movie I’d never bother to pay for at the cinema. This time around though I ended up watching some good movies!
Bali
Last time I went to Bali I was so determined to have a purely relaxing holiday I deliberately left my big camera at home and didn’t bother about photos. Though this recent week was also mostly about relaxing and pampering (hot stone massage, mmmm) I did take some shots of a few beautiful places we visited.
Bali Botanic Garden, a green oasis of calm
Bali Botanic Garden
Bamboo grove… now that’s proper Neighbours-Be-Gone hedge
Lake Beratan
Lake Beratan
Local market
View on the rice fields from our hotel in Ubud
Ubud Monkey Forest
Ubud Monkey Forest
Ubud Monkey Forest
Macaw at the Antonio Blanco Museum
Antonio Blanco Museum – the roof
No idea what the deal is here, but it’s a striking sight
The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side by Agatha Christie – Book Review
Another quick re-read in between the book club. I’m actually thinking of doing an official Agatha Christie re-readathon challenge, where I read and review every novel by the Queen of Crime, yes all 66 of them. If I finish one each month, this should take me only five and a half years. Piece of cake.
New Music 08/2018 – Janelle Monáe
It’s always great to discover a new musical love, especially one that comes with a quality back catalogue.
