The Deadly Assassin
Today, I successfully enrolled in the Diploma of Library & Information Services at Newcastle TAFE (polytech equivalent) Campus - I'll be working with new students I haven't worked with before - I'm always up for an almighty good challenge! I go to TAFE 22 hours a week this semester, and with the prospect of imminent part-time work at night and good planning, the hours shouldn't be too onerous **fingers crossed**
My grandmother went in for heart valve replacement surgery on Monday. Unfortunately things didn't go to plan in that her pig heart valve replacement from seven years ago had developed a bad dose of calcification and they were unable to proceed any further with the operation. Poor gran has spent the last four days in the I.C Unit at John Hunter Hospital and her condition seems to be deteroriating - she can't breathe without the aid of a mask and she's being fed intravenously. If her condition remarkably improves she'll be coming to live with us until she dies. It's sad to think she won't be able to return to her two storey house where she was once happy and independent. God help me when I get too decrepit I'll take the hint and make other arrangements than hospitalisation or a nursing home.
Three film CD additions to my film music collection were delivered by the courier today - "The Film Music of Ron Goodwin"; "The Film Music of Sir Arthur Bliss"; and "The Film Music of Richard Rodney Bennett". So far I've listened to the Ron Goodwin CD - he's best remembered for his music for "The Battle of Britain", "633 Squadron" and "Miss Marples Theme". Damn good sounding British film music, I urge you all to try giving his material a listen sometime. When I get some spare time I'll listen to the others.
I'm now hoping that the "Blake's 7 Series 2" DVD I ordered last week from Amazon UK will turn up either tomorrow or Monday - this was perhaps my favourite BBC produced SCI-FI series of the 70s / early 80s; space opera "popcorn" fun of a very camp nature :) I wonder if the much talked about new series of "Blake's 7" will ever see the light of day?
Tonight's Doctor Who episode "The Deadly Assassin" saw The Master escaping in a TARDIS disguised as an old grandfather clock. It had been 15 years since I last saw this story so it was good to brush up on the events of The Master's plan to regenerate a 13th time. I know he stole and regenerated into the body of Tremas at the end of "The Keeper of Traken" but everything before this was hazy until tonight :)
Tomorrow I plan on having a leisurely day - a nice lunch at Euro Pattiserie and a hair appointment at New Lambton later in the afternoon, and if I get time I might browse the newsagency to see if they have "Good Reading" magazine on the shelves. I'd better go now, it's getting late!
- NewcastleBoy
My grandmother went in for heart valve replacement surgery on Monday. Unfortunately things didn't go to plan in that her pig heart valve replacement from seven years ago had developed a bad dose of calcification and they were unable to proceed any further with the operation. Poor gran has spent the last four days in the I.C Unit at John Hunter Hospital and her condition seems to be deteroriating - she can't breathe without the aid of a mask and she's being fed intravenously. If her condition remarkably improves she'll be coming to live with us until she dies. It's sad to think she won't be able to return to her two storey house where she was once happy and independent. God help me when I get too decrepit I'll take the hint and make other arrangements than hospitalisation or a nursing home.
Three film CD additions to my film music collection were delivered by the courier today - "The Film Music of Ron Goodwin"; "The Film Music of Sir Arthur Bliss"; and "The Film Music of Richard Rodney Bennett". So far I've listened to the Ron Goodwin CD - he's best remembered for his music for "The Battle of Britain", "633 Squadron" and "Miss Marples Theme". Damn good sounding British film music, I urge you all to try giving his material a listen sometime. When I get some spare time I'll listen to the others.
I'm now hoping that the "Blake's 7 Series 2" DVD I ordered last week from Amazon UK will turn up either tomorrow or Monday - this was perhaps my favourite BBC produced SCI-FI series of the 70s / early 80s; space opera "popcorn" fun of a very camp nature :) I wonder if the much talked about new series of "Blake's 7" will ever see the light of day?
Tonight's Doctor Who episode "The Deadly Assassin" saw The Master escaping in a TARDIS disguised as an old grandfather clock. It had been 15 years since I last saw this story so it was good to brush up on the events of The Master's plan to regenerate a 13th time. I know he stole and regenerated into the body of Tremas at the end of "The Keeper of Traken" but everything before this was hazy until tonight :)
Tomorrow I plan on having a leisurely day - a nice lunch at Euro Pattiserie and a hair appointment at New Lambton later in the afternoon, and if I get time I might browse the newsagency to see if they have "Good Reading" magazine on the shelves. I'd better go now, it's getting late!
- NewcastleBoy
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