Wandering

Here at the chateau we had a guest. Young. Very short. Bandana. Yeeesssss, bandana. I found this very hard to come to terms with. Was less Andre Agassi, more a youthful stubbly Bob-Hoskins-type. Guitar god too apparently. Very pretty girlfriend. Plinketty... plonketty... twang... twang-e-roooo-eeee-roooo-eeeee... "hello love you've pulled"... twang... and so on. Quite. Effects pedals eh? Positive correlation between the sale thereof and the number of 'illegitimate' children born into the rural English Midlands? I think so. It's not rocket science.

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The USA spends upwards of $15.4 billion per annum on NASA. I wonder what difference $15.4 billion could make to worldwide health, education and economic development programmes. Public spending - it's a messy business don't y' know - social principles, business ethics, economic interests... it's also rocket science.

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Partook in my second drama workshop (at posh theatre) on Wednesday. Was good, though sparsely attended: BeardBard, GlamourRuskie, Smiler and self. We talked and did exercises around pieces from 'Our Day Out' and 'Look Back in Anger'. GlamourRuskie invited us to go and see her in concert (piano). Sweet, but will pass.

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Most engaging news story of the past week had to be this. Piano man found wandering. Fascinating, sad, spooky, and many other things. The picture that the BBC and many others are now using with this story is not hugely helpful. Other media outlets continue to use a clearer 'walking shot' of the young man. Maybe the shift from walking shot to foetal shot was a consequence of the images being released in that order, and also the likelihood of a response to the heart-rending image of fear. Maybe. I wonder how many people are now working on the screenplay of 'Piano Man', though I'd rather not know.

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That George Galloway, a rare breed in modern politics - I admire his head-on style.

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You want starry directions? I'll give you starry directions...

Capricorn: Try hard to shake hands with an Aries.
Aquarius: Invite your local MP* round for dinner.
Pisces: Invite your local MP* out for an afternoon of shopping.
Leo: Enact a one-person protest against McDonalds.
Virgo: Enact a one-person protest against Phil Collins.
Libra: Stop. Or you'll go blind.
Scorpio: Tell your oldest relative that you've a new hidden piercing.
Sagittarius: Tell your youngest relative that you've a new hidden piercing.
Aries: Avoid Capricorns - at all costs.
Taurus: Write the opening line of an erotic flop-novel.
Gemini: Wash your mind out with soap and water.
Cancer: It is time to make a commitment to Jesus.

* Member of Parliament, or nearest political equivalent.

All that I'm doing here is trying to make the world a better place.

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This coming week, I'll be dreaming here and waking here.

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I love the term 'balance of asymmetry'.