Christmas 2025, Sinners and Snooze
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smokingbootThis was a very kind Christmas.
A dear friend came to stay, along with his son and son's girlfriend, so we crimbo'd the house nicely with trees lit up, luminous swans in the front garden, a christmas wreath on the door, simmerpot full of oranges and cloves, carols playing etc... There was a huge turkey, chicken parcels, venison stew, salmon bagels, insane levels of mince pie, chocolate log, panettone, food, so much food, food unending. We were missing our Christmas pudding, and I could have cried in gratitude to Morrisons for their mistake. This is before even considering booze. Another party tonight, I honestly don't think I can stay long, my eyes are shutting now and I've only been up since 8.30.
We played a few board games, Camel Cup, Sheriff of Nottingham, Zombicide, even attempts at old favourites like Illuminati. We tried this thing called 'Selfish' based on Star Wars. Hopeless name, hopeless game. There were movies too in the Christmas spirit: Death of a Unicorn, Violent Night, Spirited, Die Hard 2 . It's nice to remember Bruce Willis for the rock solid good looking guy he was, but I can't believe there were 5 of these; Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard, and A Good Day to Die Hard. If John McLane emerges on Christmas Eve, for the next 30 hours there's a 100% likelihood of bad guy havoc. He's basically crime's equivalent of Punxsutawney Phil. Shaved.
We also enjoyed a touch of vampire horror, 30 days of Night and Sinners.
30 Days of Night has great pace, and works well as a gorefest until the ending which, er, made it too easy to criticise plot holes. Given an audience ready to suspend disbelief for psychotic vengeful unicorns and David Harbour as Santa, this was quite an achievement.
Sinners, however, is excellent. I am trying to decide whether it is the most well written vampire movie I have ever seen. Nosferatu is otherworldly, evocative, cinematic, obsessive. This is grounded, earthy, a real place, a real time. Nosferatu makes you forget any weaknesses it may have. This... well, this genuinely may not have much in the way of weakness. Some may twitch while waiting for the vampires, just living through the day, but the day is worth living through, and the pace has its pay off. Got to watch it right to the very end. While not a musical, it's got great music in it. Jayme Lawson has the voice I wish I had (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AOydLHGMnY). Watched Sinners twice in the last week. It's something.
Now friends have gone home, leaving behind a mountain of food and the need for sleep. The year of the Fire Horse approaches, the year of the Wood Snake is being left behind, and soon we are all supposed to approach our projects with passion and verve, like thundering mustangs. So I had better enjoy serpentine ease while I can. After all, there's still time to snooze hard, snooze hard 2, snooze hard with a vengeace, live free or snooze hard. It's a good day to snooze hard.
No, John, you stay put. We deserve some peace and quiet around here.
A dear friend came to stay, along with his son and son's girlfriend, so we crimbo'd the house nicely with trees lit up, luminous swans in the front garden, a christmas wreath on the door, simmerpot full of oranges and cloves, carols playing etc... There was a huge turkey, chicken parcels, venison stew, salmon bagels, insane levels of mince pie, chocolate log, panettone, food, so much food, food unending. We were missing our Christmas pudding, and I could have cried in gratitude to Morrisons for their mistake. This is before even considering booze. Another party tonight, I honestly don't think I can stay long, my eyes are shutting now and I've only been up since 8.30.
We played a few board games, Camel Cup, Sheriff of Nottingham, Zombicide, even attempts at old favourites like Illuminati. We tried this thing called 'Selfish' based on Star Wars. Hopeless name, hopeless game. There were movies too in the Christmas spirit: Death of a Unicorn, Violent Night, Spirited, Die Hard 2 . It's nice to remember Bruce Willis for the rock solid good looking guy he was, but I can't believe there were 5 of these; Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard, and A Good Day to Die Hard. If John McLane emerges on Christmas Eve, for the next 30 hours there's a 100% likelihood of bad guy havoc. He's basically crime's equivalent of Punxsutawney Phil. Shaved.
We also enjoyed a touch of vampire horror, 30 days of Night and Sinners.
30 Days of Night has great pace, and works well as a gorefest until the ending which, er, made it too easy to criticise plot holes. Given an audience ready to suspend disbelief for psychotic vengeful unicorns and David Harbour as Santa, this was quite an achievement.
Sinners, however, is excellent. I am trying to decide whether it is the most well written vampire movie I have ever seen. Nosferatu is otherworldly, evocative, cinematic, obsessive. This is grounded, earthy, a real place, a real time. Nosferatu makes you forget any weaknesses it may have. This... well, this genuinely may not have much in the way of weakness. Some may twitch while waiting for the vampires, just living through the day, but the day is worth living through, and the pace has its pay off. Got to watch it right to the very end. While not a musical, it's got great music in it. Jayme Lawson has the voice I wish I had (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AOydLHGMnY). Watched Sinners twice in the last week. It's something.
Now friends have gone home, leaving behind a mountain of food and the need for sleep. The year of the Fire Horse approaches, the year of the Wood Snake is being left behind, and soon we are all supposed to approach our projects with passion and verve, like thundering mustangs. So I had better enjoy serpentine ease while I can. After all, there's still time to snooze hard, snooze hard 2, snooze hard with a vengeace, live free or snooze hard. It's a good day to snooze hard.
No, John, you stay put. We deserve some peace and quiet around here.
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Date: 2025-12-28 03:51 pm (UTC)I will put Sinners in the queue! And please explain - "crimbo".
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Date: 2025-12-28 04:14 pm (UTC)