a week of discovery

I, Mr T Magic, have discovered a number of things

1) Films from childhood are cool

Especially ones you never saw as a child. I bought both Ghostbusters fils, the Naked Gun trilogy and rewatched The Breakfast Club. Movies back then were far simpler and its great to see how far special effects have come, but how humour doesn't really change

2) World cinema is pretty good

I have got a few foreign films that I hadn't watched until recently. Black Book, a Dutch film is powerful, U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, an African film is a great reworking of a classical opera and any of the Studio Ghibli films (Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away and My Neighbours The Yamadas) are a good use of time.

3) Becoming a police officer isn't easy

I found out on Wednesday that I was unsuccessful in my application to join the Metropolitan Police as a police officer. I am really bummed out by this but realise that I still have a job I love to do, which many don't! I have to wait 6 months before I can apply again but I am going to use the time to prepare.

4) Kite flying in a storm is bad

I flew my kite in Hyde Park today. Well, I sort of did. It wasn't especially windy or consistently windy so it didn't fly very well. It then started to be mega windy and I realised that a) it was a storm, b) there would be lightening and c) it was raining really hard! Maybe another day.

5) Pringles Rice Infusions are nice

There is no explanation to that. They just are.

6) When you need it, friends are really great

The people I have seen in the past few days have been good mates to me, as it hasn't been the best of weeks. They know who they are (hopefully) and realise (hopefully) how much their support is valued.

Timmy "Glad the week is over" Magic