Rambling

James Acaster likes to annoy fellow comedian Ed Gamble by insisting EG got diabetes as a result of falling into the Thames. Years ago, a colleague showed me a depression in her skull suffered in a car accident. You couldn't see it, but you could feel it under her hair. I remember thinking, "Is that why she's so wild?" I suspect my wacky brain was equating it with bullshit theories about trepanning opening a person's "third eye". The wildest thing that happened this week was, while I was preparing the double block for mowing, finding a scattering of cable ties. What have people been doing in our yard late at night? Nothing. The ties woulda been dropped by birds who'd pinched them from somewhere (perhaps a construction site) as nest-building material. We've observed nests containing all sorts of man-made items, including coloured ribbon and electrical wire. A number of Aussie bird species are known for doing this, whether for practical reasons or as a decoration.

Minimal mooveez this time as I've been smashing shows. "Comedy Revenge" (you definitely need to see "Comedy Royale" first), Season 6 of "Divorced Singles", the "Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft" cartoon... Listenation: revisiting 2009 album "Forever Is The World" by Theatre Of Tragedy, failing to be grabbed by "Space 1999 - Breakaway" on my daily walks. BITD, I stuck a big T/O/T sticker on my company computer. A coworker who had little tolerance for anything that wasn't classic or desert rock took one look at it and said, "*You're* a bloody Theatre Of Tragedy." Haha, maybe I was/am/always will be. Surprisingly, "Martial Law" (below) wasn't a rewatch. I had a female cousin who was a huge Cynthia Rothrock fan and aspiring martial artist herself. Unfortunately, we lost contact with her years ago. Not by choice - messy family bizo. I hope she still trains. I now get why she dug CR, who's cool in a kooky way.

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* "Caddo Lake" (2024) [Foxtel]: Gritty swamp drama develops into temporal tangle.

* "Killers Anonymous" (2019) [YouTube]: Assassins' support group goes awry. Ritchie-ish. Skippable.

* "Martial Law" (1991) [Prime]: Kungfu cops. OTT crime boss. Tasty cheese.

* "The Bad Guy" (2024) [Kanopy]: Effects of shootings/drills on teachers, schools.

* "Twisters" (2024) [rental]: Exciting, engaging. Pretty much the ideal sequel.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Twisters". >>>