I’ll apologise in advance if this update seems a bit disjointed: I am watching Polar Bear: A Spy on the Ice before it disappears off BBC iPlayer. I’m streaming it in high quality, and the picture quality on this new TV is superb. For those Dr Who fans out there, it’s narrated by David Tennant. It is a documentary about polar bears, filmed with remote cameras, the ingenuity of which is amazing.
While I’m on the subject of the TV I’ve wasted more hours on trying to sort it out. I’m still not sure about this Love Film thing – the films available for streaming appear to be more limited than I thought, and we are having trouble with the TV losing the network. When it does I have to go back into the settings and set it all up again to get it to work, which is a real pain. We were also not at all sure about the picture set up. It was quite uncomfortable to watch while we had a DVD playing, although I found that if I adjust the contrast and backlight it’s much easier on the eyes. It seems to be ok with a digital signal, however.
Today I have ordered a Blu-Ray player: Tesco have a basic Sony model in their sale at £99.97, £20 less than anyone else has it in their sale. And I used some of my Tesco reward vouchers, so only had to pay £57 in the end. I would have bought one, but they were out of stock in the shop, so I had to order it from Tesco Direct. It should be there on Friday. Chris was not keen on getting a Blu-ray player due to the cost of the discs, and we don’t think we’re interested in any of the fancy features they advertise, like pausing a film to look up information on it. But the DVD rental companies no longer charge extra for Blu-ray DVDs so we might as well have the better picture quality since we have an HD TV.
Last night we watched Mars Attacks again on ITV4. Jack Nicholson was good, as ever, but I was surprised by how good I thought Pierce Brosnan was. Glen Close was also very good as the First Lady, but I think I was most surprised by SJP as the air-headed reporter, mainly because I don’t normally have a very high opinion of SJP.
This morning I had to go to have a mammogram at the Breast Screening Unit at Poole Hospital. It was a good job I left early: I had allowed for parking, but had not allowed for the fact that the Unit was almost impossible to find. It’s not a nice process, but I’m happy to go along once every 3 years. And the Unit is in fairly new premises, so it was comfy and warm in there. On the way home I topped up with dog treats and Bonios at Pets at Home, and went and looked in the remnants of the Next sale. There was nothing for me, but I managed to get Chris a pair of cargo pants, which he likes for walking the dogs in, for £15.
I haven’t done very much else today though. It’s another grey, miserable day, this time with cold wind and occasional rain thrown into the mix. Max has been for a swim and a walk, courtesy of Chris, but Jez has hardly stirred all day. She came and greeted me enthusiastically when I came in from the hospital, jumping up and licking my face as I knelt down to her. She is slowly becoming more and more accepting of us, and more and more affectionate. It’s odd, she was a very friendly little puppy, then cooled. We have always put it down to her treatment when she had her first two leg operations at her original vets. As I write she’s moved sleeping from my bed upstairs, to sleeping on her bed downstairs. She is showing no inclination to go for a walk.
Lastly, I feel I cannot let this update pass without commenting on today’s news that the University of Pennsylvania believe they have found the cause of male pattern baldness. They are saying that if they are right, they should be able to develop a cream to reverse it. Chris was not impressed. He says he would not take a cure: it’s bad enough looking after what little hair he has, that he would not want to have to cope with a full head of hair again. We both agreed, however, that any real cure for male baldness would be a licence to print money.
Whoo! I’ve just seen an ice rainbow on this programme. I didn’t know such a think existed. It was very beautiful. I never cease to be amazed at the beauty of this world. I may complain about grey days like today, but there really is so much beauty all around us. This may sound very corny, but it’s not unusual for me to be out walking the dogs, looking around and singing ‘What a Wonderful World’ softly to myself.
So now my programme has finished. And for the next hour and a half I plan to treat myself to a viewing of Best in Show (assuming I can get Love Film to work, that is).
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