Sad, I know - but...

Isn't it amazing how music can evoke such strong memories. For example, on as I left home this morning I was listening to S&M, more specifically No Leaf Clover and it took me back unbelievably clearly to driving up Dominion Road with it cranking out my stereo, probably destroying the speakers even more after the beating they had got from every other time I had been driving with that group of mates up and down that wonderful road.

And then, to get myself psyched about Monday's DVD release, I was listening to the Revenge of the Sith soundtrack and it came to the music that is playing when all the Jedi get killed, and I got that lump in my throat. Sad I know, but still - man I love music. There isn't anything else that can evoke memories and emotions like that.

Very cool.

Man I love movies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

What a weekend - I saw two legendary movies! First, on Friday night I watched Batman Begins. Talk about exceeding expectations, even after they had been hyped by everyone else who saw it at the movies. I'm so gutted that I missed it on the big screen with surround sound. But what are you going to do? It was so good that I almost got it out the following night to watch it again! I have got to get me a tank batmobile!

And then, the brutal but oh so stylish Sin City. Flippin heck. What a movie. Who would have thought Frodo could be so freaky! Even Jenna enjoyed it. Bruce Willis is the man. I also watched this really out of it movie called 'The Machinist' which has Christian Bale (the new Batman) in it. It said on the cover, 'Fight Club meets Memento'. Well, it certainly gets you wondering what the heck is going on, but doesn't really have the satisfying ending that Fight Club and Memento have. Worth the watch, maybe - if there's nothing else you want to watch. Although, I do wish I got Saw out instead.

Anyway, it's been a pretty good weekend - a little strange because I've been in a very strage mood for the last week. I've felt really angry, I know why I was angry but I don't know why I let the cause of my frustration (which led to the anger) get to me so much. Maybe I was afraid of something, because after all "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering". And suffering might still happen due to what I may have been afraid of.

I had my first run in with my boss. I ask you, what good is annual leave if you can't take it when you actually want it? Without going through the whole drama, the long and the short of it is, I requested two days of annual leave, the first being this Friday (28 October) because Jenna is finishing her training and there is a graduation ceremony in London that I'm able to go to. This is really important for me to be at, one as a way of supporting her, but also as a way of me having some involvement in her job; which of course is about the only involvement I can have considering most of it she is either in New Zealand air space (officially, as far as the avaiation laws are concerned) or in the US of A.

Then, I also asked for Monday (31 October) off because Dad is going to be here again to visit and I thought it would be nice to take the day off to spend with him.

But noooooooooooo, after approving the two days off, the boss turns around and says that I can't have them. So it begins, I get annoyed and start to moan to my fellow staff members who have been here a bit longer. They tell me I should push it, and I do - which isn't the most comfortable of positions to be in! But push came to shove and I have got what I want, which is good - just sux that it had to be in the really uncomfortable way.

But I seem to be over that now - it's amazing what watching a few good movies can do for the soul.

So there you have it, my first post in 4 weeks. I do apologise for the lack of brilliant and intelligent blog additions (ahem...) and I will endeavour to update more regularly.

May the Force be with you.