We found out at work today that an old colleague of ours had committed suicide last week.
This makes the fourth person from our floor who has died in less than 12months, with 2 in the last week alone.
He had been there for as long as I have (over 7 years) and only recently left a few months ago.
He had previously been a tennis umpire and once told me about his run-in with John McEnroe when he was an umpire on the net.
Johnathan, we hope you are finally at peace.
I have been meaning to see this for some time but didn't get around to it until today.
It was great to escape into a fantasy with goblins, elves and a boggart. I'm glad they compressed all the books into one movie, however, as often is the case when adapting books to film, some things were left out and some things were invented and put into the film instead.
Even with that, it was still a great movie and great value too for only $5.
Plot: Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.
I've just gotten home after dragging Ace off to see a preview of this tonight for which I had won tickets. It's predictable but the best part was the previews before - Will Smith's & Adam Sandler's new movies. They look entertaining!
Plot: Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who – needing to pay school tuition – who finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school’s most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favour.
With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa leading the way, they’ve cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor, Ben begins to push the limits.
Though counting cards isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos’ menacing enforcer: Cole Williams.
My sister is back in my mother & stepfather's lives after 7 and a bit years.
She disowned the family and told my mother that she would never see her grandchildren.
When my Grandmother was dying, she refused to come and see her and didn't even bother turning up to the funeral.
Now I have to put up with her and her 4 kids on Mother's Day of all days. At least I won't have to put up with her husband.
I think I'm going to sleep in until lunch time tomorrow...
