27th November 200622:43 Nov 27 2006
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It’s sunny and very showery as I write. My Father’s finished the housework and is Now running the small vacuum cleaner over the carpet in the backroom, as some bright spark make an error as he’d tried to clean up a drinks spill off the carpet.
He’s used the right product, to attempt his clean-up, of course, whilst I’m well in the dog-house, as you can imagine.
And, up until a short while ago, we’d been doing quite well.
He went to the doctors, for a blood-pressure test and had given me a lift there by him: and I’d enjoyed the walk back.
And yes, I realise cleaning up after me this morning hasn’t done his blood pressure any good and it hasn’t pleased me that he had to.
And, I did have to use the ‘sunny’ word didn’t I, as it’s now going so grey you’d think it was early evening.
Anyway, at present I’m having a few problems with the mouth.
My tooth at the rear of the left, at the top, has gum on the inside and not on the out, as a testament to the cancer biopsy and removal of a wisdom tooth.
And, at present, I’m just waiting to lose it. Obviously I don’t want to lose the tooth, but I know I’m going to. At present it has a distinct wobble at times: and at others infection sets in, when food has collected in a crevice; whilst currently its stable and pain free.
If I choose, I could have them all out and have false teeth fitted.
But, I want to keep mine as long as possible.
Saying that, my Father keeps reminding me that his mother had all her teeth out in her early twenties, as many women did in the twenties, to have ‘perfect’ false teeth, such was the fashion back then.
And, to have an implant would cost thousands, for one.
Money that if I had, I’d far rather spend on other things.
Yet, as to ‘Torchwood,’ which I do find quite, enthralling. It was pitched originally as a cross between a few ideas, part of which was the X-Files, which I do feel it emulates well. And, I’ll grant you, its not always as good as it could be, but it is successful British sci-fi, which is rare and I’d like to congratulate BBC Wales for producing it and Doctor Who. It’s sexy and stylish and very well paced.
Yet, all of that said, certain stories do glare somewhat and the Welsh cannibals story is one of them. The story-line had felt like a remnant of the old Hammer series, with established characters; but, that’s not a bad thing.
And further, in the shows defence I’d say two things, it was well done: and had earned its post-watershed showing with action sequences that would have looked just as good in a show like ‘Spooks’ or suchlike.
Then in the very next episode, it was straight back to form, with a character led story that wove together adultery, possession, sense identity, with some real exciting imagery and action sequences.
And, you made mention of the fairies story, which I liked very much, particularly as it had told us a little of Captain Jacks past and also showed that they don’t always win.
Personally, my favourite story so far had been the Cyberwoman story as it had shown a human side to the cyber menace, whilst being a love story.
Yes, I like Torchwood.
My only real criticism about the show is that if you transposed the lines spoken by Captain Jack with those spoken by The Doctor, you’d noticed the two are scripted quite similarly.
It seems apparent to me that ‘the big camp Welshman,’ Russell T. Davies has been a fan of the original series ‘Doctor Who’ series for so long he’s taken pride in creating his own Doctor, in the guise of Captain Jack.
I’ve listened carefully to the story-lines and scripts and it’s my assertion that one mirrors the other, except of course for the fact that as ‘Torchwood’ is a post watershed show Russell T. Davies, there’s sex, violence and gore in it a plenty.
Yet, to return to my earlier point, I’d like to reiterate, BBC Wales should be congratulated for the shows production, at a time when I’d doubted that there’s not be any ‘Doctor Who’ back on our screens.
Now, instead of one ‘Doctor Who’, we have two.
And, that’s okay by me. Yet, saying that, I don’t like the current Robin Hood and I was one its initial viewers who turned off after the first episode.
I’ve been a fan of the character since I read the stories of the character as a child, much as I read the early stories of Arthur.
I had liked the Jason Connery ‘Robin Hood,’ which I’d thought carried the character well, whilst the BBC is lacklustre in my opinion.
Anyway, all of this brings me to your last question, “How’s the job hunting going?” Not very well would be my answer.
First off, it’d taken me ages to find the last job, which I’d been finished from in a somewhat ignominious manner.
Then there’s the fact that I am the age I am; and employers don’t respond well to applications when you find something to apply for.
And Now my recent gripe, which is that you can’t do a specific job search, a SOC search on the jobcentres own website, which has frustrated me so much that I’ve taken action about the matter.
I made my remarks the other day when I’d signed on and was then sent a small booklet with which to make complaint, or suggestions.
Needless to say, my suggestion had been that you should be able to do a specific search on their website, much as you can on the job points in the jobcentre plus offices.
And, talking of teeth, I just gave my Dad a Black Jack, the old liquorice penny sweets. And, unlike me, he doesn’t suck, he chews: and it removed a filling for him. Typical.
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