Let The Be Carnage

It's been great to get out and about more and today was no exception. We got up and headed into Eltham for a breakfast at Miggi's.

After Miggi's it was off to the Vue Cineman to watch the Venom sequel, Venom: Let The Be Carnage.

We really enjoyed the first Venom film and Sony did a pretty good job with their Marvel francise. The question was though, would the sequel be as good and take things forward? For me, the answer was no. Don't get me wrong, it's an entertaining film but it was a slow build up to the massive visual effects showdown at the end. The ending was planned and they had to find a way to get there but it just seemed a bit clumsy to me, maybe they could have extended the length to flesh out the story a bit more, there were a few unanswered questions. We got what we wanted though, a massive Venom v Carnage fight.

It isn't ground breaking as a superhero movie though and seemed to be playing it a little bit safe compared with things like The Suicide Squad and Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. On a personal level the very end of the film plus the mid credits scene made the whole thing 100% worth waiting for. 

Not necessarily a must see movie but it is entertaining and worth watching.

Here's the Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer:

I have no doubt there will be a third instalment at some point.....

Novelty start, Avenger's gaming, Rangers and Despicable Me 3

Didn't get up until 09:30 today which was a real novelty as normally I am awake long before that and end up just getting up. Decided to jump on the PS4 for some Marvel's Avengers single player fun. It's a game that I can take slow and steady which is perfect for me. Very happy as I now have Iron Man to toy with!

We nervously started watching the New York Rangers v New York Islanders game from last night. It was nervous due to how badly the first game went. A very encouraging first period ended with the Rangers leading 2 - 0. Second period continued to build well and ended with Rangers now leading 4 - 0. The Rangers won the game 5 - 0. It was like watching a completely different team so hopefully thy are now passed opening night nerves and are settling down as a team. 

We then moved on to the Carolina Hurricanes v Detroit Red Wings game. This was much closer game until the final 2 minutes. It was tied 2 - 2 and then Detroit had a surge and they won the game 4 - 2.

Dinner today was a roast chicken that I had marinated in a Nando's peri peri sauce. I was amazing even if I do say so myself LOL 

Despicable Me 3 was the movie of choice tonight for some Gru and Minions goodness.

We finished the day off with some more NHL catch up and then some Miami Ink.

Podracing, Fireball, Nailed It, Botched, pain and Hogfather

I woke up this morning and just did not know what to do with myself. I fancied playing a game on the PS4 but couldn't decide what. Went through various options and nothing appealed, most annoying. In the end I settled on Star Wars Episode I: Racer. It was brief but fun. This is pod racing!

Having a quick browse though Netflix it looked like there were a number of shows that have new seasons out but as we always watch stuff together I had to not indulge and wait until we were all gathered. That was a pain LOL.

Decided to check out what was on Apple TV+ and found an interesting documentary called Fireball: Visitors From Other Worlds which explores how meteorites have impacted our planet’s landscapes and cultures. It was pretty good and had some stunning visuals.

The afternoon was spent mixing up Nailed It and Botched. 

Then disaster struck as I suddenly started experiencing some really uncomfortable feelings gourd my lower back and hips. I thought maybe it was due to lack of exercise so went and did twenty minutes on the treadmill but that didn't help. Toni give it a massage, I drank loads of water but still it continued. Ended up diving into the bath for an hour where i got some reading done and drank loads more water. It felt much better when I got it but continued to feel tender afterwards. I am putting it down to dehydration for now so we shall see how things are tomorrow.

It was back to more botched before it was time for another Christmas movie with dinner. Tonight we watched the wonderful adaption of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather.

Baking, Marvel's Avengers and Tattoo Fixers

It was baking day today and this batch came out beautifully.

As it was early and nobody else was up and I decided to get on the PS4 and spark up my Marvel's Avengers game. I had wanted to get this game when it was released but it was way too expensive for my liking and some of the reviews just didn't justify the price. I decided to bite the bullet when I saw it on sale for more than 50% off. So far I am very happy with this purchase. Spider-Man set the bar fir super hero games really high so I was not expecting a miracle. As it stands though it a fun game, nice switching between various Avengers and it is great to have an introduction to Ms. Marvel who will soon be appearing in her own TV shows and the upcoming movies. It's certainly no Spider-Man on the gameplay from but the story is strong, the graphics are really good and it's an enjoyable Marvel romp.

It turned out to be a bit of a draining day for one reason or other but it did bounce back and then we went to Tattoo Fixers for some relaxation.

Garage reorg, Vampyr and Best Ink

After a good night sleep I was up pretty early today. Made myself a cuppa and then went and reorganised a few things in the garage as we are soon going to be housing a treadmill as part of our exercise equipment. Hopped on the bike for a short while and then realised I need to get back into the garage gym regularly in the week as I can feel I have definitely gone backwards from a cardio and muscle strength perspective.

I did a quick bit of work as some shit was dumped on me yesterday that had to be actioned. Technically it wasn't my responsibility to make sure the work was scheduled but in the interest of the wheels running smoothly I did it just so we don't end up with pain once clients start working tomorrow. 

It was then time to relax so I started up the PS4 and began playing Vampyr which I had just downloaded for free courtesy of PSN Plus. 

It's a good game. Not really fast paced which suits me down to the grown with a story that slowly unfolds as you progress.

The rest of the day was spent chilling out and watching Season 3 of Best Ink.

Busy morning, new shower, Underworld, Four In A Bed, Squadrons and Underworld Evolution

Busy morning today. Up early, cleaned the bathroom and then did some work before going with Toni for her to get her flu jab. We got back and had breakfast.

Landlord came round to replace the shower so from tomorrow we now have the excitement of being able to use it and have proper showers again rather than the rubber hose shower mixer tap attachment in the bath! This is the next level of excitement after being able to wash up with proper hot water LOL.

Day ten of Halloween countdown started with the classic vampire versus werewolves movie Underworld.

We did a bit of car crash TV with Four In A Bed and then Toni went to have a rest as she was feeling a bit rough after her flu jab. I then caught up with a load of wrestling and then jumped back in the cockpit for a session of Star Wars: Squadrons

Back to the Halloween countdown with the second Underworld film Underworld 

We rounded the night off with another round of Four In A Bed!

Playstation nostalgia and changed plans

Turned on the PS4 for the first time in a while today. Downloaded the remake of the PSOne classic Medievil. I used to love playing this game when I was much younger (well 28)!

The good news is that this game is still great fun. It runs at a nice steady pace and the graphics are gorgeous. If you liked the original you should definitely check this out.

Lots of laundry was done and I baked another load of bread for Toni before we headed out to Eltham to have some dinner before we travelled to London. The plan had been to go and see this:

When we got to the station everything was borked. The Eltham and Elmstead Woods lines were already subject to replacement bus services so we had decided on New Eltham. Turns out that after we'd left for dinner there was a serious problem at Hither Green that meant al trains were cancelled or severely delayed. Unfortunately this meant that there was no way we could to London to attend. We were both totally gutted.

Instead we returned home, put the kettle on and settled down for an evening watching ice hockey. There are worse ways to spend a Sunday night even if it wasn't what we had planned.

Present, cafe, Venom and Bella Italia

To celebrate Sam's Creation Day there was time off work. We kicked the day off giving Sam his present, a full collection of Beefeater cow plates.

He loves the one of these that we have so we decided that we'd get him a full set that he can take with him when he finally decides it is time to move out to his own place (and no, it wasn't a hint!).

We then headed to Miggi's, picking up Jade en route, to enjoy a lovely breakfast. We also had fun playing Zombie Dice while we waited.

After the foods Jade went off to do her own thing and Toni, Sam and I headed to Bexleyheath Cineworld to go and see Venom. We hadn't heard good reports about the film but decided to give it a go anyway.

I am pleased to report that the film was pretty good. It was visually stunning and Tom Hardy was great as Eddie Brock struggling to cope with the existence of the symbiote Venom. I have no idea why the film was lumped in with the likes of Catwoman and the Fantastic Four reboot as it was way better than that. It carried a little of the expected Marvel humour (despite this being a Sony film). I would advise you all to ignore the reviews and give Venom a shot. If you do then make sure you stay to the end to get not only a hint at what's next in the Sony Spider-Man villains films but also for a fun segment of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (an animated film due out in December).


After the film we popped into Bella Italia for a Creation Day meal that was absolutely delicious.

Uncharted day

Well following on from yesterday it turned out I did have a chance for lots of PS4 time today.  Well, after a good long bit of extra sleep.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End was my weapon of choice and I spent most of the day playing. I haven't played it for months and had forgotten how much I enjoy the game. I made really good progress throughout the day completing seven levels and now the end is in sight. I did have to stop playing though as I reached a bit that I was struggling with and was starting to get grumpy. I'll give it a good few days break before attempting it again LOL.

Any downtime was spent on watching having some good old belly laughs to Mock The Week.

Lazy day

We had a nice lazy morning today before heading out to Eltham to grab breakfast at Miggy's.

Any plans for the afternoon were suspended as we were all full of lovely food. Toni, Sam and I started watching Andy Parsons Slacktivist show. They both crashed out in the middle of it but I was wide awake and enjoyed the whole show LOL.

I managed to get in some PS4 time playing a bit of Star Wars Battlefront II and also some Rayman Legends. It was nice to play again, I should make more time to do it.

The rest of the day was spent watching Young Sheldon and Suits.