Gluten free inkypol and off to visit mum

Forgot to add this to my blog entry last night but we discovered a wonderful collection of gluten free inkypol in Tesco so we decided some sampling might be in order.

We can't wait to start sampling some of there :)

I worked from home this morning and then had a half day booked so that Toni and I could jump in the car and whizz off to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit mum. Before we left we watered the plants and I managed to capture this lovely web. You will probably need to zoom to see it properly.

The journey to Stratford was not an easy one with may of our roads acting more like car parks.

We did get here in the end though and were greeted with hugs, a smile and then gin and tonic and some lovely nibbles. I passed on the G&T but I did have the Angry Orchard cider that is in the horde above and it was lovely.

It was nice and relaxing just sitting around chilling.

New GP, San Diego Comic Con trailers and Worldly Savages

After work today Sam and I headed to Eltham to register with a new GP. This is my third house move and my current registered GP is still in South Woodham Ferrers. That means that my last appointment I had was probably back in 2010 or thereabouts. Crazy stuff! I wonder if that's becuase I use Apple products now LOL. At least I'll have somewhere local IF I need to see a GP :)

There were lots of trailers released at San Diego Comic Con 2017 over the three days. Thanks to the New Trailer Buzz channel on YouTube you can now see these all rolled up into daily segments. So here they are. Lot's of things grabbed my attention that I am looking forward to seeing so I've highlighted the ones that have my attention.

Comic Con 2017 Compilation Trailers Day One:
Kingsman 2 The Golden Circle - Trailer 2
Pacific Rim 2 Uprising - Announcement Teaser
Saw 8 Jigsaw - First Trailer
Proud Mary - First Trailer
Bright - Main Trailer
Death Note - Riyku Comic Con Reveal
Brigsby Bear - Trailer 2
Only the Brave
Snowman - Trailer
Shape of Water - Trailer
Marvels Inhumans - Comic Com Trailer
Marvels Defenders - Stan Lee Trailer
Marvels Punisher - First Look
Krypton - Teaser Trailer
Stargate Origins - Teaser Trailer


Comic Con 2017 Compilation Trailers Day Two:
The Lego Ninjago Movie
The Walking Dead Season 8
Game of Thrones Season 7
Marvels The Defenders Season 1
Triple Threat
Alias Grace Season 1
The Gifted Season 1
Black Lightning Season 1
Vikings Season 5
The 100 Season 4
Knightfall Season 1


Comic Con Compilation Trailers Day Three:
Thor 3 Ragnarok Trailer
Justice League Trailer 2
Ready Player One Teaser
Stranger Things Season 2
Westworld Season 2 Teaser
Star Trek Discovery
Riverdale Season 2
Flash Season 4
Arrow Season 6
Supergirl Season 3
Legends of Tomorrow



In other news, my current ear worm comes courtesy of Serbian folk punk band Worldly Savages. They came to my attention today when it was announced that some members of the band had been turned down for visas to come and play in the UK due to them being Serbian. This song is perhaps the best ever reaction that a band could give! ENJOY!

Blue screen of updates, Hellboy reboot and Dredd TV

It's always a joy to see that Microsoft are keeping the world operating well with the this wonderful status update board at Cannon Street station.....

Talking of updates, I've just heard that there is going to be a Hellboy reboot. This has made me a little grumpy. I loved what Guillermo del Toro did with Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army and I was really hoping that he would be granted his wish to do a third instalment. I know that he was keen to do it and Ron Perlman also wanted to return to the role but sadly creator Mike Mignola has decided to head in a different direction. He has said that he'd like to take the franchise in a more R-Rated direction. David Harbour from Stranger Things is taking on the role as Hellboy and Milla Jovovich will play his antagonist the Blood Queen. Working title for the reboot is/was Rise Of The Blood Queen.


Current word on the street is that Karl Urban is in talks to reprise his role as Dredd in the upcoming Rebellion TV series Judge Dredd: Mega City One (or Mega City One). IF they can do the deal on this then I'd be very happy. The idea of Mega City One with no Dredd it in is just plain wrong so it would make sense to bring in a familiar actor exspecially as he made such a good job of wiping away the foul memory of Stallone! I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Dinner was then followed by a whole load more Bones!

The best laid plans....

Sam and I were supposed to be going to register with a new GP tonight but he ended up having to work until 8 and so that plan was delayed to another day.

This meant that I did at least get to go straight home although I felt really sorry for Sam (and he was NOT impressed with having to work late).

A gorgeous dinner was accompanied by more episodes of Bones.

Sam finally made it home and wasn't very happy so we cheered him up with Midnight, Texas and LEGO Star Wars Freemaker Chronicles. He then retired early so the Bones marathon continued.

Star Wars updates

It's been a while since I last did any sort of Star Wars update so it's time to get back on track once again.

Kicking things off is Episode VIII new with the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Behind The Scenes teaser that was dropped mid-July. Must be the big kid in me as this just sent exciting sparks down my spine! There were also some Carrie Fisher sad moments.

I also found these two gorgeous fan created posters for The Last Jedi.

In Episode IX news it has now been announce that write Jack Thorne has been brought in to take over script writing duties. He is best known for writing Harry Potter And The Cursed Child with JK Rowling and John Tiffany.

The as yet untitled Han Solo movie composer has now been announced as John Powell. His previous works include the Bourne series, How To Train Your Dragon and Shrek.

Han Solo director Ron Howard has revealed a number of behind the scenes photos.

He has also said that everything is, "coming along great" which is good news.

On the game front EA Star Wars have now released a Star Wars Battlefront 2: Behind The Story video following the release of the Inferno Squad novel.


Last but not least we have a nice video of the Disney Parks plans for a Star Wars world now revealed as Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

So that wraps things up for now and I'll be sure to put out more regular updates.

Sleeping in, big breakfast, Bones and homegrown dinner

It appears that there was a need for sleep today as we didn't get up until gone midday. We did discuss going out for breakfast but decided to save money and have pullits and iffits from the kitchen instead. Turns out this was a good plan as we had a load of yummy things that needed to be used so we ate a big breakfast and saved a load of cash too.

Toni was delighted as she tried her gluten free olive bread which she said was amazing. Not for me as I don't like olives but it did look lovely especially once the cheese was on it.

We continued our Bones marathon today and burned through the rest of season 10 and then move on to Season 11.

Dinner was a lovely pasta dish with a sauce based on homegrown tomatoes and also our giant mushroom.

 

The flavour in the mushroom was absolutely amazing. Out of this world.

Rest, blogging, Star Fluxx and Bones

It was a day of rest today. I took advantage of the chance to sleep in. I spent the morning catching up with this blog as I've been a bit slack of late while Toni read and listened to Tori Amos.

Sam and I had a few games of Star Fluxx which was great fun. I first played this game when we were in Cornwall and loved it.

The rest of the day was spent watching lots of episodes of Bones and Indian foods.

Happy Birthday Kenzie

Happy Birthday to Kenzie.

Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets

After work tonight Toni, Sam and I hit Zizzi in Bexleyheath for a delicious meal before heading to Cineworld to see Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets.

A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. 

What a great sci-fi film this was. It was really good. Nice bits of action, gorgeous planets and creatures and some really funky colours. It was a visual treat that also has some frightening parallels to history and the modern world. 

Definitely worth a watch in my book.

Thor; Ragnarok trailer

The latest trailer for Thor: Ragnarok is now with us and I am getting good feelings about this one.

I've always enjoyed the Thor offerings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Ragnarok looks to be another good blend of action and humour.

Inhumans trailer

Marvel have a new series coming out called Inhumans due to air on September 29th.

The Inhumans were first introduced in the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. series. The original plan had been to create a new film but this was changed to be a TV series instead.

Here's the trailer to give a quick taster of what might be in store :)

A bumper crop

Today was a day of rest although I did take the time to mow the lawn which was much needed after the mad mix of rain and sun we've had of late. Toni harvested some of her tomatoes and had a bumper crop.

For her birthday she was given a mushroom grower by Jade and Aaron. It is supposed to yield regular mushrooms. This is what we found today!

Look at the size of this beauty!

Tribal Dreams day three

The weather improved today which was a relief. Toni was feeling better too which was also great news. We took advantage of the good weather to let the tent dry out and then quickly got everything packed up before the rain came back again. It did, but not before we were finished thank goodness and not really badly.

There were meetings and socialising and the consumption of some good food. Zoe managed to grow a new set of ears:

After much delaying and lots of goodbyes we finally started our journey home. We took a slight detour though as we popped into see Pinkie who hand't made it to camp and was pretty local. A nice cup of tea and catch up was had and Toni helped her with some forms before we finally hit the road proper.

We had a good run home and I have to confess it was SO good to be back in a normal bed again.

Tribal Dreams day two

The weather was not our friend today. The wind might have died down but it rained, and rained, and rained. So much so that Toni got ill.  The fire ceremony was interesting shall we say LOL. Here's a few pictures that I managed to collect from various friends who posted on Facebook.

The weather continued to be 'inclement' but The Dolmen still managed to put in a great set and at least tonight more people were out and about being social.

It was a wet, trying day, that turned out to be really good looking back on it (apart from Toni not being well).

Crow Dancers @ Tribal Dreams

Despite the terrible weather the show had to go on and Crow Dancers hit the stage tonight to take the Dolmen Grove crowd on a journey. The set may well have had a few issues but the audience were unaware as we totally rocked it. Once again the songs took on a life of their own to weave their own magic.

Tribal Dreams day one

The next stage of our adventure was packing down our tents and then setting off in convoy once again but this time to Weymouth for the Dolmen Grove Tribal Dreams gathering.

We arrived to massively high winds and it had just started to rain. It was a great rush to get the tent up and everything in it before the rain got heavier. We managed it, just!

There wasn't a lot of socialising with everyone just desperate to get their tents put up and then take shelter. Some people abandoned the site due to the weather opting to commute every day as the weather was atrocious.