Last Night

[andrewducker]

Julie, Padmini, Joachim, Mike and I went to Kismot for a meal and chat.  Thoroughly enjoyable discussions ensued, from sexual technique to Joyce and Schizophrenia, via discussions of whether Dune was actually, well, _good_.

And then Julie, Mike and I headed off to the cinema and watched District 9 together.  We all liked it an awful lot - and when I came home I spent a bit of time looking at a couple of reviews - particularly this one.  Best link I've bumped into so far is to the real life District 6.

I was also impressed by my inability to tell where the special effects ended and real life began.  I'm fairly sure they didn't have any giant insects hired for their respective roles, but who can tell?  We also agreed that we wanted to know what happened next - Julie's instant response was wanting a sequel :->

Today we're rearranging the flat some more, in the hope of getting something we can live with for the next couple of weeks.  Just as soon as the latest episode of Freaks and Geeks is over.

Comments

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

You missed rock band!

[andrewducker]

I wasn't invited!

Anyway - old friend up for the evening, so seeing him was a priority. So I grabbed a couple of people that weren't already booked up for the evening (which seemed to be most of my friends!)

[marrog.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we pretty much assume you're not free at the moment. We're playing BSG tomorrow night if you are, though.

[andrewducker]

I wasn't offended - because, yeah, I'm not free much at the moment. This week I'm busy Tuesday/Wednesday so I'm going to stay in on Monday. Next week might be doable though - and thanks!

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

There's a rather fine South African jazz band from the 1980s called District 6 - after the township.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Nigeria is less happy with District 9.

[andrewducker]

Yup, heard about that. Doesn't bother me particularly, as (a) they're clearly a Nigerian gang, not supposed to be representative of everyone and (b) the idea of people eating animal parts for efficacy is what drives various animals to extinction, and is rife in a variety of African countries (amongst others).

The using of the former president's name was pretty silly, I give you.