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A gazillion snowdrops are bursting forth from ancient soil, and promptly getting mashed to bits by trainers. The ducks and the humans are looking friskier.
Still cold afternoons remind me of that Tennyson verse:
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness or farewell,
When I embark.
February is a pretty useless month, except for eating pancakes and catching up on movies missed in the parenting line of duty.
I recently turned on 'Life in a Day', the world's first crowd-sourced movie, which is freely available on YouTube. I approached this movie gingerly, because I feared it would be 90 long minutes of people looking really smug while skydiving.
Back in 2010 when there was a call for footage, I considered sending something in. But I didn't on the assumption that Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald wouldn't appreciate clips of kids being whimsical and failing to blow out candles in spite of repeated instruction. In hindsight, I couldn't have been more wrong on this point.
It turns out that 'Life in a Day' is awesome and totally unpretentious - one of the most uplifting films I've seen. And regular readers (hello Mom!) will know that my tendencies towards cynicism and cake enthusiasm prevent me from getting uplifted easily.
One of my favourite clips in the film involves a guy who is travelling around the world by bicycle. He weathers many disasters, like being repeatedly knocked over by truckers. But he always gets back in the saddle, sometimes after a few days in hospital.
Like it says on the tin, the film is about all the quotidian wonder and pedestrian joy contained in one earthling day.
One of my favourite clips in the film involves a guy who is travelling around the world by bicycle. He weathers many disasters, like being repeatedly knocked over by truckers. But he always gets back in the saddle, sometimes after a few days in hospital.
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| The path less truckered by. |
So should dispatches from the land of mañana ever stop, you will know that I have given up silly material trappings like a coffee press and clean socks, and donned my bicycle wings.
Wave to me from the open road, unless you are a trucker, in which case keep those hands at ten and two.
May there be no sadness or farewell when I embark.
That sounds great, will give it a watch! I will keep an eye out for you on your bike and give you a wave!... Emma :)
ReplyDeleteIf you ever do get on your bike be sure to head our way there are some lovely hills to coast down...
ReplyDeleteSpain is high on the list of destinations...just as soon as I get a bike and some courage :)
ReplyDeleteWe watched this film after reading your post. I loved it. I shall now follow all your advice blindly.
ReplyDeleteSend me five million dollars in unmarked bills. Just kidding. But do eat that entire chocolate cake in one sitting. Go on.
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