Geoff's Random Thoughts

More and more over the last couple of years I've wondered if I'm spreading myself thin, to borrow a phrase 'Jack of all trades, master of none' i.e. I do so many things I can't devote enough time to any of them. I have friends who have one or two interests and they're pretty damn good at them, but it seems to take over their whole life and I feel that though I'd enjoy that, I'd become bored at some point with doing the same things again and again. I was thinking about my own hobbies and rather than a few, I have loads of things I try to follow and keep my hand into.Here are a few of the things I have an interest in and invest some time in every single week. Apart from Family, Friends and my job 1) Computing (Tied into my Job too) 2) Cars 3) Mobile Phones 4) Apple 5) Sport (In General) 6) Football (In General) 7) Manchester United 8) The Internet 9) Sci Fi (In General) 10) TV 11) DVDs / Cinema 12) Music 13) Photography 14) Wii (Lego S...

This is a good book, it links well between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the writing is good and the story moves well. My only downer on it is that it's not as good as a Zahn Novel, it's not got as many plot threads as any of the Thrawn Books. Definitely worth a read, especially if you're a Star Wars nut, the last short chapter alone is worth the purchase price alone.

When Adele and I were packing to go away for the weekend, I knew that I'd have time to read, and casting about for something to read, I noticed 'There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale - A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Lord of the Rings' by Sean Astin. I bought it on an earlier holiday in Wales and ploughed through the first half, but I noticed it sat there with a bookmark showing my last point of reference halfway through the pages, so I threw it in the bag to push on and complete it. Last night I got a chance to read while Adele was watching X Factor, so I opened the book and within two pages, I remember why I'd put it down. I hated the writing, I hated the way that the actor Sean Astin portrayed himself, made assumptions about what other people were thinking and generally portrayed himself as the holder of a wealth of experience. Now I've always enjoyed Sean Astin's acting, he's excellent in LOTR and I've seen him in a couple of other things, bu...