Ian Sea

Drive to Survive is aimed at people who don’t like F1. I thought it was terrible that they barely mentioned Black Lives Matter in this series, especially given the controversy with some drivers choosing not to take a knee. Absolute propaganda.

Recently started DS9 for the first time.

So far ahead of its time it’s untrue. In more ways than one.

Just finished (re)watching TNG; it’s unbelievable how good it is. Absolutely superb. Up there with the best TV I’ve ever seen and far better than I remember when I watched it as a 10 year old. Started with DS9 now which I’ve never seen before. Also recently watched Picard which I enjoyed (me and the misses watched it in 3 sittings). Wasn’t happy with the effects appearing closer to Discovery than TNG in the timeline though, that was shit. Fat Data didn’t make sense too. Loved it tho, how can you not!

Superb last episode, loved it. Does this mean that Grogu gets killed by Ben Solo?

I always presumed that the last time Obi Wan saw Anakin was during RotS but thinking about what was said in A New Hope, maybe I was wrong. Vader says something like ‘we meet again, when I left you I was the learner now I am the master.’ No Real indication of when they last saw each other though. There’s also the bit with Obi Wan giving Luke Anakin’s lightsaber which ‘his father wanted him to have when he was old enough.’ I always just thought that this was Obi Wan bullshitting a little to get Luke onside but maybe not. I reckon we’ll see this in the new Kenobi series.

Check out ‘Justin Guitar’. He has a great online beginner course which is free. Lots of other videos about which guitars and other gear to buy as well.

How small are his feet.

I’m reading ‘The Night Fire’ by Michael Connelly, the latest Bosch / Ballard book. I’m enjoying it (as I usually do) although I feel the Bosch books have become somewhat dumbed down as the series has gone on. The early books were great and I’ll probably revisit them at some point in the near future.

Great win that. The end looks nigh for Jimmy though, unfortunately.

South Africa 40/2. England won the toss and put them in and have again not picked a spinner.

Finally saw it this afternoon. Much better than I expected and it did a good job of salvaging something after the disaster of TLJ. But so many thing that we’re unexplained or didn’t make sense (at least in the movie universe): How come Palpatine was still alive? Palpatine had a kid? A Sith planet and language that hadn’t been mentioned before. Why did Maz have Luke’s lightsaber? Wayfinders that we hadn’t seen in any of the 8 previous films. I thought the Knights of REN were previous Jedi in training? Obviously shit Jedi. Why did Hux have a superior officer all of a sudden? Probably many more questions when I’ve digested everything. But I did enjoy it and will watch it again. All in all, a trilogy that shouldn’t have happened.

My only problem with Titus Welliver is that he walks like Wallace from Wallace and Gromit. Very good apart from that though.

Just finished ‘The Force’ by Don Winslow, thought it was superb. Was the first book by Winslow that I’d read, definitely won’t be the last.

I haven’t got a clue who we should play in the next Test. The problems run far deeper than just personnel and batting order.