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I watched Kingdom of Heaven this afternoon. What a big yawn that was. Methinks Ridley Scott may have lost something since Gladiator (I wasn't too impressed with Black Hawk Down either, now that I come to think of it). Anyway, Orlando Bloom pouted and preened, and looked almost as badly miscast as Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie in Alexander. The Scottish actor from Braveheart who played the evil Knight Templar was good, though. Now to the image. This is a model of the Expo 98 mascot, Gil. I brought it back from Portugal for Liam in 1996, when he was barely four-years old. He used to play with it while he was in the bath, and called him 'Onda Rapaz' (Wave Boy) as he dropped him in the water while shouting 'Epá, fogo pá!', which means something like 'Oh, my goodness' (only not quite so polite). I found Onda Rapaz in the garden while we were building the driveway. I have decided to keep him.

Something for footie fans!

Enjoyed a bit of classic self-preserved British cinema last year. And not a lot of people know that.