TV. It's big and clever
A lovely day in which I felt still felt a bit dodgy gutted and tired. Sloped off to have an exceedingly overdue haircut, and after waving at Anna who was in her car, bumped into Anton and the bairns near his house and I popped in for a glass of water and a chat before returning home to sleep.
Feeling somewhat refreshed in the evening I had a TV fest.
Enjoyed a wonderful documentary about Moctezuma by the novelist DBC Pierre, who had lived in Mexico as a child and teenager. Strange combination of personal history combined with the history of the Spaniards encounter with Moctezuma. Retelling the idea that the astrologers had predicted the return of Quetzalcoatl from the east sporting a beard. When the Spaniards turned up at that exact time it produced a superstitious paralysis in Moctezuma which allowed the Spaniards to prevail. I went to Mexico for three weeks with my ex-wife some time ago, and I recognised several of the places in the documentary including the gloating gardens of Xochilmico. Pierre himself was a fascinating guy too. So far, Mexico is the most magical place I have visited.
Then watch a really interesting film called K-PAX about a man, played by Kevin Spacey, claiming very convincingly to be an alien. He ends up in a being investigated by a psychiatrist who is never quite sure what is the case. It ends enigmatically.
And to bed.
A lovely day in which I felt still felt a bit dodgy gutted and tired. Sloped off to have an exceedingly overdue haircut, and after waving at Anna who was in her car, bumped into Anton and the bairns near his house and I popped in for a glass of water and a chat before returning home to sleep.
Feeling somewhat refreshed in the evening I had a TV fest.
Enjoyed a wonderful documentary about Moctezuma by the novelist DBC Pierre, who had lived in Mexico as a child and teenager. Strange combination of personal history combined with the history of the Spaniards encounter with Moctezuma. Retelling the idea that the astrologers had predicted the return of Quetzalcoatl from the east sporting a beard. When the Spaniards turned up at that exact time it produced a superstitious paralysis in Moctezuma which allowed the Spaniards to prevail. I went to Mexico for three weeks with my ex-wife some time ago, and I recognised several of the places in the documentary including the gloating gardens of Xochilmico. Pierre himself was a fascinating guy too. So far, Mexico is the most magical place I have visited.
Then watch a really interesting film called K-PAX about a man, played by Kevin Spacey, claiming very convincingly to be an alien. He ends up in a being investigated by a psychiatrist who is never quite sure what is the case. It ends enigmatically.
And to bed.
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