Raithe

Hit the first anniversary of my mother's passing. I have to admit, I really did think I'd have managed to get somewhere by now. Well I've been continue to hammer away on the attempt to get my life restarted and once more into the working world. Which keeps hitting a wall. I will also admit that I'm definitely sliding into that partially resentful feel over half my life having disappeared as her carer because it's left me in this position. Which then adds a touch of guilt because I recognise that resentment kicking in after the fact. However, for the chance of doing something useful I'll be starting a work placement with a charity group for the next 8 weeks. What's supposed to be a mix of business, book keeping, research, marketing, minor IT stuff and bid writing.

We need a Superman film to give us a Lex Luthor that's played like John Glover did Lionel Luthor.

Finally got around to watching Batman V Superman. I have to say, where the hell did Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor come from? Hyperactive manic psychotic genius who magically knows stuff? That was just weird. I'll stand by John Shea as the best version of an adult Luthor I've seen (Okay Michael Rosenbaum handled the young Luthor expertly as well in Smallville). Ben Afleck was surprisingly decent as Batman even if the bat as written was a touch off-putting. I do miss them attempting to show his detective side. The teasing about the soon to be Justice League members was fairly nicely handled, even if Wonder Woman's big role was.. pretty much a throw in rather than anything serious. But the big steal of the film was Jeremy Irons as Alfred, that was probably the best gloss to the whole film.

On the general run of American politics and attitudes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv-cj6mBkPk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQkygZdZ_Vk&feature=youtu.be

So the running argument, sexism to put a man first, or capitalism to headline the household name for the recognition factor?

Cracked - 6 Statistically BS myths you probably believe about war

For that mix of nostalgia and current amusement... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JWKXI8nEOQ

Now this will get bleeped, but I think there's enough to still get the line...