It is 15:37 as I begin writing up my blog. I have not done as much as I anticipated today. Firstly I only got up at midday. I was hoping to get to the gym this morning but looks I will have to wait until Wednesday for my next session. Not to worry, I got a little exercise by washing my car, it was quite filthy but is shiny brightly now on the drive in the afternoon sunshine. I watched the opening few minutes of the Women’s FA Cup Final (I happen to stumble upon it most years now but thought as Arsenal were going to win best to occupy myself with something else).

It is 0:18 as I complete the second half of this blog entry. Just got back from Reading, and more specifically the Vue cinema where myself and Pav watched Iron Man. If one of Pav’s colleague’s (Ian) comes into the office last Friday to declare, “This is one of the best superhero movies I have ever seen!” you have to sit up and take stock! It was great. I was not convinced when I discovered Robert Downey Junior in the lead role. Even in the trailers he pokes fun at himself, “I’m just not the superhero type!”. However, he was excellent as Tony Stark and then his alter-ego. A substantial amount of time is spent building up the character which is good to see. There was not that instant change from mortal to superhero, Stark has to learn and develop his suit. It is not perfect first time around and there are many enhancements he makes during the course of the movie. Overall great fun, excellent action scenes and stunning special effects. However, I felt the villain could have been more worthy, even if the twist was unexpected. Paltrow as Pepper Potts (as PA and questionable love interest) goes through the motions. I feel she would have found it difficult to play such a stereotypical female role, with all the screaming and shouting. However, I believe she is intelligent enough to realise that to be part of such a project is too difficult to turn down. (Or was it just a case of convenience – the set was fifteen minutes from her house!) I enjoyed it but I think Pav enjoyed the movie more but also weigh in the fact that the last time I had been to the cinema was back in February to watch Jumper. (A big fat disappointment). If you do go the see the film and if you wanted to see it, I am sure most of you will have seen it this weekend, make sure you stay until after the end of the credits. Trust me, it will be worth the wait. In a way I am actually looking forward to Indiana Jones 4 even more now. It will be great to come back to a hero with nothing more than his whip and fists to keep him out of trouble.

What else? Not much really. Went to Havana in Windsor last night and did not get back home until 2am. It was a good night but it was very busy in there and we did not get a chance to get up and hit the dancefloor. I also had a bit of a headache so was glad to leave early. All in all, a really good bank holiday weekend. Just the bump back to reality tomorrow. Oh well, only four days to go.