Cold...

Minus four degrees today, and still some people are out in sandals, short trousers and bare hands... pretending they are not cold.



Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

This was a real surprise and such a great movie.

Avengers

I liked Avengers Assemble, although the name of the film just doesn't work

Grand Theft Audio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwdaPMKJ-6k

Men in Black 3

This was one lousy movie.

Men in Black 2 was really poor, but this was actually worse.





The jokes weren't funny and the 2 lead actors looked so old and tired-out.

We switched it off after an hour and wished we'd done so earlier.

Moonrise Kingdom

We're big fans of Wes Andersons' movies but were so-so about his latest.

It was a bit dodgy.

The 13 year old female protagonist, in her underwear, lounging around for several minutes of screen time and getting felt-up by her 12 year old companion was not really appropriate.

Life Aquatic etc... much better!

Can't they just ban fireworks or something?

Sigma 6 black belt? Huh?

It's pretty offensive to a martial artist that a management qualification provider issues so-called 'black belts' to office workers.
How ridiculous!
They wouldn't dare issue degrees, now would they?

A black belt is a martial arts qualification.
It suggests a comprehension of the basics and indicates stages on the journey towards mastery in combat.

Everyone above the age of 7 probably knows this... Except for the sigma 6 people?

Wearing a black belt or telling people that you possess a black belt, without the necessary (and expected) combat abilities is stupid.

Issuing a martial arts rank - out of context - to management personnel serves only to represent a contradiction in terms, and as such undermines any possibility of credibility for the management qualification.

It's like computer geeks bragging about how good their 'kung fu' is.... try that one on a martial arts instructor.

Hubby hates computers

Hubby used to work in IT, and now only uses the computer to update his website or for marketing his school.

To him, a computer is a tool not a toy.
He finds computers to be twitchy, unreliable, expensive and time consuming.

You will never find him with an iPad, iPhone, Blackberry etc.

He absolutes loathes computers; they serve as a necessary evil, and are only used to promote his business.
Social networking, twitter, facebook, blogging... business use only.

Every frustrating second spent on the PC is time that could be better spent interacting with real people, training, walking outside or the million other alternatives.

Working through my health-only tai chi instructor qualification

In our school we have some serious standards, and a commitment to high-quality practice.

The health-only instructor qualification requires a massive degree of work.

I know most of the partner drills now, and 3/4 of the forms, but my theory aspect lacks. I have a significant reading list and assignments/questions to answer for every book on thta list...

It'll take me a while yet to pass...

New starters @ £7.50

We offer two beginners classes in Newcastle:

1. Monday 7:00 - 8:00 PM
   - Community Hall, St Andrew's Church, Station Road, Benton, NE12 8AW
   
2. Tuesday 7:00 - 8:00 PM
   - St Teresa's Church Hall, Heaton Road, Newcastle, NE6 5HN

Doors open at 6:45 PM

If you want to try the class, there is no need to e-mail in advance.
Just come along.

We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.

Newcastle Tai Chi classes cost £7.50 a night

http://www.newcastletaichi.co.uk/new_starters.htm