Diary error today. Taking Old Father Thames on a jaunt to see “Cat” starring Sienna Millipede and….handsome, young male lead.. good God! Not him again? None other than Jack O’Connell, last seen by me only a few weeks ago as gorgeous bad boy and consummate horseman, Roy Goode in “Godless”
Jack O’C was first seen by me many years ago in “Skins”. Shocking, teenage, high-voltage drama thing which of course launched career of Dev Patel and which also contained a peculiarly revolting character – uncouth, hideous, playground yobbo named “Cook”.
Was astounded to discover ugly “Cook” had metamorphosized into the divine Roy Goode who I felt sure was played by an American. And then here he was tonight again beamed live from Young Vic with the with the lovely Sienna.
But about the diary thing. I had it clearly written down as 8pm only when we got there at 7. 45 whole place in silence…it had been on since 7pm. How did that happen? Old Father Thames had a cup of coffee in the bar where the punter’s interval pre -orders were labelled up on each table them and read the Times, flipping it open pointedly. I had driven him to the event – a rare occurrence in itself- and about half way through the journey he wound the passenger side window right down so the freezing February night air rushed in.
Why?
“Because I feel SICK “.
Why?
“As you know I hate being driven and you are so stop/start”
Afterwards we dissected it. He said “great performances but wd have liked to see first half”. I said I felt second half – just the one half – quite enough. T Williams SO depressing.
We both agreed nude scenes at end in which all was revealed for Jack O, C and Sienna Millipede were completely gratuitous .
Note: Today spat in test tube up to line used blue activator shaker and mailed off. I have done Ancestry.com DNA.
Everyone is doing it . Took River sprite out of school to Orthodontist today. She revealed while adjusting Sprite’s braces that she and her husband had given a DNA test to each other as an Xmas gift.
She knew she was mostly south European but came out in test as mostly as German and he came out as one small part Southern European but mostly Viking and was thrilled.
We wait to see…. 6 weeks apparently.
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