Tag Archives: Film & TV

Supporting The Back

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Toronto.ca The League of Ordinary Gentleman deconstruction workshop kicked off at Savvy Authors yesterday; introductions and formalities all made before I got stuck into Lecture 1 about the film’s opening sequence. I read the notes a couple of times … Continue reading →

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Creative Suspicions

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Green Office I had a surprise day off work yesterday when I had to call in for some time so I could look after a sick family member. My doctor’s duties were called on until mid-afternoon, which meant I … Continue reading →

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100% Spring Cleaned

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

This is only going to be a very quick summary because not only do I start the “new” day job tomorrow, I want to get up at 5am to get stuck into the new Jackie McCann novel, which has been … Continue reading →

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Never Ending Cycle

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Despite having to take a pain killer last night, I managed to trawl my way out of bed nice and early this morning. Before leaving for the day job, though, I had to take care of a few things before … Continue reading →

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Rewind

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

It was about 11am before my FIL showed up so I managed to get a nice Sunday morning under my belt, free of hassle and noise. Gail was out the door before 8am to a special photography course on lighting, … Continue reading →

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Looking Out At New Horizons

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

I stayed up late watching a film last night. It was so bad I can’t even remember what it was about now. Gail got home about 1am and spent a while telling me all about her day photographing a large … Continue reading →

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Hello Dolly

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

I had a fabulous weekend. On Saturday I headed through to Glasgow on the train with only one mission in mind: to spoil my mother. I was taking her out on the town for the night; for a meal and … Continue reading →

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Dog Tired

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

I think I’m suffering from a spot of burn out. All the signs are there: not overly tired but unable to raise myself to get into anything for any length of time. It’s not like I haven’t been varying my … Continue reading →

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Calton Hill Pt.2

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Not a good day is some aspects, but good in others. I’ll get the bad stuff out the way first. I visited the chippy for dinner for the second night in a row. This time I got a Black Pudding … Continue reading →

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Calton Hill Pt.1

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Saturday was such a nice morning I took Laura with me when I went out. I had a couple of things I wanted to do in the morning, but I took out more time to take in a few other … Continue reading →

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