Mission Crepe: no surrender

[Collymollypuff]

Here ya go...

Ooh Stropps, like the new skirt!

We got Netflix (DH got 6months free trial!) for DD (and the main TV) - it has endless crap on suitable for teens. It's about £5 or 6 monthly, but I'm sure you too could get a 6months free deal!

Nice idea, BTM, but I don't want to encourage dd to do any more binge-watching. She "borrowed" a friend's Netflix account in the summer and then spent 2 weeks straight on the sofa watching wall-to-wall Orange is the New Black. Although she did watch some of it in French and then claimed it was "work". So I wanted to give her some Old Skool dvds, quaint though those are.

Yes, that's a good point - I'm know that many of DD's hours disappear watching...

I've just bought 'Amy' for dd1 for similar add on Christmas present.

Fab film Beachy. So sad how many of the most talented young singers die so young.

Stropps - Pitch Perfect 1and 2. Plus mine love Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars (although I havent seen them).

Auriga - you sound really run down. I agree you need a rubbish telly fix ^^.

Here the primary kids are anxious and confused. One asked me if we were going to be bombed. Another asked why Barak Obama hated us so much

Exchange today:

Me: I told you about XXX last week.

Student: But I wasn’t here last week.

IN WHAT WARPED ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF REALITY DOES SHE THINK I EVEN REMOTELY CARE????

And in other news, DM don't sound so hot.

Oh dear, MI. Are you going up there again soon?

Oh MI

I thought Amy was an amazing film, and can be seen as very feminist - she was an incredible young woman, but too young and unsupported to know how to protect herself from a number of men who ruthlessly sought to use her. I think it shows exploitation brilliantly. She never stood a chance.

Oh dear, MI. Are you visiting this w/e?

Re: Amy - not sure I could watch it. She was a right thorn in my side for a whole year when she was 12, talented or not. :) She was not someone that I recall being .. very good at listening to advice.

Oh dear, Stropps, I didn't know you were at school with her.

I still feel sorry for her though. What a fucked-up childhood.

I'm 50, Molly. I wasn't at school with her, I taught her.

It is a good film Stropps - very interesting style of film-making as well as the songs. And yes, shows her being ruthlessly exploited.

Ds gave his tech teacher a message from me today, saying hi, as she is someone I used to teach with years ago and she sent a message back saying hi back and that she is feeling really ancient, because there is someone in ds's year who is the child of parents we both taught when they were at school.

Oh yeah...I'm another crepey who's not very well and completely befuddled. I'd probably better go to bed now, trying not to be too sad about Amy.

Aww, Molly. :( Hope you feel better soon.

I'm going up this Sat, and then meeting some people I knew at school which will be actually quite nice. Not sure what's going on - may be a blip...

Glad you've got something to look forward to - hopefully it's just a blip.

Of course Rudy, navy fine. People don't really notice tbh.

Looking through dds did collection from teenage years; Moulin Rouge, Glee, Billy Elliot , the Sherlock series, Enigma, life on Mars, mission Impossible series, mamma Mia, the devil wears Prada, Indiana Jones series, gorillas in the mist. Etc

Monty, thanks for telling us about Rose.
Rose you have been on my mind all week

Rudy, I would have thought that would be fine - haven't been to a funeral in years though.

Yes, Rose, thinking of you too.

Molly and Auriga, hope you are feeling a bit better? And anyone else who isn't on top form. DH went off with the car this morning as he is exhausted - he woke up with a badly bloodshot eye yesterday and came in with a headache last night. He isn't usually ill.

Oh BTM poor Dh. He sounds very run down.

We are to get snow this weekend. I feel very unprepared, given that it was 18degrees two weeks ago.[santa]

Also Belle - lovely film - and Pride.