Ein Zwei Dry

I'm attempting to observe a dry week, this week.  It's tough though because the weather is gorgeous in London at the mo, and one's instinct once the barometer hits "lovely" is to sit in a secluded beer garden with the good lady wife and drink white wine.  However, one must be diligent.  Drinking late in the evenings plays havoc with my sleep.  You think you're asleep, but in fact your body is churning away like a prone, flesh-coloured steam engine.  Not good.

And I'm still drawing a blank on my attempts to master basic electronics.  Why are electronics buffs so miserly when it comes to doling out free advice on the internet?  Are they fearful I'll take their precious hobby and make it my own?  That must be it.  It would be more fashionably dressed if I did, let's face it.  Mind you, Stephen Hawking could probably say the same.

Rotters.

Burt Cocaine

There's much excitement chez moi at the moment at the prospect of a film about the life of Kurt Cobain, Montage Of Heck, which opens this weekend.  The reviews look great, and for mosh pit denizens of my vintage, KC is a nonpareil musical figure anyways, so that's a win:win.  The missus loves the whole subject and period too.  It's redolent of A-level results, long summer days and the early years of college.  What-is-not-to-un-dislike? as we say at the coalface of po-mo.

Other than that there's not much to report.  I am on the lookout of a compelling hobby.  The shortlist has been whittled down to two finalists: home brewing and electronics.  

I used to do a bit of HBing when I was a student.  There was an economic imperative then; I was skint and constantly thirsty.  Now I have plenty of disposable income for grog, but considerably less time.  And it's a time-heavy hobby.  Also, the trouble is I can't actually recall if I enjoyed the process of brewing.  Or was it simply the fruits of those labours that bring a rose-coloured image to my mind's eye?  The entry level costs in terms of equipment and hassle are high, so if I commit and it's as dull as fuck, I'm lumbered.

Electronics is pretty good in terms of the outlay and its practical benefits.  However, there is a lot to learn, and the pastime does attract nerds.  Yes, it does.  They're generally better socially adjusted and less troubling to the authorities than sci-fi fans, say, but they are geeky nonetheless.

I'll think on.