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The Life of Brian is one of my all time favourite films. It helps to be Christianity-literate to get some of it, and it should be noted that true Christians - you know the ones that practice being Christian - actually get a kick out of it (and it doesn't slag off Jesus in my opinion).

Anyway, the ending song, featuring a merry mass singing of 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' whilst the singers are in fact crucified, is particularly awesome. And, like the basic message of being Christian - do good, be just - it's pithy and sensible.

I haven't been travelling well of late. Pain wracked much of the time - think having a period 24/7 - means during some period I've been pretty low. Low in spirit, low in energy. It's a real effort sometimes to be happy and act happy. It's a shit to live with ... and it must be a shit to live with someone who's feeling that way.

Recently I had another birthday. Seems like it happens every year. Last year was fcked, for various reasons, this one less so. But I still didn't feel like celebrating this year because it seemed just another year gone. All that's really happened is the earth is passing the same-ish spot it did in space a year before this day.

And ... that's a stupid way to think. Life is not static. It's not the same. Things change - sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better - and how you adapt to this change influences the quality of your life. Of course it helps having a child. We have the most awesome little cheeky boy. I couldn't imagine life without him. And in the past year, he's gone from crawling baby to running toddler - complete with personality, quirks, habits, naughtiness, and a whole host of other kewl stuff.

Sure, things could have gone better in a bunch of other ways - they didn't, but so what? No skin off my nose. That's the past. It's not my future. It's time to gird the loins, saddle up, and (insert metaphor for preparedness here) and face life with a better attitude.

And, I'm making a Birthday Pledge, I am going to get off my ahnus (there, that's the metaphor I wanted), and actually finish the several projects I have going.



PS Fun fact from Life of Brian. The singers on crosses were seated on bicycle seats that jutted out of the cross's stem (you can't see them in shot). Apparently, between takes, there was a mad call for ladders so actors could get down and go to the toilet.

PPS TheWife got me the new Elton and Pratchett books. Aw, go theWife!