March 27th, 2010

I’ve not had chance to post much on here recently; Ofsted have been in, plus there’s been parents’ evenings and other stuff happening at school. Mrs Cooper is watching that rubbish new BBC ‘find a nobody to be in a West End show’ type programme, so I’m snatching a few minutes blog time whilst importing Getaway by Reef into iTunes (£1.99 eBay…..).

So anyway. I’ve discovered a new love in my life – Twin Peaks. How cool was/is that show? I finished watching the first series on DVD last night (thanks Sam and Helen), and it’s just blown me away. I think it’s knocked Look Around You from top spot…. The humour is so black, and Agent Cooper is just hilarious. You should watch it. I realise that anyone over the age of 35 will probably be wondering why it’s taken me 20 years to discover it, but it was probably on past the watershed when I was 10….. I knew the theme music though; my Dad had an album of synthesiser music from tv programmes and films, called Synthesiser Gold, and I used to be transfixed by that and the theme from Rain Man…..

I just remembered what I was supposed to be talking about….. My writing career might be yet to lift off, but in the field of radio I’m a semi-legend….. Only this week was I deposed from my position at the top of the leaderboard on Hallam FM’s weekly teacher quiz, a position I had occupied or 7 or 8 weeks I think (I never listen to it, so I had to rely on a kid in year 4 keeping me updated every week…..). And tomorrow, Mrs C and I have been asked to be interviewed for some radio feature (not sure of the station) about how the Government can help married couples, probably as part of a boring politics feature that no-one will listen to. Nick the Vic is the main man, but we’re his token ‘young family’, I think. I don’t really know much else about that – I’ll be reflecting on it next time, I expect. Hopefully I won’t make too much of a fool of myself….

I’ve also been reading a book called The Testament of Gideon Mack (quite quickly, so as to be able to start The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper – £0.01 eBay….). It’s about a (fictional) Scottish Minister who doesn’t actually believe in God, goes mad, and ‘meets the devil’. For an atheist, he makes some very valid points about religion. How about this:

My time in Leith had taught me that it was possible to be a Christian without involving Christ very much.

Or:

The great age of religion had passed, I said, and if there was to be a role for religion…..those of us who were the messengers of God would have to earn our right to be taken seriously by showing that we were, first and foremost, human beings.

There ends the sermon….

One final thing – I tried to upload one of my songs, but it was too big (Andy?). I think it might be ending up on the St. John’s website, though, so check that. Check it anyway, even if the song’s not there…..

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