I am now in the hold of the cold or possibly flu that Niki and Pete have had and are now almost over. I have a cough and slightly snotty nose, get periods of being very hot and others of being chilly, aching a bit and feeling washed out but not actually tired.

Niki pulled her back the other day and has been having pains in her back and hips ever since. Pete has been a bit out of sorts for the last few days, he developed a rash on Wednesday, Niki took him to the doctor and was told it was just a heat rash, feeling unhappy with that explanation she took him to the health visitor on Thursday who said sometimes babies just get rashes for no reason and not to worry. We’re still not completely happy with this but all we can do is keep an eye on it and if it gets any worse or he starts not eating or itching then we’ll be taking him straight back to the doctors.

I had a good birthday on the 6th, got some nice prezzies and had a great day. Thanks to everyone in Blogland who sent me birthday wishes. I went out on the Saturday night to see Juicy Lucy at The Bitter End in Romford. It was a really good night, the only thing that made it not so good was the fact that Mr Kelly wasn’t there because a good friend of his passed on during the week before. I give my sympathies to the family of John and my love to Mr Kelly.

We’re having a strange thing going on at home just now. At the moment there is an advert on TV which has a number of different babies laughing full face at the camera. I have no idea what it is advertising, mainly because before the first baby’s face has left the screen, Pete goes into a complete screaming fit and it takes ages to calm him down. Unfortunately there is nothing at the start of the advert to tell you it’s coming on so we’ve been caught out a few times now and we just have to make a quick grab for the TV remote control and switch over as soon as we can if it comes on.

Here's a strange link for anyone who's a Black Sabbath fan or likes odd cover versions: RONDELLUS

Anyway, I said I was going to start this top 10 thing, so here goes the first one (click on the titles for more info).

TOP 10 MOVIES

10. Godspell (1973)
I really like the music in this film; I’ve got the London stage soundtrack and have seen it on stage. I would love to be in a production of it.

9. The Magic Bow (1946)
This is a brilliant film about a brilliant musician. I just love it.

8. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
I’ve been into the music from this for years, and again have the London stage soundtrack and have seen it on stage. Another musical I’d love to be in a production of.

7. On The Town (1949)
When I was a kid we always used to watch a musical on TV on Sunday afternoon and this one was one of my favourites. The interaction between the characters, the comedy and the excellent songs just make it great.

6. Dawn Of The Dead (1978)
A great film, possibly the best of the series, and much better than the remake. There is nothing like a good zombie film and no one makes them better than George A Romero.

5. Monty Python & The Holy Grail (1975)
I love Monty Python, always have, and I think this is the best film they ever made. I know that lots of people prefer ‘Life Of Brian’ but this film always makes me laugh more and I could watch it over and over.

4. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Again a brilliant musical with fantastic music. I have a couple of different versions of the soundtrack, unfortunately never got to see it on stage but love watching the film whenever it’s on TV.

3. 28 Days Later (2002)
I went to see this film at the cinema and was so caught up in it I didn’t question anything about it until almost an hour afterwards, it just really grabbed my imagination and I forgot everything except the film while I was watching it. Just excellent.

2. Die Hard (1988)
Much better than any of the other films in this series, and a film that I watch almost ever time it’s on TV, even if I watched it the night before (which has happened once). I think it’s fantastic.

1. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
I don’t exactly know what it is about this film but I just love it. No man is an island and everything we do touches the lives of so many others without us even realising many times.

Well that’s my top 10; I’ll post another top 10 next time.

See y’all