Dogs and Dresses

I'm house-sitting for a woman here in Shangri-la but I've found that I actually prefer to sleep at my own place because her dogs are fucking nuts. Hudson (black) is a neurotic New Yorker who has found herself transplanted to high-altitude China and Qili is a born and bred local, thick set, crafty and eternally hungry. The saviour of the trio is little Mao, a teeny kitty, very young though street smart and not about to let you pat her for nuthin, except maybe a plastic meat sausage.



Oh and I nearly forgot....this dress. Sweet baby jesus.
It will be mine, oh yes...it will be mine.

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: The Life of Norman K. Collins

I just watched this film on the life of tattooist Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins. Good doco with great characters. I've seen a few good documentaries lately where the story is entirely told by the characters within or in this case from letters the main protagonist wrote himself as well. There's kind of nothing worse than that "Lead Anchor" style where someone else's words tell a heavily-influenced story. Pisses people off, especially if it's trying to convince of a political perspective. I'd criticise Michael Moore for this. Not because I disagree with his politics necessarily but because it just doesn't leave much room for the intelligence of an audience to make up their own damn minds given the data.
Anyway, I'm definitely thinking hard about what tattoo/s I'm going to get come February when I head to Hawaii.

Cult Cinema Tuesdays fundraiser

Hey Gang,

So the blog is revived. First up, my latest hair-brained scheme here in Yunnan province, China. A new bar has just opened here and would be perfect for a regular movie night. So can I get a round of applause for Cult Cinema Tuesdays!

First up a documentary double bill.

Pulling John - an arm wrestling documentary

King of Kong - the classic video game documentary.