This is the end

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Guthlac
Well I did the full multiplex this afternoon, watched a movie whilst consuming a hot dog, confectioneries and soda and boy am I regretting it now! However, I guess the other people who I shared the cinema wouldn’t have seen this as a problem as I probably raised the average age by around 20 years!

Still as for the movie, This is the End, if you like Seth Rogan movies then this is one for you. The story is almost irrelevant but Seth and his friends are trapped in a house when the Apocalypse takes place. There are some nice touches, especially liked the Exorcist homage, but overall it was a Seth Rogan movie so you know exactly what you get – hardly Shakespeare or F. Scott Fitzgerald but in the end I came out with a smile on my face other than wondering who the band was at the end? I guess the young kids around my knew in a heart beat. Oh the joys of getting old.

Is this Channing Tatum’s finest performance? Oh and I’ve just looked it up on the IMDB and the Boy Band is Back Street Boys…however they are (Ha Ha)

Simon Marchini
WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk
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Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Guthlac
It is a while now since I’ve just sat down and did a bit of harmless sketching from something I’ve seen on the tele and I really enjoyed this. Over the past few days I’ve been doing a lot of writing which I really don’t enjoy and if the truth be known I probably won’t finish because it seems to be consuming most of creative RAM. I keep forgetting that I don’t have to do any of these things if I don’t want to and that life is about enjoyment,

After nearly 35 years dealing with the unseemly side of life you really just need to sit back, relax and, well, enjoy the ride.

Simon Marchini
WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Think Your Office Is Soulless? Check Out This Amazon Fulfillment Center

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Guthlac

Think Your Office Is Soulless? Check Out This Amazon Fulfillment Center
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672939/think-your-office-is-soulless-check-out-this-amazon-fulfillment-center

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Simon Marchini
www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Why is it OK for us to enjoy Caravaggio’s paedophile art?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Guthlac

Why is it OK for us to enjoy Caravaggio’s paedophile art?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100224127/why-is-it-ok-for-us-to-enjoy-caravaggios-paedophile-art/

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Simon Marchini
www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Red sports car

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Guthlac
For reasons I won’t go into I have the use of a rather fast, Red, BMW Sports saloon this weekend. So where to go to in this fire-breather? What exotic location should we choose? I know we’ll go to Flag Fen to look at pieces of wood found below metres of silt at Peterborough – what could be more exotic than that?!

Simon Marchini
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Rainy day in June

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Don’t you just love the English summer? Well yes I do … without the drizzle we wouldn’t have such a verdant country. The odd bit of blue sky wouldn’t go a miss though.

Simon Marchini
http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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All things bright and beautiful

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Guthlac
Now I don’t know what is like to wonder around gardens in other countries but, for me, there is nothing quite like walking through an english garden on a sunny morning – especially when the garden is your own! My wife hates me for saying this but the truth is that she is the driving force behind the garden and so only true contribution is to appreciate all her hard work.

It might not be a huge National Trust garden but it is ours and I think we are very proud of it.

Simon Marchini
WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk
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Mick Aston RIP

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Guthlac

You know you’re starting to get old when people you’ve grown up with are starting to die. I, like many an amateur and professional archaeologist, learnt so much from Mick Aston’s brain child Time Team. Mick Aston thank you and Rest In Peace.

Simon Marchini
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Ashmolean, Oxford

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Guthlac
Just got back from visiting my favourite all round museum the Ashmolean at Oxford. The reason for the visit was to visit the Master Drawings exhibition and I would really recommend this if you like portrait drawings. Now I’m going to say something that I find somewhat difficult to say…as a result of visiting this exhibition I feel sorry David Hockney. I know I know what as he got to feel sorry about well the final drawing in the exhibition was a Hockney from 1973 and compared to the greats in the rest of the exhibition it really looked ordinary. Perhaps it is too early to judge but maybe that is how the rest of Hockney’s work will be judge but posterity.

To be far to Hockney he was up against a virtual who’s who of western art from Michelangelo, Raphael and de Vinci to Valentin Serov, an artist I’d not heard of before but clearly some who can draw and paint. However, the artist that stole the show for me was Rembrandt, what a surprise! He produced a little drawing of his ageing father that was so perfect you believed that it was a sculpture rather than a small sketch.

After all this excitement what better way to pass an hour or so that to sit down with the classic sculptures and produce you own art work. However, there was only one problem, people kept looking over my shoulder and after a while this got too much. Now I wouldn’t claim my work came anywhere near the standard of the exhibition but I enjoyed myself which is the main thing.

Simon Marchini
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If you’ve interested in Archaeology

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Guthlac

The Festival of Archaeology Festival Leicestershire and RutlandThe Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology
Saturday 13 – Sunday 28 July 
Discover the rich heritage of Leicestershire and Rutland during this year’s festival fortnight with a fascinating range of events, exhibitions, talks and guided tours from some of the county’s archaeological experts.


View the Archaeology Festival leaflet

View the Festival leaflet
This year’s festival highlights include…

Festival of Archaeology Preview Event
Saturday 22 June
Snibston
Join us for a special preview event to start the festival, featuring re-enactors, stalls with local groups who can tell you how to get involved in discoving the past and ‘Meet the Expert’ tours of the Treasure exhibition.
In the evening, renowned archaeologist Dr Kevin Leahy will give an illustrated lecture on Anglo-Saxon treasures – pre-booking essential.

Treasure! Shedding Light on Leicestershire’s Past
Throughout the Festival
Snibston
See fascinating objects in this exhibition from all periods including sparkling secret hoards, the famous Hallaton Treasure and the Bosworth Boar.


Face-to-Face with the King: Richard III Facial Reconstruction Exhibition
Until Tuesday 16 July
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
See the recreated head of Richard III resulting from the recent discovery of his skeleton in Leicester.

Dig In! Archaeological Activities
Tuesday 16 until Sunday 28 July
Melton Carnegie Museum
Fun for all the family.

Roman Day
Sunday 21 July 
Donington le Heath Manor House
Explore life in Roman Britain with a chance to handle real Roman objects.

 Walks, Talks, Exhibitions and
Family-friendly Archaeology

 

  • 12 fascinating exhibitions to discover
  • 13 talks and presentations across a series of topics
  • Over 50 guided walks and tours
  • More than 20 family events with fun and games
  • 6 Meet the Expert events and hands-on, have a go sessions.

Face to Face with the King at Bosworth Battlefield until 16 July

Visitwww.leics.gov.uk/archaeologyfestival for details or pick up a leaflet from your local library, museum or tourist information centre.
Children can enjoy hands-on fun
To find out where your nearest events are, visit www.leics.gov.uk/archaeologyfestival

If you attend, don’t forget to complete one of our feedback forms to tell us what you think!

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