5003 - New drools

Worked until fairly late in the day so
Didn't really have time left for walking
Or filming. Bank Holiday tomorrow
And the weekend after that, so hoping
I can do lots of stuff, try not watching
Telly for a start, though might watch Netflix
Afterlife looks good, people are saying
They love it or hate it. Should get some kicks
Watching that, as I should watching this chick's
Sexy moves as we talk by video
Helen likes to get me salivating
She knows how to throw chili in the mix
Might watch The Cotton Club, a film I know
By name, so I hope it's entertaining

4995 - Waterloo after sunset

Tonight I'm watching a film, Waterloo
Starring Rod Steiger as Napoleon
After three or four nights when sleep took too
Few hours, too tired to do much once again
Played devilish good uke though, glam rock once reigned
And returned to the throne here in my flat
Last night, couldn't sleep, got up, buried in
My excellent Stephen King book. I sat
On the sofa, half-dressed in the cold, but
Was engrossed in my reading, and when through
After reaching a good place for stopping
Was still wide awake, but the lack of heat
And the disappearing night forced me to
Try to sleep a while, until work began

4994 - I spied a spider

Just ate some chicken, and I enjoyed it
After a few beers, just had to chill out
Got the heat on, surprised a little bit
But it's gone cold, of that there is no doubt
I'm tanned though from last week from head to foot
I'm glad the rain has come. April was dry
And I'm sure there'll be more sun soon. Without
Much sleep these last few nights, my eyes don't cry
They ache, but I've exercised, built up my
Muscles nicely and I'm feeling quite fit
Watching a film to make kids scream and shout
Blood-sucking spiders roam the house, they die
One by one. Will the kids survive this shit?
I'll soon see what the end is all about

4987 - Good but boring

Although it's boring staying good and clean
It does have benefits. You get more done
Whatever, today I was determined
To finish work early, get flexi down
A bit, and I exercised early on
Re-wrote comedy scripts for videos
The first already filmed this afternoon
In time to watch the coronavirus
Daily briefing, and fried some great sea bass
While it was on. The truth is, I'm real keen
To play my uke before two films come on
Europa Report, Eye In The Sky, just
Into films right now when I'm relaxing
They entertain while I'm stuck in lockdown

4986 - Guess Who's Having A TV Dinner

Another day in lockdown. Work finally
Done, thought about a walk in the late sun
To avoid all responsibility
To make a new video, but what was on
A TV film channel?  Marlon, in On
The Waterfront, then Mary Queen of Scots
Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson
And then, To Sir With Love - they got the hots
For Sidney Poitier, just like they got
In Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. Lately
I've really been entertained, more than once
A day sometimes by the classic films put
On Sony Movie Classics, channel 50
And I feel satisfied that I stayed in!

4985 - Bedding in

Sunday, and almost a normal Sunday
Much like any other Sunday. Sunny
But quite chilly, not quite a lovely day
Wore my coat while queuing for Sainsbury
Got beer in, had a few, felt quite cheery
Didn't do all I should, but exercised
Press-ups, did 85, not quite 90
Did a song lyrics sketch, with a few likes
I hope folk found it funny, I surmised
They did. Tomorrow, it's a purple day
T-shirt and hair-wise, channelling Jimi
I feel weary now, bit de-energised
So bed here I come, I am on my way
Watched Snatched, Amy Schumer, minor hee hee

4984 - All aboard for quiztime

Not done too much today, but read a book
For first time for a while, watched two films which
Were Wuthering Heights, the '39 classic
Then, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. Then lunch
And my reading, and soon quiz time approached
My 10-round music quiz was all prepared
10 rounds proved too long, but some fun was hatched
Lasted from 4 to 8, loud chatter flared
And by my funny questions all were cheered
It's fun on Fridays and Saturdays. Took
Part in quizzes three weeks now, no tech hitch
New habits, new games that we have all shared
Will no doubt continue beyond this lock-
down. Quizzes, a fun way to reach and teach

4979 - Good is boring

I'm finding it quite hard to concentrate
There's a film on - it's A Taste of Honey
Set in Salford along time ago. Wait -
Is that what the Quays used to look like? The
Ads are on now so I'll write this quickly
As I can before the film starts again
Might get some sandwiches soon to give me
A treat, seeing I've no beer. Recovering
From last night's binge and music listening
Which made me feel closer to Helen. Great
Fun doing the quiz with her and her friends. We
Got almost the same score. As usual, seem
To be so similar. This morning I wrote
More of my music quiz for Saturday

4971 - Mexico Ditty

A pleasant day, got most of my tasks done
Exercised, recycled, cleared out old files
And put main ones I use in desk drawer in
The living room. Rang Mum and Josie, smiles
Created, I hope! Watched a 60's style
Dean Martin film, fun, fighting, sexy girls
Then deleted almost all my emails
Though kept a few faves, e.g. my travels
Or interesting links, or other marvels
But the highlight - filming my Mexican
Song medley at last. Been waiting a while!
Big hat put away, shaved off my stubbles
Doing subtitles when this sonnet's written
A fun weekend, with things achieved in piles!

4958 - Our good health!

The working week once more, I think at least
Hard to know workdays from weekends right now
Felt tired by 3pm, not quite the beast
I thought I was! But still I then got down
On the exercise mat for press-ups, How
I miss when I could manage a hundred
Press-ups, only did 70, but no
Surprise really, given I've not been good
FaceTimed Helen, an hour and a half chewed
The fat, that was fun, isolationists
Joining through technology still somehow
Ate food, got booze, a video posted
Then watched Prometheus, aliens' human feast
Once more back to the news - we're in lockdown!

4944 - Soft thinks industry

Predictably busy with the Soft Drinks
Industry Levy, no preparation
Done for the Prague trip. I needed to fix
Currency and travel insurance. When
Tomorrow's call is over, I'll be gone
Out to the shops to sort it out, come what
May, and I'm getting excited again
This time it should be good, or my name's not
Bony Tony. This Prague trip should be hot
And I don't mean the weather. There'll be kicks
Aplenty, if I realise plans for fun
Another horror film, Rupture. Not shit
I hope, like last night's late film. Films showing
What mad fantasies are thought up by some!

4943 - Lucky Tony

Can't be bothered doing much, I'm afraid
I'm happy doing nothing much at all
Already watched my first film, a parade
Of outdated manners, societal
Rear view mirror, time-travel spectacle
An old novel I read but then forgot
Lucky Jim. At first it was a struggle
But settled into it, old-fashioned but
Well acted, even laughed out loud a bit
Jim's scrapes reminded me of me, it made
A good backdrop for a nice lunchtime meal
Tonight, another film - it's Suffragette
Think I've seen it before. Like a Lombard
Trapped in virus-hit Milan, waits my Pearl

4942 - They couldn't get the staff

A nice day out in town with Josephine
On what was a pleasant early spring day
Nice because it was two weeks since I've seen
Her, not since Portugal, and I'm away
Next weekend myself, Czech Republic way
She was friendly and chatty, and we ate
At Bella Italia, Cote Brasserie
Being short of kitchen staff, so our plates
Were pasta-filled, our buds enjoyed the taste
Then Caffe Nero, then the silver screen
Watched Fantasy Island, it was okay
Quite clever in imaginative ways
But we were confused by the closing scenes
Back home, gave my ukulele a play

4941 - Funny girl

A good Friday, shorter hours worked, about time
Saw Helen for a lunchtime meal and drink
She got the taste, and we met one more time
And had more, building up to Prague, thrilling
Stuff, lovely girl, so funny, not boring
Now more beers as I listen to music
But now my headphones they need recharging
And so I'll have to do without music
I'll need to see what films are on, I'll flick
Around the channels, see what's on and I'm
Gonna watch one, then into stupor sink
I assume Friday night there'll be a flick
I can watch, then sink into the night time
Satiated, though I might feel slightly sick

4940 - Dahmer drama

So tired, my fault for late night film-watching
American Assassin had a great
Opening scene, with bikini-wearing
Girl machine-gunned, victim of racial hate
The hero plots revenge in various states
As Russia sells nukes to Iran for use
Against Israel. Tonight's film 'celebrates'
The teenage years of Jeffrey Dahmer, whose
'Fame' was murdering people, dissolved in juice
At least it seems so from the beginning
Years of his weirdness, well at any rate
According to this biopic, the views
It seems of a friend who did some drawings
And a graphic novel on which it's based

4938 - Picture that

I've got my new phone going, though it's slow
To load up, Bluetooth's not working yet, but
I'll get there, with help, the next few days, so
I will. Spotify's downloading about
One track every fifteen seconds, but that
Painful slow rate's not so different to what
My old phone did in this old-fashioned flat
Got to tolerate, not let it frustrate
Not everything's served quickly on our plate
Now I'm watching a film I think might show
Into the mad but artistic mindset
It dates from back in 1978
The Eyes of Laura Mars, take a photo
Of sexy women and get paid for it

4936 - Phone moan

Today's mainly gone well, bought a new phone
In town, and new health foods of various kinds
However, disappointed once back home
I can't turn the phone on, though I keep trying
I'll ask Vee. Watching A Beautiful Mind
And typing this. Did my exercises
In an ad break. Just now I'm determined
To keep healthy. Superfoods advice is
Eat watercress, I bought some. Surprise is
I'd forgotten matcha tea, used to own
Pots of it from Chinatown. You can find
It in Sainsbury's now. A strainer sizes
The powder into smallness. I bought one
Now I'm gonna brew some properly, first time!

4933 - It's grim up South Korea

Poor Helen's having a hard time, I know
What that's like, but at least at work some things
Are working out, evil is being seen through
And my manager is great, supporting
Me, appreciative of my hard striving
To get things done with no help, that is new
And nice. After work, went to a screening
Of Parasite, the Oscar-winning view
Of class difference in Korea, who knew?
My mind wandered as I watched, but the show
Was worth seeing, and quite entertaining
In the end. Not sure had Helen gone too
If she'd have liked it, but she didn't go
It's ticked off now, and I'm late night drinking!

4928 - The music of the beers

Didn't go out except to Sainsbury's
(Twice), but the main thing I did this evening
Listened to my People playlist, with booze
Then in the early hours I kept adding
More songs as I kept thinking and thinking
Of good songs to add, bed at 3:30
AM, the booze all gone, rehydrating
Adding tunes manically, obsessively
Watched The Man in the Iron Mask, lucky
To catch that by chance on TV, and use
It to learn the story of swashbuckling
In the era of the fourteenth Louis
This weekend I've done just as I was pleased
No pressure, just pleasure, a great feeling

Sat 22 February

4923 - Relax, don't do it...

So tired, not enough sleep, but sanity
Prevailed, Helen cancelled, so the whole day
In the office, not film-watching, drunkly
Getting all excited the Helen way
Dashing back home, then to Piccadilly
And the late night airport train, then to sit
In that noisy chaos, exhaustedly
Unable to relax, feeling like shit....
No, it was not to be - grateful for it!
Finished more work, though not done completely
Saw sense, better to go home anyway
Order a taxi for middle of night
Or rather, 4:15, and til then, be
Comfy on my sofa, dozing, TV...