Ricky GerGAYs.

I wasn't starting work until 12pm today. Fantastic you may think; a chance for a lie in and a relax, but due to the indescribable bus service around here I had to get the 9am bus into town and wander aimlessly for two and a half hours. Luckily I met Ian and Calum on the bus and went around town with them for a while, buying the complete Death Note anime series on dvd and playing an incredible golf game that has randomly appeared in eastgate. After they headed off to the cinema I went to Inverness Library where I had heard they held a book about Craig Dunain Mental Hospital's history; a book printed in the 1960's, the only one on the subject, and Inverness' copy is one of the last few in existence. They do indeed have TWO copies, but one has disintegrated beyond public use. It's called 1864-1964: A Hundred Years, and it's a recounting of the history of the asylum as it was originally called, published in commemoration of its centenary. I was hoping that the book would go more into depth on the controversial goings-on in the hospital but as it is a commemorative book, it seems to gloss over anything that would show the institution in a particularly bad light; it describes poor conditions that were reported but doesn't look into the experimental techniques that are reported to have been carried out there. Nonetheless gleaming over it gave an interesting insight into the hospital and the importance it held.

Work went pretty well today. I have no idea why but I was in a great mood to be there. It started well with our World Cup offers being released; as of sometime next week, if you spend 599 on any TV, you can enter a competition for free where you get a tenner sent back to you for every goal England scores throughout the world cup. Another deal is by Toshiba where you buy a 1080p Toshiba TV at any price, and if England win, the entire price is refunded. So you could potentially buy a Toshiba 1080p TV for 599 or more, and IF England win, you'll get the price refunded PLUS a tenner for every goal they scored. At the very least you're almost guaranteed some money back; apparently the experts think England will score 12 goals... no idea how they work that out but that's what they're saying.

This evening I saw Cemetery Junction with Danny and Darroch. I was mistaken in thinking that Ricky Gervais starred in it; he has only a supporting role. Still it was pretty awful. It is set in 1970's England in a run down area about three young men blah blah blah. The plot has nothing to set it apart from any of the numerous movies with similar subject matter, and the writing is so lazy and generic that it goes absolutely nowhere, offering not the slightest surprise at any point. It is billed as a comedy drama, but the tone is so askewed; it is too light to be taken as a drama but simply not funny enough to be a comedy. Again this is down to lazy second class writing; the first "comedic" moment after a plot-specific vaguely dramatic opening features the protagonist being pinned down on his bed my his two mates, one of whom farts on his face. Literally 75% plus of the jokes are unfunny, crude toilet humour as though the comedy writers were fourteen year old boys. Acting is dull, with the writing creating another barrier where the characters don't show any development, charisma or charm. The only merit of the movie is that it is very true to life on the theme of various people being "stuck in a rut" as it would be best described. However, it is not in the least bit entertaining, I felt no connection to characters, and I laughed at only a select few of the comedy moments. I give it 2/10.

I would like to defend my review as it is not simply because I don't particularly like Ricky Gervais; Danny is a huge fan of the Office, written by the same people as this movie, and he agreed with my opinion of it.

It's been a long day and I am completely shattered. I'm going to sleep now.