A cough, sniff and a sneeze

I have spent the last few days under attack from a particularly nasty cold - which, I have to say, is partly my fault.
I came down with it during the day on Friday and, in the spirit of someone who refuses to come to terms with the fact that they turn 24 this Thursday (I know it's not old, but it's the oldest I've ever been!) I went out and had an absoute bender on Friday night. I thought I could drink and smoke the cold into oblivion. I've done it before and it worked. Kinda. It didn't this time.

So anyway, having called in sick to work yesterday I went to the video store to hire out a stack of dvds.
I ended up watching four movies yesterday.

Shaun of the Dead - Seen it before, would see it again, great film.

A Clockwork Orange - Had read the book but not seen the movie. While reading the book was more rewarding than watching the movie, at the same time the movie was visually stunning and powerful - though bordered on extremely self-indulgent at times, typical Stanley Kubrick.

Miami Vice - I KNOW I should know better but I thought it would be a fun, fast, cool action flick. I was all wrong. It was so awful I couldn't even watch the last fifteen minutes. I want those two hours of my life back.

Sin City - A brilliant movie with fantastic characters and a stunning Gotham City-style backdrop. I loved it.

I'd forgotten how nice it was to have a sick day and do nothing - even if you do have to suffer to get the day off. Oh how I miss being a uni student and having weekdays where I didn't have to do anything...