minibreak

It's been a very pleasant day. Having a public holiday on a Wednesday makes the week almost bearable, and should be a permanent fixture by legislation. I've just happened upon Superman II on one of the movie channels, and become strangely transfixed. Superman has decided to become mortal in order to spend time frolicking with Lois Lane in a big silver plastic bed that looks like it could become a bit sticky, quite frankly. In 1981 they probably thought we'd all have beds like that in the future.

As a mortal, Superman turns out to be particularly weedy though, taking a nasty beating from a trucker. It's also bad timing as evil General Zod (love the name) and his sidekicks arrive to take over the planet in stylish Bedouin-inspired outfits.

This film reminds me how disappointing the future has turned out to be: personal flight should definitely have become a reality by 2012. But no, still crawling to work at the mercy of the internal combustion engine.