The power of a smile

SENTIMENTALITY WARNING...

Today I went into Glasgow, for a change of scene and to go and see a film at the UGC.

Shortly after I arrived, I inexplicably began to feel a bit depressed - perhaps I'm a bit anxious about soon having to fend for myself after living a relatively sheltered existence compared to most (cue violins). However, as I was passing the Virgin Megastore at the top of Buchanan St, a girl looked at me and smiled. From that point on I felt incredibly happy.

That is the power of a smile.

Anyway, the film I went to see was "Bubba Ho-Tep", an unusual film where Elvis is alive and living in an old folk's home in Texas. The home becomes plagued by visits from an ancient Egyptian mummy, risen from the dead. Elvis teams up with a black (sorry, "coloured") guy who claims to be JFK, and had his skin "dyed", to defeat the mummy.

It's not wonderful, but is still very funny and original and well worth a viewing for something different.

Later, I went to the Tinderbox on Byres Road, for a coffee (it was more like a bowl than a cup - huge!) and to devise what to put in my new CV (the old one was shit).