Woking

Woking is only 10 minutes away from Guildford on the train and i went there on Saturday morning. Of course i took some photographs at the railway station which has a marvellous Art Deco signalbox and some photographs along the Basingstoke Canal which goes through the town.

Perhaps most interesting though were some of the unexpected items in the town itself, a Hawker Hunter on a plinth and a Martian tripod statue! The latter because the Martians in War of the Worlds first landed near the town and indeed HG Wells was living in the town when he wrote the story.

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...

Last night i finally got around to watching Rogue One and thus continuing my tradition of seeing every Star Wars film on original release. Yes thats back to the late 70s and the original film. It had a profound effect on me (aged about 6), my interest in technology and space was sparked and maybe thats resulted in me being where i am now.

Anyway Rogue One is a good film, it took awhile to get started but finished so well. Thats quite unique with films these days which seem to peak in the middle and by the time you get to the third act you are desperate for it to end. To be honest i was ready to watch the original Star Wars film (which runs directly after Rogue One continuity wise) right after. And ready to take the whole Empire on by myself.

While i liked The Force Awakens i think Rogue One properly reboots the Star Wars franchise and takes it to somewhere new. Onwards to the new film at the end of the year, which i will see of course...