A Bit of Nostalgia

I was feeling a bit nostalgic today and for the past few days we have been having a 'Phrase of the Day' on the wall in the lounge. Inspired by my Walkman yesterday walking down to lectures, I decided that there could be no better phrase then "Hakuna matata", no worries. I have since found out it is an actual Swahili word and does indeed mean no worries. Previously I had always assumed it was made up for the Lion King but it's nice to know that they put a bit of thought into the lyrics. Apparently that didn't go down so well and along with my previous phrase of the day, was given a low rating by a housemate. This one was in fact rated "gay" which I thought was a bit unnecessary but I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinions. When I was wondering what to do for a while, I came to the only logical conclusion. I had to watch the Lion King. So I dug it out and put it on. It was quite nice remembering all the events that happened in the film and it reminded me of my childhood and simpler times. When Hakuna Matata came on though two of my housemates decided that this was too much and left me to watch it alone, I think it's a shame that they have gone past the barrier that lets them embrace their childhoods again. I enjoyed the movie anyway although I'm pretty sure there was a new scene in this version and neither me or my housemate recognised it which seemed odd. Not sure it fitted either and I think we get quite annoyed when people decide to change the classics. I remember watching a CBeebies episode of Postman Pat once during a teacher training day at school and thinking how much of a mess they had made of it. Maybe I'm just being stubborn and resistant to change but maybe they have ruined it. Clearly it's not as popular now as it was twenty years ago and if the Tweenies can beat it then there is definitely something wrong. Bring back the old school classics I say!

I've got the Aladdin trilogy to watch next but I've unoficially given myself the past couple of days off and I will be at home for three days next week so I'm unlikely to get much done then either. I think it might be a while before I hear A Whole New World coming through the TV speakers.

The panic over the Muse tickets was unfounded and I received a text from my Mum this morning to say that they had arrived safely.