Dave Meldrum
@vicardave.bsky.social
Into: film, tv, reading, sport, Arsenal, cricket, faith.
Is: husband, father, dog-owner, priest, disciple.
Is: husband, father, dog-owner, priest, disciple.
Breaking news. Writing a book is hard.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Breaking news. Writing a book is hard.
Meaningless stat alert: Oz will have to make the largest innings total of the match to win.
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Meaningless stat alert: Oz will have to make the largest innings total of the match to win.
Maybe I should go back to bed.
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Maybe I should go back to bed.
I was away yesterday, do today’s my first early get up for The Ashes. And putting up with infantile commentary (with the odd exception) before breakfast.
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I was away yesterday, do today’s my first early get up for The Ashes. And putting up with infantile commentary (with the odd exception) before breakfast.
This afternoon I am mainly watching Frankenstein.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This afternoon I am mainly watching Frankenstein.
Death By Lightning is a terrific 4-episode historical political drama on Netflix about assassination of James Garfield (the 20th US President). It has a wonderful cast (Bradley Whitford doing political drama is all warm, nostalgic feelings), & it has a fine sense of humour alongside dramatic events.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Death By Lightning is a terrific 4-episode historical political drama on Netflix about assassination of James Garfield (the 20th US President). It has a wonderful cast (Bradley Whitford doing political drama is all warm, nostalgic feelings), & it has a fine sense of humour alongside dramatic events.
Spurs - Man United. It ain’t great.
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Spurs - Man United. It ain’t great.
This afternoon I was mainly watching Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This afternoon I was mainly watching Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
My big Arsenal worry is that Raya may forget how to make a save. Imagine next week v Sunderland, Xhaka unleashes a thunderbolt & Raya is momentarily stunned into inaction by the sight of a spherical object hurtling towards him. Result: catastrophe.
It could happen.
It could happen.
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
My big Arsenal worry is that Raya may forget how to make a save. Imagine next week v Sunderland, Xhaka unleashes a thunderbolt & Raya is momentarily stunned into inaction by the sight of a spherical object hurtling towards him. Result: catastrophe.
It could happen.
It could happen.
Whose sofa is this, exactly?
November 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Whose sofa is this, exactly?
I'm not saying I'm easily influenced, but the book I'm
reading just mentioned Tunnock’s Tea Cakes, and now I can’t think about anything else.
reading just mentioned Tunnock’s Tea Cakes, and now I can’t think about anything else.
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm not saying I'm easily influenced, but the book I'm
reading just mentioned Tunnock’s Tea Cakes, and now I can’t think about anything else.
reading just mentioned Tunnock’s Tea Cakes, and now I can’t think about anything else.
Some writing this morning - at the behest of my editor - that is taking me well beyond my comfort zone. No idea if I've gone too far, or not far enough. But I guess that's why we have editors.
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Some writing this morning - at the behest of my editor - that is taking me well beyond my comfort zone. No idea if I've gone too far, or not far enough. But I guess that's why we have editors.
I'm into the process of editing the first draft of my novel in progress. I have a screed of notes on the first half from the editor I'm working with. The volume of notes is humbling, exciting, scary, and depressing all at the same time. But after a necessary break, it's good to get back into it.
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm into the process of editing the first draft of my novel in progress. I have a screed of notes on the first half from the editor I'm working with. The volume of notes is humbling, exciting, scary, and depressing all at the same time. But after a necessary break, it's good to get back into it.
The ending some disgruntled viewers seem to want for A House Of Dynamite is not the point of the film. The point of the film is not the big payoff, but to get us to think about the fragility of both critical processes and the people we expect to implement them.
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The ending some disgruntled viewers seem to want for A House Of Dynamite is not the point of the film. The point of the film is not the big payoff, but to get us to think about the fragility of both critical processes and the people we expect to implement them.
This afternoon I am mainly watching Black Bag.
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This afternoon I am mainly watching Black Bag.
After the almost unbearable tension of A House Of Dynamite, I’m relaxing with (checks notes), an Arsenal game.
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
After the almost unbearable tension of A House Of Dynamite, I’m relaxing with (checks notes), an Arsenal game.
New film from Kathryn Bigelow is on Netflix. The only scary movie you need this spooky season. To achieve this, watch this film about the American response to what appears to be the launch of single nuclear missile at USA w conscious awareness of who's in White House letterboxd.com/vicardave/fi...
A ★★★★ review of A House of Dynamite (2025)
You don't need a conventional horror film this Halloween; just watch A House Of Dynamite whilst keeping in your mind the awareness of who currently sits in the White House. Kathryn Bigelow's sleek, di...
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October 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New film from Kathryn Bigelow is on Netflix. The only scary movie you need this spooky season. To achieve this, watch this film about the American response to what appears to be the launch of single nuclear missile at USA w conscious awareness of who's in White House letterboxd.com/vicardave/fi...
This afternoon I am mainly watching A House Of Dynamite
October 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This afternoon I am mainly watching A House Of Dynamite
I’m having the best time watching Celebrity Traitors with Jenica. Bantering together about what’s happening, sharing jokes and predictions, laughing together … a lot. TV you can watch (via a VPN) with your child(ren) is precious.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m having the best time watching Celebrity Traitors with Jenica. Bantering together about what’s happening, sharing jokes and predictions, laughing together … a lot. TV you can watch (via a VPN) with your child(ren) is precious.
This is the peaceful face of Jasper, who until yesterday had been too scared to put on a lead and get out the house in over two years with us. 45 minutes with a dog behaviourist, and he’s been out three times in 24 hours. What a brave boy (and a great behaviourist)!
October 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is the peaceful face of Jasper, who until yesterday had been too scared to put on a lead and get out the house in over two years with us. 45 minutes with a dog behaviourist, and he’s been out three times in 24 hours. What a brave boy (and a great behaviourist)!
This afternoon I am mainly watching Steve.
October 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This afternoon I am mainly watching Steve.
This afternoon I am mainly watching One Battle After Another.
October 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This afternoon I am mainly watching One Battle After Another.
A thing that's been part of my story recently is accepting & enjoying my Scottishness, something I'd long denied & pushed down (complex,painful reasons for this that I can't go into at the moment). Today my therapist asked me ‘What’s positive about being Scottish for you?’.
Trainspotting - It's Shite Being Scottish - Ewan McGregor - WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES HD
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October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A thing that's been part of my story recently is accepting & enjoying my Scottishness, something I'd long denied & pushed down (complex,painful reasons for this that I can't go into at the moment). Today my therapist asked me ‘What’s positive about being Scottish for you?’.
Major cricket tournaments are bad for my film watching habits.
October 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Major cricket tournaments are bad for my film watching habits.
Looking at squads and the fixture list, I reckon if Arsenal are within 4 points of the lead at start of February, then we're favourites for league.
October 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Looking at squads and the fixture list, I reckon if Arsenal are within 4 points of the lead at start of February, then we're favourites for league.