You wait for a story about the Pier Head - and then two come along at the same time.
Yesterday morning I was down on the waterfront (well wrapped up compared to most of the others who had gathered in no more than suits and shirts. The fools!) for the official opening of the first phase of the redevelopment.
Then last night I popped back down to watch Ben Parry's film Terminus being beamed on to the side of the ventilation building.
The Pier Head seems to have been shut off for years, although in reality it's more like 12 months.
I've previously managed to get a peek at what they've been doing from a vantage point on the Liver Building roof, but yesterday we were actually allowed on to the site itself.
It boasts some rather beautiful new paved areas - go and see them before the losers ruin them with chewing gum. And the canal basins also have that "just out of the packaging" look about them too.
I regret the loss of the large expanse of lawns on the Pier Head, but have to admit the workmen have done a great job on the landscaping and the canal doesn't look out of place. It will just take a little bit of getting used to.
In fact, I'm looking forward to next year when people start bringing their boats through the system to the Albert Dock.
The second event was the opening evening of Terminus, a modern day single tracking shot of the route of the old Overhead Railway along the river from Dingle to Seaforth.
It was filmed from about 24ft up - the original height of the Ovee - and obviously early on a lovely blue-sky morning.
The film is being shown repeatedly from sunset to sunrise every day until Sunday, and the projection is pinpoint clear, so go and have a look. There's a good vantage point from the balcony next to Heathcote's and it's very relaxing to watch!
