Monthly Archives: June 2005

For a few days, with my girlfriend back from partying at Glastonbury, life became a blue of domestic bliss, pizza and pay per view. Perhaps we should have been healthier and walked somewhere, but sweet things and sitting watching movies … Continue reading →

I had a tiring day at work. At the time of writing (August 10th), I can’t say quite what was so tiring about it. I’ll hazard a guess that having had little sleep the previous night may have had some … Continue reading →

After waking up and discovering that my snoring had bothered the person I was sharing a floor with (I was in my sleeping bag, he was across the room – it wasn’t dodgy) enough that he’d had to adjourn to … Continue reading →

While at work, I received a sorrowful phone call from my girlfriend, from Glastonbury. It was raining and she was swimming in the tent. She was stressed, upset and I could do nothing to help. Quite frustrating. I shall have … Continue reading →

This was a healthier day. I cycled to work, worked late, cycled back, encountering a weird spasm in my groin area, that sometimes happens from cycling. Then I went to Tesco Express for food, cooked the food, mowed the lawn, … Continue reading →

A friend of mine, who lives in New Jersey, was back in the country for a bit. I drove down to Leeds to visit him. This was my third weeknight out this week. We drank double-rounds as the bar in … Continue reading →

I had a gig in Glenrothes to do and I woke up in Bolton, with a slight hangover, and with my friend out of the house, at work. I grabbed a shower and found my travelling partners (who had made … Continue reading →

The following day, still buzzing from the previous night, I went to watch some comedy. I sat at the back of the room, perhaps a little too self-assured, and mocked some of the truly awful acts we saw. I didn’t … Continue reading →

I had a gig booked in Derby. I discovered, at some point, that I was closing the show on a door split. The door split is a theoretically fair system of payment, as the acts get a proportion of the … Continue reading →

The following day we went out for a drive. We ended up in Portsmouth where some vague Jeans shopping was attempted. Of course, the size nazis were in force and there was nothing to be found. We managed to wander … Continue reading →