Me again. Daisy was being so nice about my blog that I feel compelled to say things. *g*

Um... I'm back in Leicester now. Mum brought me back and I helped her fit a carpet in the living room. It's not a great carpet, but it's better than the tatty green thing that was there before. Well, I think it is, I don't know what Ali thinks. And it's her house. Ah well...

I'm at a complete and utter loss about what to say next.

Let me think, what have I done since I last blogged?

Friday:

Went shopping in the afternoon. Didn't buy an awful lot - I mainly wanted to buy Blur's new single. It's cool. It was only £1.99 - I was torn between whether to buy the CD version or the DVD version (they were both £1.99), and now I think I should have bought both. At least I have the song, newly MP3ed onto my laptop, so I can enjoy it on a regular basis. It's called "Out of Time" and it's kind of... ethnic. Sort of an acoustic ballad. The B-side's good, too. It's all sort of... North African. Damon did the "Mali Music" experiment fairly recently and I think something stuck. Not that that's a bad thing. I like the way Blur evolves from album to album. And this time round there are lineup changes. No more Graham Coxon...

I also bought two T-shirts in the same shop, because they were reduced. One's Muttley, one's Animal. Cool. And I bought a fleecey hooded top thing in my favourite clothes shop, which is a really untrendy place, but it's dead cheap. The top only cost me £3. It was half price, or something. Coooool.

Oh, and I went back to that "2 for £5" CD shop (hooray, it's still there!) and bought two more albums - Melanie C's "Northern Star", which is surprisingly good, and Echo and the Bunnymen's "What are you going to do with your life"? (Like I don't have enough people asking me that as it is!)

And I went to the comic book shop and asked if the next (7th) Fray comic had come out. It hadn't, but it's coming out next week. FINALLY! I've only waited six months!

Went to my Nan and Grandad's for tea. With John. And in the evening John made me watch "Me, Myself and Irene", which his friend Chris had lent him. I didn't find it very funny. I don't like Jim Carrey's stuff. Apart from "The Truman Show".

Saturday:

In the afternoon I went to a barbeque. I went early, with my brother John, and helped them set up. I cleaned the gas BBQ's particularly black and greasy grill. The food was good, though, and so was the company.

In the evening I watched "Blade Runner". I love watching it. Even if I zone out and don't pay much attention to the plot, I find myself becoming immersed in the dark vision, the intricate and beautiful detail of the city where it's always raining, and always night. But every time I watch it I reach the same point in my thought processes. If Deckard is a replicant, how do the other replicants beat him up so easily? I reckon it's because he doesn't know he's a replicant. But maybe he's not a replicant, and the whole unicorn thing is misleading.

Anyone out there have an opinion? ;)

Sunday:

Went to the Elim church in the morning, and Nan's for dinner, and then went home to meet Jason. He'd kindly agreed to have a look at Dad's computer. After fiddling about for some time, he proclaimed that the monitor had ceased to be. It just won't come on any more. But Dad's computer worked fine (although it really is incredibly slow) when we used John's monitor. He said it wasn't my fault that it had died, so... looks like I escaped the firing squad!

And I went to Emmaus in the evening, and played the bass guitar.

Hmm, that's about it.

Ah, well, maybe some of you would like a "John's car update"? Apart from the leaky diesel problem, when it rained a lake formed in the passenger side footwell. Apparently there's a leaky seal in the sunroof, so the roof of the car's filling with water and the water's running through the electrics and out of the alarm system and interior light fitting. And there aren't any instrument lights, so he can't see how fast he's driving at night.

Hopefully they'll fix everything tomorrow...

That's about it, then!

I have to go to uni tomorrow. Yikes!

posted by Fiery Fred @ 11:15 PM