Update time!

Right then, over Easter I went to Cornwall with the ever lovely Tracy. We didn't just go to one place, we pretty much covered the lot, if a little briefly. We've now been to the southernmost point, westernmost point, just two to go now!

Have given up on my blog plans for now. This is where I'll stay.

I do have a bit of pollitical annoyance within me. Though I'll summarise it thus:
* Don't leave Iraq high and dry - finish what we started.
* Americans, for goodness sake, think with your brains not your guns.
* Mr Prime Minister - if I could only believe that there wasn't some other hidden agenda(s) I would call you a good leader for all these risks you've taken since 1997. But you really need to take more risks on domestic issues.
* Multiculturalism - a good thing in principle, though we need a lot more practive at the real thing. Everyone needs to make effort. EVERYONE
* Oil/Gas reserves. Eventually they'll run out. We, as a planet, need to plan ahead and start converting to re-useable energy as fast as possible.
* Governments need to start pre-empting decisions, not just react to events and ignore warning signs.

You can see I could go on for ages, but I think that lot sums up todays annoyances. I've been frequenting a Mark and Lard tribute site. A permanent link will be put up on the left.

As for my health. I don't feel well at all. While on holiday I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Luckily I didn't, but i still feel dizzy, I still have other pains. So I've got an appointment next Tuesday. I have to wait a minimum 4 days before an appointment. Ok, so it could be a hell of a lot worse, but for this country, for the standards we used to hold ourselves to, it's an awful delay.

Next holiday is probably gonna be at the end of may. I'll go up to Tracy's house. While I'm there I'll see about flats, but I doubt I'll get anywhere. You know, I set aside a weekend to look round flats. I ended up with 3 appointments after god knows how many phone calls. the first was a dump so we legged it. the second cancelled. The third would've been perfect if it had more daylight. Correction, ANY daylight. Parents have kindly offered to look round places I choose, but I don't know if that would give a good impression. Of course, if I explain it right (which is hard for me) it shouldn't be too bad.

Did I ever mention going to meet a family I lived near? Well, I did while I was on my travels. They were lovely, and I tried to talk but what can you say to people you haven't seen in over a decade? That said, I felt at home and once the initial nerves had gone, I enjoyed myself. However I left feeling disappointed. Not in them, but in myself, for not trying harder, for not speaking more. Then I find out that they thought I looked uncomfortable and felt guilty for inviting me.I told them the truth, but I still feel like I let them down.

So, to cheer me up, Tracy bought me a digital radio so I could listen to Marc Riley on BBC 6Music. Got it home and the reception isn't good enough to get 6music! Or talksport so I could at least hear James Whale crystal clear. So I bought meself a motherboard and a computer case with PSU. Put it together a couple nights ago and I'll probably buy the processor, fan and memory today online. So, by the weekend, I should have a working, upgraded PC. My only worry is with the USB ports. I'll be running win98, but win98 doesn't support USB2. Oh well!

I need a drink, so it's off to the coffee machine to get a cup of orange juice that tastes funny and is a bit too bright orange to be called safe to drink.

Take care x