Ok, while we're still in June, I'd best let you know about my birthday.

Well, I had the friday and monday booked off so I could have a long weekend. Last of my holiday time you know! Well, Thursday night I get told of a night out. So I hurry from work, get home, eat, dress, then rush to the station to get the train to home home where this celebrating was happening. I get there for about 10, pretty good going to say I was in London at 6! Well I got there, met the folks I used to play footie with. God they've grown. Most were taller than me and one kept licking me neck.

Anywho, we then went to a club I'd not been to before. It was ok. It was a student night so I felt quite at home. So we stayed there till I can't remember when. Midnightish possibly. Had fun, it was worth the rush.

So, the morning after Al's birthday bash, I get a call askin where I am. Well, I'm still asleep - not realising that the trip to Alton Towers was today (Friday 11th) and not Saturday. So I get up, get moaned at for smelling, arrive hungry and tired, and still quite tipsy around midday. I then proceeded to go on Nemesis, Air, log flume thing, black hole thing, corkscrew thing. Not bad to say I've never been on a rollercoaster in my life until that day.

Isn't alcohol lovely?

Well on the night we do what I wanted to do - and that was to go play pool. We must've stayed for, oh I dunno, an hour, and everyone went. I half wanted to stay on my own.

Saturday I spent catchin up on all the sci-fi I'd missed off sky1. On the evening went for meal with parents and bumped into an old friend who wasn't as psychotic that night.

Sunday - my birthday. Parents take me out for lunch. Very nice it was. Then we got back. I wanted to go watch the footie somewhere since I've not done that before, and it being my 21st I wanted to do a lot of firsts.

But, alas, nobody could be bothered. But, my parents did help with champagne, cake, lager and football. Ok, so we lost to France in a nerve racking game, but it was a good match. Then watched a bit more telly and went to bed.

Monday I went home. But before I left, I texted my cousin. Just to see if he'd noticed that he'd completely forgotten about our plans for Saturday. Nope, he hadn't noticed. In fact, he was quite curious as to why I was back in the area.

I have a lot to say about my birthday. Give me some time to construct what I want to say into proper sentences.

Ah, here I am once again. This seat is starting to get comfy and everythin!

Had a nice trip away last week. The hours were long and I can only hope that I proved that, when given the chance, I'm useful and productive.

To other news. Am going to write to The Queen. Want to clarify all this esquire business. I want to know the "rules" behind adding Esq. to the end of your name. Believe it or not, I couldn't find a useful bit of info anywhere. Not relating to the UK at any rate.

My new home is still nice. Don't think I'm making a big enough contribution though as regards housework. Though I guess I'm paying for that to be done. Still doesn't feel right though.

Riding my bike to/from work is going well. Feeling the difference already! It's not far, and the topography is pretty level. But it's still a challenge for a lad who hasn't excersised much in 3 years.

It's voting day tommorow. Local and Euro elections. I've seen these postal votes - the process of making a vote is troublesome, some parts of the forms are difficult to understand, but on the whole, once you know what you're doing, they're fine.
Still don't know who to vote for. Have been looking through the parties. here's never one party that satisfies your feelings - it's always a mixture of two or three.
I've agreed with Labour over a lot of things - even Iraq to a certain extent. Though their leadership doesn't seem to be with the leader any more - it's like Mr Blair isn't saying what he thinks any more, only what he's told to do. I don't remember thinking that last time. Conservatives are a farce. Lib Dems, now I agree with a few of their ideas, quite a lot actually, but there's some I really think would be wrong for the country/EU. So I've been looking at all these smaller parties. Their websites seem fairly legitimate, but how do I know I'm not unknowingly voting for some radical group on a par with the BNP?
But I'm going to vote. I just don't know why - it rarely seems to make a difference.

Well, it's a busy month of the year. Birthdays coming in thick and fast! It's the ever radiant Tracy's birthday today, Al's tomorrow, mine on Sunday. Parents anniversary is comin up, as well as fathers day on the 21st! I never get to enjoy my birthday, I usually end up shopping for all the other events going on! Still, It's my 21st and I plan to play snooker, pool, get drunk, eat a bit, watch England beat France, drink some more, then go back to work. Dehydrated most probably. Still - it's gonna be a lovely long weekend!

I suppose, out of fairness, I should shout HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACE! Have a lovely day. The rest of ya presents will be on their way Saturday. Enjoy yourself chick :-)

I've watched a bit of this years Big Brother. It's more of a gameshow this year (so someone said) so I tune in for the events like evictions, live tasks etc. Maybe, if I'm very bored, I'll watch the first half hour of BB until mr Radcliffe is on the Radio2. Then dose off to his dulset tones. Though even though his show's new, I have to say I'd prefer more talk. So Mr Whale of TalkSport may be listened to again. Either way, me DAB Digital radio works wonders!

Well, I do believe that's everything for now. Take care everyone