Glimmer 14 and I’m in Kawa’s and taking photos of photos. Great coffee as usual and the first of a series of lates. Day goes OK, not brilliantly but you can only deal with what it deals you.
Friday and I’m given a list. But first its time to sort the panniers on the bike in daylight. Discover I’d put them on back to front. Relatively easy to sort. Pop in the bike locks and job’s a good’un.
Onto the list. First off I am sent to the doctors to fetch blood forms, pots to piss in and to rearrange the time of the telephone consult. Then to book a bloods appointment, ring the people concerned only to discover I have to book it online. So online I go. Next a trip to the post office to send Christine’s birthday card.
Next to sorting the pedals on the bike. Much easier than I thought it’d be.
Durutti Column – Chronicle
Durutti Column – Tempus Fugit
Durutti Column – A Paen To Wilson
Durutti Column – Fidelity
Durutti Column – Sunlight To Blue… Blue to Blackness
Really rather proud of this one, reached the Top 10 of The Big Photo Hunt!
Day was a bit weird, started badly and finished strong. Job opportunity handed to me but would mess up appointments and things, will mull over and don’t have to give immediate response.
Generally feeling like shit today. Don’t know what the fuck is up with me but bottom line is that I’m shattered. Struggle to focus and things aren’t great.
Last day off for a wee while and it’s a busy one. Laundrette day, change pedals day, bake custard pie, make mince and potato pie, give the cat her flea and worming treatment. Hoover and clean the oven and kitchen.
So Laundrette had a dryer hog, it started pissing down as I left. Cat avoided the pills. But on the plus side the custard pie seems to have worked. Mince and potato pie is a work in progress.
Feeling really shit, hit the booze to deal with it, not certain that that’s a good idea. That being said I just continue.
The Veras – Spaceman
The Veras – If You Get The Feeling
The Veras – Something To Say
The Veras – Ladies First
The Veras – Get It While You Can
The Veras – V for Veras
Jim Shepherd – The Circle
Fallen Leaves – It’s Too Late Now
Fallen Leaves – Out In A Forest / The Inside Of A Chair
Sunday lazy start to the day. Wash up and make breakfast. Nip to the shop and grab a swift pint. Weather is foul. Catch up with the boy in the afternoon, he’s sounding less tin helmety.
Folks seem fine when I ring. C suffering from neuralgia and preparation for first day back blues.
The Jasmine Minks – We Make Our Own History
The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) – Dog Jaw Woman / The First Creature Is Jealousy
The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) & Wild Billy Childish & The CTMF – 100 Yds Of Crash Barrier
The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) – Cowboys Are Square / It’s So Hard To Be Happy
Big Boss Man – Das Freak
Big Boss Man – Bossin’ Around
CTMF – Traces Of You
CTMF – For Your Love
Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Step Out
Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Step Out (alt) / Upside Mine
Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Troubled Mind / Ranscombe Farm Boogie
Mick Hampshire – From 30,000 Feet
The 5-6-7-8’s & The Masonics – The Japan Tour EP
The Masonics – Talkin’ About…
The Masonics – Lookin’ For…
The Masonics – I Got It All EP
The Masonics – Sursum Tibiam Vestram
Fallen Leaves – Rosalina / Stay
Comet Gain – Only Happy When I’m Sad / Dreams Of A Working Girl
Friday, day off, get to spend it with half term bound C. A bit of a mooch round the shops. Lunch in the Gobin. Relief to have a bit of a lie in, lates are really taking it out of me.
Really pleasant having a day with C.
The Chills – Kaleidescope World (Expanded Edition)