You Know Me Better

Right, welln I haven't updated for several reasons. The first being that I went ot visit my family at the weekend so on Friday I headed off to jolly Crewe. It was good to see the family again. Nearly everyone in my family has a DS so we end up having crazy tournaments on Mario Kart, and most amusingly, Brain Training. I don't think I've met anyone who can make me laugh like my family, especially Jonathan. It was a shame that the whole weekend felt a bit rushed really but I suppose it's not long until Xmas so I'll see them a lot then. I don't know why it felt like such a rush. I suppose because I was doing a lot. 

I went to see both my Grandmas. Nanna Oakes was ok considering. She still has a lot of Nanna Curzon's stuff to sort out and she said herself that she was 'up and down'. She seemed ok though. I thought that she'd only looked after Nanna Curzon for about 7 years but it's actually 10 so no wonder she's finding it difficult to re-adjust. It was good to talk to her though. We ended up talking about gay rights which was slightly bizarre. She even told me she knew I was gay before I came out - I do hate it when people say that, it's utterly embarassing. Nobody tells you how embarassing it is being a gay man sometimes.

I also went to see Nanna Connie. She's a bit fed up really but still herself. It's funny how old she looks now though, it's sad, especially because I know how much she hates being old. It doesn't help that you have to shout everything at her because she's going deaf, which causes much amusement when I'm with my Mum around her. I see a lot of myself in her though, especially the ability to laugh at most things. I'm so thankfully that an ability to laugh at life runs through my whole family, I'm so lucky that way.

Anyway, the trip wasn't as depressing as I make out really, it's just circumstances that made it a bit melancholy. On Saturday night me and my Mum went to the theatre. I hadn't been to the Crewe Lyceum for many many years so it was good to finally go. It was a weird experience. Crewe theatre goers are as you expect really, but hey, we were second row so I can't complain too much. We went to see 'The Business of Murder' which only had three characters in and one of them was played by Todd Carthy. But don't let you put you off. I enjoyed it actually. It was a dark clever plot and the other two characters were good in it. Todd Carthy played himself. I'm not sure my Mum was as keen on this one as some of the others she'd seen.

Hmm, what else. Oh yes, my Mum had been to convention thing for Boots types and she came back with a suitcase full of freebies. It's great. I haven't paid for smelly stuff for years! She said that the convention was amazing and she showed me a picture of her, Doreen and a gay man behind bars with some policemen/stripper types. Honestly, you can't take her anywhere. My Dad and sister went footballing on Saturday and my sister actually won a game. Wonders will never cease.

On Sunday I left at 4 and planned to back by half 7 but because the trains were so shit I actually got home at 9.30pm. That's five and a half hours folks. Now I don't maon about the trains as much as I did because I don't do the Crewe-Skipton route so often now but I think it's awful how we all take the shitness of our trains lying down. It's fucking disgraceful.

In other news, I am ill. I fell a bit silly because it basically boils down to it being a cold but it's not your average one. I had a crappy night's sleep on Sunday night because the cold hadn't fully come out yet so I felt rough and had ear ache too. Now my sinuses hurt and I'm all snotty. Lovely. The idea of getting on a train this morning made me want ot die. Liz says that lots of people are off with it though, including Eleanor, so I'm not being a wuss!    

I have spent the day productively finishing the fourth Broken Sword game and listening the the new Roisin Murphy album, very good it is too. I heard Kylie's new song '2 Hearts' last night too for the first time. It's so odd, especially witht the video. It's all a blatant Goldfrapp rip-off though. Speaking of which, they've finished their new album and apparently it's very different to Supernature. I wonder how.

James was making obscene gestures at Deborah Meaden during Dragons' Den last night. That's the last thing I need when I'm ill isn't it? Where is he anyway? He's meant to be coming home from work for dinner. Oh! I forgot to say! The man has got a new job and I'm really pleased for him. He's working for a legal place in Leeds so we'll both be communters now. I'm especially pleased for him because I know how sick he is of his current workplace and this new job sounds like an excellent opportunity.