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Today's (very early)...

Weather:
It's dark, so hard to tell. Seemed fairly clear earlier when I was driving home.

Mood:
Relieved to be home after playing at a gig I really shouldn't have.

Enjoying:
Just so you know - still enjoying the Treo600 - It's hard to find much wrong with this phone, aside from the obvious lack of bluetooth. More than useful, it is an effortlessly pleasing piece of kit. I love it.

Micro-Rant:
Why can't I be more famous? I mean, it would just make so much more sense. Helicopter rides into gigs and all the gear setup by fabulous road crew people. Yes, and hundreds of people at the gigs - all sincere fans. Surely someone can sort this out for me? Where is Jimmy Saville when one /really/ needs him?

Next nice thing:
Easter Day should actually be pretty good. Playing at church in the morning and then a lazy afternoon. Nice.

Worry about whether I should be doing less: 89%

Pain: 96% - pretty extreme.

Other comments:
I haven't forgotten the promised thoughts on the Passion of the Christ. I just haven't done it yet.

Have a great Easter. No, really.

Sorry

Hi People,

Sorry for the lack of updates.

I'm not on the best form.

Back soon.

Today's...

Weather:
A bit brighter today, but a fair breeze. Typical March.

Mood:
A little anxious. I have to be brilliant this afternoon, and I'm not sure I am.

Enjoying:
I'll enjoy things tomorrow, I think.

Micro-Rant:
No rants today.

Next nice thing:
I'll be away for a coupla days next week, that should be fun. Nice to relax.

- This one is still current.

Worry about whether or not I've written enough: 89%

Pain: 94.2%

Other comments:
I leave today for a few days, so updates will be via smartphone. Let's hope it works.

Today's...

Weather:
The cloud is still covering Stanley, and so the rain continues to fall.

Mood:
Apprehensive. Much to do today.

Enjoying:
The massive range of feelings evoked by the film last night.

Micro-Rant:
This isn't really a micro-rant - it's quite a big one. But I'll put it here because I don't want people to think I am totally obsessed. It's people parking in the disabled spaces without a disc. Like the guy and his girlfriend last night who pulled in to such a space eat their take-away and play music. Arrggh!

Next nice thing:
I'll be away for a coupla days next week, that should be fun. Nice to relax.

Worry about thinking of things to worry about: 89%

Pain: 94%

Other comments:
My impressions of The Passion of The Christ will follow later. Just so you know.

Today's...

Weather:
Overcast, foggy and damp - oh, and dank. Yeah, dank. Dank and miserable. Definitely miserable.

Mood:
Happy as a lark.

...but it would need to be a lark with significant problems and life-issues.

Enjoying:
My "new to me but obviously second hand" MIDI Verb 4 arrived just now. I'll have to decide whether I can be bothered to hunt around on the floor for a place to plug it in. If I do discover the will to do this, then I will be able to see how nice it really is. There is always a possibility that it will not work at all and so this whole section will take a dive into the the pit of blackness. But let's be positive.

Micro-Rant:
On the whole, I don't think there are enough places to complain to. I would be happy to pay a professional agency to complain on my behalf. They would know all the addresses and procedures and would be able to supply me with lovely copies of tearful confessions of failure from all the companies that irk me. Hang on.... what if they let me down?

Thus an idea is born, developed and damned in four sentences.

Next nice thing:
Curry out and then a film. Although, not sure whether I will enjoy the Passion of Christ. Watch this space.

I've left this in because it is still the truth. More fool all of you who assumed that because it was the /next/ nice thing that it was happening on the day I wrote it.

Worry about misuse of the word "thrush": 89%

Pain: 94%

Other comments:
It seems almost churlish to write other comments, as I have already been so verbose today. I was going to say I had suffered from verbal diarrhoea, but I have no idea how to spell diarrhoea. Sorry.

Weblogs

They're funny things, these weblogs.

On one level - very simple and straightforward. Just a nice little diary to fill in from time to time. The problems are all to do with the public nature of them.

I could, so easily, just write my journal at home and leave it at that - but I don't. As my wife is fond of saying: "You do so enjoy exposing yourself." She's a lovely lady, my wife, and not one to speak rubbish.

Do I enjoy it? Well, yes and no. I realise this is a bit rich from someone with an online Blog and six webcams, but there it is. (Oh that's a surprise is it? Try www.andy-cam.co.uk) I suppose it comes down to this. If there is no-one to even potentially hear what I say, then I find little point in saying it. The really tantalising thought is that I may say some stuff along the way that actually helps someone - thus turning obvious self-indulgence into something finer.

I read quite a few other blogs and I rarely see real stuff in there. Some people are totally on soap boxes, others glorying in some life-governing hobby. Being a natural voyeur, I like the little gems that are out there - blogs that give me an insight into who other people really are, and how they think. Much more fascinating than some overblown northerner holding forth on the Hutton enquiry.

Anyway, I think I've made my point, or at least said enough to give you the impression that I've my point, or at least a point.

Time for some work...or maybe the quickest of Daily Statii.

Today's...

Weather:
Foggy most of the day

Mood:
Not too bad. Been a struggle at times, but a productive day.

Enjoying:
Planning some music with a friend. Man, I love da music!

Micro-Rant:
Rain. On the whole, rain is unacceptable. It makes everything harder than it should be. We obviously never need rain during the day - so why not just schedule it for the night time? I can't believe no-one has thought of this before.

Next nice thing:
Curry out and then a film. Although, not sure whether I will enjoy the Passion of Christ. Watch this space.

Worry about sausage quality: 89%

Pain: 93%

Other comments:
I'll spare you today. :)