I'm back

At long last i'm back! It was a tough challenge but I fought the dreaded man flu & won. haha, actually it was more like a bad cold & lack of sleep, but i still won...eventually...honest. I really was feeling so crappy last week that I ended up coming home from work & going straight to bed after my dinner most nights, it was horrible not having any energy to do anything.

So what has happened since I was last here, Cherie Blair gets told off for smacking some kid, the police have been told not to chase criminals cos they might fall & scrape their knees, the Pope got caught reading aloud from the wrong book & the new task force have set up to protect us have managed to foil a major internet banking scam. You know there's so much happening in this little world of ours that we sometimes forget to stop & smell the roses ( at least I think its roses they're growing around here, they're certainly using strong manure...smells very rural in this little cov backwater at the mo ).

I haven't been doing much thanks to feeling less than perfect, saturday I went to wellsbourne market with Nic & our friend E. There was some nice baby stuff there at very nice prices so think we're gonna be going back nearer february, we were looking at a decent pushchair with all the attachments & baby seat/carrier type thing - less than £150!! Nic tells me she thinks her mum & dad might be buying us a cot, I'd prefer a king size bed but beggars can't be choosers, hehe.

Nic's been back to see the midwife today, didn't go with her this time but wish I had, she got to listen to our baby's heart beating away like a little drum. Tomorrow she's off to the hospital for blood tests, they will be checking for signs of downs syndrome & probably numerous other things. Nic has suffered with high blood pressure in the past so they'll be keeping a close eye on her, so far everything seems fine so fingers crossed. Next time I will be going with her will be on 12th october for the next scan. It's really strange because sometimes I am really excited about the little 'un but then other times it doesn't seem real, I must admit that I do take more notice of baby things now, if i'm passing a shop that sells baby stuffI like to check out whats on offer. Considering I never thought of myself as the family man type I really can't wait for the bigday, I will probably be one of those dad's who annoys everyone with tales of his new childs every burp, fart & gurgle.

Changing the subject, when I was lying in bed last week bravely fighting the evil man flu I thought about all the journals I read now & about all you lovely people that read mine - who started online journals? Was it some Adrian Mole type that was constantly being rejected by publishers & growing ever more frustrated that they decided to publish their own material online? Or was it someone with an important message to get out to the world, or for that matter someone who had nothing important to say but wanted to tell the world anyway? And why do we all write online journals, have we forgotten how to use pen & paper ( according to recent reports the advent of email has made people realise how nice it is to keep in touch so more people are actually writing letters ), perhaps it's like therapy - helping us to get through life by being able to get stuff off our chests ( I have definitely found that this journal has helped me sort out my own feelings & relieve frustrations ). Some of the journals are very entertaining ( http://journals.aol.com/dpoem/TheWisdomofaDistractedMind/  ) , some just make you feel part of a large ( ever expanding ) family, others challenge us to think, wether it be about the past (    http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/AnAnalysisofLife/  ) or the present ( http://journals.aol.co.uk/dominicnutt06/lebanon/  ), other journals may reaffirm  your sanity ( or insanity ) ( http://journals.aol.co.uk/brainwhispers/Wordsjustfallout/ ). Sometimes you can make new friends to play chess with who will wave at you as they drive past your town ( http://journals.aol.co.uk/phoenix71011/Phoenix/  ), then there's always help to find new journals to read ( http://journals.aol.ca/plittle/CarnivAOL/  ). But at the end of the day wether we are all egomaniacs trying to be noticed or not, we have all found a new home in J'land.

I apologise to those of you that I have not mentioned but there are so many journals out there its impossible to mention everybody.

Anyway, gotta go now, her majesty wants a cuppa. I hope you are all well & not having too many sleepless nights. Take care all... Vamp x