Monday 22nd May 2017
Be glad when the election has
been and gone. Losing precious time getting caught up in online speculation. I
like to leave the desktop computer off after Monday prep, so it should be less
of a distraction for the main part of the week. I have my sessions pretty much
planned except Wednesday afternoon. Still got time tomorrow. Going to
rehearse my gig tomorrow as well. Good to see PM started to crack under
pressure. I've not been over the doorstep. Saw a nice Brian May promo vid for new
Queen 3D photobook. Looking forward to Queen and Adam Lambert gig in December. 10.40
pm.
Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Feeling somewhat stunned by
what happened in Manchester
last night. Blurred vision this afternoon mid workshop whilst at the computer. Had
to knock off for two hours but still managed to do my evening class. Session went
well. I didn’t write anything new. Just kept people on track for
two hours. Nice evening. Slow walk back to bus stop. Head starting to split
again. Mercifully no vomit. Still up at eleven when I should be back in
bed. Hope I can get tomorrow afternoon’s session
together. Gonna take next week off. Really want this one over and
done with. 10.56 pm.
Wednesday 24th May 2017
Awake at half four. Hard to
get back to sleep. Up by six. Watched the news for a while. Well done to Tony
Walsh for a poem that captured the spirit of Manchester. Had trouble the last couple of
days with migraine and insomnia. Not getting enough fluids. Enjoying workshops
but ready for a week off. Will do my bank transactions after Colour your Life
tomorrow, then read at Mostly Spoken. Then I’m out of action for a week till
Poetry Jam. Be good to chill out and just do copy-ups of my 2017 stuff. Changed
my gig set as this week is grim enough as it is. Hopefully I can pull some funny
stuff out the bag. Good to spend time with Jenni this evening and talk over
events. Walked home from Consett. OK. 11.16 pm.
Thursday 25th May 2017
Slept a bit better last
night. Enjoyable session for Colour your Life with good group in Witton Gilbert.
Weather is starting to piss me off already. One blistering day and I’m wrecked.
Melting in the heat on the bus back to Moorside. Got my set sorted again for
tonight. Hung around Consett for a while. Mostly Spoken gig was good. Enjoyed sets
by Oonah Joslin, Cath Campbell, Ken Brady, Jenni, Steve Palace
and James Oates. A few of us sat around outside the Cumberland afterwards. Going to get some
chips on the way back to Jen’s. 10.20 pm.
Friday 26th May 2017
Still not loving the fucking
weather. Sticky, stinking, tired. Went to Gateshead
Library. Good chat with Mark Speeding. Listened to Motorhead and The Who whilst
copying up workshop writings. Bought a load of flavoured water afterwards. Had
to lie down for a while. Jenni made a nice spinach pasta with onion rings and
tomatoes. She isn’t loving the weather either. Caught the news and Jeremy
Corbyn getting grilled from Andrew Neil. More people switching to Labour? We’ll
see in a fortnight. Enjoyed Jimmy McGovern’s The Street tonight. Big lazy day
tomorrow, I reckon. 11.02 pm.
Saturday 27th May 2017
Up early. Did my pages and
read some politics online. Checked out texts I’ve been storing up in a notebook
for future use. Me and Jenni had a look out to Gateshead
for food supplies. Watched a few episodes of New Tricks and tried not to get
pissed off with the big heat. Read The Bedsharers by Kathleen Kenny as well.
10.08
pm.
Sunday 28th May 2017
Good to see Ettrick Scott
talking at Sunday Assembly. And Mark Smith. Me and Jenni went to Tesco for yet
more supplies then home for a few hours before heading off to Ben and Sky’s for
an evening meal with Jeff and Lynda Price. Lovely chicken dinner and key
lime pie dessert. Enjoyed listening to conversations, though never much to say
for myself at social events. Enjoyed listening to The Beatles, The
Velvet Underground, The Pretenders and John Lennon. Lots of laughs with Jenni Pascoe on the way
back. 12.17 am.
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