I was very proud of myself yesterday for cycling up to B&Q, Prudence (my bike)and I are geting along swimmingly now that the good weather is here, living without a car is getting more and more managable to. I had to go to B&Q to get some rat poison, which I have laid out, at the moment it would appear the rat has not been back, though I am still a little anxious about sleeping on the boat tonight.
Today has been a good day. Despite the fact that I woke up in Alice and Andy's house after whiteing (how would you spell it?). After returning from the Marston's via Moles place, I had the most fantastic sensation walking down to Miss Peapods and the boat. The sun was out it was a beautiful day, nobody had a jacket on. The granite sparkled on the top of the quay and as I walked along I went all tingly with excitement. I re-affirmed the fact I live here, I live here. It was that feeling you get on holiday when you see something amazing like the beach or a castle or just something you have to go discover and explore. All I wanted to do was run to it like i'd never been there or as if I hadn't been home for years when you drive a little bit faster with the anticipation. That was a good feeling.
Maurice turned up on the quay shortly afer and we had a little chat and watched a school of really large grey mullet bathing in the sun. It reminded me of being in Dubrovnik, everyone was chatty, smiley and happy.I sat out on deck with the laptop and catched up on a few things. Three very positive thing happened as a result of this Magnus had contacted me about getting involved with 'the source'(very very exciting) and he would happily be my co-presenter on Monday and I found that the £700+ that had unexpectedly appeared in my bank account on Friday morning was actually mine curtousy of the Department of Work and Pensions, happy doesn't cover it. I was bounding up the side of the quay to go and share my ecstasy with someone, anyone when Mole appeared pushing his bicycle.
Mole and I went for a bike ride over to Swanpool and then walked further to Arthurs beach that I'd never been to. I've fallen in love with it and I'm really glad I went there. Ever since I cam to Falmouth I've hated the beaches because ther are artificial. Yes that is correct artificial all the sand there has been being dumped since around about the 1920's and every year they dump more on in the early hours of the morning. This includes Gyllingvase, Sawanpool and Maenporth, not sure about Castle. It's always driven me crazy because you just can't feel grounded to the place. For me it's kinda like going to lie on the grass and finding out it's plastic. Our geographical environment has such an impact on us pscologically, I just can't even begin to tell you, well at least on me. So beacaue of this I have really failed to engage with beach life in general. So I feel I've got some part of my life back because it's a real place, tangable, it's probably quite abstract for other people to understand but it was very important to me today.
Positive things and I'm going to be bold here. I think the shit storm is finally over.
Saturday 21 March 2009
Thursday 19 March 2009
Something for me
Been running round like a hairy banana today. Well to be correct cycling round, except up the hill to Tremough. That I wish I hadn't bothered with, the main thing is that I have to remember to eat. Now that I'm back on full pelt I have to make sure that I am functioning properly and you know what they say "tidy boat tidy mind". You can gather from that that, the boat is a mess right now as i'm sitting here knee deep bags of clean and dirty washing. They are at least in seperate bags and not all jumbled together. I have to start as I mean to go on, especially eating well and taking time for me. I forget that what I need like food, rest and stuff.
The radio show is I going well, at least I think it is and tomorrow is going to be a significant day, I'm going to have on two people who I don't actually know. So it will be interesting. Dave(Old Hill Dave)seems to be loving it. And tomorrow the radio show wwill be on the move with some walkers around Penryn, how strange.
I've also been asked to join the Liberal Democrats, which Im a bit surprised at and I now know that at least one person voted for me in the Penryn Council elections, which makes me feel good and that I didn't make a complete plonker of myself. Penryn Town Councillors have also offered to show 'Occupation 101' at the Temperance Hall, which is very exciting. I have a meeting tomorrow with Matt about Rio stuff and hopefully my first book will be up off the ground.
So loads and loads of stuff going on as well as to do, lets see how far I get tonight.
The radio show is I going well, at least I think it is and tomorrow is going to be a significant day, I'm going to have on two people who I don't actually know. So it will be interesting. Dave(Old Hill Dave)seems to be loving it. And tomorrow the radio show wwill be on the move with some walkers around Penryn, how strange.
I've also been asked to join the Liberal Democrats, which Im a bit surprised at and I now know that at least one person voted for me in the Penryn Council elections, which makes me feel good and that I didn't make a complete plonker of myself. Penryn Town Councillors have also offered to show 'Occupation 101' at the Temperance Hall, which is very exciting. I have a meeting tomorrow with Matt about Rio stuff and hopefully my first book will be up off the ground.
So loads and loads of stuff going on as well as to do, lets see how far I get tonight.
Thursday 12 March 2009
An orange gas cylinder and me.
Last night the gas bottle ran out for the special occasion that I had invited somebody round for dinner. Not just anybody but Dougie Rowe. Dougie had sold me 'Samara' several months ago and other than the odd visit and maybe one cup of tea had not managed to come round for any prolonged period of time. The dinner went well, he even brought a bottle of white wine, which luckily had a screw top. Dougie is a salty old sea dog, now in his seventies and I'm not sure why but I was very concerned that He might not make it off the boat once we were on the mud. He did. All was well. Is this interestign I think not but maybe if itell you the story of the boat it might make it a liltle more interesting. Is it on her already lets check.........
It's kinda covered but not in any great depth. I think really it's better saved for a short story. Along with 'since you left......'
I'm feeling very well and i was thinking that last night as I was walking along Commercial Road with my gas cylinder. I can do this. I am doing this and I've made it through winter. Maybe not with alot of grace but I made it through. Brendan deserves a big mention on that. Thanks Brendan. So here I am Happy as Larry on ma wee boat. Who would have thought it. Cheryl's told me how to get an interest free loan off the dole, which I'm going to have to find out about and hopefully this will mean I can sort out the boat in the next few weeks.
I went live on the radio with my first show on Wenesday the 4th March and auspicious day? All the best jobs I ever had started were in March not that this is a job as such. It's exciting, I'm excited by it and it's giving me a real buzz. The night before I was meant to go on I wouldn't say I was shitting it but liek someone who had left writing an essay to the last minute I was feeling the pressure. I almost done an all nightere trying to get my shit organised. The computer was failing miserably with the concept of copying an paisting from the internet onto word. Arrrrgggh this was much to my frustration. I went to bed a three and was meant to be up again at seven. It was strange feeling nerves like that I don't think I've had nerves like that in the longest time. Kinda like a kid before Christmas. Anyway I slept in after ignoring the alarm. I mean an alarm to get you up; what's that for? If mole hadn't phoned me at 8am surely failure would have been mine. I tore myself out of bed and ran up the hill to find there wasa bus in hot persuit got to the bus stop and jumped on, very luckily I had cash and the bus was an almost reasonable £2. Got to the Media centre and the doors were closed there was someone behind the desk but they were not letting me in. Panic almost struck and actually even though I was quite seriously stressed I did not break into the blind panic to which I have become accustomed. Pete (Doctor Who Pete a friend of Brendan's, who I once went on holiday to Falmouth with)arrived and let me in also providing a cup of tea roobosh no less. Paul turned up shortly after and everything was cool. Once we'd missed the 9am deadline to perform there was no hurry. Russell had to edit the minidisk and I had recorded over Martin talking about dog poo with Dina and Clive singing in Cornwall. You win some you loose some. Paul was a star, and Maurice turned up early and was considerably dry for the whole of the interview. That was as they say that.
Done two more shows since then and another one tomorrow, Brenda has cancelled for Monday but i'm sure we'll sort it out.
Full Moon Fever took everybody ovr on Wednesday and I had a really good night with Belle, Ruth & Maria. The tide is changing and this summer feels like it's going to be a good one.
It's kinda covered but not in any great depth. I think really it's better saved for a short story. Along with 'since you left......'
I'm feeling very well and i was thinking that last night as I was walking along Commercial Road with my gas cylinder. I can do this. I am doing this and I've made it through winter. Maybe not with alot of grace but I made it through. Brendan deserves a big mention on that. Thanks Brendan. So here I am Happy as Larry on ma wee boat. Who would have thought it. Cheryl's told me how to get an interest free loan off the dole, which I'm going to have to find out about and hopefully this will mean I can sort out the boat in the next few weeks.
I went live on the radio with my first show on Wenesday the 4th March and auspicious day? All the best jobs I ever had started were in March not that this is a job as such. It's exciting, I'm excited by it and it's giving me a real buzz. The night before I was meant to go on I wouldn't say I was shitting it but liek someone who had left writing an essay to the last minute I was feeling the pressure. I almost done an all nightere trying to get my shit organised. The computer was failing miserably with the concept of copying an paisting from the internet onto word. Arrrrgggh this was much to my frustration. I went to bed a three and was meant to be up again at seven. It was strange feeling nerves like that I don't think I've had nerves like that in the longest time. Kinda like a kid before Christmas. Anyway I slept in after ignoring the alarm. I mean an alarm to get you up; what's that for? If mole hadn't phoned me at 8am surely failure would have been mine. I tore myself out of bed and ran up the hill to find there wasa bus in hot persuit got to the bus stop and jumped on, very luckily I had cash and the bus was an almost reasonable £2. Got to the Media centre and the doors were closed there was someone behind the desk but they were not letting me in. Panic almost struck and actually even though I was quite seriously stressed I did not break into the blind panic to which I have become accustomed. Pete (Doctor Who Pete a friend of Brendan's, who I once went on holiday to Falmouth with)arrived and let me in also providing a cup of tea roobosh no less. Paul turned up shortly after and everything was cool. Once we'd missed the 9am deadline to perform there was no hurry. Russell had to edit the minidisk and I had recorded over Martin talking about dog poo with Dina and Clive singing in Cornwall. You win some you loose some. Paul was a star, and Maurice turned up early and was considerably dry for the whole of the interview. That was as they say that.
Done two more shows since then and another one tomorrow, Brenda has cancelled for Monday but i'm sure we'll sort it out.
Full Moon Fever took everybody ovr on Wednesday and I had a really good night with Belle, Ruth & Maria. The tide is changing and this summer feels like it's going to be a good one.
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