It’s a bit like waiting for godot, except I can have the news on. Which tells me that castro has finally stepped down, and george n’ gordon, two slightly less effective leaders even now, are already starting to bang the pro-democracy drum. Right now I can hear bush going on about people in cuba “going to prison for the things they believe“. Not like you to lock up your opponents is it, georgie. Hypocrite. Haven’t you left yet?
Anyway, that’s by the by, the world turning. I’m stuck at home waiting for a courier delivery, specifically of my mate’s mum’s wedding present which, for obvious security reasons, I can’t mention. I only found out it was to be delivered today by accident and so have had to rush home from work in an attempt to catch the delivery people. This leaves me with no excuse, having already had lunch, for not catching up here.
So, last week work was a bit horrible, one of those weeks that remind me why I don’t really want to do this any more, which I managed to punctuate and leaven with not one, but two performances by foxgang, who are bang on form at the moment. Their trumpet player has decided to go and live in cyprus, but that’s the sort of thing that seems to happen to them, and it’s done nothing but make them reinvent their arrangements – well done. I do urge you to catch them if at all possible, they’re really rather good, and eminently danceable.
Other than this, not a lot has happened here lately, hence the dearth of news. There was the both awful and predictable FA cup exit at the weekend, but we won’t talk about that too much. I think it’s the predictability of it that hurts most. They used to say liverpool were at their most dangerous when behind. Now we’re at our most fragile when 1-0 up. So tonight we’re up against not championship strugglers barnsley but runaway serie a leaders inter milan. Let’s just say I’m not expecting much. Still, you never know, and it’s a cup competition again now, so we always have a chance.
Also at the weekend I failed to purchase a ticket for t in the park for the second year running. Not having much luck with this one lately, and the verve are playing the friday night too, which would have been ace. Oh well.
On the plus side, england finally won a one-dayer in new zealand, with a performance that only serves to render their previous two capitulations the more confounding. Colly must have had a word or two, but why does it take such dire straits to wrench a performance from the team? Still, well done, more please.
And – look! – the sun’s come out here! At least, I think that’s what they call the big fiery orange ball in the sky. People running screaming in fear? Check. Yep, that must be it.
Ok for now. More nail-biting adventures soon.
