It's really hot today. I managed to burn my feet stepping out onto the patio. I'm staying in cos the pollen count is high, and sunburn along with a bad back would make me even grumpier.
My mates went to the beach though, they had strict instructions, which I'm happy to say that they carried out.

We're getting a new sofa, it's a second hand one really, but will be new to us. Our old sofa we've donated to our friends who've been looking at getting an extra one for a while. So yesterday they unexpectedly turned up to take it away. After I'd taken the bottom off it to retreive the money, crochet hooks, quick-up-picks and plectrums from inside it, they carried it across town and made the most of the photo opportunity.

 

Tonight Porl is doing a DJ set at the Retro Bar in Manchester. It's all thanks to Valentine Records (the company Mark/Shirokuma didn't sign to but loves anyway). Capital K are playing, Mark is doing a DJ set, and the night should be ace. Door open at 9, entry is £4. More info here

So if the doors for this great night open at 9, why is it that I'm sat here at 9:30 posting entries?

Well that would be because some how, at some point, in the last couple of days I've managed to do something to my back which means I can only just walk. So while all my mates are having fun smoozing it up at record company do's I'm sat at home (on a chair, not the floor) watching rubbish telly.

Everyone is having a fun day out in Manchester tomorrow too, so I'll be alone until late tomorrow, (can you sense the self-pity here?)

On the upside, Porl is under strict instructions to go and spend money at the bead shop in Afflecks (sp?) Palace. I was going to go there myself tomorrow, but now I'll have the fun of surprise beads. I'm looking for any silver linings here.

I forgot to say, I've been adding stuff again.

The photo gallery page has an addition, spods go camping, full of lovely pictures of our weekend away in Bakewell. Now I just need some alt text for them, suggestions greatly appreciated, my brain isn't working on this one.

I've also got a new friend (with a website) bishnabob.

This morning I finally finished reading Harry Potter and The Order of the Pheonix. Don't worry, no spoilers. I read the first half in a couple of days as a PDF, I then bought the book, and it's taken me a week to finish it. It didn't seem as exciting as the others, probably because nothing really seems to happen until the end. I think it was all a bit too long and drawn out, but if it gets kids reading a book they would normally consider too long then I'm all in favour. I'm all in favour of encouraging children to read. I can honestly say though, my favourite is still The Prisoner of Azkaban.

I got bored. I was using PhotoShop at the time.

Tomorrow I'm going to Emmerdale Farm with all the staff from work.
I'm taking a bottle of vodka.

I took a client shopping Saturday, and bought many goodies. She's such a great shopping companion:

Me: Shall I buy the new Harry Potter book?
S: Yesh.
Me: Should I buy some wool?
S: Yesh.
Me: Do you like these colours?
S: Yesh.
Me: Shall we fly to the moon next?
S: Yesh.

She does say other things, lots and lots and lots of them, but Saturday she was on a "yesh" day. She has "no" days too which aren't quite as much fun.



The yellow and purple wool, (yes it is purple, I'm just not too good at fixing colours in photoshop) were bought for a specific purpose, not just my usual "that's nice I'll buy it". I'm making a Bishnabag (a bag for someone whose nickname is Bishnabob). The red fuzzyness is eyelash yarn. I fell in love with it and bought 2 balls, and I think most bags I make for a while will have a little red fluffiness on them. It cost £1.99 for 50g, but I'm figuring that as most of my wool is bought at charity shops I can afford to go wild every so often.

I've already started on the Bishnabag, and undone it and restarted and undone and restarted, I've managed to do about 10cm. I should try drawing designs sometimes, it would be so much quicker than undoing everything all the time. No in progress pictures though, he picked the colours, but the rest is a surprise.

Now would fuzzy red yarn make this just a little too camp or not?.... Not decided yet.