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well and trulyb goosed my hard drive, was downloading off bt junkies n got a nasty virus. Using a mates pc the now just to let ppl know after all the msgs that i'm fine. fingers crossed im up and running next weekend. few wee things BDA hope your shake is doing well stick in hunni, boredrich hope the nove goes well and happy belated birthday, notbob enjoy berlin, pinktoblue hope your well, regards to everyone else catcch up with you all next week if i manage to get the install cd xxx

Since sunday night not a drop of rain has fell if it stays nice tomorrow and friday think i might just go for a wee camping expedition. Those pesky midges are still not in full blood sucking mood yet so all conditions are perfect for a getaway. Glen Coe is swimming around in my mind just now. i do prefer the west coast for my litle trips away, should really run the idea past carebear first but i'm sure she'll be up for it

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tried to do a cut and paste but the website wouldnt let me. So just click on the link

Just a little break from what is now the daily does of T IN THE PARK through the ages. Going to go out on a limb here and say that out of all the gigs i went to last year i reacon Cyndi Lauper is in my top 5. 16th of october at glasgows carling academy now known as the o2 academy. We stood way up the back because i'd got a cracked rib from the charlatans gig the week before. miss Lauper came on stage and proudly said hello shepards bush, there was complete silence someone ran up and had a whisper in her ear i'm assuming they told her that she wasnt even in England let alone that there London. I was convinced she had snorted half a bag of sherbet as she was so energetic then i thought nah she's miming so i went down the front to see for myself and no she wasnt, she was giving it some wellie on that stage. Wasnt to keen on her first few tunes but she soon settled down to the ones i remembered as a 80's child. I'm really glad i like all genres of music.

So today was the first salsa cless, it's blody hard but i've kinda mastered the four basic steps. Can't even put into words how you do what, we paractised doing the feet moves first and after alot of practise it was mastered then the instructor (not a hot latino called Jose ) then the woman said lets incorporate some hand movement. Yes us famelas can multitask but that was me back to square one til i figured out what i was doing wrong. Swing those hips girls she cried out, feet hands arms and hips in one go is so not easy. Was a bloody good work out though and i might even get a toned tummy out of this. Next week we've to bring in heels to dance in. See my little aviator? well thats what i wear, not the one in the pic as the partner to that one got lost at a gig. i'm a flat shoe person, sannies mostly of all different colours and designs. Going to buy a pair of cheap ones and practice in my kitchen, at least when i fall on my arse in my own nest no-one can laugh at me. It was a great morning though. Went for a Reiki sessin after it and felt so relaxed i culd have fell asleep but had to go home and wash under the old arms as they were by now a tad stinky from the dancing. Pleasant afternnon, don't want to say to much but i had a nice time.
Oh must add that i nearly cried at shameless last night, i really never knew they we're bumping off Mandy.

Hope you enjoyed

... Absoloutly love Debbie Harry, she's one of my idols. Seen her and the boys perfome several times. I'm quite sad you didnt think it was my type of music All hail queen Debbie and kiss those little toes of hers. I'm a child of the 80's and have all there cd's and dvd's.

okay so i posted my blog on oasis either telling how i'm not a huge oasis fan, got to admit i do love this track, probably my fav track by the madchesta boys. I think i never really warmed to oasis because everyone was into them and im not a trend follower

Well all my other plans have went to pot, not literally) so i was looking at college course at my local campus. The closing date for the job i applied for last week was yesterday so i'm hinking i never got a look in. So ickle me has applied to do a sound technology course. Had a look at the working in the community one and it only does what i want as 2 credits and i don't want to be spending 8 credits on the elderly. The 2 credits i've more or less got, well i will once i finish the Friday course i do.
I reacon with my musical experience it might be an okay course to go for. I done an online applicatio so now i'll just and see if i get a positive reply. Doing a wee course full time might be just what i need as all the courses ive being doing of late have been 10 weeks max so when one finishes i'm scanning the board to see what else the c.e.c is offering. Its not a bad wee education centre so far ive done, stress management, child development,children at play, promoting health and belly dancing. The other courses i done was with Glasgow Mentoring Assosciation. So thats my plan go do a full time course and then get a job as a sound engineer at a gig venue. aAnd as i sit here typing i've lost a sequence off my top and its stuck inside my belly button which is, beleve it or not 4 cm deep...yes i have an inny lol

Not sure why, went to bed resonably early last night, woke up feeling really tired, took carebear to school and then off to the waking club i joined. Was a better walk this week as there was more terrain. Went back to the centre we start from for a coffee with the other walkers. Thi walking group only started 2 weeks ago and already people have dropped out. Came home had some lunch, a quick look on this here blogland, checked my email and then just wanted to go back to bed for an hour, i've been fighting it as i hate falling asleep during the day. Last epidode of Shameless tonight so won't be going to bed before 11 oh and i missed Big Bang Theory on Thursday so i'll watch that too. Start a salsa class tomorrow morning which should be fun. Even the thought of motivating myself to cook tonight is annoying so might just pop something in the oven and set the timer. It's a nice day again and i knowi should do a bit i the garden but i really can't be annoyed. I've had to cut back on loads of food stuff because of the cholestral test i've got to do next week, so maybe my blood sugar is just really low. I'll just put it down to the weekend catching up with me

Not a huge fan of oasis but hey ho went to see them anyway, Sunday night main stage, to be honest i havent seen much of the main stage for headline acts, i like my little king tuts wah wah hut for my enders but still i follwed the rest of my heard to see the over rated Oasis. Nothing spectacular, I do like Noel though and his solo stuff is great. I live in hope that he'll do his solo tour incorporating Glasgow which i'm sure he will as thats where they we're discovered by Alan Mcghee. The don't look back in anger mention which Liam (i think) had written on King Tut's boys loo's is still there (or so i'm told)

Thats why i don't drive

And i'm lead to believe its going to be on at the IMAX so i'm hoping that it will be in 3D too. Checked the imax schedule and as yet there's nothing there but it does say that they will be looking for other titles when the new Harry Potter comes out. Oh hope they show that too though as the last one in 3D was superb.
Right going back to being a grown up now and eat my jelly and ice-cream

..if carebears going to be playing dressing up with my bras i dont really want her ruining them, i like nice undies and by now i should be a partner in La Senza. Picked her up from school and took her to tesco's to get her very own. We argued about padded ones, in the end i won (i was holding the purse strings) she got a little pack of sports bras but they have the stupid thing on the back that even i have trouble undoing at times. 2 pairs of pants to match, a girls got to have matching underwear even though 9/10 mine dont as i grab first thing out the drawer. My baby is growing up so fast. She is now grounded til she's 40 as i don't want boys looking at her

You got to remember they played on the NME stage and not the main stage, REM played main that night i think only a dozen people must have seen them as NME was jumping and i mean jumping, Normally by sunday all you want to do is sit somewhere and rest your back against something hard but as TITP is known as pee in the dark sitting down is not an option. Amazing how those tired legs manage to last for one more bounce before the hours walk back to the campsite, where if your lucky you'll find your tent and if you dont, well party in someone elses

Went to the bank this morning my ISA funds have been transfered into my bank account, it felt so good to be able to walk around the supermarket and not be doig the whole price comparing thing. I'm really not cut out for all this social security malarky, i can budget my money but it was just nice today to go and buy carebear a few tops and buy some luxury items for a change. I did'nt go over board but lets be honest it is nice to be able to put things in the basket that you've not been able to afford for such a long time. I even went as far as to buy a scratch card and i got a tenner on it so i've phoned carebears school to tell them i'm picking her up for lunch and take her to maccie d's. I'm beginning to worry though as most things are going really well for me at the moment so i know it's only a matter of time before i fall swifly on my arse. The sun's shining, my washing is hung out so i'm off to read in the garden for a bit with those cheese stuffed peppers that found there way into my basket

Seems a few of you like the Prodigy, they are fucken imense live seen then a few times now, NME stage on the sunday night at TITP, the crowd was bouncing, and i mean bouncing, i lasted a right good while in the thick of it but i wasnt getting the full effect of the lighting, plus i got more bruises at that set than any other, So i toddled off to the back telling my co-mztes i'd meet them at the noodle bar. Great set to end another perfect mudfest

Watching Big Weekend waiting on Prodigy coming on Frandz Ferdinand have just finished there set. I'm not a fan of FF, not sure why but after there first album they just didnt do it for me. Caught there end of there set at TITP with my mate and his girlfriend who came over from Australia just to go to the festival. Away to watch Prodigy and have more good memories.

Ok here's the senario, you are ruler of your kingdom, there is peace and harmony and all that jazz. You have impliment one law what would it be?.

Mine would be that on Tuesdays you have to wear your jammies all day, go to work,shops etc in them.

How many of the numptys who we're out shouting and fighting in the street last night and woke up this morning blaming there sore throats on smoking to much? It must have been around midnight it all kicked off, the neighbour had the usual crowd in watching the football so they'd been drinking from about half twelve in the afternoon and more booze bought to celebrate there victory. Emotions, drunkness tiredness quickly decended into absolout chaos. The house in question is next door kinda, there's a small car park seperating my house to the house of madness, i have several small windows at the side of my house so i do hear alot if they spill outside. I'm not sure if one of the guys was shouting ou spat in my face or you splattered my face but there is alot of blood this morning. The people in question are around my age and most sport a facial scar of some description. Everything quietened down for a while until i heard the shouter coming back with a few people. I pay my coucil tax so i'm well within my rights to phone the local consabulary, I know it's one of there busiest nights but i'd rather see the riot squad come down than a bodybag getting carted away. Everyone of the windows of the house are smashed. Shame really as it's a girl a few years younger than me who lives there with her 2 kids. Why on earth she keps letting her home be used as a party house is a mystery as it always ends in some kind of a fight. At least carebear heard nothing and today the place is nice and quiet, not so sure the same can be said for the cells at the police station

Saturday night 08 main stage Rage Against the machine, saw diddlity squat even though i was near the front, to many tall people surrounding me, boytoy his 2 mates and my 2 mates are all over 6'4. To mental to get on shoulders but the atmosphere was amazing. was one of boytoys mates first festival, i gave him the name ickle bez as he just danced like Bez from the Happy Mondays. I have a fear of shoulders at festivals as theres so many bottles and cans getting chucked about, trust me even empty cans when they hit your head is sore. At least on ground lever l can dodge elbows.

you know how you get bands that you hear on the radio and you there CD. Then you see them on Jools Holland, you tube or another show and you think there mince live. I got free tickets to go see this band, i listened to them on myspace and though they we're dire, was a free night so we went anyway as it was King Tuts and thats just an amazing wee venue, the pub in it is fantabulous too, honestly it's really a place you must go to if you like gigs. This band blew me away live, there was nine of them on this tiny stage, the girl singer is amazing, only way i can describe there music was pulp fictiony, had its own twist but Tarrinto would be so proud of them. Know how that way you get engullfed in something just totally sucked in as if your living it? thats what that gig was like, very surreal was so good. This clip from you tube does them no justice, look out for them the crowd were of varied ages younger than me to probably my mums age. Right i'm rabbling because im tired so good night all

Tradition started by students at Strathclyde Uni. Sitiated outside the GOMA on Queen Street. Not sure when it began but it quickly became a pain in the councils but as it it high up (will try and find a better pic) in the end the council left it there, it's now a sight seeing must for tourists, it's mentioned on the Glasgow tour bus aswell as Glasgow tourist information booklet. I think it shows the sense of humour us weggies have and thats why it's one of the friendliesd citys (yes i'm also aware of the fact it's the murder capitol of europe) no really it really is great for numerous reasons.

i was 17 first festival, T IN THE PARK was origionaly at Strathclyde country park before heading up to Balado, Rage Against The Machine headlined, i believe they got paid a million quid last year to come back for the 15th birthday celebrations. This was the only clip i could find on you tube of T from 93 but it brought back memorys

Had quite a few beers a bottle of cider and just woke up wih a twat of a hangover, football is not a distant memory with all the tx msgs i've woke up too. Done well refusing pot though, well i did take 2 little drags and it made me feel icky, somebody gave me a bit for a few amokes but i past it onto another friend who didnt have a bit so i'm kinda proud of myself. One of my mates has a new girlifriend who sat and talked to her mate (never met any of the 2 of them) they were repeatdly told to shut the fuck up during the game and booted out at half time, we arent intrested in what so n so done last night,make up, hair straighteners and any other usual girlie chat. Suppose at the end of the day the best team won, never said ooohh ahh close fuck so much outwith sex, still a few games to go til the end of the season so not all hope is lost. As a rule i don't drink cider as i know it gives me a banging sore head, not even sure how i ended up with it as i had my usual bottles of beer. I have'nt got complete memory loss but the cider is a mystery so have to make a few enquiries into that one. Need food for my belly now but can't be annoyed cooking think i'll just throw a few tatties in the oven and have a couple of baked ones with leftovers as a filling. Carebear came home from my cousins about half an hour ago and keeps coming down to show me that my bras fit her, i'm not that bloody small and she certainly aint that big, i think she's found my chicken fillets either that or there's no andrex left!!!!
Hope your saturdays been better than mine people x

Yip the auld firm game graces it's presence once again, i'll of course be rooting for my team and sitting on the edge of a mates chair with my hands over my eyes and holding my breathe. We're currently top of the league but the gers are a very close second
| Home | Away
Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS
1 Celtic 34 13 3 1 46 12 10 5 2 32 19 47 77
2 Rangers 34 13 2 2 41 14 10 5 2 29 12 44 76

I'm not bigoted in anyway shape or form, there's about 15 of us watching it half green the other blue the other supports hibs lol, we can have a good banter, wide each other up, which is a bit unusual in Glasgow.
The thing that will be the big test is the amount of pot thats going to be gettig passed about, My mate who's house i always watch it in is well proud of me and says if push comes to shove he'll support me by sitting beside me and growling at anyone who dares tries to noise me up (scoty bhoy i love you to bits . Thing is once a few beers trickled down the back of my throat will i give into temptation. Bloody hope not or the past 12 days have been for hee haw.
So peeps pray (i only pray durin the old firm but even then its to the man on the moon) the mighty tics to do there magic and i'll gladly sit and shout pick it out the back of the net. Oh i'm getting all excited hope i sleep tonight lol

..and post something from T IN THE PARK everyday til i get back hme to my mudy field in balado in july. Only going to post sets that i seen

Placebo played on the saturday main stage 4th on i think. Brian and the boys did a fine job

Was on a real high yesterday, and to make it better it was a natural high not an induced one lol. Things just seemed to be great yesterday, i was quick witted, did'nt go off my head when some of my washing got snow dropped (snowdropping is when people steal your washing from the line) why on earth anyone wanted my hair dyed towels is a mystery
Applie for a job i'm suitably qualified for. Came third in the A&A daily quiz and joint tenth in notbobs quick quiz even though it was the first time i joined in.
Got a couple of hits from that site, none thats really done anything for me but hey one may have potential so i'm sussing him out by email just now. Carebear did'nt kick up a fuss at bedtime.
Got positive comments from my blog buddys that made me feel really satisfied with myself
All in all yesterday was great.
Woke up this morning feeling really tired, no weird dreams, but then carebear did wake me up to ask if she could crawl in beside me about 3 this morning. Went to my course i do on Fridays, the child development is fininshed and now onto children in play. Was funny we got to play with building blocks,play dough, make pictures using random stuff and paint. The paint was good, what we done was fill a polly pocket with paint seal it with sellotape and then squish it about to make a picture. Was really funny a room full of 30+ females playing with toys and having a ball.
Helped one of my friends with her shopping after that as i do on a friday and then down to hers for a coffee, slice of caramel cake and a good chin wag.
The woman who runs the courses invited me to an awards ceremony later on this month, it's a formal do 5 course meal guest speakers champagne etc. and i get to dress up, already decided on my dress, it's been hung in my wardrobe for 2 years, cost me a packet (weeks wages) i've been to scared to wear it incase anything happens to it, only wore it once (to my brothers wedding) All i need t odo now is get a babysitter. Things are certainly getting brighter this side of the screen.

transfered this from my bebo hope you all enjoy, yeah i know more Gomez but c'mon Ian has got a great voice. hope you enjoy.

Was last year when i went to see Gomez at Connect, a mate was working backstage and took me through the back to watch them play as a special treat. Thinking on it now it was carebears first festival and she got backstage. Anyways this one's borrowed from you tube when they played Glasto in 99

They done the Bring It On tour last year and only played one scottish date, had to be there as they said it was the last time they'd do Bring It On live

i think i'm now detoxed, i'm having no craving sleeping well (kinda) no pains in my legs back etc. I was having dreams about narcotics all last week but theve stopped now. i wonder if thats why i'm not craving it now?, the other night though i did early have a really dream but i stopped myself, bit peeved as it was a dream about one of my fantasys. Thought last night i'd be able to get myself back into that kind of dream but who did i dream of Max Brannining from Eastenders so i really did stop myself, i loved my alarm clock when it went off. I'm not sure what's worse dreaming of narcotics or Max Branning in his birthday suit, come to think of it there's no decent tottie in any of the soaps apart from Hollyoaks and thats just not right

Was up at the school there picking up carebear for our art class, it had been cancelled, no doubt i got a phone call but i've not been carrying the portable pay phone about today and i have a habit of ignoring the house phone these days. Anyway one of the mums was telling me that a couple of neds have been trying doors in and a couple of pensioners in the area have been robbed. On Sunday morning i was downstairs making coffee and the front door got chapped, what with everything thats been going on with carebears dad i ignored it, she was still sleeping and it definetly an adults chap, people dont use my letter box to chap as its at the bottom of the door they just chap the glass panel. The door got chapped a few times then the door got tried. It's funny how when these things happen i hold my breathe it's not as if there going to hear my breathing over the kettle boiling. That was my reason we went away for a couple of days.
So in a way i'm relieved it was'nt him but thats silly because i know i should be more worried about a couple of neds barging into the house.
The whole moving thing is certainly become more of a possibility.

Yes i've decided that after doing all the training to be a mentor and getting that rotten knock back that i'm going to go back to what i'm good at. I've applied for several jobs over the past few weeks from everything from a cleaner to maybe you don't need to know that bit. Today i applyed for a job working with food. Since i left College (trained chef me) i've always worked with food, my job at the high school was in the Home Ec department, i've been a dinner lady a cook in a nursing home, training centre, cafe, worked in snack bars you name it where's there's food to be cooked i've been there cooking it. I did have high hopes working with kids but that woman the other week knocked not only the wind out my sails but every ounze of confidence i had. Was browsing the job centre site today as i do every day and there it was my perfect job, cook in a hospital, well i say hospital it's an acute Hospital project. It's only half an hour up the road and it's hours that really suit me. I'll need childcare for carebear til 5.00 pm but i still get to walk her to school every day and it's monday to friday so i ran, yeah okay i walked up the job centre to get the application form and filled it in and posted it there. The advisor i spoke to told me it has'nt been advertised in the press and i'm the only person to have shown interest. I'm really really hoping no one else applies but if they do i reacon with my experience etc i'd be the perfect candidate. Fingers crossed the phone rings with the offer of an interview.
I'm now at the stage where i'm thinking what do i really not need and the phone bill coming in every month is one of them. What puggles me is the fact that i know people who have never worked a day in there lifes and they go on foreign holidays every year, have the best of gear and eat take away food regularly, i felt dreadful because i treated carebear and myself to a KFC on Tuesday. Not sure i want to know how they do it as it would no doubt anger me.

I was up at the post office earlier transfering funds from my ISA to my bank account and the nice financial advisor was asking what i would be doing with the cash, she wasnt being nosey i know her well. Told her it was for a new suite but then i thought maybe i should invest it. I know the stock markets pretty poor just now but i was thinking what about the phamacutical company who's producing the Tamiflu and Relanza. I can get the suite i want and still have a few bob left over. I really don't know much about buying stocks etc and i'm no doubt over my head here but i have the power of the www just now. Might even be able to upgrade my tent and sleeping bags if i play it right. Mmm something to ponder over my lucnh

This really doesnt happen to me often well its never happened, i got 10/10 on the daily trivia and was at top of the leader board for today, yeh i know i'm probably away down at the bottom now, but just for that minute of seing my ickle name top i was so proud of myself. Sorry i know that a bit like goating but i'll never be able to say it again

Honestly thought Carl and Pete we're going to kill each other when they done this at the Barra's , at this point they knew they we're splitting up. You could feel the anger in the air. Can't stand me now was wrote from the heart. I'm still unsure if i want them to reform, been to alot of scary gigs and i'm of the thinking someone would definetly be crushed to death by the crowds

Last tuesday i more or less spent in the loo and missed Shameless, i only watch it so i feel at ease knowing there's a worse housing scheme around than the one i live in, the ex ex called my street little chatsworth but hey we can't all be like him and live in the West end. So this week i aint got a feckin clue whats going on, who/why was Yvonnes shop burnt to a crisp? why is Frank being so nice to Norma? When did Mimi get out the clink?
I tried to watch it on catch up but my computer wouldnt let me download the lastest flash, infact its not letting me dowmload anything, ended up having to buy a dvd off ebay that i would have normally just downloaded.
So peeps if anyone can give me a quick run down i'd be forever in your debt, yeah ok thats a bit far fetched but the boxsets not out for a while.

Theres just this thing about Carl Barat i can't explain, mmmm now i reacon that should be tonights dream heehee

Had a great time being away, the sun was friendly on sunday at least. The thing that really made the little get away fab was a piper, was up walking through the glen on sunday evening and as we sat on a rock having a gab all you could hear through the trees was a lone piper playing so we walked down abit to see a dog running towards us followed by the bag pipe player. I've heard this guy play before but never seen him, he plays all kind of instruments so was really pleased to finally meet him, we stood and chatted for ages then went a walk through the Glen with him. He's invited me and carebear to open mic night in a little village hall so during the summer were difinetly going to go. Sat by the river on sunday night eating our pasta, the fish were'nt being friendly but thats cool as i don't especially enjoy gutting them when carebears about (her tummys not as strong as mine). Carebear decided to fall in the river twice, i rolled about laughing and thankfully so did she. Mondays weather was pants but we still had a good time, i took the laird up on his offer to stay in one of the disused barns which was probably a good idea as the wind was horrendous and would probably have blown the tent away even though it was pegged down. Had a good chat with her about her dad, she's still refusing to talk to him but if he makes the first move she's promised not to be shy and tell him what she wants not what he wants. I'm not wanting her to have no contact but i dont want her growing up thinking that because i'm not a fan of his then she should'nt be either. Got home today and probably just aswell the weathers appauling its not just rainy but freezing too. All wrapped up in my comfy blanket with the heating on full and my big cosy slippers, stuffed to the gunnels with the kfc i sneakily bought. Away to watch a dvd before properly catching up with blogs. Hope you all had a wicked bank holiday.

Ok so its a bit rainy but ive sent carebear up to my mates to get the sleeping bags back, tents in it's pouch, inflatable pillows in my backpack, got new gel for my stove (its an eco friendly stove) bag of pasta jar of ragu and fishing poles sorted. waterproofs in bag, train timetable sorted. So thats us as soon as carebears back were off for the night. Phoned one of the Lairds up in the trossachs and he's sent one of his farm hands to put a sheet down on one of the hills next to the loch. He's told me if i pop into the big house on my way up he'll have fresh eggs and milk waiting for us and also promised if the rain turns nasty we can stay in one of his many out houses. Right people have a wonderful whats rest of the long weekend, im off hiking through the glens and weather permiting dancing round a big fire xx

listened to Elbow live on radio 2 as part of there proms season when i was away camping in febuary (yes it was bloody cold) had a great fire going on the beach and i merrily danced around it. I'm really enjoying the fact that alot of bands are using orchestras today as it's influencing peoples minds into listening to classical music which young people would normally assume classical is only for the well to do people of society

An atheist was walking through the woods.

'What majestic trees!'

'What powerful rivers!'

'What beautiful animals!'

He said to himself.

As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charging towards him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist, and even credit creation to cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?'

The atheist looked directly into the light and said, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?'

'Very Well,' said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:
'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.'

Ian Rankin, Britain's best-selling crime writer, spends a day with Jack Vettriano, Scotland's most successful painter.

Both men grew up in the shadow of Fife's collieries and now enjoy an international reputation and considerable wealth. Rankin's books have been translated into 22 languages and Vettriano sells more prints than Monet or Van Gogh.

Starting in Vettriano's home in Kirkcaldy and ending up in Edinburgh, ArtWorks Scotland brought the two friends together to talk about success, snobbery and sex.

Viewers outside Scotland can see the programme on Sky channel 990 or on the BBC iPlayer for a week after transmission.

I adore Vettrianos work, i'm lucky that in my time of employment i could afford to buy one of his paintings which is now part of the pass down to carebear when i'm gone. Needless to say my Mother thiks it's just over priced pornography

So bored today, had a greats night sleep but still dreaming of narcotics although last nights also featured some nawtys so now i'm trying really hard not to phone or text the ex boytoy.
Not done much today, carebears away to her pals grans house so i've been watching you tube and catching up on friends blogs. Only went out today to give a mate a loan of my sleeping bags as she's got her whole family up for her birthday party tonight, i'm not going as the purse wont allow it. Had half a bottle of wine left over from last week so have drank that, needed something after carebears dad phoning and doing his usual threatening. T.V's pants, done the house work took stuff out he freezer for tonights dinner, have no urge to go get pot even though yesterday i was really tempted, but i'm of the thinking if i cant go to a good friends 40th i shouldnt be spending my pennys on drugs.
Hate the tresemme shampoo and conditioner its making my scalp itch and i bought the big bottles as it was 2 for a fiver in superdrug. So bored, cant even concentrate enough to finish the book i bought through the week.
Bit gutted about missing tonights do as i had already decided what to wear and sat for ages plucking my eyebrows but carebears new trainers came first. Checked the job site for work in my area and a 30 mile radius only 17 jobs and 12 of them were management 3 wanted a driving license and the rest was shift work which i cant do. Oh well back to you tube and watch worzel gummage

Just walked home from the club i help out at on a friday evening, got to the top of my street and the "young team" are pist as farts on there 20/20 and buckie. I never get hasstle from them so it doesnt bother me walking by them. What does piss me off though is the fact theve got there brave heads on and all i can hear is "c'mon lets go get the wankers" there talking about the rival scheme. its a bloody joke, i popped up the shop to get a few bits before he closes and tells me that the police have already moved them on, i know the majority of them from working in the school and not one of them is over 16. I feel for them half of them have chib marks sp that makes them think there hard men. i can honestly say if i went out (all five foot of me) and told them to piss off they'd run a mile. If they dont shut the fuck up i will be telling them to fuck off. Its dire that on a nice night like this you have to shut your windows just to keep the noise out.
Once its dark i might turn off the radio and open the blinds just so i can watch them playing the hard men til the rival scheme comes down and they run away like the little boys and girls they are. I wonder what there parents do when they go home blazing drunk? majority probably nothing.
LOL can hear one just now saying "fuck off just get tae fuck ya rocket goin fuck off" followed by "where r fuck dae ye hink ur goin eh? aye just fuckin walk away then ya bam"
oh the joys of living in the worst scheme in Glasgow

i never put anything in typing yesterday about my detox as i was really tired. ok last night was night 4 and i slept right through, the previous night i fell asleep on the couch and woke up at 7 bloody freezing. yesterday as i have already said i was really tired and only went out doors because i had art class. The sickness has gone but still getting pains in my legs i gave in last night and took s tramadol. i'm feeling really good but i'm so tempted to go get a bit as my plans for the weekend are falling apart. Had a series of weird dreams last night but the oe thats really stuck in my head is being buried alive in a tunnel thats collapsed, 2 friends dug me out of it. i didnt wake up in sweat or feel frightened but it was very surreal.
last night i told carebear it was bed after the big bang theory and she was ok with that, i have a feeling she was still awake after i had dozed off. when i woke up this mornig the electric had ran out so that gave me the motivation to get dressed. i've also noticed i've got an appetite again so went to tesco and bought a couple of cooked chickens (there on special just now so i'm going to get all the meat off one and freeze it for stirfrys pizzas etc) i've also noticed i'm smoking alot more cigs than usual so i'll need to do something about that too.
Happy days away to watch pulp fiction to see the clocks after megan28 revelationh about the clocks.

its no secret i go to alot of gigs and the barras is my favorite even got it tattoed on my back , was the first venue i ever went to and im hoping that i'll still be going when i'm old and decrepit, this is also one of the tunes i want played at my funeral, yes i have got a playlist for my fun-eral, im not religious so theres no service just tunes while i'm lying in my wicker basket and everyones got to wear bright colours or they wont get in x