Allsorts Really

Well, let's see what’s been going on since my last post…

Well, the USA elected a new President. Some guy called Obama.

Erm, the F1 World Championship went down to a nail-biting, down-to-the-wire last race of the season. Some guy called Hamilton won (not the deserving winner if you ask me, but that's a whole other story (which I could quite literally bore you senseless with if you so wish)).

Erm, Laura White got voted off X-Factor, for no reason that I could fathom. Once she got over pretending to be Amy Winehouse it turned out she had an amazing voice. What’s worrying is that I came close to crying whilst watching the results show - I was bitterly disappointed for her after what seems a complete travesty. The worrying part was that I didn't come anywhere near crying when I found out Obama was in, but then why should I? Ok, he'll be the President of (arguably) the most powerful nation on Earth, but to be honest the cynic in me (who I try to keep as locked up as possible) wonders just what he's going to be able to accomplish. I want him to succeed, and he'll be a brilliant President, of that there is no doubt, but can he really bring about such a sea change to the USA? I'd be very happy for him to prove me wrong.

Most importantly though, the Dartford Toll has gone up by 50p. A nightmare for all those in Kent who love Lakeside. Which would be no-one. After all, Kent has Bluewater, which is like Lakeside but with all the trash removed.

Oh, and I had a birthday. My own, as it happens. I'm now in my mid late 30's. Apart from having to work I had a great day. I got a new phone (for the techies out there it's a Sony Ericsson C905 with the 8 megapixel camera - still resisting the lure of an iPhone), and loads of really cool presents (clothes, books, films, music). And in the evening The Boyf and I, plus OMBs and The Drag Queen went to a Turkish restaurant (Kazan) for what turned out to be an incredible meal. At the owner's recommendation (he's a mate of ours) we went for the Ottoman Feast and were blown away by the quality and quantity of food. I can't recommend it enough.

Also, it looks like my job isn't as safe as I once thought. In fact, yesterday I was told that things were getting better, today I found out that my team is going to be disbanded and people will be made redundant. So it looks like I might have a lot of free time soon to write this blog. Clouds and silver linings and all that…