Twilight in Durham

Hello Blogettes,

Firstly-Anyone interested in a fine up-and-coming artist.I will be putting a link to my blog to her site...You can get some quality work, originals by Sarah Lawman-before she is world famous...

Just a quickie as got back from being prodded and poked by docs up in Newcastle and am drained - and it is going to thunder and I love being in bed reading when the thunder comes!

Last weekend was spent up in Durham with Sarah C.... We saw Hadrian's Wall, nightlife (chavs and hurrah Henrys in equal measure) - watching Fogetting Sarah Marshall on DVD and chilled..

Oh yes AND we saw a Roman settlement, quaint English village and drank lots of cocktails...

This week has been a bit disjointed... I was in work Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday up to Newcastle (four hours in train) - up at 6am... All my tests at The Freeman, then home...

My lung function is level at the moment... It was exactly the same as last time and I did not have a particularly good day today - so I was pleased...

It is about 1/5 of what it should be... But that's why I go to the gym and swim such a lot - the rest of my body compensates so has to be stronger than ever...

My blood pressure is normal and my blood sugars seem to have stabilised... My weight is 74kg (the same as last time too)...

Got more checks to have in Liverpool on Monday - but going to a stag do this weekend so God knows what me body will be like after that...

READING: Twilight

LISTENING: Green Day, Joy Division.

North and South (via Germany - kind of!)

Hello Folks,

How goes it in the land of t'inerweb? Its been another busy one in Mark-ville... Still househunting, still no success... Not found the perfect Mark abode - yet, but I will...

I am having a look at a couple more on Saturday.... Wish me luck...

What has been happening.. I met Caroline for a Japanese/Chinese meal a couple of weeks back and we are about the only ones in the place - very surreal...

Then the next day I went to Lancaster to see Miss Fuller (the talented one!) - Involved a long traffic jam on the M6 - but it was worth it..

We wandered around campus (gosh, its a long time since I had done that!) and went to a party, which involved Wii playing and various card and non-card games..

One of which I won - more by luck than judgement... and I created an empire - so to speak...

The next day we went to the church Bekah goes to. A very charismatic affair with a Nigerial preacher... A lot of speaking in tongues... I wanted it to move me... but it didn't...

Last weekend was Kirsty's wedding down in Surrey (where the people think Watford is 'up north') - I had a complimentary Indian head massage and facial when I arrived..

Then my artist friend Sarah L met up with me and we had cider and caught up (I hadn't seen her since another wedding a couple of years before - we joke our lives are like a famous film.. Two Weddings gone - just two more and a funeral (eek) left..

The wedding do was good. Erik and I supped a lot of wine and we met a very cute German barmaid called Lydia - who was even cuter when I was sober earlier....

The journey back was a nightmare - It took me six hours by train....On one of the hottest days of the year - At least Runcorn Station car park worked this time and I wasn't stranded...

Work has been manic.. People don't seem to understand that we just publicise events for people. Any problems with the events the public seem to want to have a go at us!

With Halton's Got Talent2, Carers' Week, new drug initiatives and a range of other stuff going on - I am working very hard at the moment... Pity the big bosses at Halton never read this...

Well, healthwise I am ok at the moment.. Still doing at least 6 exercise activities a week...Normally three lots of swim/walking, table tennis and gym...and one circuit class..

I have check-ups up in Newcastle, Liverpool and Widnes in the next few weeks.. And Transplant Games in Coventry coming up.... Wish me luck...

Anyway.....Just walked down and voted... Did I vote for the right party? I hope L.W likes the book I promised her and everything in all your gardens in rosy...

A bientot..
MARK