Go out to dinner with Chris, John, Lynda, Simon, Gray, Dad and Andy. Try to avoid mentioning divorce in front of the newlyweds because I've been a newlywed and "divorce" was the word to be avoided because it was upsetting to hear. Maybe I'm just oversensitive ( Read more... )

I didn't go to see mum today. I needed some time and space just for me ( Read more... )

It went OK. He's thinking about getting an earlier flight home, at the moment he's coming over on the 28th. Depends on his work schedule and such though.

My eyes hurt. I hate hayfever.

I've emailed Andy. That was hard.

It's bloody hot in this office today.

So, Christmas was, by turns, fun, boring, bouncy and just plain annoying. The "just plain annoying" bit would be talking to Andy. Which is to say, being interrogated by Andy about what Gray wants to do and - more confusingly - why he wants to do it. I had to admit defeat on that one. I can't exactly tell you why someone who is not me wants to ( Read more... )

My brother annoys me because he is all that I aspire to be, and he is it so easily. He frustrates me. He sets a standard too high for me to possibly reach. He and my parents sit up there and look down on me and smile in that patronising way and tell me it's OK that I can't be as good as him. Their mouths smile but their eyes betray them. I can ( Read more... )