Reality is, very occasionally, not grim at all. The countryside in the early morning, wonderful weekends, and good books all help :)

I got two new ear piercings a couple of weeks ago in leicester - one extra hole in my left lobe and one at the top of my right. It's the cartilege one that's killing me at the moment. I don't know if it's just that I've been sleeping on it or whether I've done something more vicious, but it bloody hurts. It's the first time I've got any grief from it at all.

Are we still expecting you this Friday? It'll be good to see you :)