Year: 2001

Started commuting into Glasgow a couple of days a week. I’m in that funny limbo land at the moment where I’m not a ‘commuter’ as I don’t do it often enough, so I am viewing each short trip as, well, a curiosity. I used to love getting the train to college, but it was a longer trip, so you could settle down, and get a feel of travel. The commute in to Glasgow isn’t long enough for that, so I’m not quite sure what frame of mind I should be in for it. I’m not making a big deal out of this, just not sure what I am making of it at the moment. Yes it’s smelly, and dirty, but not THAT smelly and dirty… I think.

And another thing. The white van we saw abandoned in the middle of the road at the weekend. What happened to it?! Shouldn’t there be a public posting of what transpired? How did it get there? Why was it abandoned? Was it, as I suspect, an alien abduction or just a broken down van with a stupid owner… Why should I let this become just another of ‘life’s little mysteries’!! WHY!! I DEMAND TO KNoww…. ahem… sorry about that.

speechtherapy – I could be wrong, but I think six is losing the plot somewhat… then again there is something slightly eerie about ducks… hmmmm

Doh!

Man it sucks living in the UK. The Lakers win the championship and I don’t get to see one game of the Finals… hell I don’t even know if I will be able to catch any highlights… American Football, Baseball, Champ Car all get regular coverage, we have basketball courts in our parks, and every kid I know under the age of 16 knows who Shaq and Kobe are… This is a global game, and we get SQUAT on TV – and don’t give me that “ohhh it’s on ITV2” crap, they don’t advertise it, and the times keep changing… why the hell do I pay for this again? Damn this is pissing me off!

Driving along today, minding our own business and we come across a white van, abandoned in the middle of one lane of the road. No-one in sight, no other cars about, very Marie Celeste. Then the dilema of… do we phone the police? Do we presume someone else has? But what if everyone else is working on the same presumption and it turns out that NO-ONE else has… but that wouldn’t happen would it, I mean, someone would phone them… wouldn’t they?

Better phone though just in case… “If I take one more phone call about that white van….” Oh well, doesn’t hurt to make sure.

Decidedly odd though, don’t you think?

Welcome to the Varieties of the Balloon Hat Experience (courtesy of Metafilter). Enlightening, funny, moving, don’t you just wish you could do something like that (either the travelling, interacting, photography, or balloon shaping…I am in awe).