Jun
30
2008
0

RC Part 42 – Angels by Marian Keyes

Angels by Marian Keyes isn’t one of her best books, but it is a perfectly pleasant way to spend a few hours. Think it can go back to the charity shop now as I doubt it is one I will pick up again.

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Jun
30
2008
2

RC Part 41 – Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale

For the observant among you, this is the second time I have posted about Notes From an Exhibition. That is because I read it for the Ship of Fools book group. Every time I read it I love this book more. It has such depth to the characters and story and is well worth another read.

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Jun
29
2008
2

I am feeling…

… a bit flat. I am OK just generally feeling a bit pissed off and fed-up. Once again I keep finding out about people getting married and being pregnant etc. Whenever I hear about these joyous occasions I usually wonder ‘why not me?’, ‘when’s my turn?’ and ‘what’s the matter with me?’ All things I can’t really answer.

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Jun
26
2008
4

Holy Homosexuals

This made me giggle this morning.

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Jun
23
2008
0

Christine Anthony MBE

This week I found out that one of the most influential teachers in my teenage years was made an MBE. I am absolutely delighted as she was an amazing teacher.

Christine Anthony (or Dawber as she was when I was her student) taught me music when I was at school. Later on she went on to be a choral periphatetic teacher and she founded The Guernsey Girls Choir which I was part of for about 6 years. She worked us really hard every Thursday night and she was a complete and utter task master. She was never satisfied, even when we thought whatever we had been singing was perfect she always thought that we could have done better. Someone has started a Facebook group dedicated to her, and one of the discussions is ‘favourite quotes’… I still like the classic line, “That was perfect, now do it again. Kind of sums it up for me I guess!! As part of the choir we went on tour, we went to the Llangollen Eisteddfod. Many of my closest friends were in the choir and singing released something in me that nothing else has ever been able to. Singing in harmony was, and still is, a huge passion.

What Christine Anthony was amazing at doing was instilling self-worth and confidence into individuals. The choir was a huge part of my life and a few years ago she formed a choir called Bel Canto which was for the ‘old’ girls and I so wish I could be part of it. She was, and is, inspirational and I am very grateful for all that she did for me when I was younger.

In my very humble opinion she is exactly the sort of person who should get an MBE. She changed and influenced lots of lives and I am thrilled for her!!

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Jun
22
2008
10

Fellowship

Fellowship Roses Sometimes you just get a day when you feel gratful for all the things you have. Today has been one of those days. Things are so different to this time last year, and having both a blog and a personal diary has meant I have been able to recognise how much things have changed for me. This time last year I was practically going into meltdown over the fact that my sister was getting married again. This year, whilst I still don’t like being alone, I am feeling way more content than I thought was possible.

This morning I was sitting in church just watching what was going on around me. The fact that I have found a church in which I feel both comfortable and welcome still surprises me. I was thinking a bit about what this really means and it seems to me that because it is an Anglican parish church their focus on community is really strong and that is a major draw for me. They have several events coming up in the next few months such as a kids club, being part of the local community fete-type thing, an afternoon tea in aid of the hospice as well as a major building project to make the building more suitable for the needs of the church community. It also struck me that the monthly prayer diary which was given out today for July included praying for the other churches in the area, as well as local schools, the organisers of worship, kids club, and anyone getting married. They also had on the list local shopkeepers and the people who run the local post office. A church truly at the centre of the local community.

Things can truly change in a year and the last 12 months have been pretty momentous for me in so many ways. Not least, my friends have stuck by me through my wailing and ranting and the majority have waited patiently for me to pull myself together. This blog has also been really important to me and has enabled me to express my feelings honestly and openly and get feedback. So, a big thank you to everyone who has helped me through… I am sure it will take a down-turn sometime but, for now, life is good.

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Jun
21
2008
0

Not so football crazy

I am sick to death of all the football that is on tv at the moment. It’s bad enough that Casualty isn’t on tonight, but the fact that there are matches being shown on both ITV and BBC is a bit much. Roll on the end of Euro 2008!!

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Jun
21
2008
0

MTV Cribs Guernsey

I think my cousin Tom needs to get a job or something. He has recently come up with this offering. Pitiful it is indeed but it did make me laugh!

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Jun
20
2008
0

Real

56I am what I am
I'm super fortified hundred proof girl with a band
And I'm a velveteen rabbit made of steel with a plan
I'm not your seventeen girl but its not worth a can
Of worms, I'm not your beauty queen
I'm not the girl in glamour magazine
I'm not running for miss popularity
Cause I won't be what I can't be

But I want to be real
I want to find out who I am
And I will find my way to heal
And I will find my voice my stand

I am who I am
I am a woman hear me roar and I am salt, I am sand
A million starfish stranded, landed, I'll throw back what I can
I'll save the planet, change the world, I'll make a one girl stand
I've got better things to do than be shown off
I won't be the doll you lock up in a box
Don't expect me to be anything I'm not
Cause I won't be what I can't be

86Approval is your sword
Popularity your crown
But I'm not one of your subjects, you can't bring me down
You say I lose your approval if I'm not cool like you
Well, here's a newsflash for you – I've got nothing to lose
Your laughter is shallow because I don't care
You look down on me, but I'm not there
I've got nothing to prove and nothing to lose
Nothing to prove and nothing to lose

And if I never find a place that I can call my own
I will have tried I will've been free
I'll be alive as long as I'm still trying to be me
As long as I'm still trying to be me

(“Real” by Superchick)

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Jun
19
2008
1

RC Part 40 – The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld

The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld is one of Richard and Judy’s book club reads from 2007. Usually I love anything on their book club list, but I found this such hard going.

In many ways it is a clever book. It is a murder-mystery story set in the USA in 1909. The characters include Freud and Jung and it documents what may have happened around their disagreement. However, instead of finding it fascinating I found it difficult to follow the story and rather ‘clunky’. Instead of wishing I wasn’t working so I could read it, I found it difficult to pick it up and finish at times. Undoubtedly a clever book, but I didn’t think it was terribly well written and the characters were not very well developed and maybe that’s what made the story so difficult to follow.

I am going to pass it onto the psychologist at work to see what she thinks. We tend to like the same sort of books so it will be interesting to get her reaction on it. Also, she is cleverer than I am so she might understand it better!!!!

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