Blimey!

I've just looked and seen that I haven't written anything since last Thursday! 

That's what happens when you start living a bit I guess. It's been a mad busy week, but a brilliant one. I had a cracking pair of gigs last weekend at Up The Creek, got some bargains at TK Maxx, saw a couple of amazing movies - Cloverfield - which wasn't as scary as I'd been led to believe, but was very watchable - and There Will Be Blood - which just totally blew my mind! My god! Daniel Day Lewis is the most awesome actor I have ever seen! It's a testament to his skill that I was riveted for the entire almost 3 hours of the movie, considering oil exploration is not a subject that usually fires me up.

I saw some incredible art yesterday at the Tate Modern. I had an invite to the private view of Duchamp, ManRay and Picabia and even tho it was half term I still went. How brave am I? It was soooo worth it. What a comprehensive exhibition, I never knew Man Ray did proper paintings! They were brilliant! I also took advantage of my membership by going to see the Juan Munoz retrospective. If you haven't been to see this yet, go now!!!!!!! He makes these incredible sculptures, and one of the rooms is filled with them. Its called Many Times, and its 100 slightly smaller than life-size Asian men all smiling, laughing and collected in little groups.  You can walk amongst them, and even tho they are grey and have no feet, I half expected them to come to life. Everyone in the room was smiling too, their smiles are incredibly infectious!

I saw an old mate on Tuesday in the shape of my fabulous osteopath Garry Trainer. I've had a dodgy neck for a few weeks and one trip to him and all the pain is gone. He's been treating me on and off for like 25 years and it's great to know he's there whenever you need him. The added bonus is, he's in Primrose Hill and after he clicked all the discs in my spine back into place I was fit enough to take a short walk along the canal to Camden High St, and take a little look in Rokit the vintage shop. 

Talk about reliving your youth! I bought a pair of Osh Kosh dungarees that are like new for £30. I used to always have a pair of dungarees on the go, but I've never had a pair this tiny! My MBT conversion goes from strength to strength too, I have new muscles in my legs from wearing them already! I am so into them I got a second pair this week in black and red and on sale!

I had to go to the dentist yesterday too, my gums have been bleeding for almost as long as I have been a non-smoker. I wasn't sure if or why the two were connected but turns out they are. According to the dentist, this happens a lot, cos your blood doesn't really flow that freely when you smoke, so when you stop any underlying health problems come to the fore. Turns out my gums are a touch dodgy and I need to step up the flossing, and use a medicated mouthwash for a couple of weeks. If I was still on the fags I wouldn't have known about it till my teeth dropped out!

I'm off to Bristol in a bit for a wonderful weekend at Jongleurs. I am so excited, its been ages since I've been there. The only downside is that the usual hotel - a 4 star Marriott - is all booked up and we are plonked into the Ibis...bit of a comedown! Oh well, apparently it's on the waterfront, so if the weather's good, some walking by the river in my MBT's will be on the menu.

Whatever you're up to folks, have a cracking time!