Monday, September 01, 2008
Well, I have an excuse for not posting last Friday...but no real excuse for not posting since then. The excuse was that I was too tired and my arm ached. Bus crashes are one of those things that you never believe will happen to you...Kind of like being knocked over by a car -snerks- or developing a nasty viral/head infection -snerks again-. I think someone has it in for me. Or perhaps it's the other way around. I'd probably be blinded by the glass-spray if I'd been sitting at the front as I normally do on the Mickleover buses. Meh. In any case, since I was sitting sideways I came out of it with no more than a bruised upper arm and some pins and needles. It could've been far, far worse. (Not that you'd've thought it from looking at the bus afterwards, but still).
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I had quite a different and rewarding day today. My cousin Nathan has been trying to learn how to ride his bike for a while, so I took him to the local park. After a few goes he managed to ride in a straight line by himself. I was rather proud of him, though he does still need a hand starting off, and his turning needs practice...but still, it was major improvement. Then with the help of Guild Wars (I kid you not) I got him reading 'tens and units' instead of just one-number numbers. (If that makes sense) So for example, he now knows what 68 is, and can say it properly. (The amount of gold we sold a longbow for, in case anyone's wondering). All in all I spent quite a while with my cousin today, and he behaved himself. (He normally does when I'm looking after him. He knows I'm firm but fair).
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...and whose idea was it for me to write a 'to do' list? It's one of those things where you complete one task, then realise you have another two or three to add to the bottom of it. The thing is never-ending. Ah well...just another couple of weeks before I get packed up and scamper off to Uni again. At that time the 'to do' list will cease for a while until I get myself completely sorted.
