Wee happy moments

At the Glasgow Film Theatre I saw Happy Go Lucky this week, about a primary school teacher in London and her bouncy personality interacting with a mixture of gernerally less flamboyant souls. I found it a very good quirky film which though nothing really happened in it, I was never sure what was going to happen next. I loved her Flamenco dance teacher who popped up in a couple of scenes who was full of sassy vigour her dance embodied. She denounced English for what they do to the spanish oranges by making them into marmalade. But I had a great moment this morning opening a new jar with the strain of the first turn and then the big popping thud. It was quite unexpected pleasure. Even better than the smell of a freshly opened bag of coffee or the sniff of the top of a Ribena bottle after its plastic has been popped.


Another special moment came cycling with my headphones on listening to the Cocteau Twins album Treasure. Music, at the end of the day, is better with something, like in the soundtrack to a film or in my case the sight of the sun setting. Every time I turned to see that lovely orange glow the music did something inside me that was as near to a perfect moment as can be found.

I haven't dreamt of it for a while but it is amazing how when I am flying I can think of it as normal. Our minds are so capable of wandering away from reallity like in a film or a book and becoming engaged in it. I do dream a lot and sometimes something random from one will come back but I know its from a dream. I worry though about whether the time will come when I'm just no longer sure whether I dreamt it or not!

I was carrying a tricky load on my roofrack today and ended up leaving a drill on the roof. Someone did beep a horn at one point but everything seemed fine. However it was still there 5 miles later, it shows you what a good driver I am, and lucky too!!

Anywho, work has been busy these last three weeks. I'm starting to feel a bit tired. I fancy buying a caravan so I have somewhere I can go and relax at weekends. Possibly a bit of bravado on my part.

Peace out dudes for now.