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Things I have done this week:

• Went to see my grandmother at her house - I haven't been up to see her since she got back from the home, partly because I never really went to see her regularly, partly because I knew she was settling back in and having some problems with her carers coming round and getting back into her routine, and partly because everyone who went up there talked about how horrible it was and she couldn't remember anything and would argue with you about nothing. But my dad said he thought she was 'fading away', and said he meant in body as well as in her mind, so he thought it would be an idea if I went to see her. I went up last Tuesday, and it wasn't too bad. She thought I was my cousin at first, and said before that she'd thought I was my sister, but eventually she remembered properly who I was. We had the usual problems with her not remembering what I'd said and asking the same questions again and again, and me trying not to mention too many other members of my family so we hopefully wouldn't end up arguing, but it was alright. She knew her memory was going a bit funny, and asked me to come up regularly so she wouldn't forget me altogether. I was planning to anyway, but I am going to try to go up once a week from now on.



• Went with my mother to take our dog, who is 11 or 12 now, for the first walk he's had in a year or so, I think. We played fetch and went for a walk up a long track and it was a really warm day, and he ended up walking in a wobbling sort of way and we wondered if actually the walk might be a bit too much for him, and if it might kill him. But he seems pretty alright now, he was probably just tired. It's another thing I'd like to do regularly, especially now that the weather is getting warmer and will probably be decent for a few months.

Other things that happened this week:

• I discovered Bad Machinery



• The Betty Boop figurine my mum ordered for me just before my birthday arrived in the shop, hurrah! It is a 20s-style figurine, and very beautiful. The only unfortunate thing is that my bedroom is still a tip so I can't really put it up. But still! I've got it.



• I started making a list of my pairings/OTPs, which I've been meaning to do for a long time, just so I can try to remember them all. The problem is, I've realised that now I've started doing it I really need to try to do it all pretty close together, so that I remember what I've already put. Of course, though, I found it quite hard to remember all of my pairings at times while doing it. I have a lot. The quest continues.



• I learned some Coronation Street spoilers for next week. ( Upcoming Coronation Street spoilers )



• And I went to see Kick-Ass again, so I could see the bit I missed when I was running to the bathroom last time. ( Kick-Ass spoilers )
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Another thing I am trying to do is find the Adam and Joe podcast where they talk about Liam Steele, the guy from Empire of the Sun. But I have a lot of Adam and Joe podcasts, and it is very hard. Argh.

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Gary, Gary, Gary. You are never going to get that shag out of David if you keep making cracks about his mother. And he'll never get to see your "new moves".

(I love tonight's Coronation Street. David caught Gary sneaking home, and first they went to the shed in Gary's garden where David used to hang out when Darryl lived there, and they confused each other about words that were made up of other words, and then David invited Gary round to his house 'for crisps', and they drank beer and talked about David's mum being in prison, and Gary being on the run from the army, and then argued, and then Gary made David give his word that he wouldn't mention having seen him, and then left, and David was laughing, but then looked kind of thoughtful. It was brill.)

Anyway. Ways in which administration has screwed me over slightly today:

• I'm on a scheme at the Jobcentre which means I have extra appointments and see an advisor outside of my signing on appointments, which is apparently something they did on the old scheme, but Nottingham was on the new scheme, but at my local Jobcentre they're still on the old scheme, so I'm doing that. Or something. But basically I had my first appointment at the beginning of April/end of March, and I couldn't have another one until today at 10am because my advisor woman was doing a training course and going on holiday. But then on Saturday I got an envelope from the Jobcentre with just another appointment card, with the same woman, with an appointment on in for next Tuesday. Nothing else, nothing to say if today's one had been cancelled or why I'd gotten it. And it was the weekend, so I couldn't call the Jobcentre to check or anything. So I had to get up this morning, in time to possibly go to today's appointment, and call to ask if today's appointment was cancelled. Which it was. So I went back to bed.



• ( My trials and tribulations with an electricity bill from my flat )

That is all the exciting things going on in my life, anyway. Apart from my dad having booked a holiday in Spain, near Barcelona, which I get to go on as well, in a few weeks time. Hurray.