_{Great Job!}

Keith has this as his webcam. That's me on my 5th birthday. You're not going to get the Spaghet thing unless you're a fan of the Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job.

I should probably also explain each journal title from now on until I don't feel like it anymore. Laying in bed I conjured up the delightful possibility of penises being strawberry-filled marshmallows, that can be eaten, and then rejuvenate. Probably dreamt about it too last night. Hail imagination.

Also some things just came up which explains there being another journal so soon...

THE BIG DRAW

If you are in the UK, pay special attention!

The Big Draw is a month-long season of events that encourage creative participation. From painting to stop-motion film, or linked activities using music and sound, there can be something for everyone. And the Campaign for Drawing would like you to host your own. All you need do is plan and lead your event in a school, castle, church, museum, gallery, library or any other community space, and invite people to join in.

Visit the website to register online, find this year’s themes and discover how you could win £1,000 by planning and running your own event. There is a wealth of material available there to help you on your way to hosting a Big Draw. Get drawn in and have some fun!

• Dates: 1st to 31st October 2009


• Website: www.campaignfordrawing.org/bigdraw


• Arts Forum: Derby Cultural Diversity Arts Network


• Arts Forum meeting:
  Tuesday 30 June 2009, 4:45 - 6:45pm
  Large Clubroom, Guildhall Theatre, Market Place, Derby


• Deaf-Arts network meeting:
  Thursday 2 July 2009, 7 - 9pm
  The 'Box', Quad, Market Place, Derby

What plans do you have for the future? Where do you want to end up?




This has been bothering me for some time now.

I hate the US. Everything about it is depraved and Fascist. I reserve rights to this opinion. And I can go on, about education, the backward mentality, lack of efficiency, and how food tastes the same everywhere within this country. The only reasons we are here, is so we can spend time with Keith's mother and father, and the security that our careers here offer, which is terribly hard to find anywhere in the world, especially in times like this.

It's worth the wait, to save enough so in 5 or 6 years we can have a child, not work for 2 years, and move to Hong Kong or Japan. We'll be damned if our kid is getting schooled here.

Monetarily-driven though it is, at least in Hong Kong there's a constant sense of ambition. Everything is well structured, there's so much freedom with international financing, food is absolutely amazing (they are one of the very, very few places, to import unpasteurised cheeses... one reason out of many that a large number of restaurateurs are flocking to Hong Kong)...

Of all the options we have, Hong Kong sounds the most reasonable. Just wish Keith's parents could be there. At least we can visit.