Dear Blogger.....

.....It's me, cerebus. Hi.

I know I haven't been around much lately. Don't worry: it's not you, it's me. I've just been kinda busy. And no, there's no other social networking site involved ( except Facebook ) .....

I know I missed our second anniversary but I promise to try harder next year. I might even buy you a card :-)

So, what's been going down in Groove Town?

Well, for starters we're still in the process of clearing my Mum's house and tidying up her affairs. And it's a long and sad process. We thought we had a buyer for the place a couple of weeks ago but it fell through. Hey ho, back to the ol' drawing board. There's also a lot going on with the kids: James has recently started a new school which has been going very well, apart from one little hiccup; and Sophie has been going through various teenage/boyfriend/school dramas which can be quite draining, but she did recently have a great school trip to beautiful Barcelona, which did her a world of good. Apart from that it's just the old work/home/sleep/work routine as ever.

But there are a couple of things to look forward to on the horizon. We're going away at Christmas for the first time ever - three days in a hotel in Devon, so that should be good; a change of scenery and a chance to recharge batteries. And on a less chilled-out note, I've just bought my ticket to see crusty old Punk institution, the UK Subs, at Gloucester's rock 'n' roll mecca, The Guildhall. Should be fun! Review to follow, hopefully.

Anyway, cheers for listening, Blogger. It's not often I peer out from behind my mask of pop culture ramblings, but I'm glad I did. Hope it wasn't too whingey and, hey, thanks for stopping by! You stay classy, San Diego. ( Bloody Hell, I'm turning into Ron Burgundy! By Odin's Beard! )