On an island with you

‘I’m destined for anything at all’ Green Day – Waiting

I spent a large part of yesterday trying to get my head round the information that kept arriving in my email in-box. We got about 5 emails about the meeting last friday (the first in the consultation process) and I swear I had my thick head on, because I was completely confused by the end of it all. There were all sorts of varying pieces of info, but the upshot of it all seems to be that we should know one way or the other next week. Mind you, that doesn’t guarantee I can leave, it just means I know & have to sit around & wait until mid-december probably. It’s a 90 day process if more than a certain number of people are being made to go.

The second interesting email I got was from Channel 4. Seems they are doing a new series of Shipwrecked -which I’m sure would mean something to me, had I actually watched the first series. The people behind it seem to think that it would be a good idea to have a witch on the show – hence the email landing in my box. I have reservations about this, not least that whilst they say it is intended to educate people more, that largely depends on the people who go. I don’t trust tv people and, like Big Brother, it is the editors who get the final say in what is seen by the public, which may not be what I’d want to be seen – if you get my meaning. Anyway, I’m turning them down for two reasons; firstly it’s 4 months away from Duncan, my family and friends and of course this place, secondly there’s that health problem I have. For the majority of the time it would more than likely be fine, but you never know, especially as I am in a fair amount of pain right now.

My sister also emailed me yesterday. She’s at high school now, with her own school email address. It’s weird, I have to remember to treat her like a young adult now & not one of my baby sisters. She’s growing up, which means I’m getting older. I’m not too happy about that part!

Until there is a next time…

xx