No pain, no gain

Who would want to give up chocolate? Not many people, including me. Obviously I had a mad 2 minutes in which it seemed like a good idea, but that was weeks ago and I've come to my senses now. All too late though, I had already committed myself to the fabulous 'Stuff Your Rucksack' scheme for a trip to Nepal in April. This will see me forced to leave the kitchen sink behind and instead fill my rucksack with far more useful things to support the work of Nepal Schools Aid (UK) with disadvantaged children in Kathmandu.

Instead of financial support I am seeking donations of coloured paper/crayons/finger paints/maps/plastic letters to take to Nepal. If you would like to make a financial donation though, it would of course be very welcome. Please click on the link to My Charity page.
*Update - educational posters are also urgently needed as a priority!*

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Day 18: Snoozing about

Snoozy day today after wild and taxing night out last night (two J2O's, a ginger ale and use of chopsticks).
This chocolate-free diet is severely depleting my energy levels.

I summoned up enough oomph to trot down to the library where I returned my library book and managed to break two of their lovely shiny new issuing machine things. This never happened when there were actual humans to help you.
I also read, and recommend 'Around The World In A Bad Mood' by Rene Foss. I'm tempted to get a copy to take with me to Nepal. Or maybe 8 copies to give to stressed out passengers.

I only found out last night about the spending cut protests taking place in London on Saturday, otherwise I'm sure I'd have been there. Watching the news tonight there were the inevitable sad scenes of trouble makers trying to cause mayhem and destruction, apparently wanting to turn Trafalgar Square into 'another Pearl Square' a la the protests in Bahrain. Hmmm, except that in Bahrain they are fighting for democracy and the right to have a say in who is running their country and how. We do have that right here and if we had all voted we may have got a Government that implemented the necessary cuts in a less controversial and painful way. Still, I'm sure the protesters were first in the queue when the polling stations opened. Weren't they?
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