Return the map. it will bring you great danger.

That’s something for the film nerds. Guess the film? I’ll let you know later if I remember. I’m trying something that I haven’t tried for a long time. I’m using my laptop to write a post. oooooooooooo, it’s a bit weird using a normal keyboard and not the tiny one on my phone.

You’ve probably seen my last post about being a spaz. If not go have a look Click Here.

If you haven’t read that the next bit might not make sense. But then most things in life don’t make sense. So yeah, dad and Zoe had an argument with some cows. Zoe ran away and dad lost. So today he got a letter saying that its no official that he has broken a bone in his leg. He has to go to a fracture clinic or something. No idea if that’s now an online thing or he has to physically go somewhere.

So this house has turned into a demicy dodery not right house. I’ve got MS and mobility issues among other things, dad is battered and bruised with a broken leg and mum has issues with asthma. So not quite sure if we need to walk round with bells or something to warn people we’re coming. What do you think? Do we need bells?

So yesterday and today I’ve been doing some MS work. Sorting out letters to go to the members about having sessions on Zoom. If we can’;t meet up in person we will do it online. Blurgh to social isolation

There are some people I know that have had COVID 19. No idea why I put that in capital letters. It makes it seem that it’s something really serious and scary. Well, I suppose it is serious and scary. I know I’ve been ill, but no idea if it was this dreaded disease or something else. Being honest though, I don’t really want to know.

Anyway back to the things I’ve been doing. I was sorting out the letters for the MS group. that seemed to turn into something bigger than it should have been. Mainly my fault though, so it wasn’t just a letter, it became an email with poster attachments and some coding in there too. Well the email bit was fine with no issues, the problem came with the physical stuff. I thought is would just be a straight forward type up a letter, print it out with the posters then stick it all in the envelope.

Sounds simple right? WRONG, again my own fault entirely. People kept saying that others haven’t been getting letters and stuff. It turns out that the people that haven’t had anything aren’t on the list I was using. Again no major issue, just print of some more letters and a few more envelopes. Dickhead over here decided to build a data base, add the missing people, then sort out mail merge with names on the letters and address details on the envelopes. Yeah, so it became a bigger job. But if I have to do any letters again it should be a million times easier.

SO the letter bit printed of fine with no issues, so did the envelopes. the problem came with the posters. I made them online with some official MS software so they were all branded and stuff. I decided as the letters needed to go out like now that I would download them so they could be attached to the email and I could just print them off to go in the envelopes. So, as i said the electronic stuff was fine, the letters and envelopes, all good.

I thought to save some paper I’ll turn the two posters into one then shrink it down so I can put 2 on to one sheet of paper. I could not get that working. I just could not get 2 on one sheet of paper no matter what I tried. So I gave up on that idea and just thought sod it, I’ll print them out. Don’t know if you’ve noticed or not but the MS Society uses a lot of orange. That’s fine electronically but not for printers. I managed to get 5 printed before the printer said NO, after the 5th one the colours and stuff went all stupid because the printer ran out of the Magenta ink. The ink cartridges are all colour mixed so the blue and yellow are fine, just not the pink. So after some frantic job cancelling on the laptop and the printer ii had to go another way. Out comes the good old trusty powerpoint. Managed to get some simple plain black text and two copies on one sheet. so now the letters are all done, everything printed and everything in an envelope. The next thing that needs doing is the envelopes need sealing (I got the tape ones, no licking) stamps adding and putting in the post box.

So while I’ve been doing that lot I’ve had some tunes playing through Spotify and YouTube. It’s been an interesting mix, everything from George Michael through some country (Hunter Hayes, Blake Shelton and Josh Turner), some cheesey hits (love shack, B52’s) some Pentatonix and some Todrick Hall.

The other day I watched Behind the Curtain with Todrick Hall on Netflix. Its a film/documentary about him planning a tour and an album. Straight Outta Oz, while watching the video somethings did hit home. He talks about growing up and coming out. The music he wrote is all based on his experiences and the thing he went through while he was growing up and in his professional life.

I said I did shed a tear while watching, the music and the things he talked about rang true for me and I know that the things he said are true for a lot of people. I really would recommend either listening to the album or watching the videos. I’ve tried to embed the video from YouTube below, it just looks like random code at the moment so no idea if its worked or not.

From the film and videos I’ve developed a bit of a crush on Todrick Hall, swoon and fan myself from feeling the vapours (what ever the hell that means). There is a guy that plays his first boyfriend in the show and the videos, Jay Armstrong Johnson, a bit more swooning there too.

Wow, that was quite scary to admit that and put it on here. I know I’ve said before that I was gay but admitting about having a crush like that just seems like a big thing. It feels quite freeing and relieving to say something like that, its like another weight has been lifted.

So what else has been going on? I made tea last night and it was pasta bolognase. Tonight we had Lasagne, using the left overs from last night. I think it looked pretty good though.

I can’t think of anything else to talk about so I’ll leave it there. Oh yeah, the film the quote is from the film Time Bandits. Its what the supreme being says in Kevin’s bedroom near the beginning of the film.

Love and Light