So started this morning breakfast and coffee. Walked Sasha, tried to get out of the midday sun. I’ve had so much factor fifty on my left arm it’s probably doubled its value. Oddly did some work for an hour and a half, had to prepare an analysis which I did, which is already being moaned about. My own time well spent as usual. Did the accounts, had lunch and then headed out. Spent over an hour in Queens Square looking for a certain Pokemon, managed a whole two of them. Found a few other interesting ones around town though. Nice afternoon I guess. Finally got enough Magicarps to evolve. This evening I sat down and threw a lucky egg and did an evolving session. I now only have twenty-three entries to fill in my Pokedex. Okay, there are 146 but three are not available in the UK.

Tomorrow is going to be a very interesting and life altering day. As I’m spiralling towards death at a hell of a rate of knots, no time to regret anything, plus at the end of the day, I am a bit of a showoff.

Started early with breakfast and coffee. Walked Sasha. Then headed out to Shirehampton in search of a certain Pokemon. Wasn’t long before I met up with some fellow geeks, two guys and a girl. We were soon all walking round with our phones being warned by golfers about stray balls. These guys thought I was twenty-four, I liked these people. I needed six, bought caught seven with time to spare. New friends added to Facebook. Headed home. Got picked up and went to BBQ at my sisters. Nice chilled out vibe there today, good conversation, few games of pool, good times. Nice day, no complaints.

Started this morning with breakfast and coffee. Read the paper. Then took Sasha out for a reasonable walk. Had a quick lunch, there was a little shower of rain but not much more. Then I headed out to Downend again. Parked in the park and set off. Caught a few Charmanders then started fallowing a chap around who seemed to know all the spawn locations. We got chatting, he was a bit odd, but confessed he’d lost over a stone by walking round, so full congratulations to him. He needed another six but had to head off to a wedding. We also met up with a uni student (he was quite cute), and together we worked as a team, covering about five square miles between us, waving at each other when a new one appeared. We also met up with some ‘lads’ later in the day, people I’d probably normally avoid. Nice as pie. One was huge, he could have taken me and uni guy out with one swing of his buttock. We all got chatting, all about Pokemon. No one felt uneasy, no one felt threatened, everything was just fine. We were all standing around holding hundreds of pounds of technology, we were joined by a couple of young kids, multiple generations of people, all very ordinary, all getting on ‘just fine’, through the mutual love of a very simple game. If it’s done nothing else at all, it’s brought a very odd combination of people together. So Nintic, if you’ve done nothing else, congratulations on making the world a slightly better place.

Work was oddly fun today. After finishing of battling with shaders I decided to write a new anti-aliasing system, whats more it even appears to work. Sometimes I get things right, just not very often. Took Sasha out for a longer walk today, only had time for lunch before it was off to the gym. Had a few beers in the evening with my sister. As the aircraft is out of action that kind of knackers my weekend up somewhat.

Finished off all the shaders today, thankfully. Hopefully have a quick play with something new in the morning. Walked Sasha and it started raining so cut it short and went to the bank and put a cheque in, yes they still exist and also picked up mother’s battery. It’s got a three year warranty so will far outlive her. Went for a run this evening, it was due to rain but stayed clear until I was about ten feet from the door so timed that just about perfectly.

Today was spent on shaders again, I think I have one more day on it and I’ll be done. It’s mind numbingly tedious but has to be done. Nice out again today, walked Sasha. Wanted to get out this evening, drove round Downend trying to find a field, got there eventually. Only managed to get one Charmander, yet I need about thirty of the bloody things. Still, I have a plan that should just leave me about eight short of a complete set, not sure what I’ll do about those. Oh, and it was spitting with rain which was quite annoying.

I’m going to stop now as apparently it’s hurting his head.

Can’t complain about work, well actually I will, it was fairly tedious and went for an early dog walk due to a data build. Beautiful very hot day. Had to vanish early evening to get stuck in traffic and go to the Glenn Hospital on the downs. Got there with ten minutes to spare. Saw Mr Katsimihas. First thing he said was that he knew exactly what was wrong with me. Which is a bit of a result since this has been going on since April. He showed me the X-ray which showed a deformity in the spine (I blame mother for that), my L4/L5 vertebrae are pushed together and not free moving. Also I have a very large herniated disc above it, it was fascinating to see this on the MRI image, he could scroll between body slices. He asked how it was now and of course it’s getting better. He was surprised as it was one of the biggest leaks he’d seen and said I should be in tremendous pain. He’s recommending a bit of physiotherapy, but apart from that, just keep doing what I’m doing and don’t try and bench press any cars.

Afterwards I walked across the downs trying to pick up a couple of extra Rhyhorns but only managed to get one. Then a voice called me over, a man with a small boy. I recognised the face shape but I’m bloody useless with faces. Thankfully he introduced himself, it was my old school friend Gareth. We reminisced that it had been all an awfully long time ago. I made a pinball table in CDT, he made a G-clamp, I always aimed high. That was with Mr Elsbury, he was a strange old man, just had a stroke, if you wore white socks from PE he would make you stand in the sink and sing. You couldn’t get away with that these days. We both complimented each other on our abilities to grow old disgracefully, I’m sure it will be another thirty years until we see each other again.

Started a bit late but managed to get stuck in pretty much all day with no real issues. Walked Sasha in the bloody drizzle and light rain, which was annoying. Walked to Combat, it failed to rain, although it was always looking like it. Came back and did more work.

Not sure if my mother wants her car fixed so she can get out and about again, or just so she can take Sheila shopping and charge her for it. Everyone is just waiting for her to pop off now, so we can all move on.

Last week of celebrity big brother, it’s been a strange one, but Bear really is a tosser.

Started this morning with Jamie presenting me with stewed tea rather than coffee as the machine needed emptying. Tea got poured away, coffee machine got fixed. Only had one cup. He vanished to Tesco’s to get his mother a card. I got up and then walked Sasha for a couple of hours. Got back and then drove out towards Yatton. We actually arrived on time which was a miracle. We then had a very poncy afternoon tea, which was all good. Tea from proper little pots, finger sandwiches, scones etc. The problem was it was three in the afternoon, the body naturally likes to die at this time. It reminded me somewhat of when Martin and I used to go for one drink on a Thursday lunchtime and then couldn’t stay awake in the afternoon. Managed to get through it without nodding off. It was slightly embarrassing that I had to tell the father-in-law that I couldn’t take him up in the R22 due to the seat weight limit, but hey if it works for a target for you then have it as an open invitation, it will be a pleasure to fly you. Almost fell asleep on the way home, had to have a strong coffee. Weather was back to being awful so edited a couple more videos.

Tomorrow may be a strange day, my thoughts and hopes are with you Ally.

Started this morning how I love to start weekends, in bed. Disappointed that Jamie on his weekend off had to getup to meet his friend Pete at the station. We rarely get to spend any time together in bed when both of us are vaguely awake. I had breakfast in bed, okay, it cost me three quid for Jamie’s bus fair, but it was nice anyway. Read the paper, then spent a good half hour evolving Pokemon. Weather was bloody awful. So the day I get off I have to literally stay in, which is annoying. Managed to walked Sasha and it wasn’t too bad. Dropped mothers shopping off, warned her that I’m pretty much away next weekend so she’ll have to survive off her weight watchers cottage pies and five billion yogurts, if she’s remotely peckish then she can always tucked into the family pack of custard creams. Walked round for a bit but the weather was truly atrocious. Spent the next few hours editing Laverne’s flight video. I’m really behind on the video front, so I guess it was nice to spend time doing this. Dropped Pete back at the station. Did the accounts and had a bath. Off to the mother-in-laws tomorrow, it’s her birthday, glad to see Jamie has got her a card – not.