I'm not in a good mood today ...

Little things are irritating me, the inane conversation in the office is doing my head in so I'm sat here with my headphones on listening to 'Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama' (After deciding that 'Faith No More' or 'Rage Against The Machine' probably wouldn't help my mood) to drown out the irritation that is middle-aged women and their on-going problems ...

I woke up in a bad mood, and have put it down to the fact that I'm flying to Dublin this evening for a series of meetings tomorrow. I don't really want to go, and if truth be told I'm in a mood because I'm missing my family already! I like doing the evening stuff with the girls. Having Bethany read me her latest reading book from school, and practice her spellings. Listening to Charlotte tell me the latest scandal and gossip in the life of a 10 year old in Year 6. Walking the dog either by myself or with one or both girls. Putting the girls to bed, reading Bethany a story (Charlotte is too big for a bedtime story so reads her own, but I'm sure she listens in to B's) and then extracting myself from the series of delaying tactic hugs that she has to give me, before getting a goodnight kiss from Charlotte (And making sure her mobile phone isn't in the room with her, otherwise she'd be texting all night!). And then just doing nothing with Mia for a couple of hours before dragging myself off to bed. But not tonight ...

But in other news ... Mia has bought me a ticket to see 'Rob Brydon' (US people, he's a Welsh comedian and a character actor) on his stand-up tour for Valentines Day (I bought Mia a make-up brush from Mac at the weekend, and nearly passed out when I saw the price. For that amount of money I'd expect the brush to be made from the fur from a lima or something ..)

Rob Brydon playing the Ipswich Regent in May, and I for one am looking forward to it and I'll tell you for why, I've seen him in various TV shows and love his portrayal of Brynn in 'Gavin and Stacey' and have a feeling he won't disappoint. The last comedian I saw live was Billy Connolly, and he did disappoint. The show was basically a greatest hits tour, as he regurgitated his act from the previous 40 years. Billy could tell the audience wasn't impressed, as he asked at one point if he was performing to a painting ... Shame really, as I loved him when I was younger and had heard the stories the first time around.

Apologies for the lameness of this post, I'm really not in the mood ...!