Instead of working this evening I have again faced an appalling absence of motivation. I have to edit the copy for our new website, draw up the H*mble River map and more importantly (as we've been paid!) complete the cycle map for Portsmouth.
Quite shocking actually that I have received NO feedback from either of the funding parties since I sent the proof of the back two weeks ago.

It's been a difficult day in the office which explains why I still feel a bit demoralised. J and D have evidently had another kind of falling out during my week off and there was an awkward atmosphere in the office whenever he came in (just a couple of times during the day). I'm having lunch with her on Wednesday, but seems I need to catch up with D first and find out what has happened this time. I suspect its nothing again - they simply don't like each other and he can't accept that. SHouldn't really be my problem. And I suspect this time I might tall him so, as today there was more and more evidence of bad practise on his part. It's infuriating to work with someone who cannot/will not carry out even the simplest request to help projects alone that aren't his own, or worse leaves lists of tasks and requests sitting on his desk for weeks.

Must not rant...

had hoped for some pretty intelligent conversation on MSN tonight,but we keep missing each other. that whole format seems to be dying off lately - there is never ANYONE of my contacts online when I pass through ??

Instead I've spent the last three hours tweaking with my very lovely timeline, adding in as many of the compilations that feature JF's work as I can find. Not surprisingly it is almost always Underp*ss, but they range from 80s compilations to a lot of really obscure underground 'samplers' that otherwise feature artists I've never heard of. A lot of European stuff, mostly industrial/electronica but also lots of house/acid/dance and some darkwave/goth. These tend to be where MrNo turns up.
Fascinating stuff - really illustrates the man's influence across so many genres.

I have also succumbed to the predatory beast that is online shopping. this is virtually unheard of (no pun intended). Over the next few days I can expect delivery of not only RetroFut*re and AnKoM, but also Louis' debut "Bl*nd Anorexic" and a limited double CD Norken compilation featuring tracks from the 10 year career of Lee Norr*s

School trips lining up, and a dilemma.
My fellow churchwarden is also co-ordinator of the pre-school that LC goes to, but she runs it really badly and it has seriously declined over the last six months or so. Lots of things defined as 'good' in the last Ofsted report now no longer happen, and several parents are commenting that the place is falling apart. The co-ordinator has stepped back a bit and is always ready to blame her deputy when she gets any complaints. There's an element of truth and justification for this, but as co-ordinator and boss she really needs to address the issues.
The children no longer go outside to play, and this is despite receiving funding for an awning that was installed in February. They no longer have 'fruit or a healthy snack' every day but instead get biscuits. Parents no longer get any feedback from staff, and the little home/preschool projects don't run anymore (bring in something blue... count things on the way home... look out for emergency vehicles... share a story)
What to do?

Seems one of the most tempting options is to use some of the other parents concerns and dress them up as our own? Hmmmm....?