Heathrow is finally a fun place!

I want one of those flash mob things to happen around me. Or to be in one.

Lift music

I was back at the doctors' this week. I haven't been at the doctors' for actual years, like before I went to NC. But then with my knee and womanflu I've been three times in the last month. Good old NHS eh?!

I noticed the last time I was there they like to play orchestral arrangements of movie songs. When I was there about my knee they played 'Eye of the Tiger'. It's hard when that song is playing not to feel fine, especially when you are there about your sore knee.

This week, I went to the doctors' with my dad (who made me sick). Not because I am a child, but because it's a bally nightmare getting through on the phone so when I did, I asked for two appointments, one for me, one for him, so then she gave us them ten minutes apart.

This week's songs were another fine selection. We had:

(I encourage you to play them and imagine the scene in the surgery waiting room!)


I so wanted someone to do commando rolls as their name got called. Maybe they did and I just didn't notice because they were so stealth like?


Always a classic. I would have run out (in slow motion) had I been called during this song. It wasn't to be though.


This was a good choice. Except for the dark part in the middle when I can only assume the Death Star is attacking. That's not appropriate for a surgery.


Uplifting and inspiring.

But the best one, which my dad got to walk out to, was this one.


I swear, even though he was dying inside, he held his head higher and walked taller because of this tune.

I am sick

Fear not, no more embarrassing trips to the doctors'. I diagnosed myself. It's my tonsils, head, back, legs. Nearly like the old joke "Doctor it hurts when I press here, here, here and here." Except I don't have a sore finger.

Anyway seeing as I'm up this late hour I thought I would give you my instructions for making and drinking co-codamol.

1. Boil kettle. It helps reduce the taste.

2. While kettle is boiling make a drink of juice. The sweeter the better. I like to use Ribena but I suppose orange squash would be all right too. It's also best if you use water from the fridge.

3. Do NOT be tempted to taste your pre-made juice. This will only mean you have further to fall once you have drink the co-codamol.

4. Once the kettle has boiled, pour a small amount (1/4 to 1/3 of a cup) of hot water into your cup with the co-codamol tablet(s) in (please consult package for correct dosage).

5. Wait for the tablets to completely fizz. Then add a shot of dilutable orange juice (Ribena does not work well). Be sure to wait because adding something cold only prolongs the fizzing time, therefore prolonging the agony of having to take it co-codamol at all.

6. Drink mixture in four or five mouthfuls. Be sure to be standing by your pre-made Ribena. I like to stand to drink it, I find it helps with the moaning and fist shaking as you drink it.

7. As soon the co-codamol is done, waste no time in drinking the Ribena. You could even hold it in the other hand to reduce the changeover time.

See, I have it down to a fine art.

Kids say the darndest things!

My nephew is getting really good at names. A while a go I was babysitting and decided my goal for the day should be to teach him my name. Quite quickly he had caught on. Well nearly. I thought for a second he was saying 'Nina'. Turns out it's more a 'Nia'. Ah well, I'll take it.

We visited recently, and amongst presents for Kiera, we brought David a DVD of a news report that he'd been on. Nothing bad I might add, a London news thing for his work. Due to technical difficulties he hadn't seen it and as we had Sky+ed it, we put it on DVD for him.

When John saw the DVD, bless him, he thought it was his CD of songs. Well if you're 20 months old, telling the difference between a DVD and a CD is pretty hard. Anyway, he put it in the DVD player in the hopes of songtime. Imagine his surprise when Daddy appeared on the screen!

Well, I thought he would be surprised. Apparently he thought it was fairly normal and all his family would appear on the box in the living room, because after the report was over and it passed back to the studio presenters, John pointed to the blonde girl and said "Nia!!"















Even though he has no idea, I'm taking that as a compliment.

Thank goodness he didn't point at Donal McIntyre.

How would you even learn this?

This was not my favourite tune of the summer, but this video is unreal.



I couldn't tell you how long it took me to learn that cup thing, you know the one where the cup travels round in a circle to a rhythm.

Yeah, no hand Irish dancing for me. People would get hurt.