Su Doku

Yes, I realise I am behind the entire human race on the isle of Britain, but last night I did my first Su Doku puzzle (and then another 5 whilst DJing, but whose counting!)

I love logic puzzles, when my mum used to buy me the puzzle compendium (my sisters got cool magazines, I asked for a puzzle compendium - sums me up really!) they were the first puzzle´s I would turn to. Richard (CD) has given me a book of them, so this week instead of scaring the heck out the Vicks by reading 4 James Patterson books in 5 days, I´m going to work my way through these puzzles! Check Out Sudoku.com.

I am typing freely as my right hand is now free of the cast, there´s a lovely coloured bruise all along the bone and it feels stiff and tingly, but all in all it is much better. The swelling went down after about a week and the last couple of days I was able to do a lot more things without it hurting (putting my hair in a ponytail being one of them!) So now I can finally write those Pompeii postcards (we´re back there again this week but don´t think I´ll brave it!)

We´ve had some real...hmmm...how can I put this without being rude...."characters" on the ship this week. Mostly of the teenage variety. I´m not sure where their parents were but I´m pretty sure if they ever found out what their little "darlings" were up to they´d never let them out of their sights again! Still only 1 or 2 weeks left of the sumer holiday and they can go back to asserting their independence and power complexes at school.

Books: Have read James Patterson - Cradle and All & Violets are Blue (see side bar under Reding:)). Both excellent books, although the ´Winged Children´ books are tighter these two are still fast paced and full of tension, although I did figure out who "Mastermind" was at the beginning of ´Violets are Blue´, but then I can usually guess the twist in anything!

Oh and my Dad pointed out that I never mentioned what happened to young Daniel´s arm. Well, nothing really ...... it got a bit scratched ........ (hastily adds) but my actions did have the desired effect and he never got near my bag!

Left Handed Blog

My right hand and forearm are currently half ensconsed in fibreglass and bandaged up. So it is taking me twice as long to do modt things and my left suddenly feels like it´s been sent to labour camp.

The point by point reason being this:

On phone in Naples (in one of those 1/2 phone booths)

Danny (ents Host) walks past and decides it would be fun to test my reactions if someone were to try and steal my bag.

My reactions (after 5 years and 5 belts of Jujitsu) are better than he expected and I react to the arm intruding the booth by slamming myself into it and the corner if the booth.

Unfortunately the side of my hand gets trapped right on the edge of the booth.

It hurts

I ring my mum but have to say goodbye du to heat

And hand now quietly throbbing.

Walk back to ship, buy "Calippo" Ice Lolly to put on throbbing hand

It goes numb

Showing Vicks Pompeii photo´s

It´s now stinging intesley so Gavin rings Doctor.

Then follows an X-ray onboard, A trip to the Naples hospital (weird), A trip to Olbia´s hospital (damn scary), and then finally a trip to the military hospital in Toulon (lovely!). All to be told that I have severely bruised bone (my whole hand is swollen) and a possible fracture of a tiny bone in my wrist. S I have to keep this on until next Thursday and see how it goes. It´s more to stop me hurting it than anything else!

It does however men that most of the Ents team has either opened something for me, cut my food up or done my hair for me!

Bizzare Happening of The Week: Having a conversation in German with a Morrocan taxi driver in Barcelona

This week I have finished reading:

And it is a good finisher to the series. Not particularly exciting, but well written, strong characterisation. I particularly liked the last scene with Picard an Crusher, really good understanding of the characters and their history! and also the explanation for Wesley being in Starfleet Uniform at the wedding in ´Nemesis´ Whilst getting the link for this I have seen this new book,

Can´t wait!

At the minute I´m reading "When The Wind Blows" (see Side Bar). I´ve never read any James Patterson before but will definitely be devouring some more soon. (especially as Vicks retrieved most of them from the library for me!) The action moves at an incredible pace, no wasted words and twists aplenty. It leaves you reeling and almost short of breath to read.

It´s raining men!

Well, not exactly but it rained! The first time I´ve seen rain in almost 3 months - very funky. We were in Mahon, Menorca. Not sure the passengers were that impresseed but we were v. excited!

Have watched all my Bewitched DVD´s, "marvelous". Am all twitched out (until the next series comes out ;))

I am hopefully going to Pompeii on Sunday. I can´t wait to go and see this place that you here about all the time. I can´t rally imagine what it will look like but by all accounts it is fascinating so look out for some pic´s etc next week.

Question: Why do PAX think that by insulting you/degrading your DJing ability/choice of music that you will play the song/music they like? Somebody explain the logic of that to me please!

On a plus point my rock sets that I throw in whilst DJing are going down a storm!

Been pretty homesick for the last 2 weeks. I´ve never really bee homesick before so it´s a strange experience! It´s not so much wanting to go home as just wanting to see people and check they´re still there! I´d love to go out for the day with my sister´s, sit in the garden with my mum, chat to my Dad at the pub and go round to my friend´s houses for a cup of tea and possibly a trip to Tesco´s! I´d also love to go to church, although I have just downloaded "The Word For Today" so at least that´s some help with reading my Bible everday!

The Half Blood Prince

And I think we all know what I´m talking about. As mentioned in the last post I have the new Harry Potter book. (Eventually, after it was mistaken for an engine part and taken to Engineering - tell me - what engine parts do they get form amazon.co.uk?!)



It took me 2 days to read and I was gripped the whole time, although I don´t recommend reading the last bit in the dark - I was DJing and got very paranoid and jumpy!

Justr to say it is excellñently written (better than the last one) and the ending will probably have you in tears!