I'm keeping this diary to remind myself of my life in years to come, to remind others that I am still alive, and because I don't like the idea of group emails. I haven't travelled very far at the moment. In fact, I'm in my bedroom in Birmingham and am actually confined within the West Midlands for the next week, having been 'grounded' (does that word still exist these days?) for the first time in my life. Apparently this is meant to make me organise my life, but so far all I have done is gone shopping in Birmingham lots and attempted to buy loads of things over the internet. My plans for the next year, before I sell my soul to Rothschild include teaching in China, feeding baby lions somewhere in Africa, not getting shot
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