05 April 2007
Quote:
...and now for something completely
GAY!
LOL - Thanks to Richard!
I'm very
excited and nervous because this week I did something I have never done
before: I went to a self-help group meeting for people with eating
disorders!
I had found them on the internet the other day. They only meet once a
month, and the next meeting was just coming up, so I thought if I don't go
now, I'll go never. I'm not sure what brought this on, but it could have
been related to my "looking back" blog last week. I have been bulimic for
15 years! How does that sound?! It sounds worse than it is, if you ask me,
because I have been doing really well... but of course I'm still not quite
well.
The meeting was good, even though most of the other people were anorexic and also much younger than me. The group leader were extremely helpful and I've already booked a one to one for in 2 weeks time.
What I've
also done this week was book an appointment with my GP, just because you
have to see your GP if you want to get any help from the NHS. That will be
an interesting appointment! Depending on the GP's experience with eating
disorders they might not take me serious, or send me home (because I'm not
starving and the NHS waiting list is 2 years), or... put me on Prozac! LOL
Yes! The one medication which apparently brings great results for bulimics is
Fluoxetine (a "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor"), which in the US
is sold under the name Prozac. The recommended dosage is 3 times higher
than the one for sufferers from depression! I am almost curious to see
what it does...
On another note, also very exciting:
Tour dates have been announced for October!!
I have already mapped out all the gigs, calculated the cheapest forms of
transport, and Kristine is already hyperventilating at the thought of
not getting front-row seats for all 17 gigs! LOL
I don't want to sound negative, but I cannot see George doing that many
gigs in a row. That's very exhausting. I'm sure some will get cancelled -
but will we know before we've booked all the flights, trains, buses and
hotels???
According to Frank we'll know more on Monday. I don't know if that means
that tickets will go on sale from Monday, so just in case, we will do a
vigil Sunday night to be ready to book straight at 12AM! I guess we'll
split the venues amongst us and each one books multiple seats for their
allocated dates. That way we will get adjacent seats and will be faster as
well!
Do I sound obsessed?! Don't criticise me, see above: I'm already seeking
treatment! Haha!
Fresh from
the press:
Marc has confirmed that the Montréal gig will be on April 19th (in the
venue that I investigated)!!! So I could in theory make all 3 Canadian
gigs!
My bonus has finally come through as well (Stephen got one, too!). But it's not as much as I expected because I had to pay over £1,000 in taxes this month! It's very depressing... so I am bloody well entitled to the State's services, I tell you!
This week, I made contact with Nigel again, basically because I didn't shut down MSN Messenger straight away... I feel bad for not sending a life sign for so long, but I never have so much time to chat, and I didn't want to disappoint him. But I guess not saying anything ever doesn't help either!
