Yes it's the return of the worlds worst Blogger, now THERES a book title if ever I saw one.
I think it's safe to say 2020 has indeed been a bit of an odd year so far and it doesn't seem to be getting any less in the weeks to come. Things have changed so fast and not everything is clear I know but as humans we are good at adapting even if we don't really want to. If history has taught us anything, and it has taught us many wonderful things, it's showed we humans are resilient, adaptable and stupid. Yes I said stupid and that's not a typo, some humans are stupid and don't always do what's best, but who am I to judge? All I really need to worry about is myself and my family, if I protect them, then the rest falls into place, I protect others that way too, if I understand it correctly.
But enough of the doom and gloom, this new way of life is with us and will be for a while. Lockdown life was hard for all of us, I decided it was time to catch up on things I kept putting off, like cleaning out that drawer full of things I never use, and the coal cupboard. Yes coal cupboard, my property is rather old fashioned, which I love! I managed to get a lot of writing done and even started editing, I hate editing I really do, my adopted Mum helps with that, the great editor she is.
I have to admit my telly vision has been on a lot more than usual, I'm rather happy to say I've discovered some new to shows I rather enjoy. Bless This House was one, I'm a HUGE Carry On fan so to see Sid James in something other than that was refreshing.
I also introduced my boy to Yonderland, I think it's safe to say he's now a fan. He's a big Horrible Histories fan, as am I due to the fact its gory and all the fun stuff I used to read about in the libraries. School history was rather dull. If you haven't watched Yonderland I highly recommend it, it's fun for all the family you know. It's written and stars six of the actors/actress from Horrible Histories, they have a name for their troupe now, ThemThere. I tell you they have such talent the likes of Python, Blackadder, Faulty Towers and the such. It's good,wholesome family fun..........with puppets!!! The same troupe have also written Ghosts, a BBC series about, well. Ghosts. It's such a beautiful series, funny on so many levels and series 2 didn't disappoint. I can't say too much about series 2 as I'm never one to spoil, all I will say is it's perfection, I have never seen my boy get happy, angry, sad then laugh in one programme, and that was just one episode. It's so cleverly written, little things make it unique, for example, you know how most shows have people feeling cold when a ghost passes through them? Well in Ghosts it's the ghost who has the experience, they feel sick. The ghosts are from different time periods, from an adorable Stone Age man to a rather familiar politician, it's so well written right down to the kinky little details.
I've also returned to my golden oldies, Blackadder of course, Faulty Towers,Porridge, Carry On, Python of course, and I did put Bottom on too. I have to admit I did put Jackass on too 🤗 I'm pretty sure most of you have watched these classics, if you haven't........it's over.......it's not you its me......what's the other lines? Hehe. Not I'm kidding of course, I just really like old British comedy, Tommy Cooper for one, he was beyond amazing, plus he makes me think of Sunday afternoons with my grandpa. If you haven't watched Tommy you really need to, he's so good at being bad at Magic. His jokes are so wonderfully simple and charming, even just him laughing in that way makes you smile. It's sad that he died, and even sadder he died on stage and everyone thought it was part of the act. But if you think about it, Tommy loved to make people laugh, it was his passion. So imagine the last thing you hear before you die is laugher. That wonderful symphony of people laughing, being happy, a sound you created and always chase, your passion, I mean I know it's a little grim that he died and they laughed, I'm sure if the crowd knew it wasn't part of the act there would be no laughing. But you know I like to look on the brighter side, and to have the last thing you hear is laugher, wow. Also, if BBC Ghosts is anything to go by, his Ghost is wearing that Fezz, that flamboyant jacket and living in a theatre where his heart lies.
I've been reading a lot too, my boy wanted me to start Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, sadly I have and I'm not looking forward to finishing that for obvious reasons. I love how children see the same book you read in a different light. We really loose that innocents and wonder when we become adults. It's sad really that we loose some of that childlike wonder as adults, I still some of my childlike wonder, but not as much as I used to. Real life came along and said, get you're head out of the clouds.
I gave a lot of thought to my dreams recently, I had two dreams as a child and well into my teens, I even wrote an essay in college about them. My first dream was to learn to drive and buy a VW Camper Van, a purple and cream one with a little kitchen and space to sleep. I would then travel around the UK writing stories and finding small jobs as I went, seasonal jobs and the such. I loved that idea, I also loved and still do VWs, a Camper Van and a Beatle was my perfect two care garage. The second dream was to own and run my own book publishing house, Cloud Dragon Publishing House. I would travel around the country and discover new talent, publishing their works and flood the market with amazing undiscovered works that major publishers over looked,
I would still love to do that, maybe the first is more realistic when I retire from work forever. Who knows what the future holds right. But it's nice to have that dream.
I guess that's a long enough entry, more of a short snippet of my lockdown, it was tough don't get me wrong, but I think writing and all the small things got me through. I mean Mark Hamil made my day on Twitter when he liked a few of my tweets. He's liked a few over the years and even wished me a happy birthday with a lovely Giff and the words, happy birthday to KayleighPops, that was my user name then. Thank you little brother for that.
I hope even in some little way you enjoyed this post and hopefully inspired you to watch some great tv or even write your own little account of lockdown.
So all that's left is for me to say is take care of yourselves and stay safe. Remember to try and see that silver lining because it is there, get sleep too, that's important!
Tatty bye my lovelies
Ps my new Twitter is @TrooperKB1986 yes I am a nerd and proud of it 😜
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