3124 - Steakpool

Day out in Liverpool with lil Josie
The living was cool cos it was quite hot
For the first time this year was uneasy
Walking around wearing my winter coat
I carried it around all day. We both
Walked past the shops looking for a lunch place
In the centre there wasn't a good spot
So we headed towards the Mersey waves
And found somewhere in Albert Dock, two steaks
Headed back to the shops, Jo said that she
Needed a Mother's Day present. She shopped
Around for make-up or clothes, couldn't face
Getting the wrong-sized dress, so finally
Got stuff from Boots which, well, cost quite a lot

3123 - Seasons of shiver

I've put the heat on - but they said it was
Getting warmer! Not yet it's not, not hot
At all, the heat is small, it's at micros-
copic size, like the world's smallest teapot
Divided by a million, that's a lot
Of tiny teabags from me, Tea Bagster
The heating's on now though, it's a hotspot
The heat is on, and heating up faster
It's blasting out heat, a master blaster
Such waves of heat, heatwave without a pause
Actually it ain't so hot, no it's not
But I'm snug as a pearl in an oyster
With my warm woolly on, it's quite a buzz
A cup of tea, and writing this sonnet

3122 - Relation blips

Back home from a few drinks and meal with Pearl
She looked thin and well though she's been stressed out
After our drinks we had an Asian meal
Only ten quid for two at Yasgar's - great
Value, and a great plate of grub to boot
Piled high, took me a while to eat it up
While catching up on her love life, she's cute
The way she falls for guys, she should wise up
Sad after the Portuguese housemate, drip
Drop of sad partings, journey north, mad swirl
Of mixed emotions, within and without
Good to see at least that she can now step
Out in nice shoes again, recovered foot
It's been a good catch-up with my big girl

3121 - Pub housing

It was a real fun night last night. Something
I hadn't remembered or really known
Is that the same pub, on the following
Night - Wednesday - has a variety open
Mic night. MIGHT be a good place to be seen
It's been cancelled tonight but next week I
Might see what it's like. I now can attend
Quite a few local nights. There's the Deli
Lama, the King's Arms, the Salford Arms, try
To win over strangers by my joking
And playing guitar. And I do attend
Events at The Crescent occasionally
I must take advantage of these happenings
In these cool pubs in this now thriving zone

3120 - Get on board

Tonight was one of the best ever nights
At The Worst Comedy Night in Salford
There were some lows but those lows hit the heights
I laughed uncontrollably at the words
Even though they were nonsense, can't afford
To be too serious about comedy
Though some take that approach, think they can forge
A path by being pushy though not funny
Fuck those bastards, there's no room there for me
That's not for me, and Dave T agrees. Flights
Of mirth should be underpinned by accord
That love and respect are vital, and we
Are agreed on that point, we don't lose sight
Of equality, women, men, on board!

Tue 3 March

3119 - Okey jokey

It's already late, cos stayed late at work
To apply for a different job, actually
May not get it of course, but didn't shirk
The tough application process, easy
It's not, filling the forms in desperately
As the deadline looms, trying hard to think
Of good things you've done at work recently
As opposed to the cock-ups and such things
Tomorrow's comedy night, Might not sing
This time, haven't rehearsed a song. A joke
Or two could be extracted probably
From my big book of slightly amusing
One-liners. There's so many I could take!
I'll decide tomorrow, really quickly!

3118 - First full day alone (although spent with Josie)

First day of truly being alone, now Lou
Has been in London since yesterday when
I took him down with his stuff right up to
The gate of his new shared flat. Now I can
Do what I want when I want where I want
And I'll enjoy that, though with some regret
Because it's better with two. I must plan
For a lodger, cos I need to inject
Some income into my empty wallet
Preferably some clean crisp notes that will do
Amazing things for me, though it's quite zen
How cheap paper has such value, and it
Is just symbolic really. But gold's too
Rare to be used on a mass scale by man