Truth

I do not wish to dwell on this subject any more in this blog, but it must be noted that Michael Parkinson was quoted today in the news saying that Jade Goody represented 'wretched Britain'. I'm not normally a Parky fan, but I can't find any fault in his statement. He reminds people that this woman grew up in a council estate, was a bully and a criminal as a teenager and was uneducated as an adult. She got famous for doing nothing, and I loved his blunt statement that she was not a Saint or a hero, and I really hope the time when she is forgotten comes soon, even though as I've mentioned before I do wish her kids the best in life and applaud Jeff Brazier's efforts to maintain their private lives.

I also heard a story in the news that suggested sex offenders would be required to take a lie detector test. Source. I thought this was taken straight from the headline of The Sun or The Daily Mail, and I honestly thought polygraphs weren't reliable enough to use as evidence, so why are we using them in the justice system elsewhere?

I had a fantastic weekend, though I'm feeling the effects of exhaustion a little bit. I think I overdid it, and if you include the past week too, it's been a hectic and non stop few days.

Anyway, to sum up this weekend, it involved a fantastic gig with a good friend of mine Katy, by a guy called Jason Mraz who I've been avidly following for at least two years now, and it was the best he's ever done. Five stars! I also met up with an old friend from Essex, and had a great time catching up and finding out what she'd been up to. Overall, an enlightening day. The day before and day after I spent with my housemate Simon, and we didn't do anything adventurous, after all, it wouldn't have been typical Simon if we'd done anything wildly out of routine [And I mean that in the best possible way!] but there was still lots of enjoyment through dossing around the town and meeting his slightly eccentric family. They also made me feel incredibly welcome which is the best possible thing to happen when visiting someone else's home.

Now I have several tasks to do before I go back to Uni, including some writing, some editing and some revising. Better get started soon.