plans

had several big plans for today. the main one was to get out of work early and go see some art.
the day started well as i got my first book from play.com. so now i have something intelligent to read over christmas. not that i will actually read it - just that i have it. the mood was somewhat ruined because i didn't receive the dvds from america that i ordered. furthermore when i went onto play to check the status of my order a lot of things had changed from packing to processing (which is the step before packing..... i don't want the stuff going back i want it in my hot sweaty hands now!!
so on both lots the clock is ticking and the days are running out for them to be my christmas gfts to myself .

the day ticked over. didn't do all i wanted to.

only just managed to get out at a reasonable time.
hopped on the bus (uneventful journey). rush down the strand, get to the heyward. bloody place was closed. it shouldn't be it's a late night opening night. annoyed i was, still am. will be contacting them tomorrow to see if they are open like they should be in the evening.....

so the day is a washout.
but i wander into waterstones and well hello dolly be stilling my beating heart what have we got here?
a new - yes a new, i know i know it's hard to believe but it is a new david icke book.
only the one copy and it is slightly damaged. i'll get it in another bookshop i say.
blackwells on charring cross road. mmm no they have a couple of icke's but not the new one, and the books are not where they say they are.
borders on charring cross road. have a few icke's but not the new one.
foyles on charring cross road - opposite borders. icke will be in the basement. go down to it, smells a little like a backed up toilet. foyles may be swanky and bright now but it still evokes memories of the old days when it was truly a treasure trove of books. find the icke's but not the new one.
it's a fucking conspiracy.
i am not a happy man, dejected, almost broken.
only one shop left waterstones on oxford street.
can't see it, not where it should be, oh no, hold on there is an icke and another one ...
huzzah!
success and i have the book. the clouds are lifted and i can see clearly now the rain has gone becuase the sun has come out tomorrow and i have kept my bottom dollar.

the annoyance of the heyward almost swept away by the new icke.
happy happy joy joy.

expect excerpts over the coming days