Had a fairly productive morning.

Went and bought a new phone. Got stung for 80 notes just to buy the same model as I had before. Rang the repair centre first but they're "not allowed to repair any liquid damage", or to put it another way, we can make loads of money out of drunk people spilling stuff and having to buy new phones.

Then noticed that Ciro Citterio had a sale on so went and bought a new pair of suit trousers, shirt and tie for my cousin's wedding for a very reasonable sum.

Wanted to get some more contact lenses but cos I want to change from daily disposable to monthly continuous wear ones I have to have another eye test first. Managed to book one for tomorrow before work. The good thing is Specsavers are doing lenses for £12 per month whereas I used to end up paying £22 per month before when I bought in bulk so shouldn't cost me too much tomorrow to get a decent supply which will last a while.

Only thing I forgot to get was some rechargeable batteries for my digital camera but should be able to get them tomorrow, so it's not the end of the world.

Got to get some passport photos done later for my driving licence. Might try and make myself look presentable before I do that though!!

It's raining outside.

Well it was. It may still be raining. It sounded like rain but I couldn't be bothered to make it over to the window to check.

Means I have to delay venturing outside again until tomorrow.

Having a look at the Guardian jobs website. Just spotted an ad for "2 Education Officer/Keepers" for the Monkey Sanctuary Trust. How much fun would that be?? Don't think I'll apply for it though.

Bored now.

Just been looking at the website for this film.

Don't know how or why. It just appeared on my screen. Spooky!

Some cool stuff on there though. Haven't seen the film but it's supposed to be good.

Would love to use this as my desktop at work!!

Got my continuous wear lenses yesterday. Got a bit worried when the optician started talking about infections and hospitals and made me sign a form to say that I had been warned....

They feel fine this morning though. Got to go back next week for a check-up. Haven't actually paid for anything yet, so at the moment I've had a free pair of lenses and 2 free bottles of solution. Will probably get stung for those next week though but hopefully any cost will go on the following month's credit card bill. Bonus!!

Got my batteries for the camera. Dixons tried to overcharge me by 2 quid but I pointed out their mistake and the lad at the checkout realised I was right.

Think I've managed to work out a way to get to Aldershot without having to catch the 1st train out of Cheshunt. Checked the full timetables and noticed some trains that arrived between the ones I'd been given times for off t'internet site. Still going to be an early start though.

Got a long day at work today. Should be meeting the latest victim of my training regime this evening. The last person has just finished so it's quite good timing, except in a couple of weeks I'm running off to Sweden so they'll have to survive without me.

Had a fairly hectic weekend.

Went to see the other half. Had Saturday off work so caught an early train up to Warrington. Nearly didn't make it cos some kind soul decided to thump another passenger on the train I should have been getting into London, causing it and the one behind to be stuck at Harlow.

Made the train at Euston with 2 minutes to spare and then sat there for 15 minutes until they shifted another train out the way.

Got to Warrington and headed off to Liverpool John Lennon Airport where they were doing special flights over Liverpool to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the airport.

The plane we were flying in was a Dakota DC-3, built in 1944.

Had to wait ages as they were running late but was worth it in the end as we took off in the basic comforts of the WW2 propeller-driven plane. Loads more legroom than your usual modern planes. The wingspan meant it was hard to get any decent pictures as the wings blocked a lot of the view from most seats but I managed to see Anfield, Goodison Park and Prenton Park on the way over.

Stayed in Runcorn on Saturday night. Had a nice Chinese at New Dragon City. Set meal, 15 quid each and a nice bottle of plonk.

Had been given a nice surprise on Saturday when my girlfriend told me she had insure me to drive her car. She'd mentioned it before I took my test but I hadn't expected her to go ahead and do it so soon. Had a little drive on Sunday as we went to Port Sunlight on the Wirral.

Had a nice chicken stir-fry in the Lady Lever art gallery there. Didn't look at any pictures or stuff though.

Went up to Birkenhead. Rode on a 102-year old tram to the tram museum.

Looked at a lifting bridge. Went and saw this big beam engine called the "Giant Grasshopper" which was used to pump water out of the Mersey rail tunnel.

A serious feat of engineering from way back.

In the evening we got the Blair Witch Project out on video. Meant I got to drive again. Hadn't actually seen the film before. Managed to miss it in the cinema years ago.

Then Monday morning meant an early train back down to London and straight back to the grindstone.

That's about it.

In a fairly good mood today.

My new Spurs shirt arrived this morning. Fits relatively well even with my beergut!! Only a week until pre-season games start.

Had to ring CIMA to find out why they hadn't sent me any info even though they nabbed over a hundred quid off my credit card almost a month ago. Apparently they were just checking stuff out and will now miraculously send me stuff in the next few days. Whatever.

Rang an agency to see what was happening with prospective jobs. No news to report.

Got to go and get my haircut soon so I can look smart for an interview with a recruitment consultancy this afternoon.

Back from my interview. Went pretty well.

Was supposed to get a lift back from my brother cos he works in St. Albans but the interview finished earlier than I expected and he's got to work late so I had to get back by train and tube. Luckily I'd risked paying the extra 5p to get a return instead of just the single I thought I'd need. Turned out to be an extremely cunning plan as it saved me paying £8.40 to get home or endless bus journeys.

Weird stuff going on at Tottenham Hale station when I got off there earlier. About 16 old Bill lining the ticket office. They had a sniffer dog there and I saw a Mediterranean-looking bloke get pulled aside when the dog liked the whiff of his suitcase.

The weather has been glorious here today which normally on my day off would be great but not when I'm stuck on tubes and trains for the best part of 3 hours. Will be applying copious amounts of anti-perspirant tomorrow to avoid looking like I've drowned on my way to Aldershot.

Time to have a nice steak with chips and mushrooms, then strawberries and ice cream. Nice.