Passion: The football way.

So what to write about. I struggle to write on here often because i just cant believe that anyone might be interested in my opinion or moaning about whatever i feel. That being said, my main purpose for this is for me to read it back at some stage: I can find old letters i have written to friends and read them with enjoyment, sometimes only noticing at the end that i have written it myself.

So i went to see the Brentford- Norwich City match two nights ago. It was a great experience and it was an eye opener to how Xss functions. My Husband (Xss) an avid season ticket holder for many years (despite no longer living in Norwich) thrives off football, and the normally emotionally even and planned individual suddenly morphs into this passionate, hawk eyed, emotional part of a crowd. I've never seen him cheer so whole heartedly or enter the depths of dispair so spontaneously.

It was a great experience to share, and reminded me of my own passion for rock concerts and the feeling of being one with a crowd and passionately empathising and living through the performers/players in front of you. I believe each teenager needs a serious passion to keep them on the straight and narrow to get to fruitful adulthood and this is Xss's.

Unfortunately, as is commonly the way with Norwich these days, they lost 2-1 to a team which had only just been promoted to the league which Norwich had been demoted to. (so really Norwich should be top of the league and Brentford bottom). I sat a few chairs away from the glorious Delia Smith (cook and sponsor of Norwich), who looked depressed and non responsive when they began to lose.

'Its only a game' is not a phrase that can be uttered around these people, to them it is not, its a way of life, a passion, a community, and a uniting cause. Try saying 'its only a band' to the girls who thought about suicide after Take That broke up.

Passion is a life giving quality

Quite disappointed that there were no fresh doughnuts for sale during the half time- is it me or does that seem like a good snack to have at the football?

Task: Cut out unhealthy snacks. Gotta get fit for my holidays.

P.S Am now checking my email daily (or hourly on a slow day) to see if Rainbow farm reply to my email.

I Love my Team

I love my office. Its great, i wonder if anyone else gets as much joy from being at their desk than me. Working in the 'social sector' can be very stressful when you are dealing with clients and engaging in various conversations with multiple realities, i cant tell you the number of conversations i have been lost in but have nodded along blithely so that i can then progress to challenge their ideals and ask the questions i want.

well, anyways. The outcome of this, is that numerous alternatively weird and stupid conversations occur in the office, often to defelct from the depressingly sad experiences we have outside the office.

The latest entertainment has been to hide the draws under Nathali's desk. She has finally taken some from an empty desk after having a rather sad cardboard box under her desk which contained her notes and lunch foods combined. So with her overjoyed at 'graduating' to a dignified draw set (complete with stationary tray!) we have been entertaining ourselves with taking it and waiting to see how long it takes her to notice. The first time we put it back under the old desk, we were caught by her manager, to whom we explained that Nathali prefered her cardboard box and wanted to return to that system (tee hee). It took her only 9 minutes to notice.

The second time we turned the draws around and crudely drew on the back some draws and blue tacked the key near the spot it would sit, it looked pretty good if you ask me. This time it took Nathali only 22 minutes to notice. I was trying to stifle giggles the whole time so was very relieved.