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Date: 27 October 2006 18:58:03
This is version 4.0 of today's entry. The 3 previous entries have been deleted by our 3 cats walking over the keyboard. 2 have disappeared and 1 is sniffing the walking, singing penguin.
Today has been a time to catch up on work that has built up over the last few weeks. I'm almost completely up to date. It was a slow start as I didn't want to rush around but build up to things. Thankfully most of its been done now.
I delayed things until I'd takien FW to Oldrum to catch the train for her interview. Then I had a few hours to get eveything done reday to go back to collect her.
Tomorrow will be a slow day. In the morning we'll be collecting our new hi-fi cabinet from the local charity shop. By waiting 2 weeks to buy we've saved £20; not intentionally mind, it just worked that way. The afternoon will be spent at the rugby with my dad. The evening will be with FW's friends in Swansea.
Sunday has got easier. Mum has volunteered to play the organ/piano and choose the music. That's one job that I don't have to do now. After youth in the afternoon I get to watch the West Ham/Blackburn match. Hopefully West Ham can get over their 8 game losing streak.
Being a football supporter is much like religion.
There are those who follow regular rituals in an attempt to insure the required outcome, knowing that this alone will not guarantee things. After all there are things outside of their control but the rituals should fend those off.
There are those who believe that whatever wrong is done on the pitch, by your team, the opponents or the officials, will be corrected by karma over the course of the season.
Then you have those who follow whoever is new and successful. They change allegiance whenever times get hard or the team struggles.
You also have those who have no clue as to what is happening and aren't really interested. They're just there as they had nothing else to do, or were dragged by friends.
Then you have the people who accept that nothing is written in stone but that the future is their to be conquered. There will be good times and bad times.
Being a West Ham supporter is definitely putting yourself in the last category.