Meh.

Good and bad. Phoned the physio dept. yesterday, waiting list is 3-4 months 'probably 4'. Great.

Then, went to see podiatrist, which all got a bit bizarre as I saw a different one from last time because they were running late, but she kept disappearing to check things with the original one anyway. So it went like this..

Pod. Lady - so, how has it been?
Me - not so good *starts to explain*
Pod lady - oh, hmm. Wait a minute *runs off to check with other pod lady*, comes back, starts again
Me - more explaining
Pod Lady - right, hang on *runs off again*
and so on, for about 20 minutes...

The upshot of this is I now have a heel lift with no actual lift, just the insert, to see how that goes. And they're transferring me to the Pod People in Belfast. Tho realised after I left that in all the running in and out, she never actually got my address here...
She also said that due to the weird mutantness of ankle that 4 months was too long to leave physio, as the seizing up could get more permanent (eek), and to try GP again.
However, the nice lady at the physio place said there was no point doing that since the referrals are assessed there anyway and that probably wouldn't change.

So. Time to go private perhaps. Have to investigate and see how much it costs.
Oh in the middle of the odd Pod People consulting, I also got a parking ticket. BAH.

ANYWAY. The Good. Wii Fit is fun and actually helping to some degree I think - definitely noticed less stiffness all round in Pilates last night, which is good. Will probably do a fuller update on how its working out after another week of using it.
Also remembered I joined civil service healthcare thing many many years ago, so phoned them this morning and they'll chip in £200 towards cost of physio!
Besides it's friday, it's sunny and there's a LONG WEEKEND ahead, with nothing at all planned to do! If it stays sunny, I may try cutting the grass.

Also may go shoe shopping again, see if I can get nice flat (bah) shoes for upcoming wedding.

ETA phoned hospital, got private appointment for 3 weeks today! HURRAH!

The Stone Saga Continues!

So. AAAAGes ago, Michael Stone, that well known local psychopath and murderer tried to STORM Govt. buildings at Stormont, but was foiled by... a revolving door.

Then, sometime later, his lawyers claimed this was not an Acutal Attack, but Performance Art .

They are now apparently holding to this line of defence with - and I quote one of the funniest passages I've read on teh bbc news in a lot time, and I include the Welsh Darth Vader Jedi Attack here -

Performance art experts are helping the defence team of a loyalist killer who raided NI's assembly allegedly carrying explosives and a knife.

To be fair, the phrase "performance art experts" brings enough comedy on it's own but the crack team assembled to prepare an academic study on the whole thing elevates this to a whole new level of beautiful lunacy.

Plus, it's a good excuse to repost my favourite crap mural Cultural Folk Art of all time.