Diary 27th And 28th November 2016

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Diary Sunday 27th November 2016 After so long being used to being out of work, actually getting a weekend off-work feels like a real reward. My weekend gives me Sundays and Mondays off over the next 3-4 weeks now, I had a long lie-in which felt great after getting up at 4.30 am all week. My afternoon involved a creative writing workshop, and I prepared a few pieces already written up by going to the library to get them printed out. As I was leaving, a security man ran after me and asked me rather bluntly if I had been in on Saturday. I was at work all day so I said no. He stared intensely at me for a moment before apologizing for mistaking me for someone who had allegedly caused some disturbance in the library on Saturday and walked away. 1/. Why was this person not challenged at the time of his disruption? 2/. If the description of the disrupter is as vague as middle-aged, bald and bearded then half the men in Preston are likely to be challenged just as I was. The workshop was lovely and helped calm my unsettled nerves after such a needless confrontation. Afterwards I called in a few bars for drinks and later some pub-grub to commemorate my first week in work (albeit temporarily) and came home. A big thanks to Leanne Dempsey who ran today’s workshop events. Diary Monday 28th November 2016 My last day off until next Sunday so I decided to go to the cinema for the afternoon to see Doctor Strange, a great movie I reviewed earlier. I arrived at the cinema about 15-20 minutes before the screening but I couldn’t find the box office. Three members of staff were standing around doing nothing, so I asked one where I could get my ticket for the movie. She replied that I should ask Julie as if I had the slightest idea who Julie was. I was then pointed to the one girl working as she served three customers at the sweets and ice-creams stand before sorting my ticket out for me. She coped well though her colleagues could easily have assisted her. After the movie I got some food in for the week and came home. An e-mail told me my training course for some unpaid voluntary counselling work at the city University starts in late January. I look forward to it. Arthur Chappell