Welcome to my blog. I post on this, roughly once a week (it does vary). I sustained a 'Traumatic Acquired Brain Injury', and a six month coma from a 'road traffic accident' whilst cycling, in October 2006. I spent the following 4 years (22-26yrs old), in a combination of hospitals and rehabilitation homes. Now, I have been living independently in Surbiton, England since October 2010. This blog begun life in December 2010, as i realised that there are many people worldwide that i want to share experiences with. I know that, as a wheelchair user, I am obviously not as mobile as i wish, so, use the internet to connect to you. I enjoy letting my thoughts represent through type. I type honestly. As numerous readers, as well as email recipients, will understand, I find typing to be very therapeutic. Thank you :)
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Friday 8 March 2013

....on and on....and on

My play continues...
... end of the week! My first note this week is an instruction, to not only 'like' on Facebook, but please visit this mighty fine restaurant/cafe for yourselves.
 facebook / CaffeCalabrese
It serves good Italian food throughout the menu. The pasta was damn good, on visiting last week, and my delight in having their Tiramisu for dessert, was amazing. Tasty. Quality. Best ever. 'Orgasmic' is a term that i have in my head, but I will refuse to use it in relation (everyone will tell me off). It was damn good!

OK, I change the topic from Tiramisu and sex, to something a lot more regular but just as good, maybe! The sun! It lives! Sometimes here in England.  I felt the light (of the sun), earlier this week. It has now rained all day, but it is March. After having no sun for about a year and half, i took photos to record proof! I'm English, I am allowed to complain.



The photo is supposed to emphasise the sun, as it shines through a maple tree on Maple Road, Surbiton.

As soon as i took a few versions of the above photo, I was sat in a cafe, playing with the photograph. I know that I am 'old school', in that i do not use 'Instagram' or 'Flickr' or any image processing on a mobile phone. It lowers the resolution of your image. It hurt me to realise that my image was becoming very pixelated, so fortunately saved one to take home. Social media has become too easy for its own good.

Anyway, I have made a resolution, following hearing these comments...
"You flirt with everyone"...
"five minutes after meeting them"

I realise that this is very true. Unfortunately, 'flirting' is seen by many as a negative. My resolution is to not compliment randoms, or seriously cut down. I must only do it, if it is truly heartfelt. Hmmmm.

My next note was recently made, yesterday. I was moving down the pavement, in the late afternoon. Blustery weather meant that along with everyone else, I was keen to get home. Now, virtually all of the time, I am slower than everyone else, apologising if I ever hold someone up. Yesterday, I (wheelchair) found myself travelling behind these two women pedestrians (walking). I stopped, gave plenty of a gap, which i found reduced almost immediately. They were not walking slowly, but seemingly to stop at random shops, blocking the whole pavement in doing so. As I scooted past they stepped back into my path. Amazingly not hit. I am not going to cite nationality, or age, or whatever, but 'OMG, SOME PEOPLE!!!'
I was riled by the total 'lack of courtesy'. I stopped to note this on my phone. I realised, that most people will not consider any wrong doing, maybe I have become too used to everyone's good manners, politeness, and kindness/help towards wheelchair users. Hmmm.

OK. Breath. Calm down. Right, erm yeh the post below, 'play on...', provides useful help when trying to source mp3s from somewhere other than iTunes or Amazon. However I wish to say that this not your only alternative, rather it is proof that we should not fall into the duopoly (a monopoly by two companies).



Indian Summer
Stereophonics album 'Graffiti on the Train' 

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