Went to see blur playing at the brixton academy yesterday - about 600 people there I'd guess so a reallly intimate feel. Lots of kids wondering around in ear protectors. Iain's friend, Andy, has a partner called Carrie, also a primary teacher originally although now lecturing in education, and her sister is Damon Abarn's partner hence the access to a friends and family gig. They did lots of material - lots of really good stuff and old tunes and we all loved it. Lots of pints after, and then stayed at Andy and Carries last night in Surbiton.

Feel that all is right with the world!

The blog of a nobody

Well, here I am. 35, teacher in an inner city school here in Birmingham, teaching lots of littluns of Bengali and Pakistani origin, going out with Iain who I met on the Guardian website, like reading, film, cooking, the pub. Seems a bit bog standard perhaps, but what I do also really like is laughing and humour - Iain is good for this - and writing, particularly poetry.

I've always loved 'The Diary of a Nobody' by George Weedon Goldsmith - I'd forgotten who it was by and had to shout up to Iain then who is working on the upstairs computer. My blog will be the blog of a nobody methinks. Day to day enough, but a life that I enjoy and lots of laughs.

My school is shut for the week because some of the kids have swine flu. I have already been treated as a bit of a leper because of it - banned from a family party despite my offer to stand at the bottom of the garden. Ho hum.

Anyhow last night we went to see 'Once on this Island' at the Birmingham Rep. It was a musical set in Haiti and based on the story of the little mermaid and was soooo effective. At first I though ' oh no, I hope this won't be X factor style warbling' but actually it wsa quit exhillerating and beautifully sung.