I know I’m fickle but I have changed my mind once again and IMHO will deal not only with new music (albums, EPs, singles) but also with books and possibly gigs too, definitely the first unedited drafts of newspaper reviews. This puts a bit of pressure on the daily blog so I will have to start living a more interesting day-to-day life. Today I received an email to let me know that an advance copy of the next volume of Danny Baker’s autobiography is in the post which I’m looking forward to reading and I have a review of The Chuckle Brothers book to publish too. One book I am keen to read and might review is Great Myths of the Brain by Christian Jarrett PHD, a book that investigates matters of depression and anxiety. I have asked for a copy of it on this occasion because aside from it being a subject I should read more about, I am quoted in it. I found out about this by accident as I was trying to find an online version of the article about depression I wrote for The Nottingham Evening Post (as I still call it) to send to someone, and rather than try and navigate my way around the Post’s messy website with its pop-up adverts and random noise I just Googled ‘Steve Oliver depression’ (possible band name) and found several references to the article including a link to this book. It wasn’t because I was randomly Googling myself because I don’t do that, honestly.

My work schedule is still piling up and the pressure is increasing all the time. I have taken Friday and Monday as ‘holiday’ from Crown Court in order to catch up with audio book recording and finishing off The Shoebox Collection. I’m hoping that I can power through my list with minimum amount of fuss. My tasks are to finish recording Nathan McKenzie, Bowie Day and the Dickens Christmas audio books, write two episodes and record all four Shoebox podcasts, record this week’s Sunday Alternative, write and publish two reviews, publish a book review, make some changes to my blog site, and blast my way through a ridiculously full email inbox. Already Mandi has organised a delivery for Friday and someone to come and collect one of our televisions “as you’ll be in”. Next time I book time off to work from home I am not going to tell her about it, she leaves the house before I do so she need never know.

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