This evening I was doing some work ( overtime ) and the project I was doing was calling up my fellow Scots for a non intrusive survey regarding their thoughts on voting in May’s Holyrood Election.

So many disgruntled people out there and this election in May could prove rather interesting and maybe surprising. I had to remain neutral but 99.9% of the voices spoke a lot of sense and I completely agreed.

I wish MSPs would listen to Scotland and not immerse themselves in promoting Scotland as a brandname to the World. Scotland is more than just tartan, whiskey and beautiful scenery.

I have a terrible fear of heights and rollercoasters, which is not a good one to have when one wishes to go to a Theme Park with a girlfriend who loves going on whiteknuckle rides. My fear at the age of 29 is now rather embarrasing and quite frankly probably was one of the main reasons as to why I have yet to see the world in an airplane.

In a few weeks I fly for the first time to Europe on business and I felt that I needed to overcome my chickening out of rides before Id feel remotely comfortable in a plane. We went to M&D’s at Strathclyde Country Park today.

After a few scenes of sheer amatuer dramatics and diva like paranoia - I went on The Big Wheel and my caring girlfriend constantly reassured me about 30 feet up that I wasnt going to fall out.. I ended up overcoming my fear of heights by doing this the hard way.. Initially I felt ill and also that some poor passer by below would end up with chocolate sauce on their ice cream cone..

Thankfully that never happened and I actually enjoyed the experience.

More dramatics ensued plus a reciting of The Lord Is My Shepherd, we experienced the rollercoaster and also my screaming..

Im a daredevil now but I have to do the diva stuff before I go on rides in the future.

So how can I stop being a diva?

I usually get the taxi to the day job every morning because I hate waiting for buses in the morning. Yes the bus is cheaper but waiting is annoying.

Usually taxi drivers have breakfast radio blaring away in the background. Unfortunatly I always end up concentrating on listening to it, usually Scottish Radio Stations.

Id rather listen to silence and the taxi driver farting or my stomach rumbling than the crap the Scots ear has to pick up when these programmes are on. The music they play is bearable. Its the banter thats not.

The radio show has a zany presenter and a female ‘ sidekick’ who laughs at everything or tries to counterpoint the presenter’s zaniness and fake early morn energy by adding her own ‘ funnies ‘

Turn the dial and the same set up is on the other station..

Can we have test card music instead? Or in my 29th year am I becoming grumpy in the morning?

Lack of blogging.

Im not dead, Ive been doing other things but I have so much to tell but so little time.. This wont always be the case but right now life is grand..

I will be back shortly!