Uha, I am so tired! Really I am. Friday was quite an exhausting day, with seeing my parents off and then rushing to the IRC meeting which was unfortunately not particularly enlightening, as the locals were missing. Then there was the lecture about “Radical and Alternative journalism” at Napier University, with one of the SchNEWS people talking, the journalist type of the collective, as they are on tour celebrating their tenth anniversary. Then later, they had their political cabaret in The Forest. Anyway, it took ages till I was home, and then the next morning got up early to go to Manchester.

Yesterday was a really nice and happy day. Though I was quite worked out at the end of it. The last thing I did till late in the night was sorting out my parents holiday pictures of when they went to Russia to build up a dance club there. I should definitely post some pictures here when I figure out how to include these in the blog. So this took at least several hours. Also, we finally managed to put up the curtain rails. It actually wasn’t too bad, just a bit more self-confidence and I could do it, too. And some more tricks and also it helps if you are not up to fixing the curtain rail on the ceiling on your own, as you need somebody focussed and accurate to help.

Our glorious indymedia meeting tonight saw disappointing 2 people, me and spacebunny as ever. Sometimes I wonder if it makes any sense trying to carry on with these meetings. It was good to get out of the house though and we just talked a bit about political stuff in general and went out for a hot drink, as the Autonomous Centre is a freezing fridge, and even outside it is warmer than inside, though it even is not cold enough to keep the milk fresh for the next day. I wonder if it might make sense to size down the Indymedia scotland subsection to Indymedia Edinburgh and to develop different policies for Indymedia Scotland as an independant collective.

Today was more or less an Indymedia day. I must have written a whole load of emails about different issues from editorial policy to IRC meetings to the dispatch system to slagging of the SWP, which is one of my favourite spare-time activities. Followed by somebody from Indymedia Leeds stating that my “post is bollocks”. As I am clearly a woman this description can only be inaccurate. Anyway, I just wanted to calm down spanner, one of our “master hider”, who is particularly enjoying hiding socialist and other dogmatic party posts. Yes, yes, I know how that feels like I have an immediate drive to hide Mick Napiers, the SSP candidate for the Scottish Parliament Election 2003, Palestine Solidarity postings on IMC Scotland every time I see one popping into the wire, and it demands a lot of self-control and self-discipline not to.

Puh, I am totally worn out. I am super behind with my spring cleaning and am fearing my parents stumbling over my mess tomorrow. There are still 3 half bicycles lying around in my living room waiting to be fixed, and also 2 carpets waiting to be fitted. Of course, there are pamphlets and leaflets flying around everywhere, tomorrow I have to politically disinfect my flat in a quickie. The last weekend, which was Easter, I had originally planned to tidy and clean up, but then I spontaneously planned to go over to Glasgow to visit the Balata installation, about the Balata refugee camp in Palestine, and also Ewa Jasowiesz was talking about the newest development in Iraq.