Back from Edinburgh

PK this is a bit of a place holder post to be honest. Two trips to Edinburgh this month for BiCon 2013 and to the Fringe Festival. Bicon was great and it's a joy to be back part of the bi-sexual community in the UK, even if I'm not quite as well trained in my use of terminology and activism as some are! The range of discussions and space to explore issues if direct relevance to the target audience was impressive.

The Fringe is big and scary and it took me until almost my last day to get an angle on it. Great fun and a great mix of stuff. I'm not sure if I'd do it again soon, I'll wait and see.

Wow August rolls on and it's make the best of summer whilst it's here time! So Glasgow Pride tomorrow if I get my arse in gear in the morning and a few other odds and sods whilst I while away my last month before being 44. Arse, mid-forties. Where the FUCK did that come from?

Really WTF?

Anyway 2 miles and a swim this morning, so winning the battle one day at a time.

The Question

There is one question that I am asked on a regular basis, ie every 18 months or so.

The question is "How many light bulbs does it take to change Neil Oliver?"

The answer is "Four Par Cans and a lights tower in Halifax dining room."

and then Kate and I collapse into laughter, a laughter of a night long ago when the lights fell on me. I was fine and I think we lost a few bulbs, but that night stands for every Ranmoor Ents gig, Hall Ball and Intro party. It stands for life long friendships where one repeated joke reminds us of a time gone, but a love that lasts through life.

"I have seen the light...and I can dim it with this black gel!"

I miss my friends, my life my city and I always will. Life goes on we change and move, but those times built us in many ways. My only memories of Uni are Ranmoor, my friends were Ranmoor ents.

What to do? Get fit, learn my job and aim for the move back down to the North of England. Maybe. It won't happen this year I know that much and I'm not going to predict next year yet.