Shotley Parish Council is in the process of setting up its own website, to be entitled 'My Shotley'. I should know - I was approached to be its editor a couple of months ago. Obviously I turned them down, on the grounds that I don't get out of bed for less than ten grand. Well ok, I just don't get out of bed. The money has nothing to do with it. But despite this, I've now been invited to contribute fifty words expressing what Shotley means to me, to be placed on the front page.

Naturally I don't need to be asked twice when it comes to getting my name on someone else's website, so I've agreed. I'm just not sure they'll like what I've written...

Still, I can always resubmit, with fewer references to men dressed as ducks.

In other news, this blog has been reviewed by The Weblog Review, a site which does exactly what it says on the tin. Reading their considered opinion, I think they know more about my depression than I do, which is slightly scary. Still it's nice to know my blog is "the least visually appealing page on his website", as it's the only one I didn't design myself. A definite vote of confidence for my design skills there. I'd also like to claim that my "tendency to confuse the reader" is entirely deliberate. And probably all Lisa's fault.