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Saturday, February 08, 2014

I'd just like to point out that this video is hosted on YouTube, and therefore isn't technically on my blog...


To be honest, I had every intention of respecting Am's wishes when I filmed that, but Lisa has since informed me that as the girl's only five years old, I don't legally have to listen to a word she says. Morally, I might be standing on the slightly shaky low-ground, but in the eyes of the law, I'm as blameless as Bill Roache. Although I think that view might be influenced by Lisa's desire to put it on Facebook.

Anyhoo, the fact is, we've all been there: you see someone's puffed-out cheeks, you squeeze them when they least expect it, and then you watch as water unexpectedly shoots out all over their highly prized artwork. It's part of growing up. And let's face it, that's why the school has a prayer table: so that Amelie can ask for forgiveness.

But while my daughter's been heavily involved in cheekiness with her classmates, I've been quite busy myself. I had a text message at 8am on Thursday asking if I could write a 1000-word article for Diabetes UK by the end of the day. Which is not the kind of request I get that often. Especially when I'm driving up to Crawley for an all-day clinic. Fortunately, torrential rain meant that I couldn't leave the hospital at lunch time, so having beavered away before, during and after work, I somehow managed it. With more time, I might have formed those one-thousand words into readable sentences, but given the constraints thrust upon me, the random collection I submitted will have to do.

To be honest, I'm more into pictures than words...


I created that poster a few weeks ago, and as of yesterday morning, it's been approved (in a tentative, non-legally-binding way) for display in dozens of GP surgeries across Sussex. I was asked to come up with something eye-catching, so I took the brief literally, and produced a poster to scare small children. Of course, there's every chance that no one will agree to display it on the grounds that it's terrifying, and likely to induce trauma, but the way I see it is that I'm keeping the GPs in work by making a lot of people sick.

The good news is that I've been justly rewarded for my efforts. In return for creating that prize-winning poster, I've been given a copy of 'Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls', and a tin of high-sugar biscuits. My employers have an ironic sense of humour.

4 comments:

Phil's Mum said...

That poster is nearly as eye catching as your daughter's video.

Zed said...

Eek!

Jon the Bassist said...

Phil, I really love the poster, but are you sure that its all your own work?? This looks very similar to me to the image from the straight to video 'Blair Witch Lilliput Lamdada' Project.

Jon the Bassist said...

That should have read Lambada. Note to self; Get eyesight checked