I bought some tickets the other day for a play in Hammersmith. ‘ Accidental death of an Anarchist’
it’s called.

Except when I phoned to book, I asked for a wheelchair space ticket ( plus one ) for Accidental death of a cyclist ‘

I only realised after. The lady didn’t say anything though.
Funny isn’t it, how people just don’t say what they are thinking.

That’s a trait I definitely don’t have.

😂

So, 2 court hearings down, one to go, then proper Court. I’m sure that’ll be quite some time away.

As I’m no longer paying for legal help, but she is, it’s just a wait now to ultimately hear confirmation that she is no longer entitled to sponge off me.

The wait suits me but doesn’t suit her, so all good.

Theatre tonight! Cheap tickets to see Steel Magnolias. I’ve not seen the film ever, but most people have and it’s supposed to be great.

Omer my refugee buddy is coming. I hope his command of English is good enough to follow it properly.

I’ve had beyond bad spasms for quite a while now, which I hope don’t start whilst in the theatre. It’s ever so blimmin distracting when I want to concentrate on something.

Not seen my buddy for a while. He’s now a refugee rather than an asylum seeker. That’s status promotion, and he can now legally work. As he’s a smart guy, that’s good. But it’s not been straightforward finding work.. and no sooner had he gained his current status in the UK than his wife back home told him that she doesn’t want to join him here… nor bring his 7 year old son.

That’s rough.
I know all about indifferent families, myself.

I hope he rides it out and maybe meets someone. Trouble is he does look like a Turkish Humpty Dumpty.. so that won’t help his cause.

But hey, he could lose weight…
But I don’t think he will. Seems unmotivated in that sense.
Shame, isn’t it? His whole situation would improve – health, heart and the ladeeez.

Here’s a thing. If you go to Court, having lied in your ‘ financial deposition’ that you sent to the Court ( in which it’s supposed to be a criminal offence to lie ) then if you then change your mind and admit to your deliberate ‘ error ‘ to the Court, then it’s totally fine. The Court isn’t in the slightest bit bothered that a person may have lied to a large degree in their submission.

If you are going to Divorce Court then if I were you I’d feel free to lie to make yourself look hard up, because in the event you are found out to be lying, and then just say you made ‘ an error’ then the Court is TOTALLY FINE with that.

Here’s a hypothetical scenario. Someone has an asset – a property abroad- that they are very vague about, and allege is worth say £130k.
When the other person finds out that the property is worth £470k ( let’s say, in this hypothetical situation ) and challenges the value… then it’s totally ok with the Court if you just agree to the higher value, even though you have done your very best to not admit to that for months. The Court doesn’t care in the least that you have misled both the Court and your opponent in the Hearing, to make your own position look ‘more worthy ‘

And then if you say that that property has a large mortgage on it, then that’s ok too, even if that’s a lie as well.

And there’s me thinking that you had to tell the truth!!
You don’t. It’s totally fine to lie through your teeth.

Btw, OBVIOUSLY there’s no suggestion at all that this actually happened today in Court to me. Of course it didn’t!! I’m just saying that this sort of stuff DOES happen to some people!

Oh and while I’m at it, for the benefit of anyone reading this, there is ABSOLUTELY NO SUGGESTION that my ex wife has lied continuously to both her solicitor and to myself about the amount of money that she has actually spent on my daughter’s time at university so far, by a multiple of 3.
No suggestion at all!

What is true though is that I won’t be taken for a fool, and until I see proper receipts then everything and anything she says is extremely dubious.
And her a solicitor as well.
It’s supposed to be a crime to lie if you are a solicitor but the chances of anything actually happening to her as a consequence are about zero, I’m sure.

Court Hearing tomorrow.

And this isn’t the last of it either, sadly.
I’m hoping though the Judge will recognise the obvious disparity in our positions.

Was cool to go to Kew Gardens on the weekend – the court stuff has preoccupied me for quite some time – so distraction is good! Lovely to see me old chum Amanda.
Mind you we did then get a bit pissed.
That wasn’t the plan 🤦‍♂️

A Court Zoom type hearing, without a barrister doesn’t phase me in the slightest.
No one knows my situation, nor can relay it, like I can.

Can’t wait.

Justice will be done!

I went to the Peaky Blinders ‘ immersive’ theatre show yesterday.
Gawd it’s good. You’re very much a character in the thing. Lots of interaction with cast members.

Totally recommend it.
At the moment it’s in Camden Garrison, at Camden Lock.

The staff there definitely helped me a fair bit to ‘ be in it’. Big love to them, and thanks to Helen for coming with me.

And the ballet was really incredible actually.
Much to my surprise (!!) I loved it.
As did Racy Tracey…

The secret is definitely to read about ( and remember ) the story before you go. Well otherwise you’d have to be a genius to work out what’s going on just from people dancing about in very thin shoes with square ends.

It was The Nutcracker… and the company was Russian. Well they don’t do stuff By halves those Ruskies ( well other than wage successful wars these days )

If I hadn’t read the synopsis on Wiki then I’d have been at a loss as to why it was even anything to do with nuts at all.

Blown away, I was.

I’d been once before, pre injury, with Her .. ( you know the one – She who casts no shadow ) and fallen asleep, I was so disengaged.. but now I know why ! – no idea what was going on at all ! I knew it was called Swan Lake but that was as far as I got.

Ahh, I must be getting slightly wiser ?

🩰 🩰
( those are apparently Ballet pumps ?! )

And when Brentford’s ( reduced strength )team beat Liverpool last night… I was there!
As I was when they thrashed Man United at the start of the season.
When they beat Man City, I wasn’t.
When they drew with Spurs, I was.

Who’d have thought it was going to be this good, buying a disabled season ticket in the new Brentford Stadium.

I didn’t even remotely like football before tbh.

Now I’m a little bit hooked ( not ‘ by football’ , but by being a Brentford supporter! )

7th place in the Premiership now.
Quite something to be honest!

🐝 🐝

Russ, Oh wow 😬 I hadn’t read it for a few days – lots had happened! Well fuck them all – let today be the start of love and happiness for you!