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A day off in the middle of the week is a treat - breakfast with the mummies, Wimbledon, catching up with the Archers (ok, ok I know that sounds like I live in a Vicarage and wears pearls - one day!). Sadly Pip's teenage rebellion and Federer's progress are simply background noise as I wade through websites and try to grips with Twitter.
So far my political knowledge is solely supplied by the Guardian. I don't always agree with them - after all they threw their hat in with the turncoat Lib Dems and advised tactical voting - BUT for thoughtful insightful debate and articles I can bore my friends with by posting onto Facebook they are invaluable. However who I vote for in this Leadership election has got to be something I decide for myself.
So today I signed up for Twitter and have become a follower of all 6 candidates. Is it supposed to take an hour and is TMobile really the only network not to support mobile Tweeting (whatever that may be)? It feels like a massive, incomprehensible wall of words and I am as flummoxed as my mother faced with an ipod. What happens next, am I supposed to keep logging back on to find some pearls of wisdom? OK what has David got to say?
Education is not the filling of the pail but the lighting of a fire.
Hmmm, thanks David, that's very clear.
Maybe my local party can help me? They have been very quiet about welcoming new members to the fold. I have been invited to a monthly meeting I can attend but not speak or vote at and there was talk of a cream tea social that was sadly cancelled. After 6 weeks I decided to take the initiative and asked about hustings but sadly we may be the only spot of red in a sea of blue but we are far too insignificant for actual candidates to visit, they'll be off to the big cities instead. I feel disappointed and a little insulted. Come on guys, this isn't wooing. I want eye contact and a firm handshake!
Ooh Stop Press as they say- an email has arrived with exquisite timing inviting me to a local Party buffet with a quiz! I hope its not a quiz on obscure Labour policies. Or on the candidates. Twittering made me so dizzy I decided to leave their websites y and an indepth look at their actual policies for another day...