Well, today's the day! What day I hear you ask... well today's the day David and Me get to see Gareth Gates at the Pop Idol concert!

Well, what a day it was, first of all David and me had to get the train from Nottingham train station, we got on the train really early, and arrived in Birmingham New Street train station about 12:00pm and that's when the fun started, we went into the city centre and then "Beep, Beep, Beep" David and my "Gaydars" were beeping till breaking point, the amount of talent in Birmingham was unbelievable.

We decided to go into Topman and on the way out David fell up the stairs staring into a cute guys eyes (Serves him right) which I found very funny.

David and me then went into JJB Sports to buy a Baseball Cap, the woman serving us made a comment stating "Not another one of them" (You know what she means!)

We then caught the train to Birmingham International Train Station where we then tried to find our way to the hotel which we have previously booked, after an hour and a half of wandering aimlessly we managed to find a road sign point the direction of our hotel, but it estimated nearly 1 and a half miles walking distance, so off we went..

When we got to the Premier Lodge David and me liked the room especially the beds! David then went downstairs and booked a taxi to take us to the concert at 6:00pm. So until then David and me filled the rest of time we had getting ready, and having fun.

The taxi arrived on time and whisked us to the concert, it started at 7:30pm and was televised, David and me screamed our throats out, and when Gareth Gates came on David had a hot flush and was virtually uncontrollable.

At the end of the night we walked back to the hotel and we had a drink in the bar before retiring to our room.

I would like to thank David for helping me to write this.

David and me went a drive into the countryside then went a nice walk together. I can't believe how warm it is for April. We ended up going out in just out t-shirts, and jeans.

Once we got back to David's parents house, David cooked his mum, and me food. Then David and me we went to Darren's house.

Darren, David and myself went out to The Mill, a gay pub in Nottingham for Darren's birthday. It's the first that that I had been the place, it was nice, just very quiet. Then after all it is Wednesday night after all.

Thursday - 4th April 2002

I helped Darren do some gardening, went to court. Then we went out for a nice pub meal. It was not back at all two meals for £5.

When David got back from work, David and me went to this folks house for a while. Then it was back to Darren's house.

David and me went to Skegness. It was a good idea of David's to go to the seaside. We just could not believe how cold is was when we got their. We had a quick look around, then got back in the car where it was nice and warm.

On the way back we stopped at Frankie and Bennys to get food. David and me love food from there.

Then in evening David, Darren, and me went to The Mill in Nottingham for a quick drink, then we went a NG1 for a couple more.

Work today was fun. Just it was I bit hot in the offices. I installed Client 32 on more of the computers running Windows ME and updated the staff Intranet site.

With it being Friday, yes you guessed it, I am sitting on the 7:02pm train from Peterborough to Nottingham to see David. I can already tell it's going to be a great weekend.

In the evening Darren, David and me went to NG1. It was a great night. It's the first time that I have been there on a Saturday night. They were playing more of my type of music. It was like they were playing my MP3 collection. I had not dancing for such a long time. David and me both danced for well over 2 hours. Normally David can't get me to dance. But for some reason I was just in the mood for it. I have no idea why.

Tonight when I got back from work, I went my first cycle of the year. It may have only been a 6 mile round trip to Castle Bytham. Hey it's a start and I feel all the better for it. I just hope that I can keep it up every time the weather is nice when I get back from work.

When I got back from work I went on my bike for the 2nd night in a row. Only to Castle Bytham, but by the end of the month I should be cycling to Stamford again most nights.

Hey, hey, hey. It's Thursday and I am on the train going to Liverpool to see my David. I have not seen him since Sunday, and I am missing him like mad. Not long to go now.

The journey has not been too bad other then I managed to miss the train that I was hoping to get, and for some unknown reason I had to change trains at Birmingham. Which will have only added a couple more minutes onto the journey. As long has I get there in the end, that's the main thing.

At least when I got back from work, things got a bit better. I went out on my bike for the third night in a row. I have always found cycling a good way to help me get things sorted out in my head.

One more thing, it's now less than 24 hours till I see David again. I can't wait. I LOVE you so MUCH David... xoxoxoxoxo.

David and me went to Birmingham for the day, to have a look around and also to do some shopping. We got the train from Nottingham, via Leicester which we will know not to do again because it adds about 1/2 hour onto the journey. I think we were both amazed how many gay people there are in Birmingham, both our gaydars could not cope.

I was amazed of how much of the place I could remember, from when I went there with Barry.

We went to Pizza Hut for lunch, anyone would think that we live in the place with the number of times that we go there. Then it was back to looking around the shops. David got a very sexy white t-shirt. And I got a blue t-shirt.

When we got from Birmingham at about 7:00pm, we went Darren's to stay the evening. When we got there Darren had cooked food for us, which was very nice of him, he is a great cook.

Today David and me went shopping in Manchester. We got the train from Liverpool Lime Street train station at about 11:00am. David and me had never been shopping to Manchester before. It was a good day out. It would have been a lot better if it had not rained. Oh well these things happened, and they always happen to us. David and me both got ourselves some new clothes.

On the train back from Manchester some vandals threw something at the train and it hit the front window. So the train had to terminate at Warrington Central. David and me were half expecting it as the train was travelling very slow indeed.

We got the next train from that station which arrived not too late after we stopped, it was a First North Western train, we had to stand all the way to Liverpool Lime Street, we got back into the station 45 minutes longer than we should have, apart from that we had a good day at Manchester.

When David and me got back to his flat we just relaxed, ate and went to bed.

Today David and me did some clothes shopping for the second day in a row, this time it was in Liverpool. I spent just over £100, that is a lot of money for me to spend on clothes in one day. Well I do need them so in that way it is money well spent.

When we got back we took some photos of each other. Then David cooked us both food. It was very nice, it was just very, very hot.

Sunday - 5th May 2002

David and me mind up our minds it was too nice of a day to stay inside and lay on the bed and tell each other how much we love one each other. So I grabbed my camera and David grabbed his car keys and we jumped into his car (I really need to learn how to drive).

We didn't have a clue where to go, so we drove down the M62 to see if there were any decent near by places to go to... then we saw the sign for Chester. I had been to Chester before, but not for a very long time. I could not remember how nice it was last time I went, so we set off towards Chester.

When we got there David started to get frustrated as the road markings and road signs are really bad, we seemed to be going round in circles looking for a car park.

We eventually went into Tesco's car park and had to spend £5 on chocolate and icecream (What a shame) so we did that and headed off towards the centre.

We walked around the River Dee and took some photos of each other. David was wearing an England footie kit and looked very very cute. Before we went back to Davids we walked around the walls, it was a very nice and relaxing day, it made me realise how much I love David.

David said that it had gone fine and that he loved me and we had a kiss and a cuddle... while David was in the exam I sorted out the photos we took yesterday and I quite like most of them, David and me are getting a lot better at having pictures taken.

At 5:15pm ish David walked me down to Liverpool Lime Street Train station to get on the 5:49pm train to Peterborough...we have had another good weekend and I love David all the more. I can't wait till Friday when I get to see him again.

At work I spend half of the day updated the company website, then the other half of it trying to up load it. Because BT Connect ftp server is not very good at all. I got it all updated in the end that's the main thing.

In the evening I went to the local pub, with Mark for a mean. I had ham, egg and chips, and to drink I had a Pepsi.

When I got back from the pub, I got my clothes and stuff sorted out for going to see David tomorrow in Liverpool. I am so glad that I have a young persons rail card with on the train trips that I am doing.

Well it's better to be last then never get they're at all. The best thing about the while journey of course the end, because of course David was they're waiting for me at the train station.

After work I went into Peterborough to meet up with Margaret. Has today is her birthday. It was a really good night. We all had a great time. I was only drinking Coke all drink which is a good thing.

Today I went out of my first cycle since moving to Nottingham. I only cycled from Clifton to Clifton Bridge. It works out as only about 4.4 miles, better than nothing at all.

Once I got back from my cycle David and me went to NG1, when we got there we found out that is was Poptastic night, we both like it because the music is normally very good.

Then David and me went to his parents for something to do, and also so that we could play about on the Internet for a while. We also went to Special Reserve so that I could buy a cable to make my computer speakers work. We ended up being there for over an hour because David use to work there, and one of the people he use to work with is very funny, and could not stop making us laugh.

Then we went back to my place to watch a DVD. We watched Get Real. If you have never seen it, then go and buy it, as it is a fantastic gay film.

Oh one more thing, David and me have now been going out for 18 weeks as of today.

Today David and me went into Nottingham city centre to meet up with one of my friends, Margeret and her boyfriend. We then all had a look around some shops. David and me got the away England shirt and also a very nice poster of Gareth Gates.

On the way back from Nottingham, David and me stopped in at B&Q to have a look for a bedside table, we could find everything else other than what we wanted.

In the evening I went a cycle to Clifton Bridge, as you may have worked out I am trying to get fit again.

Today David and me went to the cinema to see 40 Days and 40 Nights. It was alright film, not as good as we were hoping it would be. It was still an OK film. Don’t think that David or me would really want to see it again. Sometimes you go and see a film, and you think you would be more then happy to pay to see it again. 40 Days and 40 Nights was not one of them films.

When we got back the cinema David cooked us some food. Awwwww what a great boyfriend he is.

It was also a bit of a sad day, because I will not get to see him again to Wednesday, I have seen him for every day now for just coming up to a month.

Today I had to get up at 5:30am to get the 6:25am train from Nottingham to Peterborough, so that I could be at Peatling by 9:00am, it was all going to plan, till the train was coming into Loughborough, when I could start to smile smoke coming from somewhere. The train sit at Loughborough for about 10 minutes, with staff looking at the train, then they told us the train had breaking down. We would have to get the next train to Leicester, and then change there for Peterborough, should have been at Peterborough station train at 7:25am, I ended up getting there about 1 hour late.

When I got to Peatling, I had to setup a new profile on NetWare 5.1 for a new member of staff, once I had done that I did the Dreamweaver level 3 course. I was amazed with just how many things that you can do with it. If I can remermber 50% of them I will be more then happy.

Once I got back from work. I went with Mark's, local pub to have some food. Then I watched some TV, then it was off to bed.

It was a bit of a long day with getting up at 5:30am. Don't think that I could do that every day, it would just about kill me.

At work I got a lot of things done. I updated their website for the first time in a while, did a backup of all of their main files on their NetWare 5.1 server. I also did some reconfiguring to the Apache HTTP proxy server, that runs on Windows 2000 Professional.

Then it was back to Nottingham on the 5:29pm train from Peterborough train station. If I had been a minute later I would have missed the train. When I got there my boyfriend David picked me up to give me a lift home. Awww how nice of him.

Then we had a rest for a while before he helped me make up a new computer desk which we got from Jessops. That took about 1 hour, then he helped me rearrange my room to make it feel a lot more homely. It isnice to have a room for the first time in over a year that feels really like home. I am starting to get really use to Nottingham since moving there.

Then we watched Big Brother before he had to go home, as he has work first thing in the morning. I hope that it all goes well as it is his first day there.

P. S. You can now read David's latest news on his website at www.david-orange.com. (Removed link, website no longer on-line)

That's David and me how been going out for 20 weeks.

David, Darren, and we went to Asda to do some food shopping. When we got back we had BBQ, the first one that I had in a long time, it was good fun. Then we all got already and went to NG1 for a night out.

I went into Nottingham City centre in the morning to sign up with the same job agency as David is using. I was very, very nervous about it, as I had never done anything like it before. Luckily is was not too bad. Now I just have to wait to see if they can find me any work.

In the afternoon I went a cycle it was about 6 ½ miles which taken me just over 30 minutes which is not bad at all. I love Nottingham as there are so many cycle routes I can use. I will need to get a map of them all.

Today I woke up to very nice surprise. Do you really want to know? Since you asked so nicely. I woke up to find my boyfriend David standing in my room. It's the second time this week. Awwww it's so cute of him.

Once I got out of bed, I installed a newer version of Apache on my desktop, and laptop. As I use Apache to test all my website's, and CGI scripts before they go on-line. I also use it has a Proxy server to speed up my Internet access.

In the afternoon David stopped over on his lunch break. Then later on in the afternoon I went out a cycle. I am making the most of the warm weather while it lasts.

Once David had finished work for the day, he drove over to my place, to pick me up, then we went to his house for food. And to get the stuff that we had ordered from Inmac on Sunday.

Then it was back to my place, we listened to some music etc, then he had to go back home as he has work first thing in the morning.

Once we had sorted out the photos we went back into Nottingham for a night out at NG1 it was good a night out. We left early because we were both tired, when I say early I mean about 12:00am.

NTL came to install broadband Internet, so no more waited for my modern to connect to the Internet. David helped me install it, on my computer. Has he already has cable Internet access, and has been though it all before.

It was all working great till I wanted it to work over the network. Has I am good at doing I killed it. Lucky NTL's support is very good. They spoke me though all the ways to try to get it working. He said that some 10speed network don't work. I removed the 10 speed NIC, and install it again, and hey it worked again. Then I got toke a 10/100 NIC that I had in another machine to get the Inernet working over the work. So all is well that ends well.

Then it was off the bed early, has I have to get up at 5:30am, to get the 6:22am train to work.

I had to get up at 5:30am, to get the 6:25am train to Stamford, to get a lift to Wisbech to do more work for Peatling, the company that I use to work full time for till I moved to Nottingham.

When I was there I installed new versions of Apache on both their NetWare 5.1 server, and also on Windows 2000 Pro, then I had to fix many things on theBythams website, I also did a quick update of there main website. Then Mark and me had to go to Cambridge, so sort some things out.

In the evening it was off to the local pub to get food. Then I phoned David, then it was off to bed at about 10:30pm, as I have to get up early tomorrow as well.