There's something fishy going on....

It's official. My life is boring.

I went on a little trip to Southwold with my parents today. Everybody seems to go on about Southwold like it's the best place in England. I can tell you this; unless you're 75 years old and retired, or an anorexic seagull, I'm pretty sure it's not the place for you. Apparently they have fish and chip shops, yet driving along the seafront and through the town (it shouldn't be allowed to call it a town, more like a village suitable if you're a Borrower) I didn't pick up the alluring smell of grease anywhere. There are no decent shops for youngsters, or even someone my age. If you're old and don't like children then you should move to Southwold, you'll love it. The place was abandoned. The locals all looked at us like we had no faces; strangers??? In our town??? I kept looking around me, fearing the sight of a giant man made of wicker.

I'm sure it's a bit different in the summer, but I still wouldn't recomend to it to anyone who likes to have fun.

On our way back we stopped at a fish warehouse to see what they had (yes I know. Fish. I was talking about bargains). I spotted a freezer which had a notice on it saying "Everything in this freezer = 99p". I peered inside and suddenly a little glow shone out from my eyes. Bags and bags of conger eel, tuna steaks, swordfish, prawns, whiting, tope and much more. Dated today but frozen solid so they'll keep for an age. Now you have to understand; I am addicted to shopping. Whilst out of work I have to stay in the house. I lock all the doors and hide my car keys. Some days the temptation to spend money is so great I have to pop down to Tesco and buy a magazine. Or a box of cereal. Anything at all, just to feed my addiction. I instantly feel a sense of relief once the item is purchased. I read Confessions of a Shopaholic last year and couldn't understand why it was filed under "comedy fiction" instead of "thriller".

So, whilst I have very very limited income at the moment, I'm unable to go clothes shopping at the weekend. Unable to even allow myself on eBay to find some bargains. I can't spend anything. So you can understand how this magical freezer of fishy treasures must have appealed to my addictive nature. TWO WHOLE PLAICE ON THE BONE!! 99P!!!! A PACKET OF 6 GREAT BIG CHUNKS OF CONGER EEL...99P!!! This is madness!!! I was actually excited! Or maybe it was just that Southwold was so shit boring it made practically everything else happening this afternoon to be like a trip to Disneyworld.

Either way, we're gonna be having fish medley pretty much every day this week......