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with in this house, if you ask me!). Robert works for one of those groups that are always trying to save the planet and all the oppressed people who live on it (Greenpeace or Friends of the Earth – something like that). This made lunch a
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jolly affair since Robert spent most of it banging on about human rights abuses round the world. Sappho (our very own Rebel Queen) couldn’t’ve been more delighted if she’d just found out she was having twins. The MC and Mags were pretty mesmerized too, but I found it
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boring for something so incredibly depressing. And I was right about the folk singer bit. After lunch he brought out his guitar! I couldn’t believe it! He sat there in OUR KITCHEN playing and singing some
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depressing song about a dead hobo. I was still recovering from that when he went on to depressing Bob Dylan songs. (Disha’s right about being older but no wiser. The MC has obviously learned NOTHING from her mistakes!) When the rest of them started SINGING ALONG (!!!) I said I was really heartbroken to break up the party but Disha was expecting me. Walked right into a bicycle in the hall on my way out. It was plastered with stickers ( SAVE THE RAINFOREST … SAVE THE WHALE … SAVE ANYTHING YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON , etc.) so I assume Robert has something against cars and public transport as well as most governments on the planet.
    D was surprised to find out my mother has a boyfriend. I said well, how did she think I felt? And Sigmund’s going to be well irked when he finds out – the male parent’s always wanted to grow a beard, but the MC wouldn’t let him. Then I said, “Speaking of boyfriends…” and told her about Ethan. Disha was TOTALLY GOBSMACKED . She said but she hardly knew him. Also, I was the one with the crush. I said it wasn’t really a crush, I just thought he was v attractive. I’m not a jealous person, as you know – and I’m more mature than many people old enough to be my parents – so I said it was fine with me if she wanted to go out with Ethan. I expected her to say no – or at least to argue. She said REALLY ? I said of course; it wasn’t as if we were going out with each other or anything – he’s just a mate. And even though he’s
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attractive, I’d realized that what I thought might be chemistry was just the smallness of the Broom Cupboard. D said, “All right then, give him my number.” I said, “Pardon?” She said, “Well, he is gorgeous – and if you don’t want him…” If you ask me, she could’ve put up a bit more of a fight.
    The MC wanted to know what I thought of Robert. I asked if he ever talked about anything besides man’s inhumanity to everything that pokes its head above the ground, and she said of course he did. Apparently he’s a very intelligent bloke with many interests. It’s too bad songs about dead hobos is one of them if you ask me.

MONDAY 6 AUGUST
    Buskin’ Bob was back last night. He banged on all through supper about the evil in ordinary things you find around the house. Apparently there are a number of companies NO ONE should buy from because they aid and abet repressive régimes, or exploit the poor, or are determined to destroy the planet. It’s a surprisingly long list (and I was wearing at least two of them). After supper he and the MC started going through the cupboards to see what she shouldn’t buy any more. Couldn’t take it, so I went to my room and rang D. This proved to be a bit boring too, since she was trying to decide what to wear on her date with Ethan (if you ask me, she’s jumping the gun a bit – he doesn’t even have her number yet!).

TUESDAY 7 AUGUST
    The more I think about it, the more I realize that Ethan choosing Disha is the best thing that could have happened. I’m really v lucky. It’s an ENORMOUS relief to have seen the real Ethan before it was too late (look how long it took the MC to see the real Sigmund!). I mean, aside from the lack of chemistry (which everyone knows is