08:15 BST

  As I write this there is a semi thin layer of cloud with a few very small bits of blue visible in it. We may be lucky enough to catch a brief glimpse of the sun, but generally it will be a grey day. There is a small chance of rain from late afternoon, but with the highest chance shown as just 18% it is likely to stay dry. It will also be fairly cool with just 21° C expected. Tomorrow may start off with sunshine, and then sunny spells for the rest of the day. The maximum temperature may be just 23° C. From midday the humidity is shown as fairly low, and together with the breeze it might feel more comfortable even if a little cool.

  I had a very tiring day yesterday, but it was still a mostly pleasant day. I managed 6 hours at Chatt Fest, and then I had to give up and go home again. It was a relief to get home and have some dinner after only eating just 2 ginger biscuits since my early breakfast.

  After breakfast of two portions of instant noodles, I started writing quite early yesterday. I didn't have a huge amount to say, and I had plenty of time for a short lie down once I had finished writing. I think I allowed myself half an hour, although thatw as approximate instead of timed. I then shaved, washed my hair, and had a shower. After that I was more or less ready to go out, but it was at least an hour before I needed to go out.

  I spent a little time checking my camera, lenses and other stuff, as well as putting my late afternoon/early evening pills (prescribed and some vitamins and stuff) in my camera bag. I also took a spare t-shirt in case it rained and my t-shirt got soaked. In this instance my "camera bag" was actually a special rucksack/back pack for photographic equipment. It made it much easier to carry, and I knew there was a fairly safe space to stash it once I got to Chatt Fest.

  I thought I had left home in time for the next 320 bus, and I almost did. As I reached the bus stand, about 50 to 100ft away from the actual bus stop, the next 320 left. If I had been able to do a fast jog I could have caught it. I walked as fast as I could, and got with maybe 20ft of it before it closed it's door and drove off. Fortunately the 320 runs a very frequent service on a Saturday, and I only had to wait 10 or so minutes for the next service.

  The reason for the frequent service is because of some many people wanting to go shopping in Bromley (unlike Catford they still have loads of High Street shops as well as two shopping malls). My personal view is that it seems like hell on Earth, and it definitely is on the bus - loads of passengers, and frequent stops at every single bus stops. I had allowed a full hours to get to Chattfest, and I needed every minute of it. I arrived there at about 1:10pm - which was earlier than I expected after a long tedious bus ride.

  At this point I should have some pictures. I took pictures of every band until I left almost exactly 6 hours after getting there. That last band was The Coyles, and while I am sure I have enjoyed some of their set in one or more past years, I found their "traditional Irish songs" to be quite tedious. Maybe their next song might have been something I might have liked, but I headed for the bus stop.

  I was very lucky. I could see a bus at the bus stop, and there was no way I could run to it, but I didn't need to. When I got to it the driver was outside (possibly having a cigarette or a Vape). I asked him if he had broken down, or if he was just "regulating the service". He said he had been told to wait 5 minutes because he was running early. I got on the bus, and less than a minute later we were on our way.

  I think all the buses on route 320 are new Chinese, made by BYD, electric buses. Yesterday was the first time I had been on one, and hey seemed quite good. My only complaint is that the handrails on the stairs seem to be not well placed for me. The other problem may be because they are so quiet running, I couldn't judge from the engine noise whether we were braking or accelerating. It made getting down the stairs really hard work.

  It was quite a relief to get back to Catford, and even more relief to get home. I felt so drained that it seemed like I only just had enough energy to walk up the stair. Before I went upstairs I got part one of my dinner out of the fridge. Once upstairs I stripped down to my underpants and went for a pee. I then weighed myself. I was surprised to see I had apparently last a full kilogram during the day - and that was after drinking 2 pints of Guinness and one pint of Fosters during the day.

  Part one of my dinner was a triple pack of sweet chilli chicken wraps. When I bought it in Aldi I had a fantasy that would be all I would eat, but back in real life I wanted more. My part two was half a big bag of chilli flavour crisps (mildly warm) to scoop up as much "Rainbow coleslaw" as possible. Rainbow coleslaw, only available in Aldi, is, as the name implies, coleslaw that incorporates red cabbage as well as carrot and white cabbage. The significant thing is that it uses a yoghurt based dressing, and contains far less sugar than most coleslaws.

  I did have a dinner part three, and it was a chunk of Aldi's own brand Angel Cake. I haven't actually checked, but it does not taste very sweet, and it might have a low sugar content. Parts 1, 2, and 3 seemed like I had had quite enough dinner, and being that it was quite late in the evening, I expected it to have a big effect on my blood glucose this morning. One other thing I did last night was to charge the battery in my camera, and copy the pictures from the camera to my PC.

  The picture copying took a little longer than usual because I was copying each band into it's own named folder. There shouldn't be any mix up now - hopefully. I did have a glance through some pictures, and I was not terribly impressed. Some can be improved in my photo editor, but most may still lack and sparkle because the light was quite dull under the stage roof. There were some basic lights for when it got dark, but it was all relying on daylight getting into the semi enclosed stage area. That was not ideal on a mostly overcast day. I had one fellow photographer there, and she agreed that it all made for very dull looking pictures. I kept threatening to use flash, but I never did. I may do so today.

  If I didn't have to do it all again today, I might have stayed up a bit and made a start on selecting and editing some pictures, but I felt really weary. I went to the toilet, and then brushed my teeth. I was just about to go to bed when I realised I had not recorded my evening blood pressure. I had to read a (technology) news story or two to relax, and then I checked my blood pressure. It was 100/46 - a lot lower than expected, and maybe just a little too low (but I have survived much lower).

  I think it was 10:30pm when I finally went to bed. I picked up my book, and then put it down without even opening it. I turned out the light, and then fell asleep almost instantly. That is how it should be, but only after doing a decent amount of work during the day - something I have not done for years now. I can barely remember getting up 3 or 4 times in the night for a pee, but I do know I was often peeing quite a lot. That is not surprising after the sugar in some of my dinner.

  After sleeping so solidly, I woke up around 5am, and it felt like it was almost time to get up, but it also felt a bit cool. I turned the heater on low, and then seemed to thrash around trying to get to sleep. It didn't feel like I would get much, if any sleep, but I must have done because the next thing I was aware of was that it was about 6:30am, and definitely time to get up.

  I went for yet another pee, and I was surprised that I also had a poo. It will be nice if it was enough for the day, but all the fibre in the coleslaw may think otherwise. Then, while I was naked, I weighed myself. I was delighted to see that despite the beer and the three part dinner, I was exactly one kilogram lighter than yesterday morning. Essentially I am now 5 kg lighter than on ist April, and my record show I have not been this light since 2020 when because of Covid lockdown, I was out most days doing very long walks ! (Although I have to add that my records are very patchy until I started a proper spreadsheet just over 12 months ago).

  Well my weight was very good, and a lot of it was due to peeing out retained water. All that peeing suggested high blood glucose, but although not as low as I aim for again, it was not that high at all. The Contour meter read 7.9mmol/l, and that is pretty good. The GlucoRX meter read 8.3mmol/l, and although not so good, is still quite good enough. The Contour Plus meter read 8.7mmol/l. That is also good enough, but once again, even with fresh batteries, that meter is reading higher than the other two, and they do not agree with each other that closely. I can only conclude that there is something about my blood chemistry that affects the different makes of test strips differently. The good thing is that none of them gives any cause for concern.

  Today could be almost a repeat of yesterday. Being a Sunday there may be less frequent buses, but hopefully the journey will be a bit quicker on a (possibly) quieter Sunday. It has been suggested that I should try and see the first band on at 1pm. They are Ryans Rednecks, but I am not sure I will like the sort of music it sounds like they will play. On the other hand it maybe less cowboy music, and something more like Lynyrd Skynyrd music. I am not going to rush, and I will be happy even if I only see the last 15 minutes of their set. The last band is on at 7pm. They are The Ferrets (previously Ferdinand's Northern Ferrets) and quite good. I may stay later than yesterday, but I will still be really looking forward to getting home again !