It feels like ages since I had a ‘what I did last night’ type blog to write, but today, I’m rather pleased to report, I do. Yesterday afternoon, Dominik, having aken over from Marta at five, proposed we go to a gig he knew about. Apparently, one of his friends was putting on a jam session up in Shoreditch, and he thought it might be fun to go. Lyn and I were both up for it, so off we went: Lyn, myself, Dominik and his friend Anita.

While I must say it took a while for us to get there (we had to hunt for a flower shop on the way) once we got there, I instantly felt enthused. Some places just have a vibe about them, where one feels both relaxed and excited at the same time. The jam session was in a small place: it was a room with unplastered walls, adorned with all sorts of cool pictures and artworks. It felt quite countercultural in there, yet very friendly. People were playing music an chatting, and it all felt very relaxed.

Two hours passed rather quickly. About half way through, Lyn joined in with the music, and I got talking to a guy from Sweden. Everyone there was on the young side – you know, hippy types, the type of freethinkers who squat politically. I felt relaxed and happy: for once i wasn’t drinking, and for once I was in my manual chair, which I must say was rather nice. The night ended shortly before midnight with the most awesome beatboxer I have ever heard (seriously, the guy was smegging incredible!) and we were soon on our way home. According to Dominik, such nights happen regularly, so I’m now dying to go there again – it was the sort of place I can see mself havng a lot of fun at.