It did, however,  lead me back to blogging.  And that statement may need a little explanation.  The female lead in the series is this little thing by the name of Billie Piper.  She has got just the right mix of innocence and trashiness to drive a dirty old man like me to the point of distraction.  So I had a few spare moments the other day, and I googled her.  Low and behold she comes up wearing all this skimpy stuff.  “Ho ho!  What’s all this then?”  I said as I clicked a few links.  Turns out she was in a show called Secret Diary of a Call Girl.  So of course I start looking into this, and it turns out that the show is based on the blog of a real person.  “Ho ho!  What’s all this then?”  I said as I clicked a few links and found this, the real thing.

Belle de Jour is the blog of a real London call girl, and I found it to be a fascinating read.  The thing that really struck me was how similar it was to my own blog.  Our tastes seem to be the same.  She doesn’t bother with pictures or other flashy things so many people like to install nowadays, just plain text on a clean background.  She writes vignettes about her profession in a creative non-fiction style.  And the thing that I found really odd was that there were so many similarities between professions.  Most of the clients are only seen once, and rather quickly.  It usually isn’t on their best day.  Embarrassing things happen with bodily fluids and the aftermath is tastefully and discreetly dealt with by a professional who learns about life in the process.  After reading quite a bit of her blog I have come to the conclusion that she would have made a fantastic paramedic.  Whether or not I would be a successful whore will probably also remain a mystery.  And I doubt anyone is googling me on the internet while thinking about wrecking me low and sideways, but I can always hope.

But this experience has inspired me to get back at it myself.  (Writing I mean, not selling my body.)  And to come full circle, even Doctor Who has me thinking about blogging.  For those who are not initiated, the Doctor is a character that owns a vehicle that allows him to travel through space and time at will.  He observes his new surroundings and occasionally becomes engaged.  Always exploring.  Always searching.  And so I have enjoyed getting in my little time machine and revisiting parts of my life, trying to poke and prod it to see what comes out and what I can learn.

And so I promise a new post soon.  I am also hosting the Handover next month so I had better shape my act up.