It's not easy to be me

Ages ago, while in the UK, not feeling too good, I had a way of fixing really bad moments. I brought my MP3-player with me, full of 'come on, make me cry' - music. Whenever I needed and could "escape" the crowd I was with, I rushed outside and found a place to hide. I was lucky, 'cause it was somewhere in Kent, beautiful landscape, and whilst it was November, the weather was cooperative too. The sun was out and everything was so quiet.

So as I sat down I would listen to the music and feel miserable. But with one song, I remember so clearly, I just couldn't resist looking up, instead of hanging my head down low. David Gray's "It's not easy to be me" could have been written for me, if not for the word "man" mentioned in there. Plus, which I only found out later, that it was apparently written for the movie about Superman, and I don't even have a "silly red sheet".

At first, couldn't find a suitable David Gray - vid to go along with it, although I am sure I have seen it once (the original, sung by David). Youtube is full of clips with this song, but none of them really matched with what I had in mind. A few of them came close though, especially this one which I found quite moving (don't you get all weak when you see somebody so madly in love?), but the one I choose to go with this post is the best I could do. I choose one with Dr. Who.

Reasons for that are actually quite irrelevant but will do for me. One because my boys love Dr. Who (modern versions for them of course) which made me watch it with them now and again. And I even cried when Rose left the series. Reason nbr. 2 is Christopher Ecklestone (1st Dr. Who in new series). Not because I find him such a gorgeous looking hunk (which, in fact, he is) but because I met him. O yes.

Every summer for the last 15 (! scary !) years I spent some weeks in an area in the UK, South West, where we, as a family, met up with loads of friends. The beach, on walking distance from where I stayed, is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. I have very special memories about it.

One day on this beach, I saw a couple cuddling up with each other on their sandy towels. I couldn't stop myself from watching them sneakily, I kept on looking again because I was so sure that I had seen them before. A little while later I knew where. On TV.

Now I have forgotten the name of the actress (come back on that later) but he was Dr. Who.

Or Christopher Ecklestone, whatever. And I had a little chat with him; he is what he looks like: very, very nice. The rest of the day a significant amount of women spotted him as well, poor Chris couldn't move or do anything without it being noticed.

It can't be easy to be him.

J