The final Thing That Interests Me, and it's the big one that I've been saving until last.

Her name is Laura, she's a LAS relief and she's my girlfriend.

She is, at the risk of sounding soppy, *lovely*. She's also worried that by revealing this I will be reducing my marketability, I'm not so sure, I think that folk will be happy for me.

We've been going out for a while now, and she is the first woman that I've been able to *sleep* with. Previously I've never had a good night's sleep when I've shared a bed with a woman, with Laura this isn't a problem.

(It may just be that she wears me out before I go to sleep, what with me being an old man...)

My previous relationships haven't lasted very long, but I think that this one will last for quite a while. The biggest problem is that we both work shifts and that can mean that we don't see each other for over a week.

As I write this she is watching over my shoulder, and it's a really nice feeling.

Strange...

But nice.