Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Kettling
is a massive affront to my civil liberties.
Not that anyone seems to care.
Not that anyone seems to care.
Friday, April 10, 2009
So things aren't going quite so well..
Work is turning out to be more difficult than I anticipated; utter exhaustion and fuzzy head have contributed to a couple of days of giving up and going home. But I have cut down on the anti-ps and hope to sort it out. If not will have to stay off a little longer- I should not be in the office in that state because I am failing to understand what's going on.
Nice things; it was a good walk at the weekend. And I have a beautiful new phone/camera which I have had to sign my life away for but does all sorts of clever stuff that I will never remember it does so never use. But it's a much better camera than our current one and fits in a pocket so hopefully the "shall I take a camera" dilemma will not rear its head. (Sony Erikkson Cybershot, in case anyone's interested). And it picks up my emails and does web stuff which is utterly cool. I love technological advances. I'm having some trouble with the bit that only takes a picture if you smile- it's having trouble recognising me as human let along smiling.
And we are due to play Le Havre tonight for the first time, if I can get my dodgy head around the rules. And its Dr Who tomorrow AND Robin Hood.
I've finally got a decent two page synopsis for Invictus- it took months to write that! And first draft of a covering letter. Taking it all very seriously, you can see... Or at least playing along.
Nice things; it was a good walk at the weekend. And I have a beautiful new phone/camera which I have had to sign my life away for but does all sorts of clever stuff that I will never remember it does so never use. But it's a much better camera than our current one and fits in a pocket so hopefully the "shall I take a camera" dilemma will not rear its head. (Sony Erikkson Cybershot, in case anyone's interested). And it picks up my emails and does web stuff which is utterly cool. I love technological advances. I'm having some trouble with the bit that only takes a picture if you smile- it's having trouble recognising me as human let along smiling.
And we are due to play Le Havre tonight for the first time, if I can get my dodgy head around the rules. And its Dr Who tomorrow AND Robin Hood.
I've finally got a decent two page synopsis for Invictus- it took months to write that! And first draft of a covering letter. Taking it all very seriously, you can see... Or at least playing along.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Hey..
Did the work thing today. BACK IN SOLIHULL HURRAH! Mainly admin but I did do one very small but important thing that no-one else understood so I feel that I earned my salary (but possibly not my salary since September. Oh well>)
Off to Northumbria tomorrow am; Spouse is throwing discs and I am walking, and we are both camping. (Son is behaving himself in the house for three days on his own. Of course) I'm still on lots of anti-psychotics after the little daffodil eating event last week so won't try to walk too far, but if I can get dropped off on the far side of the moor I can do some proper walking over the top.
Still editing. Had some really useful feedback which has improved the first few chapters no end (motivations are now clearer on one side at least.) One day I will finish with Invictus and then I shall find something else to do with my life. Read maybe- I haven't read a novel in months. I have been writing some slash, just to keep distracted, and have been assured that I do creepy better than everyone else, which I think is a compliment but which made me wonder if it was all quite right. But if that's how it turns out then one can only go with the flow.
What else have I been doing? Watching 1st series Torchwood on HD. Captain Jack was definitely better when he wasn't a people person. Had much fun with weird Robin Hood fans leading up to the new series of that, which may be good and does at least have higher production values than the previous two. Doing Rubik's cubes. Cleaning out my fishtank weekly- pH is now a reasonable 6.5. Making stuff with the breadmaker and doing more real cooking. Sleeping well (daytime) and badly (night) Completing a llama flag for Glastonbury. Playing a fair few boardgames and almost understanding the rules to Le Havre.
Eating daffodils and spending much time trying to explain why to people at NHSDirect (daffodils are not as toxic as they'd like you to think. I suspect a government conspiracy) Walking in the spring sunshine. Stuff. Saw Watchman, liked it.
Off to Northumbria tomorrow am; Spouse is throwing discs and I am walking, and we are both camping. (Son is behaving himself in the house for three days on his own. Of course) I'm still on lots of anti-psychotics after the little daffodil eating event last week so won't try to walk too far, but if I can get dropped off on the far side of the moor I can do some proper walking over the top.
Still editing. Had some really useful feedback which has improved the first few chapters no end (motivations are now clearer on one side at least.) One day I will finish with Invictus and then I shall find something else to do with my life. Read maybe- I haven't read a novel in months. I have been writing some slash, just to keep distracted, and have been assured that I do creepy better than everyone else, which I think is a compliment but which made me wonder if it was all quite right. But if that's how it turns out then one can only go with the flow.
What else have I been doing? Watching 1st series Torchwood on HD. Captain Jack was definitely better when he wasn't a people person. Had much fun with weird Robin Hood fans leading up to the new series of that, which may be good and does at least have higher production values than the previous two. Doing Rubik's cubes. Cleaning out my fishtank weekly- pH is now a reasonable 6.5. Making stuff with the breadmaker and doing more real cooking. Sleeping well (daytime) and badly (night) Completing a llama flag for Glastonbury. Playing a fair few boardgames and almost understanding the rules to Le Havre.
Eating daffodils and spending much time trying to explain why to people at NHSDirect (daffodils are not as toxic as they'd like you to think. I suspect a government conspiracy) Walking in the spring sunshine. Stuff. Saw Watchman, liked it.
