1. I started my day strangely, and so didn't get a chance to sit down and write a post. I think that might be a good thing, because I felt very focussed at that point, while by now, my brain is dissolving jelly and I'm trying to summon up the energy to walk across the quad for coffee ( Read more... )

1. Big Meeting went okay, although now I have All The Notes to write up. Things are moving, though, which is encouraging ( Read more... )

1. The most frustrating thing about fatigue is knowing that if I could just find the energy to do things, I'd gain more energy and be on a roll again. I'm like a car that needs jump starting - once I'm going, I'll be fine, but I can't quite find that activation energy at the moment. It'll pass, it always does, but everything is annoying at the ( Read more... )

1. We had a nice weekend in Bristol, although I need to learn not to be so stupidly stubborn. We were doing a treasure hunt, and I didn't want to admit that I was worn out two-thirds of the way through. It didn't help that there was a half hour walk from the end back to the car, which really did me in. Still, we had fun and our friend looked after ( Read more... )

1. After over a year of reasonable service, our washing machine refused to turn on last night. No warning, no drama, just...nothing. We checked the plug and even changed the fuse in it, but still. Nothing. Luckily we bought it from John Lewis, specifically because they give a 2 year guarantee, which is feeling like a very wise decision at this ( Read more... )

So apparently my 'sit down and blog' resolution expired in January! The year moves into February and all is forgotten ( Read more... )

1. For the first time in years, I actually have a book that I'm reading. Not one that I've started and abandoned, not an overly ambitious pile that I've got out from the library, and not even an audiobook. An actual, honest-to-goodness book. Seriously, it's been years ( Read more... )

1. Thanks for all the suggestions yesterday, folks. I'd forgotten about White Collar, in particular, which absolutely used to be my happy place. The other one I'd forgotten was Burn Notice, which is perfect popcorn TV. I really must pick up Leverage somehow, as Hustle is another longterm favourite, but Leverage is the one that has fannish traction ( Read more... )

1. I spent the weekend doing very little, and am exhausted as a result. Not doing much means I don't sleep well, and not sleeping means I'm exhausted. You'd think I'd learn, but no ( Read more... )

1. If there's one thing to be said for a migraine, I certainly sleep well on the days surrounding it. This isn't really how I meant to get 2 good nights of sleep, but eh. I'll take it ( Read more... )