Lazy, lazy day. Found Mum's birthday present (Clarissa Dickson-Wright book, the Glenda Jackson Elizabeth, scored a copy of Bombon El Perro for 9 bucks (it is a lovely film). Spent most of the day reading, saw and thoroughly enjoyed Kick-Ass - yay Surprise!Dickies :) - now vegging out with Sesame Street Old School vol 2.

Found the best kids' ( Read more... )

Fell apart a bit talking to boss today, so now she's up to speed on recent inner dialogue(s) etc. Shocked her a bit, I think, but she said she was glad I'd said something about it all & was able to provide some reassurances etc. So. All good. Have been told to slow down & stop worrying. Am reassured on help for Challenging Chappies. And on ( Read more... )

Je bent als de aarde / Je wilt het me geven
Alle dagen / Van dit mooie leven
Ik wacht en zie je open bloeien / Ik zie je stralen in de zon
In de regen zal je groeien / Ik wacht en zie je open bloeien
Ik zei toch dat ik wachten kon / Ik zie je stralen in de zon

...if you'll forgive me. Says it all.

( TL:DR - Heard Joy Lubawy speak today, helped dispel recent doubts about worth of self as teacher )

Doubled the meds; rode to work - fine. Took the reliever despite no symptoms in order to pre-empt any problems at lunchtime, and rode around the village - fine. Then cleaned a little at lunchtime after sitting with the resters - all fine ( Read more... )

Interesting. From the latest New Scientist:

Recent research shows that our moods are far more strongly influenced by those around us than we tend to think. Not only that, we are also beholden to the moods of friends of friends, and of friends of friends of friends - people three degrees of separation away from us who we have never met, but whose ( Read more... )

( Opening speech from ep 1 of Nanny (creaky ole BBC period drama from my adolescence) )

No radio for the best part of a year, no TV reception since August, and my laptop chooses THIS Election Day to die/overheat/fail-reboot during a virus removal :). ( If I ever shoot hubby, it will be for his habit of turning fans off on EVERY computer whether they belong to him or not. Ditto ZoneAlarm )

Made it to tribal level on Spore - finally. Blame my butterfly mind, more interested in creating than sticking with any one mutation :) (Plus I actually made something that Kills Stuff, 'cos he has to or starve ( Read more... )

And this afternoon: Room Assistant From Hell #2 commits a sack-on-the-spot offence. And isn't sacked. "Because she's leaving next week" anyway. Hel-lo. Meanwhile RAH2's supervisor is feeling bad because she reported it - like she had a choice ( Read more... )

Iiiinteresting... as a clinically depressed shortarse from a family of drunks and depressives seratonin-challenged squibs ya: hmmm ( Read more... )