Today I was very sad, for no good reason. Life, you know, it sometimes seems so overwhelming and complex and challenging and TOO MUCH. And I found myself with inertia and sadness and it was TOO COLD and everything was so awful. But it was a sunny day so I got up and had an omelette for breakfast, and as the day went on it got better, I had a good ( Read more... )

I'm watching this new New Zealand drama called "This is Not my Life," which is kind of crap. It's a shame because it almost could be good, it's quite styley and the premise is kind of intriguing. The number of ads on terrestrial tv are quite annoying, but basically the pace of it WILL NOT PICK UP. And they're giving too much away for it to be ( Read more... )

We're in the midst of moving between offices at the moment. In my role as department administrator, I'm kind of by default overseeing the packing up of ten years of crap, so it can start being moved tomorrow by the shifters. This isn't officially my job: only no one else will DO IT. My GOD. I am absolutely a seething ball of nasty stress, and much ( Read more... )

Today was characterized by a strong sense of the un-manageabilty of my life. I think I'm on the verge of not coping with my spectacular firework-in-the-sky kerazy mood swings. Too much, in all directions! I was so sad this morning, because I didn't want to go to work (that is what having days off will do for you!) and then I felt grumpy and out-of ( Read more... )

Whew, and now LiveJournal is back looking the way that it ought to! Apparently it was out for all New Zealanders using Telecom, Ihug, or Slingshot (ie three big providers!) for some days. It was eye-opening for me how difficult I found it when the interface was absolutely graphic-free. Also, waiting for even those to load took AGES. I was quite ( Read more... )

Today I Fell Asleep in a meeting. Luckily it wasn't a work one, it was a script development meeting for the play, with Peter, Marian and Simon, and it was in our seminar room, which can be quite warm and airless. I was sitting on the couch, and they were talking about a scene, and I was nodding a little, and then after a while I felt more awake and ( Read more... )

Some weeks teaching is hard. Very hard. It's not so much that the material isn't interesting, or that the students aren't in their own way quite brilliant, but the huge sense of responsibility can be very wearing. I'm trying to convey not only information but an approach to learning that encourages them all to really engage and take charge of ( Read more... )