An optimist speaks

Yesterday someone stole half my spoons, making it a very unpleasant day.
Today I have a couple more spoons, but the cutlery drawer isn’t exactly overflowing. I probably have three-quarters of my usual spoons. The day should have been easier and it’s true that right now I’m working away, feeling tired and sleepy but better than [...]

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Due, where’s my spoons?

Anyone with a chronic condition will probably be familiar with this idea. The bad days. The ‘oh crap, why?’ days. The days when it’s all a bit too much.
It’s often hard to explain to people who don’t have a chronic health problem exactly what it’s like. I’ve noticed over the last couple of years that [...]

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One of *those* days

I appear to be having one of *those* days. It was a struggle to get up, I’ve been the clutziest person alive all morning, my hips are painful, my back hurts and I feel like I’ve got the early parts of a cold.
Gah.
Why do these days always hit when I don’t have time to deal [...]

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Trek trailer – officially excited now

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5178521.ece
Between the trailer and the accompanying article, I think that I have finally started to get excited about this. Squee!
I’d still like a 200 years post-TNG series (because I think that’s the best way for the franchise to go forwards), but this movie looks rather special.

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Children in Need and Doctor Who

I managed to catch a fair bit of the Children in Need coverage over the weekend (shut up! I donated, OK?) and it looked like and insane but fun night. The newsreaders were a particular delight, but they’re always fab, and I got a huge kick out of the Top Gear/Ashes to Ashes slot. For [...]

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Wash-out weekend

Every year there is a Christmas parade through the city. It has floats and marching bands and Santa and I love parades, so I arranged to meet up with a knitting friend and her family and go to it.
The weather reports indicated that there was a possibility of light showers in the afternoon.
The weather was [...]

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Socks and Holby City, oh my

Is it the weekend yet?
On Tuesday I thought that I’d been really smart and got everything ready to go out for recycling last night. Er, turns out that I didn’t and it took me a while to get everything sorted out. I am learning. Other than that, yesterday evening was pretty good. Or at least, [...]

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Fish pie and Sarah Jane Season 2 (so far)

Note to self: Bring in SQL pocket book with useful hints on how Oracle differs from all other platforms tomorrow before it drives you insane.
Anyway.
My iTunes came with a pre-written automatic 90s playlist and I thought that I’d check it out today. I can’t decide whether it’s having a laugh at me or not. Abba [...]

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Photo post!

Well, there are no actual photos here, but there are clickable links to things.
After many requests, I have new photos Kate and Annie! I shall be trying to update this set regularly with new photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/archerygirl/sets/72157608892339390/
I also have the photos from my trip to Mahone Bay last month. There was a scarecrow festival and it [...]

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Disturbed night…

Dear Body,
We had a lovely night out with the knitters last night. There was scrummy Mexican food, there was lots of chatter and meeting of new people, there was laughter and mocking and there was knitting. Why do you always feel that you must punish me for having fun?
No love,
Me
Just waiting for my pills to [...]

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