The sign that things really have been bad? When you kind of like the redundancy, because it saves you the effort of quitting.

Actually - I like it for many reasons.

I had a great lunch today! Sometimes I just want desert, and the guys pick on me - but I think they're jealous. Today I got Apple Crumble Pizza. It's like a thin crust pizza with a slightly sweet dough. And then on top there's apple, and cinnamon, and sultanas, with oats and biscuit crumbs on top. And ice cream. AND - they had this massive beer list, I couldn't resist "Sexy Beer". When it came, there's a bikini chick on the bottle. The guys thought she would lose the bikini when the bottle was empty, but I had a look... and it was a scratchy! I must have lived a sheltered life, but that was so entertaining.

What really surprised me was - that was a great beer. Kind of reminded me of some wines I've enjoyed.

I placed a fairly large CD order a little while ago. I am already pining.

Lots of other crap going on. What I learned along the way... don't send an SMS to multiple recipients with really big news. The response is impossible to keep up with.

Also today, someone was saying they would love to be a postie with one of the little motorbikes. Then they drifted off into hitting kids. We all agreed that one of those dinky little cycles with a cow-catcher would be awesome. Further agreement was that the kids would get airborne in entertaining ways

I have been told that people with long term and chronic conditions - they are like gold to med students. That was after one of them kept me entertained for an hour of drip time.

Also - back of the hand is a painful drip location.

I am making a real effort to buy lotto tickets lately. Three bought, and I don't know how the lotto people know who I am... but they are trying to hook me with small wins.

I got a cleaner for home, and that's going real well. But it isn't real exciting.

Since I can't talk about work... my whining and complaining is severely restricted. At lunch, I am in a happy place where my lunch is so predictable - the queue doesn't apply to me any more.

Continuing the evidence that I am not dead... the microwave here has a button for "MORE LESS".

Work is not good right now. Work is bad. Work will probably not be mentioned after this, because I have no nice way to describe it any more. Only words that top the filthy list or fall well into the unprofessional range.  read more »

When I stop posting - lots is going on. And the really interesting stuff doesn't make it here when I do post. But I have some entertaining minor news.

I came in to work today and everyone wanted to know how my Mum is doing. I said that she is covered in pus-filled boils, is coughing up blood, and has started to oink.

I am on Tamiflu. I was inclined to skip it, but my neurologist said to go ahead and take it, because any flu is bad with MS. That's right... I'm just not used to thinking that way.

The other hilarity was when I announced to the guys at work that I could get real ambitious and become a plague carrier. I would do that by roaming around the city, going into large buildings, and licking all the elevator buttons.

I find that hilarious. Then I offered to lick anybody who wanted time off. Then I wondered whether that would be marketable.

My brain just had a minor meltdown while scanning Google News. I'm obviously in an odd mood to be doing that.

I saw a story starting with the phrase:
By Sabra Lane for PM Mr Turnbull says the Opposition supports private health (blahtc)

Mr Turnbull is PM now - WTF?!? Discard that idea. Sabra Lane for PM. Who the hell is Sabra Lane, and why are they running for PM? Why would the ABC (government media) let anybody use that in their name? Discard. Go in mental circles, and even search Google for Sabra Lane.

After a while staring at unhelpful results, I realise that PM is one of ABC Radio's shows.

Really, I just went a bought some books. In hindsight I realised that I can justify this by saying it's my patriotic duty, because I haven't worked right through my stimulus yet.

I got:
Endless Universe. I think it would count as 'popular physics'?
Toll The Hounds. Fantasy, very excited it is out, but won't read it for a while yet as I want to do all the series once it's out. Big long books, they are awesomely good.
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao. Just fiction. Sounds interesting.
Little Brother. Also a novel.  read more »