Well. Today somebody didn't understand 'Is there any cheese in it?', so I got a bit ill. For the record, icing made with cream cheese is really tasty. I should have made myself vomit earlier, but someone walked me to the chemist, and the chemist got me some water so I could take many more pills than the packet said. Then I got a lift home, threw up and went to sleep.

Yesterday we got home made ice cream.  read more »

Okay. I just survived 5 internetless days, then caught up, and last couple of days we've been seeing speeds bottoming at 24kbps. Yay.

Things that have happened over the last couple of weeks include:  read more »

I almost fell asleep during this month's drip. I still think that 'infusion' is something too herbal tea to apply to me. Tired beyond words. Don't think I mentioned that the last drip I read some of my file... didn't get back to the really juicy bits from years ago.

I'm thinking about aiming for a hospital swap, to somewhere closer to work. It's a long time until my next neurologist appointment, so let's see if I can remember until then. In the meantime I have signed up to various studies, just for fun.  read more »

- but, I think I just had a good day. There are still 6 hours for me to get pissed off, but overall, good. I had a decent run of grumpy in the morning at work. And right now I have some mild grumpiness about idiocy in the home.  read more »

Title will be last.

I am now certain the the mail room chick - she has an uncanny perceptiveness. We had a good chat today. If you met her, you would think, mail room chick, stereotypical accent (Footscray), doesn't talk in an "educated" way. She's not stupid. When I am at work, and in life in general, I like to carry myself with... dignity? So people don't notice when I am having a physically challenged day. Except this one chick. I can be acting totally normal, but she will give me a shrewd frown and really ask me how I'm going.  read more »

After aaages of "Where's my postcard?!?" - I have my postcard. There's a picture of Stonehenge on it. And it arrived day after emails to all the guys from work who I miss. Both of the Whatsisnames.  read more »

In awesome and exciting news worthy of the internet - dentist yesterday has triggered a massive cold sore. Right where they were dragging my lips away from my face for a couple of hours.

Right now I can hear the plastic porch roofing being fixed with a hammer. They should just rename those as 'fix-everything tools'. Or - my Grandad plus a hammer equals 'Fixinator'.  read more »