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Wednesday 5 April 2000
Posted Apr 5, 2000
Snails, crawling up my lounge room window. I say that when the Autumn weather is nice, it is beautiful. When it is not, it gives rise to surreal images like that one.
Background pain now includes my sinuses, again, which have flared up in response to heaven only knows what. I am learning a lot about strapping my little toe, though.
With the overcast and the wet, today, the general appreciation of the environment around us has turned gloomy. My housemate is depressed, bored or just inactive, and I am restricted by injury and illness. I am still frightened about more hypos, even though I haven't had a major one for about five full days now.
I need to do something which will make me wealthy - at least then I could be bored and sated at the same time!
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Tuesday 4 April 2000
Posted Apr 4, 2000
It occurred to me today that h2g2 is a bit like a latter-day, cooperative version of Voltaire's ‘Dictionnaire philosophique', with almost as much satirical bias. Our philosophical discussions are tinged with cynicism, but we do seem to manage to draw conclusions, most of the time.
Weather is gorgeous again. Clear, calm Autumn days are beautiful, and imbued with that momentous feeling of time turning. Because I am still restricted by injury, I have a lot of time to sit and appreciate the day, which is a nice thing. I ran out of coffee this morning, so the morning has been less serene than this description of the weather might make it sound (I had to go across to the gym and use their coffee machine: International Roast! Pah!), but the situation had been remedied by this afternoon.
Rest. Continuing rest. Bad television. Good books that I don't want to read again. Sunny days and moonlit nights, and noiseless, background pain. If I am meant to pray that I don't live in interesting times, I think my wish has been granted.
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Sunday 2 April 2000
Posted Apr 3, 2000
I have never really been able to understand the urge of people to sit in a darkened room and watch videorecordings, especially when it's sunny outside, and a new day awaits. Mind you, I have the same inability to understand when it's raining, too. I like moving around too much to be constrained watching a movie when it's light outside, even if the weather is otherwise horrible.
The weather has been interesting, the last couple of days. The morning starts with a hangover overcast, which goes on to clear a bit during the day. You get the feeling that the weather deities are just trying out a few things, playing with some new toys, for the change of season.
I am injured, and partially restricted in my mobility today, but as this gives me a chance to sit down and edit some stuff, as well as write some more, I'm not too concerned. It is hard to stay resting when you're normally so active, however. I am fascinated by the adventures of the new sub-eds. It really does seem a different world on this side of the desk, and I'd forgotten how different it can be seen to be. I hope they find their feet, and that they can show us something about what we should be doing!
I still have no bed, though. That's annoying.
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Saturday 1 April 2000
Posted Mar 31, 2000
h2g2 gives me hope.
This is NOT an April Fool's joke!
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Friday 31 March 2000
Posted Mar 31, 2000
It's one of those hollow-feeling days where life seems to be slipping by without really involving me. Diabetic control is up the spout, health is not good generally otherwise, I'm not eating enough, I don't have enough money, the weather is fine but I'm too out of it to take advantage, articles to be edited are weighing heavily on my mind, but the internet connection I have is not good enough to allow me to research them properly, and it's generally just a nondescript and uninspiring time. It seems as though nobody can spare time to talk.
The other night I kicked my bed apart in a hypoglycaemic episode of some violence, and there have been another couple (not so violent) since then. It's uncomfortable sleeping on my mattress on the floor, and I don't know where I can find the money to repair my bed.
Music will save me - well done Sam!
Otherwise, everything is great...
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