A really bloody irritating day. Woke up way to early after not enough sleep. Tried to do useful things but couldn't make arm comfortable. Read lots during the day, but this was equally uncomfortable. Cheered up by one of my favourite movies ("Witness for the Prosecution") being on TV. Perhaps I just can't get used to normality after the drama of the past few months?
Bit the bullet and went to clear my desk today. Turned into a high-speed Linux tutorial/advocacy session, as I handed over the server which formerly sat next to my desk. Picked up new Belle and Sebastian single - at last "The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner" gets released! Later stepped in as part of an emergency barbecue rescue team - and all went well (in terms of the emergency and the barbecue!). Today would have been the first day of my new job had I not broken my arm. This just makes me feel more frustrated than ever. Limited coffee making facilities restored.
A really odd weekend - and not just for me it seems. Got some 'proof of concept' hacking done on a site search tool for the secret project (the idea of being involved in something that might one day make money is very odd to me!), but its dog slow and not quite what I wanted. Some lessons in dressmaking leave me intrigued by an 'overlocker' which appears to be a quite formidable machine. Today was just plain weird. Alarmingly, just minutes after the shops closed I managed to break the one remaining means of making coffee in the house....it's going to be a worrying 24 hours.
Physiotherapy first thing goes surprisingly well - I've got back most of the mobility in my shoulder, and now its two weeks of strengthening exercises to regain independent movement. Feel much cheered by this. Otherwise a reasonably quiet but non-frustrating day. There is soon to be a Bucknalls release on Luigi's new Almost Halloween Time record label - its going to be a sort of 'best of', along with some all-new stuff. Started working on sleeve notes and trying to devise a title. Made a reservation for next years Open University course - T223 Microprocessor Controlled Computers - which is practically the final nail for my Health & Social Care Degree. Worst hayfever day of the summer so far - I actually thought I'd get away with it this year!
Lost::MikeGTN
I've had a home on the web for more years than I care to remember, and a few kind souls persuade me it's worth persisting with keeping it updated. This current incarnation of the site is centred around the blog posts which began back in 1999 as 'the daylog' and continued through my travels and tribulations during the following years.
I don't get out and about nearly as much these days, but I do try to record significant events and trips for posterity. You may also have arrived here by following the trail to my former music blog Songs Heard On Fast Trains. That content is preserved here too.
