Boredom is seemingly my worst enemy nowadays. A flurry of sorting done over the past few days - benefits applied for, insurance claim made, laptop returned to retailer to avoid repossession, and replacement for broken monitor delivered/installed. Being half way fixed is substantially more frustrating than being totally unable to use my arm - I can actually try and fail where previously I didn't dare try! Sleeping considerably better makes life more fun for certain. Took the plunge and divided up this daylog page once again, since we were practically half way through June already. Reading back over recent entries, the recurring theme of my inability to influence my circumstances troubled me. How can I break this cycle? A very close Brit Quiz result sees us a creditable second. Got my contacts back in Evolution after days of db3 weirdness.
Strange times - spend a reasonably frustrating time getting the correct claim forms from the DSS, then received essential and welcome help in filling them in. Arm seems to be moving around a little easier and hurting much less, but it remains very awkward. Things to sort out include insurance on things I owe. Found a comfortable way to lie down, so went to bed early to take advantage of it!
A quiet weekend - some tentative work on gwvedit, but not a lot else productivity-wise. Visited what will soon br my parents new home today, then lounged around drinking beer a bit before trying my hand at cooking on a barbecue (I think I did OK). Speculated a bit about my DSS visit tomorrow. Cheered myself up by watching the inimitable Roy Mallard totally confusing an actor in "People Like Us".
My TV - apparently about to expire - made it through the night. Managed to doze off somewhere between Labour winning and William Hague resigning. Lots of quite interesting stuff in the Election results keeps me happy with web and teletext all morning. Built gdm from source due to fatally broken Ximian packages. Much fun reading vicious' code.
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.
