Kate’s allegedly a human (although increasingly right-wing bigots would say otherwise). She’s definitely not a vampire, despite what some other people claim. She’s also mostly built out of spite and overcoming oppositional-sexism, racism, and other random bullshit.
So she’s either a human or a lizard in disguise sent to destroy all of humanity.
Either way, she’s here to reassure that it’s all fine.
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A brief word about the news
I have become so disillusioned with my previously beloved BBC’s ‘news’ coverage that I can no longer stand to listen to or watch it. When it comes on in the car, I’m inclined to tune to another station. When I see articles linked to on the BBC site I half heartedly look but don’t expect…
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In news of pointless activities for the day
So. Finally. After several iterations of fiddling our payphone is now working. It presumably dates from the 40s, but it could have been installed any time between the 30s and the 50s. Given the cable being cloth covered, not the (later?) curled plastic cable I’m assuming it is 1940s. It probably has date codes in…
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Bother
So, ages ago I/we made the decision not to insulate under the floors. I can’t recall if we discussed it, but I certainly contemplated it and then thought it probably wasn’t worth the hassle, and anyway, where would I find the time. Because there’s no way we could afford to get someone else to do…
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A day wasted in sickness is a day…err, like this one
So, this may only be a cold, but it’s done a fair job of kicking my ass. I suppose I’ve not actually had a cold for quite a long time by my standards. I don’t think I’ve had an actual cold for a very long time – and I say this because some of the…
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Pond jumping
So, sorry for the prolonged radio silence. We went on HOLIDAY! To AMERICA! I caught LURGY! For the FLIGHT HOME! Okay, done with the all-caps shouting now. Yes, we went over to see my best beloved’s family and friends, and to delight in the gorgeous sunshine that Washington State provides in March*. I’m not going…
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Pardon me for not sleeping.
At least, my brain should be saying that. It’s so far been gleefully uninterested in sleep. Topics which have come up today: My performance in a Senior Staff Nurse interview (thanks for the additional answer to the question now. It’s a bit late. Thankfully I had a good answer at the time, but two would…
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Nooky
So, I’ve been debating a nook as a possibility to try and reduce my ‘looking at bright scenes at the end of the day’ habit. Apparently this is bad for your sleep, so an e-ink reader of some sort seemed a good plan. But after the experience with the no-so-Superpad (III) the concept of another…
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Re-creational progress
So, we spent this morning cleaning and then, in a burst of doing something that we’ve been meaning to do for months… We cleared off the kitchen counters and rewaxed/oiled them. Dear god does that stuff smell hideous. I mean really hideous. Headache inducing hideous. I’d forgotten. For a ‘natural’ finish, it’s surely pretty wiffy.…
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Deep Breaths
So I had to step away for a bit before writing this. Obviously, the universe, on discovering I wasn’t nearly so stressed having got my university results, decided that perhaps I should be more stressed, so as to maintain stasis. So, according to HMRC, 2 years ago, and 1 year ago, I didn’t send in…
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Just a brief note
I passed.