I went back to the doctor (a week after being prescribed iron tablets) because I had no energy – less than before – severe constipation and was falling asleep at work. A quick urine test later and I was written off work for a week, prescribed antibiotics and told to see a kidney specialist for […]
I don’t eat a lot of salt. Approximately 15 years ago, my dad was diagnosed with high blood pressure and told he should cut down his salt intake. My family had always made a point of cooking one meal and eating it together, so it was something like a group sentence: we no longer used […]
I saw this in a vending machine yesterday and thought it had potential, even though I didn’t want to buy the one, rather specialised book they were offering (“The destruction of the town library in Leipzig in 2003”).
I spend quite a lot of time falling into holes. Sometimes I dig them myself. Sometimes other people dig them. And sometimes I’m pushed.
(or on doctors and DBs – part 1) No. Chew chew chew. You chew definitely don’t chew chew have an appointment. Chew chew chew chew chew. We stared at the chewing-gum-man in disbelief. Turning slightly, we looked at each other, looked back at the man and shrugged before making our way to the car and […]
This is a common sight where I work: Why?! How hard is changing a loo roll??
I am a glassblower. I work with hot glass. In order to heat the glass I rely on a steady supply of gas. Methane for anyone interested. Someone in the building where I work is busy building something. I have no idea what it is they’re building, but it’s loud and dusty and resulted in […]
I have been given the ‘opportunity’ (read: taken it upon myself) to get rid of XP from the work computers and make them ‘safe’ again*. At work there are 2 computers in use and a 3rd in another room waiting for a cable to connect it to The Internet. None of the staff are especially […]
On Saturday DB tidied the garage, set up the beamer for the football match, collected the sun umbrella and more garden chairs from his parents’ house, went shopping and made dinner. In the same time, I read and played with the computer. (I learned about installing and setting up networks with Linux, tested a couple […]
I’m back on the train. I have joined the commuting classes – as if there were such a thing – and I’m quite glad about it. Not especially about the ride, but it creates a small space in my day where no one can complain about me ‘playing’ with my phone. No one can be […]
So, I suppose that’s enough suspense now. (I didn’t do it on purpose though, I had lurgy yesterday and wasn’t up to writing.) I am the proud owner of an emergency passport! Whoo!! I can officially go on holiday, and start work, and do all manner of existential things 🙂
I figured, if I’m not going to exist for the next couple of months, I might as well use the opportunity to play with how I look/feel/act as a kind of dress rehearsal for when I start existing again ;). The first step is appearance. I have just left the hairdressers with my first perm […]
I phoned the passport office in the UK and they apparently don’t have the facilities to write an email to say that they’ve got my passport and are working on the new one. They are also unable to tell me how long it will take, the new system’s having a paddy so the 4 weeks […]
I’m waiting to talk to the 3rd person about not existing. He’s in a meeting. Ho-hum. I am not really any further than I was before. This is more of a field trip than an investigation. However, I do know that people are more officious the further down the food chain they are.
I apparently don’t exist. At least not enough to work or get paid. My passport ran out in January and by the time I’d figured out what to send to whom, and got the right sort of photos taken, and filled in all the forms, and sent it off, it was the 14th of April. […]