Echoes of Flavio's Ghost Dreaming

Some might be pleased breathing a sigh of relief about this. I seem to have accidentally destroyed the memory stick from my little compact camera when inserting it too forcefully into a (as it turned out, broken) card reader, so no pictures from dakari_mane’s birthday drinks last night :/

Crikey, it would seem like I’m not the only one having a hectic horrible Monday. Sympathies to all...

It’s been a bit stressful today, for reasons that won’t go into this story, but have to do with money I was expecting and didn’t arrive, and the consequences of that and the trying to avoid/prevent them.

No lessons today, no reply from a couple of pupils who cancelled (in one case, just didn’t turn up for) their lesson last week, but on the other hand a pupil who’d stopped lessons to go away to a boarding school (those things still exist, I’d have thought they belonged with Orwell and the 1930’s) called to take a couple of lessons a week during the summer to prepare for a guitar grade 4 exam, which is better news.. Long chat with noondaydemon this morning about our joint music-making effort and where it might go from here, then getting rained on on my way back from Camden Market (yes, it’s still there).

I seem to have very little energy these days. I suspect joining a gym might help in that respect, as well as the fact that I am beginning not to like the image that mirrors send back to me. I hate gyms, though -and it is not realistic to propose myself an exercise regime at home. There’s too much calling for my attention, too many things to deal with. The first person who mentions bicycles gets shot, though. I would be roadkill within the hour if I took to the streets of London on a bike.

Ok, leaving soon for Betty Ford Clinic. See some of you there.

It took me five minutes or so to put my trousers on. I don't think I'd ever sun-burnt so badly. And that was me putting sun-blocker on, hiding in the shade... managed not to burn my back but my legs are very red and very swollen. I should rest but the woman who's been living in my flat is supposed (supposed) to hand it over today so have to head over there now.

Ooff.. beach was very good, you can only reach it by sea and the frantic mad boat race trip there on the boat was a whole lot of fun. But today it's pay-back time.. it's teh ouch today..