Underworld

Reading time: < 1 min Don DeLillo’s Bum Luck – interesting article. I’ve still to finish Underworld, it’s one of those books I pick up and put down every couple of weeks, and I’ve probably spent more time re-reading it than anything else. Wonder if Caterina has read it…?

Wee sis

Reading time: < 1 min My sister is at university, achieving what I never did (yes I’m a dropout). I’m so proud of her, and love her so much, it hurts to hear her bad news. She may have to alter the direction of her course as she can’t get to do one of the modules she really wanted to…

Wellbeing

Reading time: < 1 min My employers have started a Wellness scheme. All the (voluntary) participants have to undertake a physical examination, which will gain us a rating and a set of goals to achieve personal ‘wellness’. What intrigues me is how the mind and body are so inextricably linked. If I am physically tired and sore, I don’t think…

Parental Warning

Reading time: < 1 min bak-didley-wop-icious it may be, but are my Mum and Dad reading this? Yikes!

Patterned snooze

Reading time: < 1 min Can anyone help me figure out how much sleep I really need? A ‘typical’ night for me is to get to bed at about 11:30 pm and get up at 7:00 am. Last night I was in bed by 10:00 pm and I’m STILL knackered. Hence the reason I am questioning my thoughts at the…

Weekender

Reading time: < 1 min Quiet weekend. Relaxed. Did some packing (27th July can’t come quick enough now). Spent Saturday wandering round shops and garden centres (exciting, huh..) dreaming about our new garden, and what we are going to do, we figure we’ll need to get about 3 acres to fit in the pool, basketball court, etc etc. We also…