Day2Day

(Okay, so the real lyric is "rainy day" but there was no rain...)

I liked today. It didn't get off to a wonderful start, what with being woken at 7.30 by Raz going to bed. Kind of early for a weekend, I usually don't get up until, ooh, 8.30 or so. But stumbling into the office I put on the computer and found Ang sitting online so we chatted for a while as I woke up, discussing the merits of tuna and mayo sandwiches for breakfast.

Easing into the day thusly left me ready to get on with the tasks I'd set myself. I wrote letters regarding council tax and water at my new house, and I wrote to let the current property managers know that I'm outta here soon. Then I went into town to post the letters and sort out an Argos store card. It was a glorious sunny day and the trees are all budding and there are daffodils everywhere. I went out in a T shirt with no coat and didn't regret it. This is a GOOD day in Fleet, town of endless rain. I bought bits and pieces for the house and an Easter egg for Raz (Sin would have gotten one if he hadn't disappeared up north for the Easter break).

Back home Ang and I scrabbled away on Literati (a miserable loss on my part) then I went to watch the last of the newly received Buffy episodes from America before getting on with some more packing. Fun and accomplishment in one day. I'm impressed with myself whether anyone else is or not.


( I even took pictures. )

You can tell winter's over when the ice-cream vans come out in force. We switch to summertime over the weekend and it's stopped raining at last.

( Picture )

For those who may care for more detail, here is some info on my house. Bear in mind it is written in estate-agent-speak and may require some translation.

Description: This well maintained modern terrace home benefits from gas central heating and double glazing. The accommodation briefly comprises: entrance hallway, kitchen/diner, lounge, first floor landing, three bedrooms, bathroom and separate w.c. Outside there is a rear garden.

Storm canopy with tiled slates. UPVC double glazed door through to:

Entrance hallway:
Stairs to first floor with understairs storage space and cupboard. Double radiator. Textured ceiling. Alarm sensor to corner.

Kitchen/diner: 17'10 x 10'0 approx.
Refitted range of medium oak effect base, drawer and eye level units with tiled worktop surfaces to compliment. One and a quarter bowl sink unit with mixer tap. Tiled splashbacks. Built in carousel under worktops. Built in electric single oven and fitted four ring gas hob. Plumbing for automatic washing machine. Breakfast bar to middle. UPVC double glazed window to front aspect. UPVC double glazed French doors to rear aspect. Two double radiators. Air vent to side wall. Alarm sensor to corner. Dado rail. Tiled flooring. Two central ceiling lights. Coving to textured ceiling. Archway through to:

Lounge: 13'10 x 11'10 approx.
UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect. Double radiator. Television point. Telephone point. Dado rail. Picture rail. Coving to textured ceiling.

First floor landing:
UPVC double glazed window to front aspect. Built in airing cupboard housing wall mounted gas central heating boiler (combination boiler). Smoke detector (linked to central station). Textured ceiling. Loft access.

Bedroom 1: 11'10 x 10'10 approx.
UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect. Single radiator. Coving to textured ceiling.

Bedroom 2: 11'10 x 6'7 approx.
UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect. Single radiator. Textured ceiling.

Bedroom 3: 11'10 x 6'0 approx.
UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect. Double radiator. Textured ceiling.

Bathroom:
Two piece suite comprising panelled bath with wall mounted shower and screen, vanity wash hand basin. Ceramic tiled splashbacks. UPVC double glazed frosted window to front aspect. Single radiator. Textured ceiling.

W.C:
Comprising low level w.c. UPVC double glazed frosted window to front aspect. Textured ceiling.

Outside:
The rear garden is laid to lawn with mature shrubs and flower beds. Rockery to one side. Paved patio area. Timber storage shed. Brick built wall to one side. Enclosed by timber fencing with gated side access.

I didn't go into work today. By this morning I didn't feel too bad, but last night I slept really badly. I was way too hot under the blankets and too cold outside of them. Even with just a sheet over me I was too hot, and my throat was sore and dry, whilst the water I was drinking didn't seem to affect it. I think I slept for about an hour all together and there's no way I'm going to work on one hour's sleep. Besides, I'm still hot and I expect if I actually owned a thermometer to use then I'd find I had a high temperature.

So I dozed (still couldn't sleep properly) until midday, then fiddled around with the Gameboy Advance a little before turning to Buffy. Comfort TV. I'm feeling pretty exhausted, but I'm not going to doze again because I'm determined to get a proper sleep tonight.

This is crazy. 10.45 on a Monday morning and I've run out of work again. I mean, there will be more coming through, but all I had in my queue to do this morning was fix three typos. There was some challenge to it, in finding the particular files that contained the typos but it's done now. In fact, it's been done for the last 25 minutes. I got here at 9.20 and since each bug is defined in terms of hours, I've apparantly done three hours work.

And they wanted me to come in at the weekend to make sure we were on top of the project. Thank ghu they weren't insistant.

So now what am I meant to do with myself? sigh

Inspired by the frequent bouts of Literati with ang_grrr and ajr I went out and bought Scrabble Deluxe today. It's lovely. And I can say as much without even having unwrapped it as yet.

Why haven't I unwrapped it? Because I've been busy playing another game - Buffy. And boy, is it complicated. I think by the end of it Raz and I had wrapped our heads around what we were meant to be doing and we could probably manage to get through a whole game again without having to consult the instructions. But maybe not.

After tidying some more and packing and moving stuff around I amassed a pile of things I didn't want and decided to give them to the charity shop. Only, in carrying them I think I've strained a muscle. I hope that's what it is. If it's not then I've probably collapsed a lung or something.

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