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Menopause... or lack of caffeine...?
May. 28th, 2022 07:52 amHad a horrible day on Thursday. I was supposed to meet up with a friend for coffee but they could only do after 3pm and I pushed it back to 3.30pm because a meeting landed. So, I went on a coffee fast for the whole day - only for them to not turn up AND forget to tell me because they were exhausted from trying to do too much. The coffee shop on the ground floor of our building closes at 3.30pm, so I went on a hike across town to one of their other shops - then remembered they have ANOTHER shop much nearer to us. Doh! Although I have no idea what time THAT shop closes, so I might still have needed to do the longer walk. But I don't know if the forgetfulness was caused more by menopause-brain or caffeine-deprivation :D
We also have a contractor working with us who has an extremely monotone voice and talks for hours at a time (it feels like hours) about I don't know what because I can't quite catch the actual words. I have no idea if they're talking about work but if he's not, we're paying them to inflict anguish on my brain!
Wednesday was a good day, though. I met up with my favourite colleague for coffee and a total geek-out about Doctor Who <3 We're both suspending our scepticism about the new Doctor. We don't know Ncuti Gatwa at all but we're worried he might be a bit young. I found I took a little while to warm to Matt Smith and always put it down to his age. But then I watched a '7 facts about Ncuti Gatwa' video and he has had quite a life already, so he has that to bring to the role. So, watch this space because I will have Opinions :D I am quite reassured by RTD coming back to the show. I feel so sorry for Jodie Whittaker because she has just had really poor material to work with. The only thing I really remember about the Easter episode is the cringey scene between her and Yas, which was totally unnecessary.
OK, DW rant over :D
Today is the Champion's League Final between LFC and Real Madrid. Expectations are high in our house - just hope the Reds live up to them! Whatever the outcome, we have the homecoming parade tomorrow. The bus is expected to reach our end of the route at about 8pm - the boys want to be out of the house at about 10am :D :D The grandson is coming down today for the final and will stay overnight. Daughter might join us tomorrow.
And I've decided that if I ever do a PhD it will be on the 'theology of place'. So much to unpack in that - holy places, being 'called' to a place, thresholds, buildings, etc, etc. It's kind of grown out of my preparations for a service I'm doing in a couple of weeks on being called to stay in a single place. Of course, a PhD is supposed to be about something quite narrow and, at the moment, my ideas are VERY broad. But it's closer to a thing I feel I could research than I've had before!
OK, time to get going. This morning's plan is exercise, bath, shopping for tomorrow's picnic :D
We also have a contractor working with us who has an extremely monotone voice and talks for hours at a time (it feels like hours) about I don't know what because I can't quite catch the actual words. I have no idea if they're talking about work but if he's not, we're paying them to inflict anguish on my brain!
Wednesday was a good day, though. I met up with my favourite colleague for coffee and a total geek-out about Doctor Who <3 We're both suspending our scepticism about the new Doctor. We don't know Ncuti Gatwa at all but we're worried he might be a bit young. I found I took a little while to warm to Matt Smith and always put it down to his age. But then I watched a '7 facts about Ncuti Gatwa' video and he has had quite a life already, so he has that to bring to the role. So, watch this space because I will have Opinions :D I am quite reassured by RTD coming back to the show. I feel so sorry for Jodie Whittaker because she has just had really poor material to work with. The only thing I really remember about the Easter episode is the cringey scene between her and Yas, which was totally unnecessary.
OK, DW rant over :D
Today is the Champion's League Final between LFC and Real Madrid. Expectations are high in our house - just hope the Reds live up to them! Whatever the outcome, we have the homecoming parade tomorrow. The bus is expected to reach our end of the route at about 8pm - the boys want to be out of the house at about 10am :D :D The grandson is coming down today for the final and will stay overnight. Daughter might join us tomorrow.
And I've decided that if I ever do a PhD it will be on the 'theology of place'. So much to unpack in that - holy places, being 'called' to a place, thresholds, buildings, etc, etc. It's kind of grown out of my preparations for a service I'm doing in a couple of weeks on being called to stay in a single place. Of course, a PhD is supposed to be about something quite narrow and, at the moment, my ideas are VERY broad. But it's closer to a thing I feel I could research than I've had before!
OK, time to get going. This morning's plan is exercise, bath, shopping for tomorrow's picnic :D
