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I remember as if it was yesterday...
Jan. 15th, 2024 09:54 pmGrandson #2 wasn't the only awkward baby in the family. Our son was due on 5 or 6 January but I went into labour on 2 January. Husband rang the hospital to say we were on our way but somehow got through to the fire brigade instead >D Anyway, he got the right number in the end and I went into hospital. Overnight, everything stopped again and I was sent home. It took another 2 weeks for him to arrive, but arrive he did. I'm working from home tomorrow so I can make him a cake.
I finished reading Lord Jim last night. I think the ending was supposed to be tragic but I was just glad it was finally over. Next up is 'What Katy Did' but I have some Ursula K Le Guin to read first. I'm part way through 'Always Coming Home', which isn't a novel in the conventional sense; in the introduction she says something like it's more of an encyclopaedia, something to dip into rather than read from start to finish. But I'm reading it from start to finish because that's how I read books, so there!
Tonight will just be a chapter from MP, I think.
As well as sending my colleague a rec list of puzzle games, I took in The Talos Principle and The ABC Murders. I don't have many physical copies of games, these days. My colleague was really touched, which was nice - but from my POV they were just collecting dust on a shelf and someone might as well get some use out of them! Anyway, they've said they'll check at home and see if there's anything I might like, which I'm very touched by :D
No gaming tonight and none tomorrow either. Maybe Wednesday... I know where I'm headed, anyway.
And after thinking that the husband didn't need any of his prescription ordering this week, I realised tonight that he's low on sharps, so that's a job for tomorrow.
Oh, and on the financial front, the good news is that my building society doesn't invest in the arms or fossil fuels industries, so I don't need to move any of my accounts. The bad news is that my pension provider doesn't have an 'ethical' option - which I'm not sure I'd have been happy about anyway. After all, the fact that they need an 'ethical' option means they also have an UNethical one! But it means I'm back to Plan A - joint account with the son for paying bills this month, tackle the pension thing next month.
Why can't life be simple? The ethical solution should always be the easiest. I shouldn't have to jump through so many hoops just to make sure my money is being used in ways I approve of.
I finished reading Lord Jim last night. I think the ending was supposed to be tragic but I was just glad it was finally over. Next up is 'What Katy Did' but I have some Ursula K Le Guin to read first. I'm part way through 'Always Coming Home', which isn't a novel in the conventional sense; in the introduction she says something like it's more of an encyclopaedia, something to dip into rather than read from start to finish. But I'm reading it from start to finish because that's how I read books, so there!
Tonight will just be a chapter from MP, I think.
As well as sending my colleague a rec list of puzzle games, I took in The Talos Principle and The ABC Murders. I don't have many physical copies of games, these days. My colleague was really touched, which was nice - but from my POV they were just collecting dust on a shelf and someone might as well get some use out of them! Anyway, they've said they'll check at home and see if there's anything I might like, which I'm very touched by :D
No gaming tonight and none tomorrow either. Maybe Wednesday... I know where I'm headed, anyway.
And after thinking that the husband didn't need any of his prescription ordering this week, I realised tonight that he's low on sharps, so that's a job for tomorrow.
Oh, and on the financial front, the good news is that my building society doesn't invest in the arms or fossil fuels industries, so I don't need to move any of my accounts. The bad news is that my pension provider doesn't have an 'ethical' option - which I'm not sure I'd have been happy about anyway. After all, the fact that they need an 'ethical' option means they also have an UNethical one! But it means I'm back to Plan A - joint account with the son for paying bills this month, tackle the pension thing next month.
Why can't life be simple? The ethical solution should always be the easiest. I shouldn't have to jump through so many hoops just to make sure my money is being used in ways I approve of.
