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I've just watched American YTer Tyler Rumple react to a video made by the UK Parliament on how Parliament actually works - and learned some stuff myself! Or - gained clarity, at least. It all looks fab. Lots of 'checks and balances', lots of debate, lots of ways for the government to be held to account, and lots of ways for 'The Public' to get involved. Of course, the reality is much more murky, but I'm not really telling you anything you didn't know or couldn't guess! I enjoyed watching him be impressed by it, though.

Husband's CGM needed changing today and we went with his arm, which seemed to go a lot more smoothly.

At work we're reorganising the folder structure - again. TBH, it's better to go with folder names that relate to tasks for the full project rather than stages. Going through the half dozen or so Teams sites, I did realise there were some docs missing and some mis-named, so that's another job. 

Tomorrow, I need to remember to go to the Library and print off some copies of the academic calendar before heading to the office... And to ask my colleague if they can make this Thursday or next Tuesday...

Still musing over Ruth. At the moment I'm thinking the book is either a feminist manifesto or mired in the patriarchy - but perhaps it's 'both/and' rather than 'either/or'? Whilst Ruth did make her own decision about sticking with Naomi, she needed to marry Boaz in order to survive. It's the reality of life that very few choices are uncomplicated and unsullied.

Trying to process what happened in Southport. It feels an impossibility.

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 This week has been the second longest of my life.  The longest ever was one I spent selling advertising space in a diary for the fire brigade.  I managed to sell ONE space, to a cucumber grower in the south of England who I think was Italian.  To this day, I'm not sure he knew what he'd bought :D

Anyway, this week has felt like it was about a month long.  I don't know why - it wasn't particularly busy OR quiet, I'm not ill, I'm not stressed about anything...  It's just taken a ridiculous amount of effort to get from Monday to Friday.  But it is Friday, and I'm on leave ALL of next week.  I am going to slam into Blood and Wine and ignore things like housework and writing.

The fire that happened in London the other day is consuming a lot of news time and a lot of my thoughts.  It seems that the total destruction of the building was preventable, but safety laws either aren't strong enough or have been misapplied.  There were hundreds of people in the building.  So far, 17 people have been identified as having died but that number can only rise.  The fire brigade say they hope the number won't reach three figures; it seems a vain hope at this point.

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