Oh dear...The Weekend started badly, as I slept very little due to some sort of stomach bug. I realised as soon as I woke up that work was out of the question, so cover was arranged, and I had my first sick day of the year. Thinking back to when I used to do "A proper job", I used to take a lot of sick leave. I think the combination of doing work that was deeply unnecessary and dull, and the fact that this brought on depression led to some unimpressive attendance records. I remember one year in particular where I had 35 days sick leave on top of the 36 days annual leave. I'm amazed that they even knew who I was, let alone fail to take any action. Of course, looking back over my days of self employment, I find an entirely different story, and I think this is only the fourth session I have missed in getting on for 6 years. It's amazing what happens when there is a degree of enjoyment and motivation isn't it? I think my nocturnal habits have led to me being open to bugs and diseases, and so I am not surprised to have been struck down. The day was spent relaxing really, although I did stir enough to give the lounge the biggest damned hoovering it has ever had. I watched some football, and did a little reading and generally lazed. I also discovered the iTunes U app, which give you access to a lot of Academic information, and small courses. There is a lot of theatre based stuff on there, and the National Theatre section is excellent, in particular, Katie Mitchell's section. I feel I may be spending a bit of time on there....and it's all free :-). Eldest was out for the night, youngest had a friend round for a sleepover, and Mrs Plug went to bed early, leaving me with a small glass of wine, and the TV. I watched The Rock with Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery, which is a pile of old nonsense, but at least shows that I can watch action films as well as dull old arty farty ones.
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