Month: January 2024

 Wandered around the National Gallery for a short while, killing time before going into the pay what you can Frans Hal exhibt at 17.30.

Always amazes me to see pieces by such names from history, a da Vinci or a Michelangelo.

Should I win the lottery, I would love not to own but to hold a piece of something that someone like that once held, a crazy lottery win and I’d get a small original Hopper and a page from da Vinci. I really should get myself just an old coin. The idea that someone held this same item such a long time ago, just find it so fascinating.

FInished S1 of Echo, it was ok. Not sure if it wanted to be a noir/drama or superhero show and it got the balance wrong as usual. Found the S4 finale of For All Mankind to be a bit of an anticlimax.

This evening then was GG with The Witches at NT. It was okay, solid 3 with a couple of good performances but a bit disappointed over all.

Quiet day planned for tomorrow.

 A quiet day.

Started Echo, mostly enjoying it. DD appearances always help!

Codename George George coming through with lots of good stuff which is very pleasing. Things going to work out a bit nicer end of Feb.

Three day weekend. I need my head clearer. Tomorrow a quiet day and then the National Gallery and then theatre.

Consistency, then working towards more.

 Well, the Enfield Haunting was a play. Lovely set, lovely lights but otherwise… sheesh. Cast dead behind the eyes.

Otherwise, settling down a little on stress levels.

Food. Food is the challenge. I need to be less hungry and eat…well lets be honest, snack, less. I don’t know how to do this

 Tempted by a £15 offer to see Guys and Dolls again. Runs until August, so I suspect I’ll want to post code name GG.

Otherwise, some stress gone as I’ve sent my emails today and can wait for the returns. It’ll just end up with Ombudsman and we’ll take it from there.

Finished S1 of Quantum Leap and mostly enjoyed it. Need a guide for story vs filler. Looking forward to the S4 finale of For All Mankind tomorrow, and Echo dropping.

Got my tickets sorted for tomorrow, so in to work to see the boss and then we are off to theatre in the evening. Hopefully all is good. 

For now, short and sweeter than last night.

 Hateful.

Everything is a bit much sometimes. I could do with a large lottery win now please, or even a vaguely small, five figures. Just ARGH.

We watched Buck and the Preacher and things are just such a distraction. So unfocused and so much faffing. I didn’t use to be like this

 Yup, and another one. I need this sorted earlier but it’s just… so much.

Flat stuff and everything else. 

Need to stop eating, need to stop. Need, just need.

BLRUGH.

 A quiet Saturday. Finally watched Decision to Leave which was good though with a cold deliberate style and restraint. Then, watched Mr Bates vs The Post Office, mainlined the whole thing. What an absolute disgrace, there pretty clearly should be some people in jail for this.

Tomorrow, TAW’s mom’s birthday lunch. Should be… fine I guess.

Right, I need to focus on this. I need thoughts to record and 

I’ve deleted Pokemon Go from devices, going to try and move a little away from some games. I should do the same for Marvel Snap. Well, I should do the same for more but the sunk costs into both Timelines and MPQ keep their hold on me.

Perhaps soon, perhaps?

 Bah.

I need to figure out better reminders, something that works when I get home late.

 

So it was an evening out to Finborough for ET. 1979, mixed bag. Must get my review typed up. Uncomfortable, yet again the only bench with 5 to a seat . Ugh.

TAW’s mom came around earlier in the day for a wile so that was good to catchup. A bit over the weekend planned too.

Missed day. Fuck.

 Home from a really wet evening, a visit to Cold War at the Almedia. I wasn’t a huge fan of the movie and I don’t really know Elvis Costello so wasn’t so keen on this. It was okay. I liked Luke Thallon, particularly at the end of the second act but otherwise turning an 89 minute movie into a 160 minute play… sheesh.

A quick catchup with Fred beforehand was nice, though a little awkward. I need to get back into socialising with people I don’t see too often and, it isn’t small talk it us.

Anyways first complaint in with PRS and I need to get the HA one tidied up and gone in. Then follow-up with MP and perhaps bite the bullet on the residents association.

Sheesh. It is the stress, the stress, the stress.

I could do with a good nights sleep now.

 Stress.

 A bit of a concern. HA and estate management issues just piling up. It would be nice if others took some action but people appear happy to coast by. Blurgh.

Otherwise, motivation remains … uh.

Codename George George is looking like next month is going to be crazy busy, some things a bit out of balance. I had less in December and January then expected and so all the rushing to keep the space didn’t quite work out. Still back on the horse tomorrow and then onto ET on Friday.

Posted some news, okay somewhat obliquely, in Discord earlier this morning and precisely no-one appears to have noticed and I had to draw attention to it sometime later. Smart people are sometimes really dumb.