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The clocks changed on Sunday night, so we’re now in BST, so an hour ahead from where we were a week ago. I synced up with it pretty quickly I thought, and didn’t feel any worse for wear until last night. I was back to work today, so it meant going to bed a bit earlier than I had been. I’d been getting up fairly early, to make things easier. Unfortunately, my plan to get to sleep failed, and I didn’t sleep well at all. I woke up a few times in the night, looked at the clock all annoyed, then went to sleep again. I was fine until about 15:00 when I felt REALLY tired. It’s a wonder I drove home without falling asleep. I’ll have to try and go to bed a little bit earlier tonight to make up for it.

Ordinarily, I don’t mind Bank Holidays. They usually make for a 4-day week (or a 3-day weekend, depending on how you want to look at it). Either way, they are a nice day off to just do nothing, or maybe go see somebody, or even do that silly thing you’ve been meaning to do for ages.

I’ve had the last week off work, so I’m at the end of being at home doing not-much-of-anything and its starting to wear thin. I couldn’t be one of these people who sit around doing nothing. I’d go insane. Anyway, today has been drawn out, slow and boring. I’ve accomplished nothing special, besides sitting around doing nothing, watched a bit of TV and played with Garage Band a bit more. Its been one of those horrible days where you can think of a hundred things to do but you either a) can’t be bothered or b) don’t want to do it as you’re not in the mood. The things you do want to do you can’t for various reasons. I would have been quite happy to go for a bumble around town, but seeing as the place is mostly closed, there’s no point.

So instead, I’ve sat here most the day. At least I won’t feel annoyed to be going back to work…

I went out with a mate to go see another mate of mine today who doesn’t live round these parts anymore owing to uni and the like. He’s not studying anymore, but still lives there as he prefers it. I can’t say I blame him, this isn’t exactly the young person’s capital, but its not bad.

Anyway, we came via Oxford and its wonderful ring-road – what a mess! I’ve never driven around the ring-road before and I don’t think I’ll do it again in a hurry. Its such a mess to navigate. My mate who I was with was telling me where to go as he’s driven it many times and is used to it, whereas I just more or less drive to and from work. Other than the odd little excursion now and then, I don’t go many other places. That pretty much suits me down to the ground – I like driving as long as its a route I know or am comfortable with. I’m not one for just going somewhere on a whim. I have to plan a bit too much for that! Driving tires me out a lot too, so that puts me off long journeys.

Still, it was a nice day out. Its always nice to see people. I mean, I speak to him online quite often, but its not the same as meeting face to face and just goofing about – its far more fun. All in all, a well spent day though

Now go make your own

I think its due to washing the car yesterday. I wasn’t out there long, but when you’re up and down constantly between the underside and the roof, then rolling around inside cleaning the windows, it stretches the muscles good and proper. Not that I’m overly worried!

Of course, as is always the way, it rained last night.

Bugger!

I got bored of B2, and my own coding wasn’t up to scratch for writing the sort of thing I wanted to run a website, so I’ve installed WordPress and I’m gunna start using that. I need to bring some organisation to this site, and maybe an image gallery too.

Should be fun