Monthly Archive for August, 2004

Entry #200

I’m sat in an internet cafe on the curry mile of Manchester (only really a mile if you walk up one side of the road and back down the other I reckon). ‘Pay as you go’ internet connection just seems wrong if you ask me.

Failed to get out of Manchester for the Bank Holiday weekend, which is a bit of a disappointment but life goes on. The next excitement lined up in my diary is a trip to the dentist tomorrow afternoon, and that will not fall through. It can’t; I’m in pain. My first dental appointment since I was 16, I’ll be registering as a new NHS patient. One of nerve endings in my jaw is screaming out for attention and so it will get some.

I’m back at work though still easing myself up towards full time hours. Also waiting to play some sport or just do some plain exercise. Feeling so unfit, feeble and bored; those endorphins would be nice too.

And then I read some more

So the doctor calls it post viral fatigue and that means I get to potter around, nothing too strenuous though. Has given me time to read, so I read. I’m Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti was a great little book which really sucked me in. Then I really enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, a funny but yet sad book. I think I’ll, as usual, keep my book reviews short and sweet. Leave you to read them yourself. And now I have picked up a copy of Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan. I’m not sure if I’ll like this one as much. Well I better go enjoy another muggy and thunderous day in Manchester, I’m still hoping for the sunshine to come back!