ellenscult | Le weekend

Today's daily humourscope says:

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
After years of study in higher mathematics, and a fiendishly complicated topological proof, you will finally be able to prove that half a loaf is exactly 7.412 times better than no bread.

And I did indeed have toast for breakfast. So there you go.

Completely failed to get up on Friday - needed the sleep. Had lunch at the Black Bull with

ravenlas and

st3v3. Friday evening, I rented a car from Enterprise (very nice Vauxhall Vectra - didn't want to give it back) and went over to Leeds for the Friday evening service. Saw Miriam, who fed me home-made chicken and noodle soup (mmmm!) and we went to Tesco's, then ate icecream. It was a lovely evening!

Saturday morning, dropped the car back (oh, the pain!) and picked up my bike which they very kindly put in their back room for me overnight. With

ravenlas went into town and spent a while wandering round outdoors shops, then went to VJs. Found out it's much easier to order and the food turns up very quickly if you get there before 12! Saw lots of friends (yay!) and then wandered off (when I could prise

ravenlas out of VJs) to do some shopping. Finally headed home with a laden bike around 5-ish, then spent the evening watching tv, sewing buttons back on coats, and wrapping presents.

Sunday morning, got out of bed very late, then had a quick dash into town. Got home, tidied up the living room, then started wrapping more presents in a vain attempt to get them finished before Steve and Lesley came over - they turned up early! Curses! But they graciously pretended I wasn't finishing wrapping their presents and writing a card for them... ;-) It was lovely to see them, and time always flies when we get talking - must go see them soon for an evening!

palmersperry came round later on in the afternoon, and we watched tv, then 10 Things I Hate About You (excellent film!) and I wrapped many more presents. Not a late night, but I slept badly, so I need more sleep again.

I reckon if I do a couple more hours this evening, I should get everything wrapped up and all my cards written... Might need another roll of wrapping paper, though... (10 metres gone already and counting...)

An apology: I've been getting tired again - not anywhere near bad as last year or earlier this year, but still not nice. And along with it, I've been slowing down, physically and mentally. I *know* I've been forgetting things and not getting round to things, and not visiting people or cooking or whatever. So if I've promised to do something for you, lend you something, come visit you, and I haven't, please remind me. It's not intentional, but it may well have slipped my mind. So, my sincere apologies to anyone I've mistreated.