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last one of the year
December 31, 2008
No retrospective of 2008. Just another year that disappointed and depressed me.
Even with the relief of having another Christmas pass, it�s been something of a rough week so far. My chiro�s official diagnosis: I was a �Bavarian-style pretzel�, and once he�d worked his magic, I felt quite a bit better. But my sleep�s been shite (early wake-up calls from the Mighty B aren�t helping there) and work sucks, and Spouse is on my nerves because he�s not only home in the evenings, he�s as grouchy as a bear with a sore paw because he hates working days.
I made a very quick side trip to the library yesterday on my way home�scored some old Richard Lockridge mysteries, and a couple of Rumpoles I haven�t read yet. After the vintage glurge I�ve been reading (see below), I need the no-bullshit attitudes of Inspector Heimrich and my beloved Horace to cleanse my palate.
I plan to spend my NYD off reading vegging around the house and �Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders��Like all good Rumpole fans, I�ve been waiting to hear the full story on that case since the seventies.
Reading: �Miss Billy�, "Miss Billy's Decision", and �Miss Billy Married�,by Eleanor H. Porter. Vintage popular fiction from the early 20th century. Unlike her �Pollyanna� (which I�ve always liked), they�re actually kind of annoying. How can I be expected to believe the author's depiction of her characters as smart and witty and clever and talented, when she always has them acting so friggin' stupid? If there is a wrong conclusion the characters in this book can jump to, they'll pole-vault to it. And they repeatedly take to heart all kinds of horrible advice from people they know�and freely admit!�are always wrong!
Surfing: After 10 fucking years without cable, I go back to it. And what happens after I sign up for Time-Warner? Well, shit..
Listening: the late and much-lamented Kirsty MacColl��There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis�, �In These Shoes�, �"A New England".
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