Tag Archives for sleep
Blame the Dutch
The plaintive call of my mobile wakes me up early this morning, not quite 5 am. I open my eyes and find myself gazing into my stalwart laptop still spinning my West Wing S2 DVD. Closing the lid puts it … Continue reading
Raw like sushi
He: Eat and sleep. Sunday is a day of rest! X Me: Um… I’m going out! Just dinner but. Wid lots of sake 2 wash down d raw fish. He: Oh no. Dislike raw fish and hate sake. Very bad … Continue reading
Gone
Sometimes the end truly is relief. My uncle died this morning at 9AM. Peacefully, just after going back to sleep, which is more than I could have hoped for the way things were going.
I’m not your girlfriend
What creeps me out about places like Flickr is when people you don’t know, have never met, have never e-mailed with, ‘friend’ you. I wish there was a way you could ‘unfriend’ strangers. Or simply not allow it unless you … Continue reading
Luctor et emergo
Good news. After a day (and night, let’s not forget the nights) of feeling worse, as of Wednesday pm I’m now officially feeling a little better. I’ve almost had a full night’s sleep, my appetite’s returned and my temperature’s finally … Continue reading
Attack of the killer flu
Have been quite ill since Thursday afternoon. I’ve felt exhausted since my last flu (late November) and this time the virus struck an already wrecked system. Fever rose quickly to 39.5 (103F) and hovered around that for four days. The … Continue reading
Simply, having, a wonderful (pre) Christmas time
Curry score: 2 (Local take-away and the still fabulous Rasa Samudra) Celebrity score: 1 (Tracy Emin @ the ICA) Art score: 3 (Osbourne Samuel gallery, Raphael exhibit at National Gallery, 100 artist see God at the ICA) Sleep score: +/- … Continue reading
Princess Juliana (1909-2004)
The Dutch Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana passed away early on Saturday, 20 March 2004. She died in her sleep at ten to six in the morning. Despite her abdication in 1980, despite not being much of a … Continue reading
I’m totally wired
For the next 24 hours, I am science’s bitch. I am a guinea pig in a friend’s friend’s stress profile research. I have 6 electrodes stuck to my body and wires that lead to a device I carry on my … Continue reading
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