A jimjams sort of day

Categories: translation, trials

Date: 28 March 2010 14:18:25

I think today is a Jimjams sort of day. It is 3 pm and I am not dressed yet. I completely forgot about the clocks going forward an hour so, once I had finally twigged, half the morning had already disappeared.

I am humungeously busy with work - (proofread a German hotel website today, translate a brochure on cruises in the Antarctic, and translate half a company newsletter - to try and keep ahead of the deadlines) whilst my computer makes funny noises. I think it may be dying - but am hoping it will cling on until Wednesday when it can breathe its last and I can breathe some sort of sigh of relief ... about the deadlines I mean, not about the prospect of having to spend money on a new one.

I feel as if there are various levels of irony at play here: I am working like crazy to earn the money that has been thin on the ground in previous months only to find that when I've earned it, I'll be spending it in an area I hadn't budgeted for. I suppose it could be worse, so mustn't grumble (anymore). (Although just before I stop, it would be nice to have a day off soon - translating all this touristy stuff about luxurious cruises, comfortable hotels, delicious meals, etc. is a bit galling when I haven't had time to go to Sainsbury's for a month. I'm down to my last tin of tuna...)

Anyway, I was just thinking I should perhaps get round to getting dressed when a second thought hit me: why bother? I'm not going anywhere, and I'm not expecting anyone, so I might as well save the time (all 5 minutes of it!) and expend it on my translations (or blog, if I'm honest.)

If anyone knows about computers and whether the sound of the fan (?) going into overdrive (a bit like a washing machine on spin cycle) is A Bad Sign, do please let me know. If it is a death rattle, I'm not sure whether it will make me feel any better but I may be able to make some contingency plans to tide me over until I have time to race down to PC World to buy another (sob...)