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Date: 23 June 2008 19:42:49
Fit to drop. That's how I'm feeling tonight. This week will be long, busy, difficult and probably a little emotional too. Perhaps knowing that, my body decided it would be useful to wake up at ten past five this morning, rather than waiting to be instructed by the alarm clock at half six. I drifted in and out of consciousness until the alarm went off, but still felt shockingly tired when I had to force myself to get up. And then of course, I went to work...
Drop everything. Those are our current instructions at work. We have big deadlines this week for a particular part of our job that comes round each year, and due to the time-consuming nature of it, we have been told to prioritise this particular task over everything else. Basically, anything non-essential is to be left. Which is all very well, except that I told at least three different people this on the phone today, and all of them refused to accept the simple idea that I couldn't just sort out their situations immediately. So, of course, I ended up dropping the essential task for comparatively non-essential tasks. Although I feel quite happy with my progress today on the big task, it's just irritating and frustrating to not be able to concentrate on my main priority.
Tear drops. I may produce a few in the next couple of days. Richard's funeral is on Wednesday. Given the work situation, I'm quite fortunate to be able to take two days off for it. I'm travelling down after work tomorrow, so need to take my bags and suit with me to the office, and then get out sharpish to catch the train. I think, knowing the kind of guy Rich was, it won't necessarily be a sad occasion; of course there will be some sadness and emotional stuff, but I suspect there'll be a lot more fond reminiscenses. As the old cliche goes, it's what he would have wanted.
Drop of sunshine. It's not all doom and gloom. The weather's quite nice, it's almost pay day, and when I get to my parents' tomorrow night Dad's going to make one of his famous curries. And when I get home on Thursday, I'm looking forward to having dinner and a DVD with some lovely people. Now, if the person who was providing me with the recipe would just hurry up and provide it...