Back on the writing track

Echo… echo… echo…

Yes, I admit, it’s quite empty in here. I’ve been really bad at updating lately. Partly, this is because of my trip to Sweden, partly because I’ve been rather stressed and down, and blogging then is just plain depressing — if not for me, so for you readers. But things are slowly looking brighter. If nothing else, they finally have started with free internet in the British Library! Absolutely perfect! I love it. Although it took me a few days to get it to work. I had to log in with my old account, but I couldn’t remember the details. Tried registering a new account, but they already had my reader’s pass on file, so that didn’t work. But no worry, it said on the homepage. Just write your user name, and we’ll email you your password. Only two problems: 1) How could I check my email if they wouldn’t allow me to use the internet, and 2) I couldn’t remember my user name (but was pretty sure of my password). Very frustrating! But after a few phone calls (with my super phone, which is still lovely) everything is up and running, and I can now check emails/update the blog/chat and well, search for info online whenever I want. Super! It really feels like a luxury!

Other good news: we finally gave in and bought a "new" TV. We had been promised one from a friend, but none of us had ever the time to meet up to get it. It had to be a weekend, and when he was available we weren’t and vice versa. But last Sunday we agreed that we’d had enough! The tiny one that came with the flat has definitely done its job. So, we looked around on some ads online, and called a few. Found one who wanted to sell the same day (sounds suspicious?), and was willing to deliver it, too. A few hour later, she was ours! £ 80 felt like very well spent money when we saw the huge TV that arrived (29 inches, 3 years old). It is enormous. I’m not sure if it’s because we are so used to the old, tiny one, or because it really is big, or because the furniture it’s standing on is small… but anyway. It has revolutionized our lives. We can now zap with a remote; watch all five channels without having to go through 99 channels on the way there; and use the Wii again. (Yes, we are playing Super Mario like crazy.) The remote control is particularly impressing. It is absolutely huge! I almost suspect it has been made for someone half blind/deaf/generally disabled person. Just look at the size of the buttons:


Well, at least it is hard to lose it!