I have nothing.
December 5th, 2003
I can't believe it's almost 9pm already. This was supposed to be my night off before my duties as exam invigilator tomorrow and the party tomorrow night, and the enforced marking on Sunday fit in between Chris's natal day celebrations. Instead, the endless hours which stretched before me have slipped between my fingers almost without me realising.
***
Chief just dropped by, so the dulcet sounds of WWII are competing with the sound of the television programme Chris is watching, interwoven with the sound of this keyboard clicking. I think I will retreat upstairs to wrap Christmas presents and birthday presents. There is something really satisfying about wrapping presents when you are in the right mood. I feel like assembling gifts and making shiny bright packages. I think it will be quite satisfying.
Last night I was cleaning up after supper and I ended up opening the door of the hall closet right into my nose. This seems to be a talent that I alone have perfected, this being about the third time in about 10 years that this has happened. I didn't even skim my glasses, but I hit the bridge of my nose really hard, hard enough that I saw stars and it hurts. The first time I ever did this I was at home, talking to my dad, and was just about to go out for the evening. I was facing him, talking, and opened the door smartly and caught the tip of my nose. Again, I didn't touch my cheek nor glasses nor anything else. I remember talking, tugging on the door, and next thing I knew I was on the ground.
I feel like I am thinking through fog right now, I can't think of the words I want to say. There is a layer of cotton wool between my brain and the rest of the world.
***
So off to wrap presents and then I am off to bed to read a few chapters before I have to go to sleep so I can get up bright and early to do the last minute little exam preparations that assuredly will need to be done. All day today the emails were coming in fast and furious from the students who didn't think they could make the exam tomorrow. Some have good excuses, some are a little weak. The best one today was the poor girl who broke two elbows last night in a fall on some ice. Ouch. Again, as a personal note from me to you, if you are walking on ice and fall, do not put your hands out behind you to brace your fall.
I don't have anything else today. The well, she is dry. Too much work and too much caffeine makes Kate a dull girl.
Currently Reading:
- The Thief's Gamble by Juliet E. McKenna. (I actually read a whole chapter today).
If I am allowed to lie (or if a snatched sentence or two counts), then I am also reading:
- Noonthief by James Barclay.
- Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling.
Books I have Read Lately:
- I have updated my reading list to reflect all the books I read while I was away from the journal. I'll fill in my thoughts as I go.
(All links go through Amazon.ca because of the affiliate program with The Usual Suspects. I spend so much time on there, that this is the least I can do.)