Outside my window it looks as if the world is about to end. It is 4.15pm and in the distance I can hear the chimes of an ice-cream van. Why on earth anyone would want a 99 with extra nuts and juice on a bleak January afternoon is truly beyond me. Perhaps this is a sign that this really is the end of the world? Who knows?
My Internet connection is as pitiful as an asthmatic octagenarian trying to blow up a balloon. At one point it had reconnected 49 times in almost as many minutes. Trying to do anything using the web is almost impossible. This is very trying when actually have some work to do.
A young lad in an ill-fitting suit ran at the door trying to sell me double glazing.
“Are you trying to sell me something?” I asked
“No,” says he and then tries to sell me double glazing.
It’s hard not to lose your temper. I asked for a brochure and sent him on his way. It was obvious that this was his first job and I wouldn’t wish such an existance on my worst enemy. Good luck to him. He had learnt his spiel by rote and I hope he finds that lucky customer who will earn him some commission.
Meanwhile, learning the delights of playing “UNO” on the Xbox 360. I would love to play this game online, but my crappy Internet connection won’t let me. If and when it is fixed, I can imagine many hours wasted trying to get the better of other UNO players. Funnily enough, they had a pack of the card game for sale in the local newsagents and it caught my eye in an act of weird synchronicity. It cost £4.99.
According to my horoscope, I am going to be dynamic in my career and earn lots of money. Hmmmm… I am beginning to think horoscopes are made up in an attempt to comfort our fragile egos.
In the post: King Crimson – Live in Munich 1982 and ProjeKct Two – Live in Chicago 1998 CDs. I have being trying to tame my King Crimson addiction but decided to purchase these two CDs before Xmas when the dollar value was so low. I listened to the ProjeKct Two CD this morning and while this is still my least favourite of that period, some of the stuff on it still sounds futuristic. Funnily, the recent ProjeKct 6 gigs were cued up directly afterwards and these sounded a little tired and flaccid in comparison. Are we allowed the saving grace that the performers were eight years older?

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