Death and Distraction

by Mothership on October 19, 2009

Why is it that when I have a whole long day stretching ahead of me to write I can’t think of anything to say? I thought of LOADS of things last night that I needed to get down on paper but unfortunately Husband had bought a bottle of nice red on sale and I unwisely drank it with him, got a bit teary, stumbled off to bed, woke up with a migraine, then took a pill, had some nightmares and woke up stupid.

I have continued in that spirit all day.

Today’s wordcount: 27

Instead of writing my masterpiece I have:

Farted about on Twitter

Chatted to ex-bandmate on FaceBook

Failed to think of clever status update on FaceBook

Internet window shopped and felt retail claustrophobia.

Felt premature Yuletide anxiety – will have to do some Christmas shopping before I go to England but also can’t bear the thought of it.

Started a fast

Ended a fast (1/2 an hour later). Switched it to fruit diet.

Ended fruit diet. (40 mins later) Switched it to no carb diet.

Ended no carb diet. (almost immediately) Decided diet of any kind is bad for my soul.

Make forty ninth cup of tea. Add sugar (medicinal)

Opened Word. Squinted at screen. Closed Word.

Felt narcoleptic.

Planned Halloween supper including making these and this

Now I’m going to KMart to buy stupid spooky accessories before picking Two up from nursery. I have to justify today, somehow.

Did any of you do anything vaguely useless today, or am I the only one?

By the way, please look carefully at your neighbours’ houses as they prepare for Hallowe’en. Some of the ghoulish decorations might turn out to be more authentic than you might suppose.

{ 5 comments }

1 Keren David October 19, 2009 at 3:31 pm

That’s exactly my own diet cycle. Spooky.

2 Jessica K October 19, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Diets are bad for you and make you cranky. I have never dieted. Still cranky though.
I love you used death in the title.
I had all day to write a care plan, study for psychology, study for next unit test, now should be researching for clinicals but I am here (because you are so brilliant and lovely).
You never have to justify buying halloween accessories.
I cant wait to read all the London posts.

3 TheMadHouse October 20, 2009 at 12:12 am

Sounds like most of my days, sometimes it is hard to find the motivation to actually do what I need to and I just fart about !!

4 exromana October 20, 2009 at 12:18 pm

but arent those days needed and sometimes, the best? x

5 Meandering Mel October 20, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Ugh, I’m totally the same way! (Especially with the booze. It makes me retarded)

I’ve been in a funk lately, and don’t really want to do a whole lot besides cruise the interwebs.
(Oh, and the mummy dogs are DAMN cute! I’m trying to convince my bf to let us host a halloween party, and those would be so much fun to make!!!)

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