Quick Trip

I've been exploring how best to use the bus routes in lieu of the future absence of having a car. I had a real demonstration last night.

I'd fed the pets and was going to take the car to Stockland's at Glendale before 6pm (mostly to by pet food tins), as that's when I thought Aldi closed (they actually close at 7pm). They have cat food tines with pull tab tops. Anyway, when I got in, the car wouldn't start (low battery?). Checking the clock, I found that the next bus left from Barnsley in 10-12 minutes. I quickly swapped over to using a trolley and raced up the street.

I caught the bus, got to the Glendale centre by 5:50pm and went shopping at Aldi and Coles. Despite taking my time, I was done by 6:30pm and actually caught the 6:32pm bus back! Everything was dumped on the bus and then sorted into the "granny trolley" I'd brought. While I chatted to the only other passenger (who'd been visiting a sick friend in town all day) I organised everything into the trolley and two "eco bags" (which hung off the handle of the trolley. It was a bit of a struggle but I was home by 6:55pm, just in time to see episodes of Futurama on TV! 

Gasp - it can be done! Sounds like a small triumph I know, but small mercies and victories sometimes make all the difference.

Nonetheless, I'll be charging the battery up today, as I want to drive to Cardiff station so as to catch a train to Wickham in order to go to Within the Crypt tonight!

Exhaustion

Mind you, it worried me that later last night, despite my best intentions to get stuck into getting my 2nd draft of my research paper done, all I succeeded in doing was falling asleep in front of the TV.

Hmmm, might be an idea not to have it on while I'm working on this, though I've found that when I've doing "creative stuff" and it's on, I actually get more done!

Go figure. Today I'll be mostly off-line working on that paper, recharging my car, and preparing for Within the Crypt, which I've not yet been to!

Car's Done (again)

I tried charging up my car today, but it seems that there's more wrong with it than just a flat battery. Just as well I'm getting a lift with  fiery_ichor and zelieq tonight.

Frustration Creeping Back again...

In the last month I've been sort of centred over a certain matter, and it's really helped. However, certain desires seem to be creeping back again...

...what am I talking about? This Astrogirl X2 Comic sums it up. Maybe I should just sublimate it all and become a Nietzschean (rather than SubGenius) Uberwoman. Or maybe I should just stop watching Dead or Alive video clips.