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Kidnapped by RL Stevenson was the first literary brick wall for me. I couldn’t get more than a few chapters before I gave up. It was shocking the first time as before that I had stormed through everything I picked up.
Never read that one. I once managed to read Treasure Island but I wasn't that enamoured of it, as evidenced by the fact that unlike many books, I never read it a second time
Kidnapped by RL Stevenson was the first literary brick wall for me. I couldn’t get more than a few chapters before I gave up. It was shocking the first time as before that I had stormed through everything I picked up.
The second time I tried it was ‘Nah, it wasn’t because I was young, this is crap’.
"Liked"? In my case it's "detested". I think it was a set book which is the kiss of death for almost anything.
I didn't have it as a set book but we had a copy lying around at home so I read it, and yes - I think "detested" is about the right word
It's possible it's in one of the boxes from the parental loft, as there are quite a few books and things in the ones I've checked out that I never thought I'd see again. If it is, I might reread it, just to see if I still hate it as much
And Faber have emailed to inform me that they're publishing Lord of the Flies as a graphic novel. I never liked that book so even though the sample pages shown look quite nice, I think I'll pass
"Liked"? In my case it's "detested". I think it was a set book which is the kiss of death for almost anything.
Lunch: chunky fish finger bap (wholemeal) with tomato sauce
I wish these lateral flow tests would just give up and admit that this lurgy is Covid. It's so similar to the previous time I had it that I find it hard to believe it's anything else
Anyway, I have turned to consumerism to ease my suffering by ordering a set of AirPods Pro and the new Apple Watch Series 10 in titanium. The former will arrive on Thursday, the latter towards the end of the month when it's actually released
And Faber have emailed to inform me that they're publishing Lord of the Flies as a graphic novel. I never liked that book so even though the sample pages shown look quite nice, I think I'll pass
Listening to a webinar about the upcoming TS4 framework to see if that's worth joining for next year.
Nope. After attending a few of these, I finally heard the salient bit of information: turnover needs to be at least 600k to meet the financial requirements.
Let's see how DOS7 pans out. DOS6 hasn't been very good so I'm in two minds as to whether to bother trying again.
Overcast but feels quite bright. Unlikely to see any direct sunshine today. Currently 16 degrees with a high of 18 expected. Rain forecast from 5 pm onwards. Barometer down to 1008 mBar.
Listening to a webinar about the upcoming TS4 framework to see if that's worth joining for next year.
Meanwhile on the 10th of November 2019 LM was happy to have an empty washing basket, whereas NF was intrigued to find that there was a burglar man on the roof of the terrace attempting to flee the plod. They got him down in the end.
A Sunday, that evening also being of note as the first time I'd tried making chicken, tomato and lentil soup
I just had to write a four paragraph email to the conveyancer asking for clarification about a matter relating to the house sale. What a faff! If I'd been able to do it in a programming language, I could have just tinkered with it until it worked as required. Instead, I had to keep rereading and modifying it, and even once I was sure it said what I wanted it to say, there's no guarantee it won't be interpreted differently when run on somebody else's wetware - in fact, that's the reason I need clarification, because of somebody else's communications being ambiguous
To add to the fun, the purchasers of the parental home have asked if the date can be brought forward. As my siblings are holidaying in various ways, this would only give us a couple of weeks to clear the place, including sheds and so on.
Shades of the 3 weeks I spent emptying next door so their fly by night builder could start: IIRC I had exactly 3 hours help removing some of the carpets in that 3 weeks.
Morning.
Damp.
Grey.
Sunless.
Cool in here at 18 deg, 20 deg in the kitchen, 17 deg in the leanto.
1005 mBar, in Hg, Torr, psi, (down from 1010 last night), 75% RH (Lidl electric).
And it's raining now.
Meanwhile on the 10th of November 2019 LM was happy to have an empty washing basket, whereas NF was intrigued to find that there was a burglar man on the roof of the terrace attempting to flee the plod. They got him down in the end.
Grey start again, though a tiny bit of blue has just appeared over there *points* so it may brighten up soon. Breezy though: 17mph with 31mph gusts apparently. It's currently 15°C and no more than 16° expected, while the barometers are back down a bit at 993/1001mB
The lurgy is, perhaps, very slightly less bad - though this could be an illusion that is dispelled as soon as I try to do anything at all, even just responding to an email about the house sale
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