Eyebeemania

it was a nothing kind of day today. I got up at just after five and went to work and got home around 3 pm and then I eat my sandwiches that I didn’t eat earlier and had a cup of coffee and across a beer and listen to some music and they went to bed and that was it really.

The highlight of my day was probably the chocolate cake I had on my morning break.

No, not an injection OF beer!

I didn’t sleep too well. Kathy was snoring quite a lot during the night. I got up around eight, made coffee and had some of the Dorset Cereals nutty granola.

I got myself ready and took an Uber to West Middlesex Hospital. My appointment was at 11.00, and I was there by 10.40. I had a CT scan and a steroid injection. I have a condition called Bursitis. I got seen promptly and got an Uber back home, getting indoors about 11.40.

Then I went to The Queen’s Head as the Internet was out at home. I had a couple of beers and some Chicken Tikka Tacos for lunch.

My Roon library has been growing somewhat, what with adding a fair amount of audio from both Tidal and Qobuz, ripping CDs, and adding hi-res audio purchases.

I’ve edged past 42K files in over 3,600 albums so I’ll finish the year with plenty to listen to.

My scrobbling has exploded this year, as Roon will scrobble pretty much all the music I play, unlike other services. I still play mixes from SoundCloud and MixCloud, which aren’t added in, but I don’t know any way around that. Vinyl plays aren’t scrobbled either. It’s good to have a better record of one’s listening habits and pleasures, though.

Yes, it’s Monday again. However, today I am off, so I could sit back yesterday and watch everyone else get sombre about Monday Morning. I was a little slow this morning, after I had had a few beers yesterday.

I’ve decided to take a walk to my local, The Queen’s Head, for a couple of relaxing beers and some lunch.

There’s perhaps a feeling Christmas is around the corner, but, having said that, there are another ten days of work to get through yet.

Next week is the Winter Solstice, and that means the shortest day, and the long, slow climb back to the summer!

It’s my last long shift this week. I am working tomorrow but from 9-6 and not 7-6.15. That children of hours makes a difference.

I can get up a little later tomorrow morning, but I’ll probably be awake early. It usually works like that. It’s the body clock thing.

Got a new cable for my JBL headphones in the mail yesterday. That has done the trick. Back to wired with DAC again. Always sounds better than Bluetooth, even with these cheap cans.

It’s a bit conspicuous as its bright sky blue, but it was the only colour option with next day delivery.

The sun is out today. The traffic is much lighter than during the past two days

I guess it’s that time of year though. Had rain earlier, but it’s dry now. Could have more later, we shall see.

I am off for a Christmas supper at the lodge this evening, so I’ll be going straight from work.

For now it’s coffee time before working this afternoon.

Yesterday was the Owl & Pussycat’s birthday. Nine years old. It seems like this little micro pub has been around forever, though. I don’t go there a huge amount, as it’s not on my doorstep, but I do enjoy visits when I do.

I left home at three. The O&P opens at four. I wanted to get some cheese in the deli next door first. I did that, and when I came out, Tim and Dennis were there too. We all went in together. We had several beers. Kathy got there soon after six. We had a couple more drinks, and then we all went to Monty’s for some food. We spent a good couple of hours in there. We went home on the bus and train, and got indoors around ten thirty.

Well, it does get more expensive. Mind you, we did add on a few extra snacks that we wouldn’t usually get, so we’re ready for Crimbo.

We do it online, which is so much more civilised than fighting crowds in supermarkets, and then lugging it all back home on the bus or getting an Uber.

All done now. We could have had it delivered this afternoon, but we might go out for a while, so I chose tomorrow morning, first thing.