What are you doing today?

New ornament on the tree, from one of our very good friends :)


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Scepticalscribe said:
Well, I was there, and both - I asked - were available; I'd prefer to be jabbed (and poleaxed) rather than at risk.

However, I took a taxi home, - rather than strolling around the city in the dusk of a winter's evening. Meanwhile, the driver, a lugubrious character, having attempted to engage me in conversation about the Christmas market, was full of dark tales, - in former times, these might have taken the form of seasonal ghost stories, but, current conditions (not least the reason for my journey) decreed that the tales described the fate (grim) of some people he knew who had refused the vaccine.

And, despite a well stocked larder, there will be no cooking tonight. Instead, my internal debate is mulling over two questions: 1): How early can I switch on my electric blanket, and, 2): How early can I succumb to the temptation of my (by then, warm) bed?
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Already in mine. Blanket on. Spent a very physical morning unloading a 40ft container with two of my team. The third turned up when we were nearly done.

My neck is killing me. Painkillers not touched it. Hence the early night.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Already in mine. Blanket on. Spent a very physical morning unloading a 40ft container with two of my team. The third turned up when we were nearly done.

My neck is killing me. Painkillers not touched it. Hence the early night.
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Sounds wonderful. Have a good, and safe, and relaxing night.

My blanket is now on, and my bed awaits me; I shall head up in the next hour.

Sympathies on your neck; the sort of pain that painkillers don't touch is realy uncomfortable.

With the onset of Covid, stuff such as a massage, which I loved - that was a weekly, or fortnightly, treat, - and an absolutely wonderful way of dealing with the physical pain (aching back, neck and shoulders) that was an eloquent (and agonising) expression of stress or tension - is no longer possible.

I'd imagine that this is much the same situation for you with your chiropractor.

As I was jabbed twice today, one on each upper arm, I expect to see two bruises tomorrow, rather than the more usual one.
 
Alli said:
we will be watching that old Christmas classic, Die Hard.
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Because it IS a Christmas movie. :) :ROFLMAO:

We will be watching a different Christmas movie, The Ref. And see if the M-I-L gets that she is too much like Glennis John's character in the movie. :eek:
 
Will admit that the combination of the flu jab and the Covid booster yesterday left me pretty poleaxed earlier today.

However, I did rouse myself early this morning, and dashed into the city (it was lashing rain) to collect my French bread and some meats from an organic, ethical & environmentally aware supplier (bacon, sausages, ham hocks, shin beef, fillet steak, and chicken thighs; everything is reared, slaughtered and aged by the supplier); they only put in an appearance today, (otherwise, I'd have attended to the needful yesterday) and beat a hasty retreat, closing up the stall, by noon.

Candidly, if it wasn't Christmas Eve, and the fact that I wouldn't have been able to obtain my meat (and French bread) otherwise, I would have stayed put in my nice, warm, cosy bed.

Then, back home to bed, where I collapsed back into bed and slept deeply, and dreamlessly, for four hours.

Now, I am feeling quite a bit better.
 
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Eating, drinking, playing with the Tesla update, wrapping some last minute goodies - it's glorious here today:

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Several Christmas movies on deck, but most importantly, the new Matrix movie early in the afternoon :D
 
Apple fanboy said:
Finished work early.
Collected my Perscriptions.
Not watching any Christmas movie.
Cold wet and miserable out there.
No plans to head out anyway for a few days.
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Cold, wet (although it is better than was the case earlier) and miserable, agreed.

Gosh, I did feel grim this morning, but am a bit more human now.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Funny I’m the opposite. Feels like 9 o’clock and it’s not even 7! I could easily fall asleep!
Better go make another cup of tea.
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Enjoy your tea.

Well, to be honest, I'm still tired, - I'm just feeling a good bit better than I was this morning - and I think that tonight will be an early - another early - night.

I was simply drawing a contrast between how utterly wretched and wrecked I felt this moring - I did not want to stir from bed, and only the fact that the meat and bread I had requested be reserved for me and had to be collected today meant that I (with aching joints) reluctantly roused myself.

The fact that I fell into bed on my return, and slept - a really deep sleep - for over four hours tells its own tale.

Yes, I expect to switch my blanket on reasonably early.

A friend with who I had served in Afghanistan - a police Superintendent - phoned; despite being fully vaccinated, he actually contracted Covid (mind you, he admitted that he has been socialising); the fact that he was fully vaccinated (and had received his booster) meant that it was less severe (a lot less severe) than otherwise might have been the case, and he is now recovering.

However, his wife (whom I have met a few times) is a senior nurse, and, as he put it, he is now "in the dog house" for Christmas.
 
I'm staying home today; snowing all morning long. Budget spreadsheet done for church. Got a laptop reinstalled with Windows 7 from 10 (future user is 90+ yo math teacher). I'll do the transfer of info/installing programs later in the week. Christmas Eve service at church two doors down at 5 pm.

A nice quiet day.
 
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