I am out of hospital and feeling so much happier; my mood improved immeasurably as soon as I got home. I have to go back in a few weeks to get my gall bladder cut out, but I think I’ll manage that all right – it’ll stop my gall stones causing pancreatitis ever again. It [...]
Update 29/12 I got out of hospital last night and have been asleep since then. I managed to avoid a trip to the loony bin – result! I’m really touched by all of your kind words – it makes it a lot harder to hate myself when so many people obviously don’t. Many thanks. I [...]
I’m sorry the posts have dried up this month; I am trying to shed some lard and necking bottles of wine followed by huge restaurant meals is not the way to achieve this. At least I am losing weight (see the graph of my weight loss below, scale in kilograms). I will try and rave [...]
If you get any emails saying you can get swine flu by eating tinned meat don’t worry, it is just spam.
I’m just back from France with a bag full of wine and a book full of notes. The notes will be written up and posted over the next few days, so do check back. I may as well share some thoughts with you. 2008 in Burgundy looks like a vintage with a lot of promise [...]
The National Health Service have set up a swine ‘flu helpline. I called it but all I heard was crackling.
Well, for two days leave, at least. If all is well I’ll report back to the bin on Wednesday morning and get discharged. I’m feeling pretty good. Over these past few days I have been able to read books, something I haven’t been able to do since November, my mind has been in such a [...]
Hooray! I’m out of the bin for another 70 minutes, and I just want to share some food porn with you. Go here.
Tonight I am drinking a couple of margaritas, the perfect recipe is . This means no posts tonight. And none for a while, I’m afraid. Tomorrow I will see the doctor and ask to get locked up in the ‘nicer’ bin. Sadly, I am now feeling really suicidal and that means bin time. See you [...]
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