I'm not really sure where the last week has gone. I was
convinced it was only a few days since my last blog post, and it was all the
way back on Wednesday.
What makes this even more difficult to fathom is that I've
not been out every minute since then. Yes, a gig and a party pretty much booked
up Saturday. Nice to catch up with a very good friend who is off to work in New
York for a year, and I think I managed to conceal my huge levels of jealousy
quite well.
But Sunday wasn't too full – I easily had time to write
something. In part I think I am clearly getting more used to living on my own –
the early need to fill every minute and keep really busy has gone. Don’t get me
wrong, I still like to be busy and have never coped well with sitting indoors
and vegetating, but four months ago a free night would have had me in a panic –
now it’s a welcome chance for a rest and a long bath with a good book.
That’s another issue – I bought lots of books for the summer
on the grounds I was bound to have time to read them, and I'm pretty much
through them all. Most had the unifying feature that they were under a quid on
Kindle, but actually there were only a couple that I discarded as not worth
reading on the way. And I have consciously tried to stop hoarding books – I used
to own hundreds which I never re-read, but couldn't bring myself to get rid of.
They have pretty much all gone now and someone else can get some pleasure from
them. So I need to replenish stocks in the coming days. Recommendations
welcome.
I've a few days to make my mind up as my Kindle has also
decided to pack up this week. It works, but only on Wireless rather than 3G, and
has the battery life of an IPhone 3. Amazon are being very good and sending a
new one – but it makes me realise how much I use the thing – “don’t know what
you've got till it’s gone” etc.
Anyway, feel better for putting something up here – even if
it is just a quick update written while eating my sandwich. I will write in
more detail later in the week with a review of James Taylor at the Albert Hall.
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