UnHappy Halloween: Illness

I have been ill for the last little while, with different ailments. It really hasn't been my week. I haven't been to work since I was sent home on Wednesday morning. I have been to the doctor 3 times in two weeks, and I am going again tonight.

I also had a blood test on Thursday, when it was very hot (22C at the end of October?) by a clumsy student while I was on antibiotics and I nearly passed out. Possibly it didn't help that I had decided to walk the 40 minutes to the hospital while I was feeling poorly but it was a lovely afternoon.

I did go see The Tears at the gorgeous Hammersmith Palais, with Emmett, his friend John and Moog (spelling? She's an awesome Japanese woman)and the show was absolutely amazing. Brett was on serious fire and gave it all. He looked amazing. Pictures here

We went to the aftershow party but it was full of industry types painfully trying to be cool. It was amusing to watch them for a while but we didn't stay long as it really wasn't very happening. Only Brett and Mako from the band stayed for the party and they left early.

I also went to Oxford on Friday night to see Richard. His flatmate Caroline, who is French, had a fondue party and we met a lovely Israeli couple who were fascinating and passionate. But I was unwell and Richard hadn't slept much the night before so we went to bed early, got up late and didn't do much on Saturday.

I was supposed to go to Trade but in the end I wasn't well enough to go. ARGH. Plus, Richard seemed so stressed out that I was going to make myself worse if I went that it hardened my resolve to stay at home. I watched Halloween H2O and Silence of the Lambs. How festive.

So I've been vegging at home and thinking. And thinking. And thinking. I have decided to chuck in the job. I hate it. It's boring, pointless and dull. Vegetable Stress, my Canadian friend Peter would call it. I am fed up with taking other people's shit.

I just need to find a new career path because clearly, the office admin thing is driving me insane. Suggestions welcomed but may be mocked/disregarded/scoffed at.