Matthew's Journal

Ever have the feeling events are conspiring against you? I had a truly cunnning plan for the evening, which gave me something to look forward to during the day. But:

1) my 2pm operation didn't start until 3.30 - 90 minutes standing around
2) the surgeon was slow - the operation took longer than expected
3) post-op X-rays were delayed by a processor fault
4) rounds took too long

This combined to make me slightly late for pizza; so I decided to ring people, since I don't believe in just turning up late and expecting space to be found.

5) usual phone occupied
6) first backup phone borked
7) No-one is answering their borg

I then go off to find Kate's mobile, since she usually goes to pizza; by the time I've walked to the computer room, logged on, found it, and gone back to the phone, I'm getting borderline for pizza being seated already

8) Still no-one (now including Kate) is answering their borg.
9) My stomach pain is now getting pretty bad

At this point, I give up and go home.

10) The 2-second bicycle repair takes 10 minutes, and I nearly maim myself on the crappy stand


So, evening ruined, I'm feeling ill again, and I have my own mopey company to look forward to (and have to go and find something to cook with). gaaah. Any of these things in isolation would be copable with, but all together, combined with an early start and gah.