Croak

Chilly this morning; crisp even. Walking down to the tube station at Whetstone I was musing on the possible need to break out my scarf in the near future though not , as yet, a coat (Big and tough, me; not like these wimpy southerners). It’s far too early for a coat unless there is a rapid and concerted drop in temperatures. Though pleasant in the morning, by evening the tube is still much too warm and a coat would be more trouble than it’s worth. Anyway, it is not as if I am out in the weather for very long anyway. Five minutes maximum at the central London end, five to ten minutes at the Whetstone end. My tough and manly Salopian physique (hem, hem) can cope with that.

That said, I seem to developing a cold. Or rather one of those nearly colds that contrives to clog your nose and sinuses, make you sneeze occasionally and make your throat feel a little rough but not downright sore. I don’t feel quite ill, I don’t feel quite well: sort of in the middle; it is very hard properly to feel sorry for myself in these circumstances.

Croak

Chilly this morning; crisp even. Walking down to the tube station at Whetstone I was musing on the possible need to break out my scarf in the near future though not , as yet, a coat (Big and tough, me; not like these wimpy southerners). It’s far too early for a coat unless there is a rapid and concerted drop in temperatures. Though pleasant in the morning, by evening the tube is still much too warm and a coat would be more trouble than it’s worth. Anyway, it is not as if I am out in the weather for very long anyway. Five minutes maximum at the central London end, five to ten minutes at the Whetstone end. My tough and manly Salopian physique (hem, hem) can cope with that.

That said, I seem to developing a cold. Or rather one of those nearly colds that contrives to clog your nose and sinuses, make you sneeze occasionally and make your throat feel a little rough but not downright sore. I don’t feel quite ill, I don’t feel quite well: sort of in the middle; it is very hard properly to feel sorry for myself in these circumstances.

My compliments complement

For reasons that elude me, there seems to be a rash of people on my friends list who are wandering around each other's journals demanding that nice things be said of them. A sort of feel good virtual conga.

I have neither the energy nor the inspiration to join in. Let me just add my penny's worth with this. And bear in mind that it is meant for you and no-one else:

You are the nicest person with the user-name =(enter user-name here)= that I have ever had the pleasure of complimenting.

Edited to add: Miss Furtle just called me a miserable sod on the back of this post. I beg to differ; I have just paid an individual compliment to 115 different people and one community with a single post. That's efficiency!

My compliments complement

For reasons that elude me, there seems to be a rash of people on my friends list who are wandering around each other's journals demanding that nice things be said of them. A sort of feel good virtual conga.

I have neither the energy nor the inspiration to join in. Let me just add my penny's worth with this. And bear in mind that it is meant for you and no-one else:

You are the nicest person with the user-name =(enter user-name here)= that I have ever had the pleasure of complimenting.

Edited to add: Miss Furtle just called me a miserable sod on the back of this post. I beg to differ; I have just paid an individual compliment to 115 different people and one community with a single post. That's efficiency!