Random ramblings #6

Some disjointed thoughts...

I nearly didn't go to uni yesterday. I woke up at five AM to the sound of nothing in particular. It's one of life's cruel ironies that I seem to want to sleep in when we have to be up early, and conversely when I can sleep in a bit I seem to wake up early. I set my alarm for 11. So you can probably imagine how pissed off I was. I lay there in the quiet, talking to myself, trying to get back to sleep. When I say talking to myself, in actual fact I mean that I lay there thinking to myself, not actually talking aloud to myself, because that's just crazy.

So after (unsuccessfully) trying to get back to sleep I decided I would read something. I grabbed my novel, The Riders by Tim Winton, and started reading. (I finished Sushi Central by Alasdair Duncan, it's excellent, read it, five stars). After two chapters I was quite sleepy so I turned the light to get some sleep. No go. It's another of life's cruel ironies that when I am lying in bed reading I seem to get very sleepy, and when I am lying in bed actually trying to sleep - nothing happens.

Eventually I gave up and got up and got things happening. I called for a taxi and ended up leaving at 10:45. How strange is that? To leave before your alarm goes off, I mean.

In other news, my new drugs are working. Sort of. The pain isn't constant like it used to be. It's more intermittent now. I woke up this morning with no pain at all. That hasn't happened in such a long time I can't remember when the last one was. I have to see the doctor in two weeks to figure out if its working and all that. Also, I discovered it isn't on the PBS. Which is a big problem. Well, not a big problem, but a medium-sized problem. For the non-Aussies (and the for the Aussies who don't know what I'm talking about), the PBS is where the government subsidises your medicines. So not being on the PBS is bad. Thank God for private health insurance.

I love the stupid comedy shows. The Wedge had a segment of Cooking with Paris Hilton, where she says "Tonight we'll see a flakey tart". Well it was funny at the time.

I saw tonight on Rove that Andy Mac has been voted Cleo's Bachelor of the Year. My question is this: did Cleo interview every bachelor in Australia? What was he judged on? Is it purely a looks competition? or is it more about personality? To be honest, he doesn't do much for me in the looks department. I think Hamish Blake is better looking.

Does the Lynx Dry ad with the guy with the water coming out from under his arms freak anyone else out?

That's about it for now. Going to sleep. Night.