i was born sick

current mood

the thought of a sick day is so magical. you don't have to wake up early, you can get shit done, you can relax, you can selfishly enjoy the thought of everyone else's struggle (that last one is cruel, sorry). but the reality is far from a dream. you're up early anyway, vomiting up yesterday's cinammon grahams, you're bed bound and you're missing the little ones from nursery. send help.

i've already booked two days off of work this week to get tattoos and sort all the little jobs of my life and, what with yesterday being a bank holiday, i only had to work two days. one little boy is back from his holiday today and i was genuinely looking forward to seeing him and hearing all about his two year old fun. smash cut to: me waking up at 3am, having a drink of vimto and then cuddling the toilet for hours. not what i had planned. every cloud though - missing the kids must mean i like my job?

a shower made me nauseous, eating a peach made me shiver and the thought of moving is making me sad. it's a pity party here at oh, mitch please today guys and girls. sorry 'bout it. but it's not all bad. some parcels arrived today and those shabby books and broken baskets instilled a little bit of happiness into my absolute write off of a day. i wanted to talk about happy stuff. OH HANG ON.

arigatou gozaimasu (probably slaughtered that)

"what the fuck is that like?"

it's wonderful. my boss bought it for me a few weeks back and i meant to talk about it. origami is a relatively new addition to my "life" and it really really calms me down. i guess it's because you're focussed on something, nothing too taxing, and there's a sense of achievement at the end. don't get me wrong, some of this stuff is hard work but packs like this are perfect for ill days. get me some jeremy kyle & a beechams and i'll survive.

just to finish on a high "what the fuck is that song?"

god, i've missed kimbra. if you don't know her, she got famous for singing on the supersmash gotye song. her debut album, "vows", was weird and sketchy and abstract and outstanding but now she's back with her follow up "the golden echo" which is just as glorious. current single "miracle" is a weird disco funk pop hybrid which works in every sense. she's not one to watch, she's one you should've already watched.