Oh, that incessant rain.
Further to the ‘procrastination’ post, I’ve been lazily refining apps while watching the footy. I’m edging very close to going ‘all in’ with the Apple ecosystem. Mail is, perhaps, the one I’m not convinced about at the moment (I have a few months left on ‘Hey’ yet), but it’s nowhere near as bad as I remember.
I’m procrastinating again, need to get back to basics.
The longest period of procrastination. Anyway, I sowed some chillies and tomatoes today. 🌶️🌱🍅
As much as I love Ivory and Tapbots, I’m not sure I need Mastodon in my life at this moment in time.
Ivory is looking lovely, I have to say.
Currently Reading: How to Sit by Thich Nhat Hanh 📚
Shane the dog and I were the only ones up the local trail today. There’s still snow everywhere up there, he had great fun sniffing and snuffling.
I’m hoping next week will be the week where I manage to get some routine back in my life. Such a weird time of year anyway.
My eldest, Dylan, turns 21 today. I feel old.
Currently Reading: The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud 📚
’The Satsuma Complex’ - Bob Mortimer. Review.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
An enjoyable novel debut proper from the delightfully daft Mortimer.
It took a little while to get into the rhythm of the story, there’s an awkwardness to the dialogue that is deliberate given the main-character’s social awkwardness and subsequent journey. It has Mortimer’s surreal whimsy running through and once it hits its stride it’s superb.
Having read his autobiography, I feel Mortimer doesn’t realise just how good a writer he is. The main character here is based on himself back at the same age complete with crippling shyness and loneliness. The writing occasionally lacks confidence, despite being excellent. It’s not quite the wall to wall silliness one would expect from him, the book deals with murder, corruption and relationship abuse but there’s more than enough daftness to keep Mortimer’s fans happy.
I look forward to his next novel. Hopefully this one will have given him a shot of confidence.
Finished reading: The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer 📚
Shane managed to escape the garden again. 🐕
Made some tofu scramble for the seven days ahead. I generally make a burrito with it, which has just been devoured. Vegan cheese, vegan cheese spread and sriracha in a wholemeal wrap. 🌶️🌯🌱
Swansea 1-2 Burnley. ⚽️
Watching this at the moment. I’ve had the DVD for a little while but it’s been sat in a drawer. Arthur C. Clarke’s World of Strange Powers.📺
Using Epilogue, does the ‘2023’ reading goals kickstart once I’ve finished that first book? I can’t see a way to add ‘2023’ on the existing page, just ‘2022’. I’m pretty useless at stuff like this, so I assume it’s something simple I’ve overlooked?