10th January – Out The Window
Back into work today. Get up late. Drive in. Meet Henry and Kat on the way in. Great day for verticals and Easy Leads! Managed to add some data to my car spreadsheet. It now gives a much more realistic view of the costs of running the car per mile.
Day went OK but bit discombobulated by the late start. C gave me the fright of my life when she called on the way home. Blue and Me works well in the car.
Make soup as soon as I get in, takes it’s time but relaxing chopping the veg and getting things going. Finish off with steam pudding. Must remember to find peppers on the way home for tomorrows Enchiladas.
C has cleaned out and tidied my shit. With a view to getting rid of some stuff. Not overly happy about it, things work as they were.
Bit of a relax and TV time, get a film in and jobs a good ‘un. Back is painful end up grabbing one of C’s cocodamols to help me get to sleep and reduce the amount of pain.
Review #10 – The Fadeaways – The Fadeaways
Consistently fiery, high-energy Japanese garage rock, blending raw ’60s punk energy with tight, fuzzy production, it’s infectious, no-frills sound that’s both classic and powerful. Reminiscent of very early The Pretty Things or The Gruesomes. The drums are lovingly blown-out, as are the vocals, and the fuzz is there but not so shaggy as to get in the way of tightly-arranged tracks that get to the core of what’s still satisfying about rock’n’roll all these decades in.
Music
- Various Artists – We Can Fly: Psychedelic Obscurities From The 60s And 70s
- Various Artists – Make More Noise! Women In Independent Music UK 1977-1987
- The Fadeaways – The Fadeaways
- The Fadeaways – Dirty Water EP
- The Fadeaways – 50years From ’66!
- The Fadeaways – Uncle Jazz Records Single 2023
- The Fadeaways – Rack My Mind
- The Fadeaways – Pretty Wild
Movies
- Kelly’s Heroes
My reflection today – not particularly inspired but there you go. Bleach the bathroom floor… C a wee bit stressed by the toilet which she is convinced is leaking.
My bag – turn left at the lampost and don’t accept any Turkish delight from anyone!
Random fridge item – a quick rummage in the veg drawer to pull out the tomatoes.
In bloom, yeah a revisit to the tarty onions. In other news we watch Ken Burns’ ‘The Vietnam War’ as I sort out the chromebook. Need to go shopping and sort lunches for the week. Back to lates from Monday and it’ll be an exhausting week.
Easter Saturday and it’s Glimmer 10, cherry blossom always reminds me of 14 Queens Avenue.
Monday and I’m despatched to deliver the piss to the GPs. Hazel is due to suffer the final indignity, it only hurts if you get your fingers caught between the bricks. Brief shop in Aldi and then onto the laundrette. My cunning plan of coffee, music and book is interrupted by building work at the garage. Plan B from Planet 57 swings into action and it’s a sausage barm and coffee from the sandwich shop.
So last day off for a couple of days. A day of rest, a few bits and bobs done, phone the vet and sort cat tabs, ask about her vaccination date. She’s due jabs the middle of next month so need to ring back at the beginning of the month.
Poke in the eye day. Travel with Carol to work and continue on to the delightful Leigh. Arrive too early for the Costa to be open so repair unto McDead thing, mainly because I need the loo. Breakfast and coffee before I head up to to the Walk-In. Wander up the Avenue, arrive there at about 07:45. Hang around 15 minutes waiting on coffee. Then head into the Walk-In. Way too early when I sign in.
