geoff
house
reminds me of seeing my mothers dead body. seeing something that you love (I used to live here) being prepared for death. watching the builders taking the house apart was like watching the nurses doing their duty
somehow I don’t feel honoured that I’m give a bank holiday on monday.
off to see a guy I knew from my uni days, geoff tonight
tomorrow night cyclesydney is off on a full moon ride
then I will go see len in the countryside on sunday.
have a cold. taking it easy
saw this the other day. wondering if its worth researching to create an article
“Ninety per cent of the diseases of women are functional
ailments, begotten of ennui and lack of opportunity of
some means of working off their superfluous muscular,
nervous and organic energy. Cycling is an extraordinary
and sovereign boon in this way for the sex.” So says Dr
Fenton, a great medical authority.
Melbourne Punch, October 1896
facinated by the medical advice given at that time to women. see
image this. as the start of a film…
pissed myself laughing on my way to work this morning. just what I needed..
“I recently wrote a friend to ask if he wanted to do something this week, and he answered that he didn’t have a lot of time but if something was going on to let him know and maybe he could ditch work for a few hours. I wanted to clarify that my question had not been a preliminary heads-up to some future invitation; this was the invitation”
and even better
“if your job wasn’t performed by a cat or a boa constrictor in a Richard Scarry book I’m not sure I believe it’s necessary”