I don't seem to have that much to say about yesterday. The one thing I did do was to finish the laundry I had left soaking since the previous morning. I didn't feel ready to do it until gone midday, and maybe it was gone 1pm. A consequence of this was that I couldn't use the bath for a shower until my big buckets of hand worked laundry were out of the bath. It seemed so late when the bath was free that I just couldn't be bothered.

  If I was more certain I was going out last night I would still have had a shower, and washed my hair, but I think by that time I had already realised I would not be going out. I found distractions on TV last night that sealed that idea. The days are getting noticeably longer now, and I noted there was still light after 5pm, but still the idea of going out when I would be going to bed seemed so wrong.
  The picture above is a screenshot of part of the electronic programme guide for BBC2 on Freeview, and it shows the evening distractions. The first programme, from 8.30pm to 10pm, was the best distraction of all. It was a BBC made documentary about Christine McVie, and her relationship with Fleetwood Mac. Being made by the BBC the journalism and research was excellent, and the editing excellent. There were no silly jump cut as many "modern" documentaries use. Just because the video editing program can do a lot of things, there is often no good reason to use them.

  The other great thing is that it was not edited to suit commercial channels where there would be lots of repetition to bridge the gaps between far to frequent adverts (on American inspired channels). I found myself enjoying it on two levels. First there was the music, albeit mostly in short clips, but then there was the thing that it was about Christine McVie. She was rarely at the front of the band, but I still liked her more than Stevie Nicks who often sang in a very whiny Californian voice. The most interesting thing of all that came out of the documentary was that after Christine McVie rejoined the band after a hiatus of 15 years, she was 69 years old. It made me think that maybe there is hope for me yet.

  I had my now usual two bowls of instant noodles for breakfast and two cans of soup for lunch. I wonder if I could manage to cut those down to just one of each ? Maybe I'll try some day - maybe on a hotter day ! It got to 2pm and I was feeling bored, and maybe a bit depressed. It was early, but I fancied a beer. In the end I guzzled through 4 cans of beer, and they were all strong beers. Oddly enough, I can't say that I felt drunk, and apart from some nuts, I didn't really do any snacking until dinner time.

  My dinner was not particularly healthy - mainly in terms of it's fat content, but it probably had more salt than needed too. It was well roasted, so the fat was crispy, pork belly strips. I had then with a small tin of garden peas. I must check the sugar content of those peas sometime because some tinned peas can contain more than others. It was a nice dinner, but it had a strange effect. When I went for a pee half an hour later my pee smelled of pork !

  There were three programmes I could have watched on BBC2 last night, but at 10pm, when the first one finished, I turned off the TV and went to bed. I read for maybe half an hour, and by 11pm I was fast asleep. I think I woke up for a pee more frequently than usual, but other than that I seemed to sleep well. I had the occasional tussle with the duvet because I was too hot or too cold, but nothing that kept me awake for long.

  At 6am I woke up, but considered it to be too early, and tried to go back to sleep. I don't think I realised I had fallen asleep again until I noticed it was 7.15am. I got up then, and went to the toilet. After washing my hands I checked my blood glucose reading. It had gone up a bit from 7.5mmol/l yesterday to 8.3mmol/l this morning. That was a perfectly good figure. It is a little below my average for last year. The only bothersome thing is that I was hoping for another lower reading in the hope that this month could set a new record low. That still could be possible if I am lucky.

  I've already had some breakfast - another two bowls of instant noodles. The next thing to do once I have finished this writing is to finally have a nice shower, and to wash my hair. If I feel I have the time and inclination I might pop out to buy more instant noodles. My plan for this afternoon is to go to Greenwich. If it should be sunny I might go and take some pictures of The River Thames before wandering back to The Morden Arms where I shall see Lord Algea. It will be my first gig this year, and the first time I have got on a bus for months - assuming the driver lets me on without a mask !