This morning has featured a few poor quality sunny spells, but most of today is forecast to be quite dull - except in the Met Office forecast that shows sunny spells all day. It feels slightly warm and a bit muggy even now, and maybe it will get worse. Both forecast predict an afternoon high of 26° C today.  Tomorrow could be quite sunny, and the afternoon temperature could reach 29° C.A "Weather Warning" has been issued for extreme heat. The peculiar thing is it shows the warning for Monday and Tuesday, but only Tuesday looks like it will be extremely hot with temperature reaching 34° C. Wednesday is also shown as reaching 34° C but no warning is shown for that day.

  Yesterday was basically a failure, but more about that further down the page. I did have one little triumph that might have balanced the books, but in one respect it barely made a difference. Most of my day was setting me and things up for the evening.

  I started yesterday with the aim of going out in the evening, and for a while I actually believed I would definitely be going out. Once I had finished writing yesterday's diary I had my usual lie down and probably had a snooze as well, although I must admit I can actually remember having a snooze, or remember not having a snooze. Once I was ready for action again I had a shave, washed my hair, and had a shower. With hindsight I should probably have left the shave until early evening, but with double hindsight it didn't matter one way or the other.

  After I had showered I got my big buckets out, and put in a pair of shorts and a pair of underpants to soak. The shorts had some nasty stains, and I added some "Vanish" to the detergent. I have no checked closely, but I think all the stains came out. I let those items soak for several hours or more, but rather than leave them until today, I forced myself to do the wringing out and rinsing, plus fabric conditioner, later in the afternoon. This morning there may still be a hint of dampness on one of the thicker seams of the shorts, but I could, if needed, wear them today (but I don't need to).

  I tried to just have a fairly light lunch, but enough that I would not feel too starving if I had dinner much, much later in the evening. I had two mini-sub type deli rolls. One had corned beef and horseradish sauce, and it was almost delicious, but one bite tasted like the bread may have just started to go mouldy. There was no obvious sign of it on what I had not eaten at that point, and I ate the rest. So far I have not had any stomach upset, but mould on bread or cheese is relatively safe, and with a stretch of the imagination it might be good for you (sort of mock penicillin).

  During the afternoon I rested a lot, and it turned out that I over did it. When it came time to go out I was too relaxed, and could not be bothered. I was also slightly biassed in that direction by memories of my bowels exploding the night before. maybe I still felt a slight tenderness, but mostly it was the fear of another bout of it while I was out that was the final nail in the coffin.

  I really wanted to see The Life Of Brian, and was also looking forward to trying my new (secondhand) Sigma lens for my Canon 600D camera. My target was to get the 8pm train from Catford Bridge, It would have been cutting things fine, but if I did not have to wait long for a bus at Eden Park station, I would have made it by the skin of my teeth, but......

  8pm came and went, and I was still laying on my bed reading, and being cooled by my desk fan. It did seem very muggy last night, and I was quite sweaty for a lot of the evening. It was why I was going to postpone dinner until I had come home from the gig. Once I realised I was just not going to to go out I cooked my dinner. It was one of those ready to cook (actually it was more the case of finish cooking) boxes of tenderised meat. Last night it was no - bone, burnt end of beef ribs (or some wanky description like that).

  Those no bone ribs were nice, but they did have a downside. I should have covered them with a bit of loose foil while they were in my mini oven. They were spitting a lot of fat and juices, and some of it landed on the heating elements of the oven. After a while I found the kitchen filled with a sort of greasy fog. The burning fat smell was soon travelling through the house. Memo to self: don't forget to loosely cover the meat the next time I cook something like that.

  After dinner I wasted the evening (maybe) watching the usual stuff on TV. If I had gone out I doubt I would have got to bed much later than when I had finished reading in bed, and turning the light out. It may have not been later (or not much) if I had gone out, but I felt tired enough after just watching TV. I can't be sure, but I have an idea I fell asleep within minutes of turning out the light.

  I can't remember anything about my sleep except for thinking I had woken up too early this morning. I did try and go back to sleep, but I don't think I actually slept except for a minute or two. When I got up I went to the toilet and did a big pee, and a very small fart. It felt like, and still does, that I need to have a poo. Fortunately it is not a desperate need, but bad enough that I would hope I manage to go if I am going out anywhere today.

  This morning I have put on more weight, but it is just 100gm, and a small pee or large poo would easily turn that small gain into a small loss (maybe even a fair loss). My blood glucose was better than the last two days, but only by a small amount. I got readings of 8.1, 7.8, and 8.8mmol/l. Of course the 7.8mmol/l is actually good, and the other two readings are just plain old "ok". This mornings average of all three was slightly less than the last two days, and maybe over half the days of the month so far. That is good, but I would like to do better.

  I did have a plan to go out today. It was to go to Greenford tube station on the central line. That shares a single platform that is only used by a GWR service. It is a four stop (including the start and terminal stations) service that is usually run as a DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit), but on Saturday's they are experimenting with a battery operated train made of a modified D78 series District Line tube train.

  I want to see, photograph, and travel on that battery train. I am quite keen to do it, but this morning (and quite a few past Saturday mornings) I have not felt any enthusiasm for the journey to Greenford station. Although it should stay dry, the grey sky is putting me off going anywhere today. There is also the possibility that I will be waiting in for a delivery today. I'll be checking on that possible delivery, because it may be premature to think it will be delivered today, but the last time I got a delivery from Evri I was out, and they just tossed my packet behind the wheelie bins. It took a week to find it ! That did not amuse me ! I have a feeling that if I do got out today it may be to go no further than to Poundland !