I have been sick. That's not an excuse for not writing, I've only been sick for two days.

The real excuse for not writing is that I've been busy with work. Very original, I know.

I've decided to come out of my shell because it's been a good day, despite being sick. And I highly doubt tomorrow will be any good at all (I have worries too, ppl), so let's savour this moment.

There was a 2nd hand book sale downstairs. I spotted it on my way to work. A dollar for a paperback, 2 dollars for a hardcover. I went down 2 times and spent 6 dollars on 4 books. Then I had to tell myself to walk away. But 6 dollars for 4 books!! Life can be rather awesome.

Also, a personal favourite RY came out with a new album. I don't like to call myself a fan, that implies too much commitment. I did look forward to its release. It came out last week, but it stopped streaming today so I had to look around - I feel slightly guilty, because the album was made with fan donations. Anyway, I found out that the comments/reviews about the album were generally favourable, but the descriptions about the artist made me laugh:

"...Most may know her for her heart wrenching, my life is over, give me tissues, type ballads that have provided females of all ages a soundtrack to their unfortunate love lives..."

"...I was not amped at the prospect of listening to Chesapeake at 7am this morning, her past releases are not 7am records. They’re 11pm records after a hard day and a couple of vodka tonics. But Chesapeake is not really like that...."

Oh but that voice is so perfect for sad ballads... I don't even need a unfortunate love life to appreciate it. Maybe if tomorrow is miserable it would be the perfect album to listen to after work and a few. Life can still be rather awesome that way.