Basic
Gets the job done. Not thrilling, but reliable enough. These are your average, functional choices that won’t wow you but won’t let you down either. They’re fine, but don’t expect fireworks.
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Five Hours for a 25-Minute MRI
Today I’m off to Southampton for an MRI scan of my neck. The scan should take about 25 minutes. Getting there and back by bus and train will take roughly five hours. I’ve got bone spurs in my neck and a recurring sore throat. The doctors want to know if the two are connected. Fair enough. So do I. What I don’t understand is why I’m going to Southampton when Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham has MRI scanners and is…
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Bleh Is Back. Try to Contain Yourself.
I haven’t posted since January. I’d like to claim I’ve been conducting important research, but mostly I haven’t been posting. Groundbreaking stuff. Anyway, Bleh is back. Well, OK, it will be in November; I just need to finish off a couple of projects first.
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Lidl’s Christmas Treats and the Quiet Art of Making Them Worse
Every Christmas, Lidl’s stollen bites, pudding and cake have been dependable favourites. This year, something felt different. The stollen bites lacked their familiar marzipan richness, the Christmas pudding seemed rather ordinary, and only the Christmas cake held up. Have the recipes changed, or have my expectations? Either way, a once reliable festive tradition felt disappointing.
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Episode IV: A New Hope
Nearly fifteen months of waiting lists, outdated scans and kidney stones. Now the operation is done, the stent is out and, as far as I know, the stones are gone. I’m beginning to feel hopeful. Perhaps my next hospital appointment will pass without anyone losing my paperwork. I’d rather not place a bet on it.