work is hell...

especially today, in my office. there are numerous reasons for this:

1. yesterday Ogitsu-sensei and i held a lesson that was a culmination of all our efforts for the past three weeks. yes, it was the amazing "fettucini with brocolli, garlic and anchovies" cookery! it went very well, and the pasta was very oishii, and i also managed to educate most of the class in the usage of ones fingers in the traditional "quotation mark" gesture (okay, so they are using it all the time and for EVERYTHING they say, but, still....), so overall i'd say a success... only... they used a LOT of garlic. so today i'm repeating strong, bitter garlic fumes. i shudder to think of the aroma that must surround me.
2. i have the cold from hell. my sinuses are stuffy, my nose is clogged and snotty and gluey, and i feel generally crap. oh, and my holiday syarts tomorrow. i thought garlic was supposed to help cure colds and flu. hmmm, maybe i overdosed?
   
3. the central heating in the office is cranked up to 11. so it literally feels like hell itself. or possibly hotter and more stuffy.i mean, there's no need for this: it just needs to be WARMER THAN OUTSIDE (not too bloody difficult)... which bastard decided that a blood-boiling would be the healthy alternative?
4. i have no classes today as today was meant to be a travelling day. so that means i have to look busy. i'd much rather be in bed, feeling sorry for myself.
5. i have been trying to research my travel route for the next few days, and have come to the conclusion that the internet is, actually, NOT ALL THAT HELPFUL.

well, i'm trying my damndest to entertain myself. i've been listening to The Grey Album by Dangermouse, which is a splicing of Jay-Z's Black Album and The Beatles' White Album. it's the album they couldn't kill. i'd give you a link to go get it, but i'm not here to promote laziness. google it like the rest of the world. i think it's on the illegal art website.

o lord i'm going to end up sleeping in a train station aren't i. *sigh* i can see it now....