Jaffa Cakes and Sodomy

I don't think my antipsychotics are working as well as they should be (there's been quite a lot of instances in the past week where I haven't been sure if I was actually doing something or dreaming it), which could be due to my being ill (monster flu still hasn't gone away fully yet), but could be a sign I need to have my meds reviewed, which may well end up with me turning into a fat, sexless zombie again. My body-clock is completely fucked up; while I'm sleeping and waking at relatively "normal" times, my body seems to be convinced it's summer, making me want to do nothing except have tepid-water showers and drink Tizer. Oh, and this beard idea really hasn't worked out - the colour is very uneven, it's all shaggy over my lips, it keeps getting tangled in my labret stud and it feels unpleasantly greasy. Gonna borrow my stepdad's shears tomorrow and get rid (I would just use the electric razor, but it might be too thick). Also, Will left me with epic hickeys that make me look like I've been strangled and my hair appears to have gone insane - I'm tempted to buzz the hawk off along with my beard when I get hold of the shears. So yeah... mad beard, mad hair, bruised neck, bad cough... I'm not exactly at my prettiest.

Anyway, how're you guys?

WTF is going on with my legs these last few days? At first it was just a few mysterious bruises that I attributed to me thrashing about in my sleep; now there's a huge black bruised lump on my right calf that's pretty painful. Also I managed to cut my knee on my pants earlier (I'm wearing zip-off cargo pants and the zip managed to scrape me when I sat down)  and the cut's decided to do the red spiky pattern and dull ache thing.

I swear, I should wear cricket pads 24/7...

 The crickets still haven't shut up. ;-;

In more interesting news, just got through a second chapter of A People's History of the United States. TYSM for the recommendation, brewsternorth  and yunghustlaz  - this book is awesome (if somewhat bile-aggravating and depressing). Definitely going to buy a real copy. <3

[Poll #1585590]On one hand, "Woo Pride!" But on the other "Boo commercialism and promotion of 'safe' issues to the detriment of more important but unpopular stuff!". I'm conflicted - help me out, guys.

I just looked and my left propeller key's got a split right down the middle. HOW? D:

A replacement keyboard's going to cost like £50. Seeing as the laptop's on its last legs anyway (the screen corruption problem's not going away) I think I can manage for now - money'd be better put towards a Hackintosh-capable mobo (not got the cash for a new real Mac atm, but since Snow Leopard came out it's apparently really easy to roll your own now).

Wanting to go to the Iran rally they're having at Grey's Monument tomorrow. Problem is they're saying to wear black pants & green shirts, but my black jeans need washing (and are really more of a charcoal grey at this point anyway) and the only green shirt I own has a Sesame Street logo on the front.

Not sure if showing up smelly and advertising children's TV shows would send the right message. Ugh. :|

Damn upstairs neighbour set his flat on fire on Thursday - not quite sure how much stuff is water damaged at the moment (and thankfully nothing electrical was got), but there's at least a few clothes and possibly a chair ruined (and everything stinks of smoke now :( ). Also I think the cat's scared to eat now (I was feeding him when the alarm went off and he hasn't ate since - probably expects sirens to start up if he goes near the food dish XD )

Anyway, how's everyone else? :>

I opened the door this morning to a pile of post, just dumped there.

In said pile:

Bank statements from January and February
Receipt for a Paypal Topup card I bought mid-January
Phone bill for January (the reason I'm on incoming calls only at the moment, incidentally: I couldn't make the payment without the detachable bit on the bottom of the bill)

And a "Sorry we couldn't be bothered to knockyou were out when a parcel came" card, dated 28th November 2007.

TWO THOUSAND AND FLIPPING SEVEN. >:[

Anyone know if it's possible to sue the Royal Mail?

The cupboard appears to be showing my current lack of cash some sympathy - food is there that wasn't there last I looked. :o

I'm avoiding the bag of yellow mystery powder though...

How can they think it's remotely alright to take £90 out of my account with no warning or anything, leaving me with a grand total of £40 to last the fortnight? (technically £20 as I had to pay Toya back for what I borrowed a few weeks ago, but they didn't know that). And when I phoned to ask? A mumbled, trailing off apology for "Oh, that'll be for...things..." (a few minutes of shouting & acting generally pissy revealed it was an "overdraft charge", despite me not getting overdrawn). At least I got to appeal to the area manager for it to be refunded, so here's hoping (and in the meantime, looks like it's ramen week again)...

Ugh.