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The dentist was marginally less fun today because it turns out my jaw cannot stay open for four crowns in two days. I only have three, with catch-up later. Still, I have three, and one of those has saved a tooth whose death would have been imminent and the whole bite on that side of the mouth has been improved and stabilised and even made to look pretty.

I'm going to take a break, for I was at the dentist from early this morning and have only just got home. When I had my coffee break (while my tooth was baking) I did some work, but I still have a bunch to do today.

My aim is to finish the two articles I started yesterday and to finish the reading and note-taking for the third, which is about the same size as the other two combined. Also to do a bit of work on the Beast. This will free up tomorrow for a full day's work on my doctorate and means the weekend can be doing a mixture of all the catch-up work.

And now I shall leave my desk to the miniature spider that thinks it was made to be hover-space and take my rest.

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I'm tired of this clearing-up-after-burglar thing. I have decided - my loungeroom and kitchen and L-space will be done by my birthday. I shall make cakes. I shall feed them to visitors. All my friends are welcome to drop in between 2 and 5 on that day - just let me know you're coming in advance so that I make enough cakes and etc. This means that the place will be moderately respectable by then.

I will be older, more dignified and marginally tidier - and I'll be able to find the more interesting bits of my life. I will also have finished enough looming tasks so that there will be places for friends to sit! Ambition is made of stern stuff.

Which reminds me, I need to ring the insurance bods tomorrow and find out what happens next.

In other, less startling news, since it was less than zero degrees last night, I've hauled my heaters out of hiding. This is basically why I decided it was time to put a use-by date on the effects of the burgulation*.




*It isn't a word, but it ought to be. 'Burglary' isn't ugly enough. I'm thinking of replacing 'burglar' with 'burglebod.'