{"id":14534,"date":"2024-04-28T12:14:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T11:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14534"},"modified":"2024-04-29T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T07:50:44","slug":"days-in-total-exhaustion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14534","title":{"rendered":"MiSC\/DAYS iN: Total Exhaustion, Etc\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"488\" height=\"299\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0610-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0610-1.jpg 488w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0610-1-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Phew! I was worried I might not sleep. Ha! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night I went to bed early, at about 8pm, and fell asleep straight away, and &#8211; although I\u2019ve woken up a few times &#8211; I\u2019ve slept almost solidly, through till midday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0611-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14537\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0611-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0611-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0611-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0611.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Started re-reading this Tintin classic last night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After my first bout of sleep last night &#8211; 8.30-10 pm &#8211; I was worried I wouldn\u2019t go back to sleep. So I started reading <em>The Broken Ear<\/em>. About halfway through I stopped and went back to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8680af3d-e2af-4cec-8c0f-542ca39f74ed-1.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A little bit of feline good therapy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I just finished this quaint ol\u2019 Tintin adventure, a few moments ago. Followed up by a dose of quality time with Chester. Outside it\u2019s cold, grey, and rainy. Rather like what Donald Fagen aptly describes as \u2018the weather in my head\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0631-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0631-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0631-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0631-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0631-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0631.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mostly laying down today, watching snooker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from resting and watching snooker, I\u2019ve done very little today. We played cards, earlier. And I replaced a dead lightbulb on the upstairs landing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was going to chat with uncle Terry, this afternoon, but ducked out of that, as I was feeling pretty crappy. The only other noteworthy activity was designing this card, for Teresa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"492\" height=\"325\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tscd_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14546\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tscd_01-1.jpg 492w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tscd_01-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teresa\u2019s new crafty card.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was very sweet to see how chuffed Teresa was with it. That\u2019s helped lift my spirits a bit. But sadly I\u2019m still rather like the balloon that Piglet bursts, in the Pooh story&#8230; Deflated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0634-1-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14547\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0634-1-695x1024.jpg 695w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0634-1-204x300.jpg 204w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0634-1.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Just ordered this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling so down and blue, I decided &#8211; once I had enough shifts in place to justify the extravagance &#8211; to purchase the above. I love the <em>Dangermouse<\/em> series, and have that on DVD. In fact I suspect I\u2019ll be watching some of that over the next few daze\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What little <em>Count Duckula<\/em> I\u2019ve seen, I\u2019ve loved. David Jason\u2019s voicing, and the overall characterisation, are top notch silly fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"913\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0635-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0635-1.jpg 913w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0635-1-285x300.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0635-1-768x808.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thoreau-ly sound!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Words of wisdom from the author of <em>Walden<\/em> and <em>Civil Disobedience<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<em>However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you think. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, difficult as it is&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14550\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0637.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0637-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0637-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0637-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0637-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Total loss of libido\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Accompanying exhaustion and depression\u2026 total loss of libido\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0636-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14551\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0636-1.jpg 432w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0636-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Self-exploratory, as Count Arthur might say.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The day nears its end. I went to bed about 7.30 pm. Normal for me nowadays! I\u2019ve been watching snooker, on and off. But not really getting into it. I did watch an episode of <em>Dangermouse<\/em>. Silly but fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also enjoyed watching this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YviMjpry9EE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amazing stuff, from <em>Pask Makes<\/em>, as ever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0640-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0640-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0640-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0640-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0640.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back to the snooker\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried to sleep, just now (9.30-ish). Sleep mask on. Rain sounds playing. But just didn\u2019t feel right. So back to more snooker. Anti-fungal foot powder* on, for my itchy toes (they don\u2019t help with sleep!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Is this just talc\u2019? What, if anything, does it <em>actually<\/em> do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0638-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14554\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0638-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0638-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0638-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0638-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0638.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Today\u2019s cue card didn\u2019t really hit the spot. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Todays randomly picked cue-card, whilst sage advice, didn\u2019t really hit the mark. So now, abed, I picked another (again, blind). This one feels much more apt\/pertinent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0639-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14555\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0639-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0639-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0639-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0639-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_0639.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Easier said than done, sometimes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phew! I was worried I might not sleep. Ha! Last night I went to bed early, at about 8pm, and fell asleep straight away, and &#8211; although I\u2019ve woken up a few times &#8211; I\u2019ve slept almost solidly, through till midday! After my first bout of sleep last night &#8211; 8.30-10 pm &#8211; I was &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14534\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MiSC\/DAYS iN: Total Exhaustion, Etc\u2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-3Mq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14534"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14534"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14557,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14534\/revisions\/14557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}