Mar. 19th, 2016

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I recovered enough by sleeping for 19 hours on Thursday that I made it into work on Friday - even if I didn't get to sleep again until 2am.

Even by Friday morning I was still going hot and cold. Thankfully I could tell that things were improving, and by the time I was at the airport I was back to having just normal cold symptoms.

Of course, I didn't remember until I was halfway to London, and beginning the descent, how little fun it is changing altitude with blocked eardrums. To which my response was Ow, ow, and more ow.

Taking the Docklands Light Railway from City Airport into the centre of London was lovely though. So much gorgeous architecture and unlikely features in the background. I do forget sometimes that London isn't all pollution, congestion, and claustrophobia.

The hour's trip to Wood Green, where Phil and Virginia are hosting me was almost nice. Although the Tube still isn't very scenic, once I got here I got good company, and three cats to stroke.

This morning I was woken slowly by the sound of conversation, which reminded me how lovely it was sharing a home with multiple other people, with things regularly going on around you. I must venture forth and see what's happening below.
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I am currently sitting in the living room at Phil and Virginia's, reading an old copy of Custom PC and listening to Phil play the guitar* upstairs. Occasionally sounds of conversation between the two of them, as Virginia dyes her hair, filter down the stairs. It is making me very happy.

I remember living in a flat in Stirling which I co-owned with my friend Saint. It had four bedrooms, of which we had one each and rented two out. The four of us, plus occasional partners, plus visitors, meant that there was always something going on, whether it was roleplaying in the kitchen, a Soul Calibur tournament on the Dreamcast, a Babylon 5 marathon, or just people chatting. I loved it to bits.

Don't get me wrong, living as a couple has its benefits. But I have always missed that feeling of having a tiny shared community. I would love to have a bunch of homes close to each other, but I suspect that making that work with modern city living is nigh impossible without a millionaire sponsor who can buy a bunch of them up at once.

*Some kind of guitar-shaped device. Could be a bass. I don't claim to understand music.

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