Satisfaction

ASDA has done it again, providing us tonight with a very satisfactory chilli con carne; inexpensive, absolutely nothing wrong with it. It was part of a day constructed as a patchwork of satisfaction stitched together with optimism and anticipation of some good future events. I can't say that I was thrilled at first to be at work for the second of eight consecutive days but at least it was cold and misty which meant I was not missing sunshine as I did yesterday. I can say that I very much enjoyed my investigators course. The course content and structure were well judged and it was delivered well. I felt informed, educated and engaged.

Even before I had reached work, I had enjoyed most of 'Computers and Blues' by The Streets. This is touted as Mike Skinner's final offering and I have at least two of the earlier CDs. He really is very good. I wonder now if I would enjoy 'The Defamation of Strickland Banks' - I just about caught Plan B on The Brits but not enough to be sure. With this in my car CD player, I still have 'Collapse Into Now' by REM to look forward to. My cultural cravings were topped up in the evening by our recording of a documentary about sculptor David Nash, an artist of rare articulacy. He seems to interview with clarity avoiding the pretentious, mumbling crap associated with many contemporary artists. This documentary and Great British Railway Journeys before it have both visited Blaenau Ffestiniog and such is the attraction of its stark landscape, I think I might have to visit too.

Closer to home, we had our oven cleaned and I had an unexpected surprise from work. If you see an Ovenclean  franchise in your area I suggest you contact them. I don't know anyone who actually likes cleaning their oven, so this is an ideal service. Unless you use your oven three times a day and are completely neglectful, you need use the service only once a year and it costs about £45-55. We were extremely satisfied with the service and the result. On my night shifts I had written a paper with some ideas about some of the applications we use at work. It seems it has been favourably received.

I think the six days ahead, culminating in more nights, will be hard at times but, at their end. lies a rare weekend off. I have plenty of ideas for those.