Sun, Jazz and WORK

Seriously. I have so much work.


But I'm not going to go there.


I love smooth jazz to an unhealthy degree. I don't care what song or artist as long as it's smooth jazz. I listen to it while I work, especially English, it's really mellowing and helps me focus. There's this great live feed for download at Sky.fm that can be opened up in Windows Media Player. It's just non-stop bliss. There's also a link right to the forums where people far more jazz-savvy than myself discuss the merits of each song. I'm never in philosophical enough of a mood for that, but it's amusing to read people's thoughts.


It's also sunny outside today. There seems to be an overcast front rolling in but that's England for you. We've had nothing but clouds for days, which doesn't seem likely to change much but it's nice to see some blue sky every once in a while.


Mom returns from her Canada house-hunting on Wednesday, and I think we'll all be glad to have her back. It's been pretty furtive when it comes to meals; there's been a lot of microwave action. We might try for an actual cooked dinner tonight, that should be interesting. Plus we all miss her of course. I'm glad she's coming home soon, but I'm apprehensive about house verdict. Most of the places she had viewed are duplexes or triplexes, since we could do with an ulterior source of income. However a lot of the tenants don't seem to be taking good care of their quarters, and the landlords don't care. She said that the conditions in some houses were horrible.


No offence to anybody who rents, but some of the tenants that were mentioned sound like parasites. Once they've got their teeth into a spot you just can't evict them, because they've got more rights than you do. I imagine it's going to be an eye-opening experience. I hope we get some nice, quiet little old lady tenant who pays promptly and doesn't die until we've paid off the mortgage. Like Duplex, except without all the annoying aspects and ergo attempts to kill her.


I hope to get that painting done soon so I can post it here. I would post the collages I did for Art over the weekend, but I had forgotten that Mom took the digital camera with her and I have no other means of photographing them.