amelioration

Autumn is here! A sea-fog is rolling in, and Cape Town this evening has air like a long, iced drink flavoured with mint and a touch of salt.

Two days of teaching on top of this 'flu have caused my voice to retreat backwards down my throat, digging its claws in scratchily. However, I have a new 'flu remedy. Abandon socialising for the evening (and gloat just a tad that my personal problem with delegating has been addressed to the point where the local branch of our Beloved Society can now happily trundle on without my personal supervision). Curl up on sofa with two cats, a blanket, a hot rum toddy, and Spirited Away. (This isn't even work avoidance, I'm still working on the anime bit of this animation entry.) Go to bed luxuriously early, doped to the gills on evil viscous orange cough mixture.

I feel better now.