o look, a teapot. i bought it today, isn't it pretty. i bought it because, as my friends keep reminding me (for reasons i do not understand) i resolved, at some point in the misty past, to be sociable this year. so now people can come to my room and we can, um, drink tea. and i will tell humourous anecdotes and sing to a piano accompaniment, by the fire. and we'll aaaaall be happy.

i'm ill today, boo. i think i'm getting Freshers' Flu. despite my best efforts to avoid freshers. and my religious green tea drinking and multivitamin taking. it was nice that it was sunny today, though. i've missed the sun.

other news, i bought my first ever lottery ticket today, because mystic meg of Sun fame told me to. stay tuned, avid blog reader(s)/ed hunt to discover whether or not i become rich beyond my wildest dreams.