Ouch.
Much has happened today - aside from experiencing the first Teaching Internship session, I have also managed to produce a complete antithesis to my previous brilliance. This evening I have mainly been self-sabotaging.
Now, aside from not doing any actual work - which in itself would be bad enough, I have also treated myself rather badly.
First, I acquired what I suspect is food poisoning (the establishment which I hold responsible shall remain nameless - after all, it might not be food poisoning, it could be bird flu).
To fix this ailment, I have taken to eating nothing but salmiakki, a salt ammonium chloride licorice so popular in my native land, and to the uninitiated perhaps as foul and unnecessary as, say, smoking is to me. It's not a soother of tummies at the best of times, but what can I do - cook real food? Let's not go crazy here.
Perhaps as a result of the last two (although let's not jump to conclusions; it may just as well be due to voodoo), I find myself afflicted by rather nasty pains on my sides and back. I'm expecting the pain killers to kick in any moment now.
And finally, because I wasn't feeling nearly sensitive and emotional enough, I have spent the evening YouTubeing clips of Billy Elliot. So, I sit here alone in the dark, hurting, crying and secretly wanting to boogie quite badly.
See you all bright and early, in a sound frame of mind...