02 Apr, 11

Of late I am more jumpy than usual. Little quakes now cause major heart palpitations and I’m certainly feeling more anxious in general. It’s noteworthy because in general I don’t feel very anxious and small quakes don’t consciously scare me much. Two quite distinct and opposing personalities in one body cannot be a good thing. Damn earthquakes. Just mess with people.

On a positive note, my bike was recovered by USAR and Police folks who I now deem to be super-human. It is a small thing but an overwhelming joy to be able to ride my own bike around town again.

We have decided to move the final stage of renovations on the house forward and get the bloody thing complete. With one small tweak we have simplified the extension and gained a third bedroom. No major walls have to come down and I am hoping we can get it done before things go mad with the city rebuild work. We have also finally acquired some decent chairs to go with our nice dining table and now feel remarkably grown up eating at a table. Lots of small things coming together.

Sunday, daylight savings and some sun. Not a bad way to roll into Winter. I’m not going to hope for a good year now but a stable one would be nice.