Ow ow ow ow ow

I want to sleep but I can't; my face is a mound of pain. I've eaten a hypersensitive fish with a gluten intolerance, wearing a wool jumper and with scaly fins or something because I am just one big rash from neck to forehead. It doesn't look as bad as I am going to make it out but it hurts like feck. I've got my hair tied up and a round neck t-shirt on to keep my face and neck clear but it still burns. I've tried cammomile, aloe vera, plantolin and swearing. Nada nada nada. It hurts more than when I got chicken pox and shingles combined. Really. (Maybe because that was just off the pain-richter scale).

So I've taken anti-histamines and now a bunch of pain killers and I am grinding my teeth. I tried to work. Couldn't. Tried to read. Couldn't. Tried to do nice things to distract myself. Couldn't. So now the only relief is whingeing to the world.

It really hurts and I want my mum... Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

In other mindless news, to focus on typing rather than the overwhelming desire to scrape my face off with a knife (I kid you not):

Today it was above zero celcius, in fact I saw the neon blink out +1. Exciting. But leave a little ice and snow for sea walking, fishing and cross country skiing please. My neighbouring street has become impossible to walk on, I just glide down it now.

I tried my third unsuccessful attempt to download music and stuff tonight. It's just not as fun and easy as I thought. I'll stick to cassette tapes and walkmen with auto reverse.

David Irving re-wrote his own history today. This was interesting for me because I wrote about him when I was a young lass journalist covering freedom of speech and civil liberties.

The Irish Evil airline that we feel compelled to fly has re-started flights to Brest, meaning I can visit Les Marins far more easily now. I guess they made an arrangement with the airport which didn't contravene EU law to bring back that route. Le Conquet and Ouessant (where I left my heart one winter weekend) now moves one step closer. Irish Evil have also introduced a charge for cargo luggage too - a flat fare of 3.50 Euro for one bag under 20 kg. We knew that was coming. They've managed to do this amidst the airing of the Dispatches undercover documentary exposing Ryanair staff as disgruntled and airline safety procedures are a sham. Given that most UK customer care staff are disgruntled and we all know we're going to die if the plane crashes regardless of what brace position we assume, it hasn't really affected the cheap and nasty company. (Hmm note to self: is O'Leary going to sue me for writing this. Even better note to self: would Stelios give me a free flight if I wrote more... ?)

The SO is working night shifts at the moment, so at least I can email him and whinge a little. I almost feel the pain subsiding with every complaint... Though I am sure your pain grows from reading this boring post...

Ow ow ow ow.