I am having a rough couple of days. My fibro has flared up once again and is attacking my legs. I am in pain, having problems walking and am extremely grumpy. Unfortunately this has coincided with friends of ours coming up from Melbourne to visit for the weekend. Needless to say, I haven’t been a great host. I just want to curl up into a little ball and wish the world away. Our friends are currently amusing themselves walking around Darling Harbour, a place I probably wouldn’t join them even if I was feeling well. It is just so trashy, touristy and highly commercial.
To get myself mentally away from the pain, I have been curled up on the couch reading Elizabeth Moon’s Trading in Danger which is the first book of the Vatta War series. I love Elizabeth Moon’s work and the Vatta War series is my favourite. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who loves a good sci-fi adventure and loves seeing strong female characters in literature. Despite the pain, I have had a nice weekend lost in a good book.
13 Comments
January 6, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Awwww… *big hug* (that’d probably hurt in person, wouldn’t it?)
I hope you feel better soon.
January 6, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Naomi unless you were hugging my legs a big hug wouldn’t hurt. Thanks for the ‘get better’ vibes.
January 6, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Good to hear!
PS. I think maybe you lucked out on the Darling Harbour bit. Got to agree with you… at least last time I was there (several years), there was lots of overpriced crud and an ‘Ettamogah Bar’ that just weirded me out (cos I grew up near the original pub)
January 6, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Naomi I just wish my parents would see how trashy Darling Harbour really is. Every time they are in Sydney they want to go there for a meal. There is nothing there that I want to eat at their over priced ‘cafe-style’ restaurants and the whole place just seems so sterile to me. There are much nicer places to go to in Sydney that have a spirit about them.
January 6, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Yup! Ah well, different strokes, eh? Clearly there’s something they find attractive in Darling Harbour… must admit the views are nice if you’re water-obsessed like me! But I used to like The Rocks… I hear it’s all changed these days. Sigh. I feel old!
January 6, 2008 at 5:09 pm
PS. I miss Newtown.
January 6, 2008 at 5:11 pm
The Rocks are still a nice part of Sydney, but I must admit I haven’t been there for a couple of years. I keep telling myself that I should go to the Sunday markets, maybe this year I will get around to it.
I love Newtown! It is one of my favourite places to hang out which explain why I live nearby.
January 6, 2008 at 5:48 pm
There used to be a little cafe in the Rocks with an upstairs floor looking out on the harbour… ahhh… man I think I’m getting homesick. The closest thing to Newtown up here in Brissie is really just a pale reflection… nice in its own way mind.
Anyhoo, cheerful thoughts – I haven’t read anything solely by Elizabeth Moon, I have read at least one book she cowrote with Anne Mccaffrey though.
January 6, 2008 at 5:50 pm
There used to be a little cafe in the Rocks with an upstairs floor looking out on the harbour… ahhh… man I think I’m getting homesick. The closest thing to Newtown up here in Brissie is really just a pale reflection… nice in its own way mind.
Anyhoo, cheerful thoughts – I haven’t read anything solely by Elizabeth Moon, I have read at least one book she cowrote with Anne Mccaffrey though.
January 6, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Hope you feel better soon Riayn.
Haven’t read any Elizabeth Moon yet, will have a look for her. Have you tried Robin Hobb’s book series?
January 6, 2008 at 8:46 pm
oh babe. Sending you smootches and bugger off Fibro vibes…
January 7, 2008 at 8:07 am
Thanks for the book recommendation. Always got my eye out for a good read.
Hope you feel chirpier soon.
January 7, 2008 at 8:29 am
i hope you are feeling better soon…it is a real bummer when company is in & the hostess is down & out.