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I'm still trying to categorise books in Calibre. We are not helped here by publishers tagging for SEO and everything having ALL the tags. But also because of things like, "What does Literary" mean? Does it mean "prose that might be poetry" or "stuff that's too turgid to read" or "ignores conventions of punctuation or grammar" or what? Is it even a useful category? Should we use it to mean "does interesting things with the language and the form"?

I haven't tried to track this much in the past but in October I mainly listened to audiobooks, especially while someone was in hospital. And a lot is re-listening to things I've been rereading for over 20 years. But some are new to me. And they're mostly serieses because then I have to change gear less often between universes. ( The list )

Today brought the supermarket delivery which included three pumpkins and the last of the Trick or Treat sweets. So Youngest, Middlest and I made up bundles of treats to give away. We have about 80, all vegan/halal/gluten free. Each contains milk chocolate, white chocolate, something chewy, something chalky (like Love Hearts or Parma Violets), and something sucky like a boiled sweet or lollipop. We also have a few backup sacks of skittles bags, for when they run out, though only the red bags are vegan - the special dark ones for Halloween aren't.

Tomorrow the kids will carve the pumpkins and then on Thursday we're ready for the ritual. I really look forward to it. Hugely.

Ooh I'm doing my second listen to these audiobooks (I never catch everything on the first listen, and I can't really read full length things any more) and I missed System Collapse entirely last time. I should have a go at finding the short stories and things that are between and among the books.

I've been listening to the audiobooks. My brain fog allows me to do this most of the time, and the reader has the most soothing voice in history. But I'm having serious difficulty remembering the order they go in so I keep finding myself listening to the wrong one and not realising for a chapter or two and then having to go back.

Brain fog is hard work.

Edit: Rob has added series numbers to the titles in the database. I'm now going to make him do that to ALL the audiobooks. Yay.

This year I'm making parcels of sweets for 100 kids. I think only half of them will be vegetarian/halal but last year's colour coding worked really well. And every year there's vegetarian or celiac or other dietary requirements kids who are DELIGHTED when they realise they can eat everything in the parcel.

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I'm currently having serious trouble getting an IUD again and stumbled across this.

Way back in 2007 I got ill and I haven't been fully well since. And I was too ill to take in comments at the time. But.

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So I haven't posted for a very very long time. Ugh. OK. ( Read more... )

I'm not on any more Twitter but I'm on Mastodon -- name at mastodon xyz, mendeddrum.org, and artbyailbhe at mastodon art.

Ta da
On Friday I...
- Got out of bed to eat dinner, which is EVERY DAY THIS WEEK
- Played a tabletop game with the children
- Started planning how to have a stash of sensible food in the house in case of floods, snow, Brexit etc
- Supervised children through housework including making them understand that this is a necessary contribution to the well-being of the family
- Ate and drank properly all day
- Remembered morning and evening meds/supplements

To do
This weekend we must:
- Get bedding to laundry service
- Collect co-op food order
- Clean house (subtasks to be determined)
- Print Autism talk for Thursday
- Make meal plan and shopping list
- Shower and hair washing for everyone
- Paint or draw

This week I hope to:
- Paint or draw or write or sew
- Finish elasticating the hem on a rain cover for my mobility scooter
- Help Rob and a professional declutter in the attic cupboards

The garden and weather after combining to make things spring-like and lovely. The apple tree is covered in blossom, the strawberries are starting, the roses are budding.

Well, that's that. The thing that made me create this in 2009 or so has happened. And here we are.

Sun, 12:27: 14 person/days out of how many? I bet they'd save money if they hired more people though. https://t.co/xwmvuOK9Qr
Sun, 12:28: RT @amolrajanBBC: The most under-stated job description of all time https://t.co/4xTpnzqT68
Sun, 12:42: RT @FordTimelord: This "bring back Imperial measures/the blue passport" talk from ridiculous Brexiteers reminds me of my favourite Terry Pr…
Sun, 12:43: RT @charliesardines: Do not ask me why but this has done me in https://t.co/puNXhw5QGv
Sun, 12:53: RT @daniel_barker: Right, if we’re going back to imperial measurements I should probably try and figure them out. So. A pin is 4.5 gallons…
Sun, 13:17: RT @pyaaristochill: imagine going to africa and being mad there are africans there https://t.co/PgkvpNKykT
Sun, 13:25: They're all going to the park in the sunshine to ride bikes and play on trains. I'm in bed wondering whether I could risk pairing odd socks.
Sun, 13:27: RT @tolmorris: Retweet if your country was ever colonized by Britain.
Sun, 13:28: Yes, this. I'm still bad at it but monitors for heart rate and step count help. https://t.co/7T9nfvNKF0
Sun, 13:51: RT @Sue_Cowley: #AskTwitter Can you remember a time before you had heard of "the Internet"? (please RT)

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Sat, 12:30: RT @CockertonMark: £100k p.a.? Here you go. Have a nice state loan to buy a £600k house. Struggling? A 'spare' bedroom? We'll tax that. htt…
Sat, 13:17: RT @Eremitpurpur: I won't watch this video because if it IS an accurate presentation for people without my issues, then it would be compoun…
Sat, 13:20: RT @pointlesslettrs: Sentient time machine, fine. Bigger on the inside, no probs. Alien who cheats death, a-ok. Gay black woman, THIS IS J…
Sat, 14:03: RT @PhotosOfDublin: This morning in Dublin City. Orange Order marchers celebrate the 200th anniversary of William of Orange stag night in t…
Sat, 16:00: RT @sarahreesbrenna: *beams* I was a bit patriotically green in the face on St Patrick's but am delighted to be on this St Paddy's list htt…
Sat, 16:36: RT @rdgchronicle: Special event for parents raising bilingual children https://t.co/MvovjZAXyL https://t.co/4fpNZO6kg7
Sat, 17:01: RT @charlie__: Then: EU saw Gibraltar as an issue between two member states. Now: EU sees Gibraltar as an issue of concern to one of its me…
Sat, 18:44: RT @Eastreadingcom: Should Reading children be given pollution masks if they have to walk along the highest polluted roads https://t.co/ftM…
Sat, 19:27: RT @CloveHitched: Bubonic plague landfill seagull. https://t.co/0AnrgN6hne
Sat, 19:34: RT @LdnIrishARC: Last year, a 21 year-old woman in Northern Ireland was given a three-month suspended sentence for taking abortion pills #N…

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Fri, 12:07: RT @hanxine: imagine giving birth to a child and naming them "Bangladeshi immigrant's daughter from one of London's poorest boroughs" https…
Fri, 14:15: RT @revgoodrich: I've married many men, and I know where all the bodies are buried #badlyexplainyourjob
Fri, 14:23: RT @SEGreenParty: "the planet is burning & the gap between rich & poor is growing wider. Speak truth to power. We will win" @CarolineLucas…
Fri, 14:29: RT @Soc_of_Authors: England is the 🎉ONLY🎉 OECD country where 16-24 year olds have lower literacy than 55-65 year-olds. https://t.co/9sru0sS…
Fri, 14:29: RT @Soc_of_Authors: 1 in 5 children in England cannot read well by age 11. Good thing we closed all those libraries! https://t.co/TjCfF6s3f…
Fri, 14:29: RT @Soc_of_Authors: Children who get free school meals score dramatically lower in literacy tests than their peers. https://t.co/2S4vwgVUhm…
Fri, 14:29: RT @Soc_of_Authors: While all this has been going on, 478 of our free public libraries have been shut down since 2010. https://t.co/e6Gxvnn…
Fri, 15:07: RT @Joannechocolat: Make it clear that what you are doing is an act of goodwill. Write the school a proper invoice, but waive the fee. Auth…
Fri, 15:07: RT @JanetOS_: D�il, Seanad refuse to have Hindu prayer at opening sessions https://t.co/1YpPK4MU0M /facepalm
Fri, 15:07: RT @JanetOS_: If we are to have prayers they should be on a rotation of all religions in the country.

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Thu, 12:00: I'm crying https://t.co/KrmM2eXEzJ
Thu, 12:11: RT @manwhohasitall: "My wife is actually really good. She irons her own work tops & packs her own stuff when we go away," Jack, age 29. You…
Thu, 13:07: RT @lgsmigrants: The amazing crew who stopped the Home Office mass deportation charter flight to Nigeria and Ghana are out of custody <3 #S…
Thu, 15:35: RT @BarristerSecret: 1. I urge every single person who was outraged by the Bashir cricket bat/bleach case to read and respond to this consu…
Thu, 15:39: RT @MicroSFF: "Since I am made of matter," he said, "I would not have dinner with an anti-matter person." "There are no anti-matter people.…
Thu, 17:12: RT @ThatSabineGirl: Users: Get rid of the nazis. Twitter: LOOK SHINY THINGS U: Get rid of nazi Twitanic: Where do these deckchairs look bes…
Thu, 17:26: RT @Limericking: Mike Pence, an adult who is grown, Cannot sit with women alone. However, he can Stand by an old man Whose fondness for gro…
Thu, 17:57: RT @thisisamy_: An official report has torn the Tories' PIP tests to shreds < 65% win PIP appeals. https://t.co/Pzo3aW2UBB
Thu, 17:59: RT @MCabournSmith: My husband won't let me sleep with any lone members of the opposite sex, in case I invite them for dinner and he has to…
Thu, 18:49: RT @Gareth_Davies09: Trinity Mirror director confirms removal of @BristolPost archive, says 'more popular' articles will be republished htt…

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Wed, 15:51: RT @jackiepearcey: PM Article 50 letter also confirms leaving Euratom. That's not part of the EU and is vital for nuclear safety, even thou…
Wed, 15:51: RT @jackiepearcey: Gives the impression that May wants to leave everything starting with "EU" just to be on the safe side! #SaveEurovision
Wed, 15:56: RT @Anna_Mazz: Nothing says Brexit quite like the Union Jack upside down tied to some bins. #BrexitDay #BrexitBins https://t.co/afG0RUDUGD
Wed, 15:59: Listening to #ActuallyAutistic people and not A$ -- well done! https://t.co/3BEdtD51nF
Wed, 16:02: RT @MirandaKeeling: A woman applies make-up on a moving bus which is impressive enough, then suddenly twirls the eyeliner round her fingers…
Wed, 16:03: RT @Biggreenbooks: Haringey council are proposing to demolish 59 homes as part of their "redevelopment plan" Wood Green. https://t.co/vyKHD…
Wed, 16:03: RT @Biggreenbooks: There's a petition offering a viable alternative to this, here. I have signed it. https://t.co/sk3ogeXyE7 2/2
Wed, 16:05: RT @planestupid: CAMPAIGNERS HALT ‘DEPORTATION FLIGHT’ BY BLOCKING STANSTED RUNWAY AND LOCKING THEMSELVES TO PLANE https://t.co/W3YAkkITvf
Wed, 16:06: @CloveHitched https://t.co/w0LJeZ4c78
Wed, 16:15: RT @cbrookmyre: The right to eat a sub-standard banana by the light of an inefficient bulb. That's the hill these fuckwits chose to die on.

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Tue, 12:37: RT @kristenmchugh22: This is not inspirational, it's obscene. No one should be homeless because of medical bills. https://t.co/IfOMzsX9ep
Tue, 12:46: RT @metoffice: Temperatures this week will peak on Thursday when warm air is dragged up from Iberia. It'll then turn cooler as a northerly…
Tue, 12:52: RT @TVsCarlKinsella: Approach life with the enthusiasm of a waiter serving you on holidays who has just realised you're Irish, and not Engl…
Tue, 13:10: RT @mapduliand: He's not talking about *things*, like cars and appliances and produce. He's... he's talking about people. He's talking abo…
Tue, 13:23: This couldn't possibly be more expensive in the long run. BBC - NHS targets suncream prescriptions for cuts https://t.co/dWz2YwB8WP
Tue, 13:35: RT @TheGreenParty: Police chief accused of shredding files on our Peer @GreenJennyJones will retire early & avoid disciplinary action 🤔 htt…
Tue, 14:00: RT @PsychWBeing: So the #NHS considers ditching coeliac #prescriptions but isn't even debating scrapping homeopathy. So much for an evidenc…
Tue, 14:20: RT @LavenderRabe: @ conservatives u better let us gays adopt or we're just gonna start stealing your babies. it's the most natural thing lo…
Tue, 14:21: RT @ellavescent: Costing less to buy privately than via the NHS is meaningless if you're poor enough that you don't pay for prescriptions.
Tue, 20:19: I keep meaning to close doors at night. https://t.co/45GAnvPZYc

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Mon, 12:10: Carer came two hours early today and I'm still dealing with the adrenaline comedown. My right arm is all twitchy.
Mon, 12:14: RT @muminuh: this gif never fails to brighten up my day https://t.co/S8mddqcWe7
Mon, 12:15: RT @Ade_on_drums: Got European citizenship? Sign this to help stop Monsanto's cancer-causing weedkiller https://t.co/qS4iZ5dgVl #stopglypho…
Mon, 12:15: RT @ericamweaver: Coming late to #ThanksForTyping, but it's a terrific reminder that academia is structured for people with lots of help (a…
Mon, 12:20: 6yo figuring out a third of a quarter of an hour. Now singing "I know it because of maths."
Mon, 12:20: Best answer. https://t.co/6nxPb7ujOs
Mon, 12:22: RT @YeshaCallahan: And here's her message to @BaltCoPS & @DDance_BCPS bc they don't believe in air conditioned schools https://t.co/PzJyGq8…
Mon, 12:24: RT @georgia_cwood: .@ReadingCouncil are doing a great job of renovating the town centre if this is true 😂 #InOurDreams @getreading #rdguk h…
Mon, 12:26: RT @seatsixtyone: And the network on the right is now carrying over TWICE the passenger-km of the network on the left. https://t.co/DYecdAo…
Mon, 16:38: RT @cblatts: I don't think you should go to this university https://t.co/p3FrvTkCcw

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