Strange things I have done while exhausted.

[baratron]

I have mostly not been writing in livejournal because I come home every night and go zonk! I should point out that it's the good sort of knackered, where I'm tired because I'm busy, rather than the bad sort, where I'm tired because I'm ill - but the fact remains, I'm far too tired for coherent thought in the evenings. My brain switches off sometime between 4 and 6pm. Bleurgh.

I keep embarrassing myself by getting out my house key instead of my Travelcard, my Travelcard instead of my swipe card, and my swipe card instead of my house key. Obviously in my mind all these are filed under "things which open doors", which isn't as illogical as it might seem. But it's really bloody embarrassing to show a ticket inspector your student card or a security guard your Travelcard! And even worse to start waving your keys around! See also: trying to pay with store loyalty cards (which only works if you have one of those combined loyalty card and charge card things).

The other really embarrassing thing I keep doing is forgetting something I've been told 5 minutes ago. Case in point: when out for dinner with djm4 and lizw the other day, they told me how they'd been to Norfolk for the weekend. We then started talking about thekumquat's party on Saturday, and I asked David if he was there. He looked at me somewhat quizzically and said "No, I was in Norfolk". Doh!

I have decided to have a night off work, to vegetate in front of Vexx, and maybe cut Richard's hair. Hopefully I will be able to actually get through college tomorrow without finding that my brain is full by 10.30am (which happened 2 Fridays ago...).

Comments

[thekumquat.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel with the cards - I now have 2 swipe cards for different buildings, and try to keep the old one in my bag so I only use it when going back to that building. Usually the staff let me in anyway, but last time I was there I used my new card, which set off a Really Loud Alarm, much to the confusion of the security crew who were sure I wasn't using a fake pass...

As for the Davids... it's a common mistake!

Glad to hear you're not ill.

[barakta]

Nice to see all is ok if a little tiring. I don't think that thats uncommon from having see others do the PGCE thing. Very glad to hear you're not ill tired, just tired tired.

As for short term memory I reckon its overrated, my ability to write English these days is down there with my usual bad typing and I can barely speak it. Damn all those people who can't just be signed at :)

Natalya

[gerwinium.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I solve this problem by having fixed places for all of my cards/keys. My travel card is always in the top left hand pocket of my coat, my keys are always in my left trouser pocket and my passcard is on the spring loaded wire thingy on my trousers. I can't believe I'm more organized with something than you are ;)

Ah, and stay away from store charge cards. They are the root of all evil...

When are we scheduled this weekend? I think I'll have to work on Saturday :-/

[memevector.livejournal.com]

Obviously in my mind all these are filed under "things which open doors", which isn't as illogical as it might seem.

::haha::

I know what you mean!

[baratron.livejournal.com]

I have set places for all of my things too. The problem isn't so much not knowing where things are, but that my brain gets confused about which sort of "key thing" is associated with which sort of "lock".

We thought we'd probably see you on Sunday as usual. Do you want to come here or shall we come to you? The advantage of you coming here is if we want to play rhythm action games, we have a better tv & the stereo's plumbed in. But we probably don't mind moving if you can't be arsed...