boredom reigns

Wow, it’s all go here at the BIEA. I feel like I’ve been missing out on all the action these last couple of days by being at the library all the time. So this morning I got up early to watch the election results come in. One of the plus sides of being hours ahead means that I don’t have to stay up all night, but can just get up early and not have missed much. It was most interesting, and I ended up deciding to write up my notes with the TV on instead of going into the library. Partly, also, because I didn’t get much sleep last night. I keep waking up in the night with stomach ache, and last night I had also been having rat dreams so I couldn’t get back to sleep for ages. I don’t know why the thought of rats keeps me awake at night. I’m really not that bothered about them, as long as I have something on my feet, and they don’t make loads of noise to wake me up at night. But maybe my sub-conscious is a bit more scared of them.
Anyway, so I worked at the flat until lunchtime and then decided to go into the guest house to find out what was happening about moving. Turns out we can’t move back in until tomorrow. But they have new beds for us. Which actually is a bad thing for me as I was sleeping in a nice double bed, which has now been moved into room 4.  So I have to put up with a small single now, and Godfrey wanted to give me the new mattress, which was sweet, but it’s a foam one so I insisted on getting the sprung one instead. I think it must be the one from Room 4, and I don’t remember having problems so it should be ok. If I have to sleep in a tent for a month in July I’m damned well going to get every bit of luxury I can while I’m here. He also asked if I preferred blanket or duvet. I think you can guess my response. So now we will have 3 beds in each of rooms 1 and 2. One of which is for the boys, and one for the girls (attachees mostly, but I think guests can stay there if there are no rooms free).
I have enjoyed staying at Matt & Laura’s. Not least for having a nicer kitchen to cook in, and someone to cook for this week. It has also been very nice having my own room, even if it is a little lacking in furniture. It’s just good to have your own space. And despite that have gotten used to sharing with people, it has been so nice to not have to see people if I don’t want to. That’s my extreme hermit side coming out, but seriously, I forgot how much I love having my own place, which has been what it’s felt like this week as Laura seems to only be around for a couple of hours in the evening. Which is making it even more difficult to be out here when I can’t wait to get back. But still, loads of things going on in the next couple of months and it’s flying by so fast. I just can’t wait for the rainy season to be over!

I just looked outside, and it’s night-time. At 4pm. It really is so dark outside it feels like it’s nearly 7pm rather than just past 4. Oh, which reminds me, I’m so going to miss long evenings this summer. It is a bit tiring when every day is the same. The only excitement is if it’s raining or not, and more often it is raining at the moment. Jacob said to me that is why it is so dark, because the rain is waiting to come.

So yes, I came to the offices, and had all of about 2 minutes of internet before it went away. And it’s been away all afternoon. Very frustrating. I was hoping to follow the rest of the election on the internet. As it is, I got all my notes done before 4, even with lots of standing and walking around as these desks aren’t really comfortable. Quite relieved that is done, it was seeming like I had pages and pages and it was going to take me forever to catch up.

So, I didn’t really have anything of interest to write, I was just trying to keep myself busy and not dying to watch True Blood. I’ve been listening to a lot of Jace Everett, and his album is just so amazing. It’s a good thing that there is no one else in the computer room as I’ve been seat dancing all afternoon. Right, I suppose I had better get going. I might as well go back to the flat and sit there to do my research. Then I can buy potatoes and internet credit on the way.
Potatoes, btw, because after my sandwich today I had a terrible achey tummy, so I’m going to try not eating wheat. I think it’s probably only Kenyan wheat, at least I hope so, but I’m going to give it a week and see if it makes me feel any better. And for some reason at the moment I can’t bear the thought of rice. I don’t know why. Maybe I should give it another go this evening. I need to have something with my avocado and I don’t think potatoes will really go. Hmm. Right, dinner plan made. Gosh, how have I managed to write so much about nothing. I really should try to curb this habit, you must be very bored! 
xxx