doing things

I know how stupidly meta and self-obsessive it is but it just intrigues me why most of my readers lately have been in Sweden (or have somehow managed to have the system eg Google Analytics whatever that is think they are coming from Sweden) with the second biggest readership the Netherlands. Don't get me wrong I love Sweden and the Netherlands, in fact all of the places that apparently house my readership here are intriguing, sensational, delightful places I am sure in many ways. But still why Sweden! If you are one of these people, please let me know. Yes, I did see a Swedish film the other day and I wrote about it, but I don't think that can really be the reason (Swedes aren't going to care greatly about what this dork thinks about that movie I am sure). 

Looking at what people look at makes me look at things I have written here (I note that a lot of the video links are now dead, I really don't know what to do about that but I guess you can't keep spinning the plates forever, and for all that, often in the past I haven't even explained what I've linked to, just led into it, and now going back I have no idea what it was). I remember over a decade ago somebody I haven't spoken to for a long time said he was surprised at how much personal information I gave away in this blog, and I was quite taken aback - because I thought I played my cards very close to my chest. I noted a little while ago that all my posts were credited to me with my full name. That intrigues me because I couldn't even imagine a time when I'd make it possible to align my full name with this production. But there you go. It obviously happened. 

Nancy and I have had another really nice low-key companionable day today just hanging out by the heater. I cleaned the kitchen, watched some bits and pieces of movies (for the course I'm teaching this semester), the only time I went out was to go to Newmarket - Cheaper Buy Miles, the chemist, the supermarket - nothing special. It has been raining fairly heavily a lot of the time as I noted the few times I took rubbish to the bins etc. 

Some of the time I've been listening to the audiobook of Bill Carter's book The Late Shift. I don't really know why - I have no huge stake in late-night tv shows in the US though I did watch Letterman quite often in the 1990s - but Audible told me I had credits and for some reason that book came into my mind. It's engaging enough. It does all seem kind of incredibly petty and juvenile, at the same time. 

I have to say so far so great with this apartment. I am very impressed by it. It's a really nice place to live and a testament to a great architect with a bit of a vision. Looking forward to doing things with it.