Glum

Posted on 2007/07/19 23:37:27 (July 2007).

[Thursday 19th July]
I've been feeling a bit down recently. I'm not really sure what is at the root of it. I shouldn't really have anything to complain about - I'm very fortunate in terms of my job, I live in a nice flat, right in the heart of an exciting and vibrant city, I'm in good health broadly speaking (although I could really do with some exercise) and I'm married.

...and yet I have, quite unreasonably (given all of the above), felt really pretty glum for the past few days.

This evening I was particularly glum. I actually left work early for a change, as I felt like heading into the centre of London to see some, well, life basically. Unusually for me I jumped on a bus - pretty much the first one I found, which luckily enough took me in the direction of the city centre. It was quite a nice bus ride - to start with I was all alone upstairs, and it was a great vantage point from which to watch people going about their business on the streets of London.

I gave Chie a call and we arranged to meet up near Tottenham Court Road. I decided I fancied Japanese food (and more importantly some Japanese beer) and so we went to a place called Ikkyu, right next to Goodge Street station. It was rather nice I suppose, a bit like being back in Japan, with that familiar experience of the waitress asking Chie questions about things that I'd ordered. Presumably at some point this used to annoy me, now it has a pleasing sense of nostalgia about it. So it was quite a nice dinner I suppose.

After that we took advantage of late night shopping and had a look around for what we were going to wear to a fancy dress party we're going to on Saturday. The theme is rock stars / pop stars, and we're both really pretty stuck. Unfortunately I never like trailing round the shops at the best of times, and tonight it seemed to really get to me - the glumness I had experienced prior to dinner came back in full swing.

We basically just headed home after that, by way of Rice Wine (the little Japanese food shop on Brewer Street we often frequent) to pick up a couple of bits and pieces.

Looks like a pretty good evening to me! Maybe it's just a period that you are going through, now you are settled completely and the novelty of the job and London might wear off a bit. Nothing to get worried about I am sure! :D

Posted by Lox at 2007/07/19 23:54:25.

That's actually a great word: "Glum!" Not often used these days (well not in this part of Britain where most people seem to resort to those two Faves: "P*&sed-off" and "F£$ked".)

Sorry you've been "down". Probably just as Lox says - a passing phase. Also I for one believe in the S.A.D thing due to lack of sunlight. Afterall we've not had much of a summer so far, have we?

I was off work from Weds with a rotten, stinking cold. I mean, what am I doing getting a cold at this time of year?!?!?!?

So being Glum is OK just now... Hope the fancy-dress party does something to cheer you up!! :)

Posted by Nigel at 2007/07/21 22:07:08.

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