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I had to take it easy again today, annoyingly. And even then I had a weird episode of dizziness and nausea for about an hour. The fact it coincided with the kids’ bedtime is just a coincidence. I assume it’s still some kind of reaction to the chemo, but it’s strange that this is coming in waves almost a month after I had it. Though the nurse I talked to said that I’d have the stuff in my system for several months (though others have given me figures of hours or a couple of weeks, so I don’t really know what to think).
It’s possible that something else has made me ill. did watch Tenable today so the nausea might have been set off by that reclining chair advert.
Watching TV was pretty much all I was good for. I saw Louis Theroux revisiting the Tiger King affair (despite not having watched either his original interview or the popular documentary series. But luckily it didn’t matter. The whole thing is like a morality tale about the perils of obsession and revenge. Plus tigers. I can understand why everyone got so into it. It seems everyone is a winner and a loser, though Joe Exotic ending up in jail and having his property given to Baskin might count as the greater loss.
Later I'd watch some Repair Shop. I've caught a tiny bit of this before, though Richard Osman told me how great it was in 2019 and loads of people have said I should try and get Ally and Sally fixed up by the experts. I am in two minds about it, as their disrepair is now part of their personalities and would Ally be winking at it, if his eyes were fixed? I mean I'd be able to make him wink properly using the strings provided, but it's funnier if he’s winking at everything.
It is though, so powerful watching old items being restored to their original forms and how much that means to the owners, as well as fascinating to watch the skilled craftspeople at work. Osman, unsurprisingly was right about it. The emotional connection and meaning of an object is interesting and compelling. Tonight they repaired a toy donkey that had belonged to a brother and had been handed on to the sister upon his death. Which is somewhat more emotive than a sweary ventriloquist dummy being restored to its previous glory. And don’t worry, I will never let my own little donkey be repaired. The damage he carries must be his constant burden.
It would be lovely to see Sally in restored Victorian clothing, but she’s so old that the dress my Nannan made to replace (or cover - the original dress is underneath) that is also sixty or seventy years old itself. I guess the family history and current usage of the dolls would make them pretty good candidates for repair and I’d also love to be able to operate Ally without sticking my fingers halfway into his throat. But what effect would the makeover have on them?
Anyway, I am far behind the curve, but if you haven’t seen Repair Shop yet then give it a watch. Maybe old age is getting to me, but I am much more attracted to shows that celebrate the generosity of human spirit and the great things we can achieve by being positive and creative.
Yeah, I am old.
RHLSTP with the multi-talented Andi Osho is now up on audio or video
Her book is here
And book to see RHLSTP at the Clapham Grand (either in the audience or live streamed)
