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A strange, slightly dark mood today. I am tempted to be myself this week, and myself isn't always very nice; I am undeniably moody. Last night I had a strange dream where a little white thread was tethered around my wrist like a bracelet. I cut it and heard a strange sound, like a quiet groan in another room, and to me it sounded like someone dying.

This may be because of all the death in the news, Terry Schiavo and the Pope and all that. Or it may be because a chum has asked me to bear witness to their living will. I have accepted of course - I do believe we have the right to dignity and decision over life and death - and my natural optimism believes it will never be necessary.

Nonetheless, today is an odd day. I would like to be in some beautiful gothic cemetary somewhere, but actually that wouldn't be good for me. I am going to go away now and find something cheerful to do. Normal service will be resumed once I have returned to the Pink.

Addendum: I don't need the Pink today. I need to write a horror story.

I have just read the above back to myself. The word 'strange' turns up three times in three sentences. That tells me something (apart from the limits of my vocabulary).

Strangely cheering

There is an interesting article in the Times about what British householders can do in defence of self, house and home against burglars. The article in entirety is here:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1466593,00.html
but the Cluedo rules make me smile, so here they are.

The Cluedo rules

Colonel Mustard awakes to find a burglar standing by his bedside — he reaches for a length of lead piping, strikes out and knocks him unconscious or kills him.
Lawful

Miss Scarlett hears noises in the night. She creeps downstairs and sees a burglar in her dining room. He has not seen her. She seizes a candlestick, hides behind the door and strikes him unconscious.
Lawful

The Rev Green is woken by the noise of a burglar making his escape. He races after him and and with the butt of his revolver knocks him unconscious to the ground.
Lawful

Mrs White disturbs a burglar in the library. She seizes a knife in the kitchen and stabs him. He falls to the ground and is rapidly becoming unconscious. Just to teach him a lesson she stabs him again.
Unlawful

Professor Plum hears on the grapevine that a man he suspects of thefts from his house is planning forced entry through the kitchen. He lies in wait to trap the burglar and then shoots him or knocks him unconscious.
Unlawful

Mrs Peacock disturbs burglars in the billiard room. They flee empty-handed. She chases after them with a shotgun and shoots one of them dead.
Unlawful

larians' journal mentions the whole Florida 'Kill Bill' issue. On a good day, said news would appall me. On a day like today, it's just a temptation to post certain peeps a free ticket to the sunshine state and meet them at the other end.

Just kidding of course;-)