Snuffle

Woken at 3.30 in the morning by a cat yowling, haven't been able to get to sleep since then. Jetlag's a monster. Perhaps I suffer from permanent holiday eyes; I love to travel and on returning 'home' realise once again that I don't actually like it here very much. I try to make the best of it, the literary and folklorish traditions are enthralling, grass is always greener etc, London is fascinating... except I am bored to death with it... All made much harder by me hoicking up phlegm literally within hours of returning to the city, and my nose is slightly bloody much of the time. How weird is this? I know that London air is bad but really?

Allergy tests reveal little. I am specifically not allergic to cats, dogs, horses, rodents, weeds, trees, grass, pollen. On my personal list of not very impressive responses to inhaled allergens, the only one that's slightly higher is mould; I register 0.04 as opposed to 0.00 - 02. It really is nothing at all. So I have no idea what's causing this sudden problem, and am not going to think about it any more. My only needs right now are sunshine, Sydney, and Star Wars. We saw The Last Jedi in Sydney, and greatly enjoyed it, though I was perturbed by Kylo Ren's teenytiny head in proportion to his vast shoulders and trunk. It looked strangely expanded, to the point that the internet has dubbed him Ben Swolo. https://www.dailydot.com/wp-content/uploads/f5f/c4/36fa39c76bacf5eb.jpg