Sinister: i'm waiting on the rain, i'm waiting for the frogs to fall, down on me

[Matthew Henderson]

So it's almost Christmas time.  One of my favourite times of the year.  If 
not THE favourite.

I'm sick again.  Well, i've always been sick I suppose, but this is in the 
physical sense.  I'm sick a lot out here.  Especially the last month and a 
half or so.  It's terrible.  And it always pops up right around the time 
each of the essays for my courses are due.

I was so excited about this Scottish History Essay.  I was picking out the 
books with a childish glee, really.  Just the thought of immersing myself 
for a few days in the early stewart kings of Scotland, learning the 
treachery brewing around James I, the unfortunate Black Douglas incident of 
James II, That bitch of a battle at Flodden for poor James IV.

But the day I picked out my first few books, it hit me.  I was dizzy and 
tired and couldn't concentrate.  I was coughing so much I couldn't read the 
book properly.  I couldn't take anything in.  Today is the first day I 
haven't really been coughing since then.  I know I'm getting better, but I'm 
constantly tired and have a killer headache. Why does this keep happening to 
me?

I don't think Glasgow likes me.  I really don't.  It's a lovely town, it 
really is, but I don't take advantage of it by any means.  I probably 
should, and I just might, if I wasn't sick all the damn time.  Or broke 
because an ATM took my bank card, and I have to wait six weeks to get a new 
one.  Or I'm just too lazy.

Sure the people are great, and I meet lots of interesting people all the 
time (although I can never remember who they are).  And NPL and especially 
the Winchester Club <cough>fridaythethirteenthpeople!<cough> are brilliant 
fun, but I never got ill back home.

I think when I'm better, I'm going to go to woolworths and get myself some 
christmas decorations. It's a great time of year.  Brings back lots of good 
memories. And I love the winter.  I love the cold.

I'll be going home for Christmas in a few weeks.  I'll decide when I get 
back if I want to stay here.  I probably will.  I don't like giving up that 
easily.  I haven't even been to Stirling or Falkirk or Edinburgh yet.  Or 
Berwick or even Langside.  I have to do that.  Glasgow and I will have to 
come to some sort of understanding.  I think we could be really good 
friends.

I really do like the weather here.

-Matt

P.S.  On a belle and sebastian note, does anyone know why "MS." House and 
Sarah Martin were thanked at the end of the Pavement documentary "Slow 
Century"?   I have to admit, that's the real reason behind this long, 
rambling, and somewhat depressing e-mail.  And I think my headache had 
something to do with it as well.

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