7.15 am: I woke feeling nauseous, cramps, and unsure footed — a condition exacerbated by an early-morning perambulation to and from my surgery. A day propped up at my desk at home was called for. Tomorrow, conditions may improve. 9.20 am: Re-planning the morning. Re-listing tasks. Resting periodically. ‘Steady as she goes, Mr Harvey!’ 9.45 am: Postgraduate correspondence to PhD inquirers, external examiners (present and prospective), and tutees. 10.45 am: Respite. 11.15 am: Some initial considerations regarding a braille/guitar string coding:

Lunchtime: A little pedalboardery, as I put together Pedalboard V — a extension to box Pedalboard I & IV, which will sit between the effector boards and the inputs to a stereo amplifier:

2.00 pm: Respite. I sense a decline. 2.20 pm: I looked for tasks small enough and sufficiently contained to match my attention span. CV and associated website updating it was, then. It was tedious but undemanding work. An icy rain dribbled down the window panes:

6.30 pm: Practise session 1. 7.30 pm: As strength and mental wherewithal allowed, I pressed on with the CV and profile site updates, while tinkering, periodically, with Pedalboard V. 9.30 pm: Enough! More than enough. The body fails me.