(Matt Berninger voice) “In times of difficulty”...
First day back at work after the hols. Get up at 6:30, to give myself time to make a flask of coffee. Leave at 7:15. Make it to Canley at 7:29. I wonder for a moment which platform my train arrives at (yes, I know). Catch train at 7:31. Get off at Cov. Walk to platform 2. Put backpack on ground. Hear an audible crack. Turns out flask has broken. I feel like I should be aghast, but feel nothing. Take flask to bin. Train to Leam arrives at usual time. However, message on side of train reads “Nuneaton”. Board it anyway - I am on the correct platform for Leam, at the correct time. Hide in toilet, away from potential ticket inspectors. Stare at myself in mirror. Notice hair is strikingly bouffant after being washed last night. Arty shirt under crimson sweater is a good look. I do up top shirt button a la Bill Evans, but it looks a little contrived with the shirt not tucked in, so I undo it. Do it up again, undo it again. I look into my sad eyes. There’s a determined coldness about me. Train...