Can't Sleep, Won't Sleep

Things are pretty awful at this current moment in time. I can't sleep, it's nearly 10am, I have the prospect of yet another incredibly busy night shift with His Wallness tonight, I have possibly the worst chest infection possible, (it might aswell be AIDS), I've been roped into doing a fair bit of overtime in a couple of weeks, I have a headache, (Malaria?), nothing to look forward to this weekend for the first time in a long time and a lack of money in the bank account. Oh and also, because of my sad mood, I've decided to listen to Celine Dion on Spotify ... What have I become??

I've been coughing a lot in the last few days because of this chest infection. I can feel it nearly giving me a heart attack and it's not as if I can just ring in sick at work either because they will instantly start hating me.. It is this then, that means I can't sleep, which means tonight will not only be long, busy and irritating but also ridiculously tiring. I've been convinced to work 2 day shifts in a couple of weeks also along with my 5 night shifts, (one day will be spent working for 16 hours), and that, along with my Grandmother's funeral and yet another empty weekend means I am not a happy Mitten and won't be then either.. The last week has literally been work, sleep, work, sleep, work ... and the golden rule about any job is that you musn't get yourself into that routine...

Eurgh ... even the word 'routine' makes me feel sick .. or it might just be the phlegm produced from a particular gutsy cough just then..

Now on to another completely different subject, I'd like to briefly talk to you about animals and cars. They don't mix well, especially when it's my car that is being involved. I do a fair bit of night time driving, as I find it incredibly invigorating and relaxing and at times, blood-gushingly exciting, (especially for the animals..) At night-time, animals reckon they can get away with sitting in the middle of the road but when my headlights come round the corner at high speed, they ain't got a chance!

In the past, I have hit a badger. On that occasion, we went back and put it out of it's misery by kicking it repeatedly in the head, (which broke my toe!), and kicking it into a ditch. I've also ran over someone's pet cat and made their guts sprawl across the road in spectacular fashion. I do believe there is still a poster saying, "Cat Missing", in the middle of Renhold.. I've also hit 2 hedgehogs and glanced a deer and earlier this week I splatted a rabbit that ended up with the same fate as the cat.. I've also hit a cyclist, but we won't go there..

This morning, I was driving home from work and saw 3 pidgeons sitting in the middle of the road, obviously attracted by some stray food that had probably been left by a drunkard the night before. For once, I slowed down, (slightly), but they didn't move. So, I now have the feathers of 3 outlines of pidgeons emblazened on the bumper of my car and they go on to join they're animal friends in Animal Kingdom heaven. I don't mean to kill them all!

(Except the rabbit... I swerved to make sure I hit it..)