Got of bed at 12:30pm. Checked e-mail. A message from our landlady headed 'water-rates' which I was unable to open. Sinister. More money needed probably. Gloomy afternoon in the day long twilight of January 1st. Couldn't settle to anything, but ended up doing a 9 panel comic strip about how gloomy today felt. Andy got up some time in the evening. Em came round for a cup of tea after she finished work (finished work for the last time - I still can't believe she'll be leaving Brighton next week!). Rained all day. House rattled in the wind. Headachey hangover kicked in about 6:00pm. Watched a bit more of 'Blood on Satans Claw'. Walked Em home. Rainy cold - the antithesis of anything cosy / comfy. Worried about money, about not passing my probation, about growing older. Dreading work tomorrow. 10:45pm. About to start another painting.
Lets hope 2014 has some nicer moments than the grey gloom of the past couple of years.
