it's so humid my skin feels like it's covered in a thick viscous layer of slime nothing can stick to. i probably need to find a mental equivalent but at the moment it's early morning with the sun just peeking over the horizon and i'm already wondering how i can keep it cool. i like the sun but this is just uv light and water, the atmosphere feels dense and ugly. at some point it will break, the storm will make a dramatic entry, maybe this evening. usually when it storms i have to turn off everything, hide under the bed as lightning freaks me, i'm traumatised by it. 

i do some very early morning gardening, my garden is getting tricky, lots of dead stuff hanging around up high. i have five plants to rehouse in the front garden, it's endless and i can see why some people like apartments but there is something to be said for being responsible for a small bit of australia, it really makes you appreciate the native population and their culture.

by around 0900 it's far to hot to do anything so i pick up  'elysium fire' and finish the final leg. it's a far more complex story than 'the prefect' but this time more procedural, and the tension between some of the characters begins to show, with a good resolution.  i can understand why people say it's not as good at 'the prefect' but i think i will wait until 'machine vendetta' before i judge it as that may give it some perspective, after all aurua makes an appearance in 'elysium' and it could be interesting to see where reynolds takes her in the conclusion to the trilogy, after all when you think about it, in the scheme of things she's good good intentions but we are left wondering how she will cope in her war against 'the clockmaker.' as far as strange characters and alien go, the clockmaker is a great example of how far reynolds can push the science fiction, it's wonderful stuff and edge of the seat reading.

a few things i need to do today are see my brazilian man, and pick up some medication, i may do that early as i feel when the rain breaks it's going to be wild.