On a day like today, when Londoners are rushing to the parks due to a faint sliver of sun, the strange feeling of heat, it is hard not to feel good. Frown’s turn into smiles, shorts, shades, skirts are out, you plug yourself into some favourite tunes and set off to stroll the streets, enjoying the often fleeting summers day, not knowing when the next one will be. Well – that is supposed to be what we do isn’t it? Yet after seeing my favourite and only Saturday client this morning I felt strangely morose and lethargic. 

The day started of well enough, though I am finding myself slowly slipping into insomnia and thus feeling rather tired, but by the time I had returned home, let the chooks loose to ravish the garden and drunk my daily maximuscle supplement I was feeling more than a little lack lustre. The problem with trying to break ones hermitage way is that you start to discover that, although you thought you were in fact unique and everyone else was out having a great time, when you ring around most can’t be bothered! Perhaps, much rather than me being the only modern hermit, a loner in my own right, it is actually that society is becoming more and more this way. Why do we even need to leave our houses these days?! You can shop for clothes, groceries, household goods on the internet. You can do all the socialising one might need by phone, email, messenger. The number of people working from home is increasing and why relocate for entertainment when we have it siphoned into our homes through TV, internet, gaming. And needing some special “attention”? Then simply dial a date. Are we a society of modern hermits?! Are we in danger of becoming a race networked by cables & wires, never seeing the light of day, never actually leaving our unique cut off worlds? 

I spent this afternoon slumbering in my bedroom, a cup of tea in one hand, a malt loaf in the other and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” on my PC. I’m loving this newly discovered series and what with my obsessive behaviour I couldn’t wait to see it as by aire date, soon having the episodes downloading and watching it for 3 hours. A know a new obsession when I see it coming on, but my love for TV drama’s has me well and truly hooked at least the days of blowing out friends, dates and generally life is over what with the greatest invention of Sky+, Virgin+, catchup and the like. 

The rain is coming down now, soft and pattering. It’s a fresh relief from the burning heat of the day…lets hope it washes this strange mood away leaving me refreshed for tomorrow’s Peruvian Party.