Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Uh oh. Looking at the electronic thermometer in my bedroom, it says the outside temperature here is 265K / -8°C / 18°F, and the temperature in the room is 283K / 9°C / 49°F. Which means other parts of the house are probably significantly colder (I've got a wee electric space heater limping along (it's started to die but I found a way to coax a little more use out of it) in this room, and the larger one I wrote about repairing a few months ago in the bathroom).

I have a feeling I know what I'm going to find when I drag myself out from under these warm blankets and go check the float-guage on the oil tank in the basement. The oil we bought in November or December lasted a while thanks to the warm weather. The oil we bought a few weeks ago got used up a bit more quickly. The good news is that I did get approved for that Citgo discounted-oil-for-poor-people deal, so when i manage to come up with money to buy oil with, it'll buy a larger quantity of oil. The less comfortable news is that I don't have much to spend right now. Time to see what my mother can spare, and whether my housemate is willing (and can afford) to give me a loan against his March rent to cover my share of an oil delivery.

Hmm. At some point my bladder will force me to leave my nest of blankets and brave the chilly path through the house to the bathroom, but at the moment I'm comfortable in bed where the cat has glued herself to my butt -- or I will be once I pull the hand I'm using to type this back under the covers.