TV Theme Tunes #93

I haven't done one of these for a very long time.

Perfection

I am prone to OCD tendencies.  Particularly when I'm depressed or stressed out.  One tendency is that I'm very much a completist.  So, for example, I can easily spend way too many hours on a video game just to complete every single mission, collect every single item and complete every single achievement.  Which takes away so much enjoyment of the game.  But my current obsession is not a video game.  I am currently bidding on lots of James Bond autographs on eBay in order to try to fill in a lot of gaps in my collection.  Because I want the perfect collection.  Which is pretty much impossible unless you have unlimited funds.  At least I've got the good sense not to overbid - of the about 50 auctions I bid on over the last few days, I only won 5.  And no unnecessarily expensive or excessive purchases.  Though judging by the amount of other buyers out there, I think my ever expanding autograph collection is proving to be an excellent investment.  

Under Pressure

Not having a fun time with work at the moment.  Got an awful lot on my plate.  I have 2 theories.  Either I'm being worked to death before getting laid off.  Or I'm being swamped with work in the hope that I quit.  Well I'm not going to quit - I'd rather get laid off with the severance package that accompanies that.  But I'm not going to be taken advantage of either.  It's going to be interesting to see how my job develops over the year.  They've introduced this new outsourcing oversight position - and I don't know whether we are going to be automatically transferred to it, or whether we have to apply for it.  If it comes to the latter, I won't apply.  It basically consists of all the parts of the job that I hate the most, and takes away the few parts that I actually enjoy.  I'd much rather get laid off.  And frankly the prospect of taking a prolonged break from work is quite appealing right now.     

Smells

My house occasionally emits a weird smell, and it's been no exception recently.  I've been smelling this strange odo(u)r from the downstairs bathroom/utility room.  The best word that I can come up with to accurately describe it is "nutty".  A smell I have not encountered before.  Is it from mold?  Is it from the septic tank?  Is it from outside?  No clue - but it is not pleasant, and I've employed air fresheners, odor remover and septic tank cleaner to try to remove it.  It didn't smell so bad today, so perhaps all my measures are making a difference.  Or more likely it is something that I have absolutely no control over.    

Selective Memory

I watched a British TV series this weekend called The Marlow Murder Club.  This wasn't about the show - which was a lightweight and forgettable murder mystery geared towards an older and female demographic.  No, I watched it because it was set in Marlow - and I used to live in Marlow a long time ago (about 20 years ago now, shockingly).  At least I thought I did, but watching this show with all it's establishing shots of Marlow itself - absolutely nothing seemed familiar to me.  And I started to question whether I even did live there.  But no, I checked my address book and I did briefly have a Marlow address - it was when I was working in Slough, when I was back in the UK after returning from San Diego but before I went back to the US for good.  And despite being located in Slough, it was a pretty good job (indeed, I interviewed and was offered a job at the same company's office in North Carolina about 12 years ago - and one of my biggest professional regrets is not taking that job). But clearly Marlow was very forgettable - even having presumably lived there for about a year.  Not really a surprise, it is not the kind of place I would really chose to live in - in many ways, not dissimilar to Hertford and Godalming.  I should have lived in Windsor, because I remember that was where a lot of my colleagues lived.  But I'm shocked at not being able to remember anything about Marlow.  Was it really that bad?  I don't think so, but it just happens to be one of those things that my brain has decided not to remember.  There are places that I spent a lot less time at that I remember a lot more clearly.  It strikes me how weird the mind works.            

Mood Song

I heard this tune on the radio last weekend - and it a real ear worm, and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since.  I don't think I had heard it before, but when I looked it up later it was by a band that I was familiar with (but one that I don't think is that well known in the UK).  But it is one of those tunes that you have to be in the right mood to enjoy - and for whatever reason I was when I first heard it, which is probably why it has stuck with me.   

Weather

Surprisingly, we've been experiencing very benign weather conditions here over the last week.  Surprising because large swathes of the US have been affected by a winter storm.  And then we've also seen the devastating and destructive impact of wildfires in Los Angeles.  All we've had here is some rather wet conditions, and the forecast for the next week even looks good (dry, if a bit chillier).  Perfect walking weather, so I've got no excuses not to get out.  I need to make the most of it, because inevitably we will be hit by some nasty winter weather at some point.