I had yesterday all planned out with military precision. Then it all collapsed. I would go to the gym early, get a head start on work, then leave at two, get to Milton Keynes by half three, do a bit of shopping and meet everyone for the concert at half five as arranged. What actually happened could not have been any further from that.

I never sleep well on Thursday nights. Too much adrenaline, I think, so I didn’t wake up as early as I had wanted. I got to the gym about nine but the gates were being unfriendly again and wouldn’t let me in, in spite of the fact I’d checked that my direct debits were properly set up online AND paid them an extra

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