Ouch...

my head hurts and my throat is very sore. this headcold is obviously not going to disappear very easily after all (well, i had been hoping it might do). i opened the curtains... the blast of bright sunshine that comes in through my northern english window is so strong that i momentarily stagger backwards in awe of its power. my limbs are aching but i remember that there are others less fortunate than me.

a quick rattle of the keyboard later and i am staring out at a webcam stuck in berlin's alexanderplatz... yes, as i thought, it is raining in berlin again.