The weekend/Sunday was good, Monday was not. Due to the pleasure/pain theory this could only be expected, but it really was annoying that so many things went wrong yesterday. In retrospect things don't seem so bad, but at the time I was in a thoroughly bad mood.

Unexpectedly one of my clients lost a mailbox. The whole thing. I was livid with the host who drew attention to a fantastic little clause which means they hold no responsibility for such an event as a server dying. Thankfully the client was understanding of the situation. Thankfully damage was limited to some extent as my other clients don't use the same service. I however, felt bad all day.

There were also one or two other factors that made me look like I got out of the wrong side of bed, namely that I did actually get out of the wrong side of the bed. This was clearly the first mistake of the day.

Sunday had been a lot chirpier. Sister One had needed to get to Aberystwyth for the start of the new term so The Father and I went down to help move the boxes in. Last year her hall had been a little on the drab side - literally on the drab side - as while everyone else was looking at the sea through their window, my sister could see a wall. Thankfully things have changed for the better this year. She is now right on the sea front (20 metres from her window) and in a big, light room overlooking the beach. Pretty awesome.

On the way back I persuaded The Father to take a break while I took some post-sunset photos in the Elan Valley. I love the Welsh mountains, and I have been hoping to get back to the Elan dams for quite a while now although it never worked out until Sunday evening. Admittedly it was a little late to do much work, and I forgot my tripod which was unfortunate, but I got some shots at the first dam just outside of Ryhader before we had to get back in the car. I am determined to get deeper into the valley next time.

Today is going much better so while it lasts, I need to crack on...