"There was a ghost!...It ran right through here and slimed me."

I haven't done much today.  I was going to try and get at least the first 10 chapters Mass Effect Ascension read but since it is set after the first game I decided to play through that before I get on with reading.
Whilst I was busy taking advantage of the good nature of the doctor who gives me too much money for weapons and upgrades, my dad came into the living room and rudely demanded he be allowed to watch the cricket immediately.  When he didn't get his way he had a little tantrum and turned off the electricity for every downstairs room in the house.  Obviously the XBOX went off.  Everything soon came back on when he realised that the fridge and freezer wouldn't work without power.  Fortunately for me my exploiting had meant I'd been triggering autosaves every 30 seconds or so.  All I lost was the few minutes it took me to turn the XBOX back on and reload.  Dad has been sulking since.

After two days of not getting much done I have started to consider making a short list each night before I go to bed of what I want to get done the next day.  I got the idea from Alex Day and it doesn't seem to have done him any harm.  I have a really nice notepad that I could use for it too.  However, now I'm torn between giving it a trial run with scrap paper in case I can't keep it up for more than a few days; that way I don't spoil the first few pages of the nice notepad with a failed project.  On the other hand, I might be more inclined to make a habit out of it if I do use the nice notepad; if I do start on the first few pages then I can't give up or else I will have ruined it.  Since I don't know where the notepad was packed for the trip home from Lancaster I think whether I start in it or on scrap paper simply depends on which I find first.