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On re-reading my previous post I realise I may have unintentionally given the impression that the things Ant lost were of low monetary value but high emotional significance. I should perhaps note that these personal effects were not only deeply important but also massively valuable, being largely made of silver and/or antique in nature. Family heirlooms and the like.

On the positive side, most of these were monogrammed or instantly recognisable. Further, thanks to my obsessive hoarding of cardboard boxes, it turned out that I had serial numbers for most of the electrical items. I understand the chance of recovery is still slim-to-none, but that has got to be an improvement on 'none'.

(As an aside, the boxes also mean I'm in a better position re the insurance people; much of Ant's stuff was second-hand or gifted, and he has little or no proof that he owns them or even that they exist. I actually feel pretty bad about that - it's like I have been only slightly inconvenienced while Ant's life has been torn apart.)

Sleep, the first night, was scarce and fitful; I kept having those sort of waking dreams where you very strongly imagine that you've got out of bed and spotted something on the floor that you think you've lost, and reach out to pick it up, but then you - not so much "wake up" but - realise that you're still in bed and haven't in fact moved. The sleep paralysis and hallucinations have kicked in, but it doesn't actually feel like sleep as such. Weird. Last night was better, but I still had a very peculiar dream; I got an LJ notification saying that

pax_draconis had invited me to become his friend on the recommendation of

averylaterabbit, but when I clicked to accept I was told "pax_draconis is surrounded by a red river of security! We cannot complete your friendship at this time" (or words to that effect - I distinctly remember the 'red river' metaphor though). I remember thinking how daft it was that the system would allow you to invite somebody to do something that your security settings forbade.

And then we slept in, because the beepy alarm is no substitude for a radio alarm clock (for which I had been using the stereo, now departed) - we just went back to sleep.

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I am alarmed, and will be duly examining my surroundings for rivers, red or otherwise, forthwith.

Freud would have a field day with that one...

I hate being burgled. Luckily, i own so little that in the past times we've been robbed it has been other people who have lost the valuables and I've felt guilty that I have so little to lose.

You both have my sympathy* (which, if I included some cash, you could use to buy stamps). Don't tell anyone.

* This is a terrible phrase, but hopefully it gets the idea across. On the other hand "Your uncalled for misfortunes give me an odd feeling in my tummy and make me feel sad for you both" is not the sort of sentence I feel comfortable typing, so the symapthy one will have to do.

The sensation you're feeling is the Quickening.

Post of the week, so far as laugh-out-loudish goes.

Wishing you better sleep and police efficiency.

The lack of sleep/weird dreams is normal.

When I had my car burnt outside my house, I had possibly the worse nights sleep ever, and the next several were not much better.

Talk to someone about it, get it out of your system.

Seconded.

Sorry to hear of your troubles. It is disturbing having had someone in your house even if they didn't get anything so I'm not surprised it has affected your sleep. Victim Support will no doubt contact you in the next few days and IIRC you can get them to help with some basic security. When we got burgled a nice volunteer came around and fitted locks to all the windows. They also offer someone to talk to if venting to your friends doesn't appeal.

I didn't sleep for two nights after I was burgled, not at all. So I think you're doing well. And while the Police were lovely, they don't really seem to get stuff back often. I recommend personal detective work, set up ebay searches for all the relevant goods, and so forth. Also, if you ring round local pawn shops / cash converters etc, they will take a list of serial numbers and descriptions of burgled stuff to look out for.