Sunday, June 17, 2007
Big Brother? So last year..!
Yay! I'm in!! (I'm a little concerned by how excited I am!!)
Joining my bloggy pal FB and a host of new (to me anyway) bloggy folks, I will, for the foreseeable future (hopefully the next few weeks anyway!), be blogging in secret from the fabulous distraction of the Big Blogger 2007 house. (Fortunately I've just managed to master the art of teleporting to enable normal duties to also continue!!)
So come on over, say hello and remind me of home! I may get lonely...
(Not to mention no doubt needing the bloody votes!!)
Joining my bloggy pal FB and a host of new (to me anyway) bloggy folks, I will, for the foreseeable future (hopefully the next few weeks anyway!), be blogging in secret from the fabulous distraction of the Big Blogger 2007 house. (Fortunately I've just managed to master the art of teleporting to enable normal duties to also continue!!)
So come on over, say hello and remind me of home! I may get lonely...
(Not to mention no doubt needing the bloody votes!!)
We are family
Well today turned into quite a pleasant old day after all. Took X to her pony party this morning, which was fine, and then headed over to my dad's to drop off card and chocs, only to find my baby sister and husband (who live around an hour away), and youngest brother and girlfriend there as well. So we had a proper family day of teasing, bickering, laughing and generally annoying each other! And I got fed!! Result!
And, to top that off, I have the biggest distraction headed my way this evening! Watch this space...!!
And, to top that off, I have the biggest distraction headed my way this evening! Watch this space...!!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Stars for the week ahead
Why is our world so full of rules and regulations? It is partly because it is full of people who love to make laws. It is mainly, though, because of an even greater number of people who love to follow them. If they don't have plenty of dos and don'ts to obey, they feel nervous and insecure. Who cares whether those laws are appropriate or even necessary, just bring them on and lay them down. That may be the way most people think, but you are not 'most people'. You don't like being told what to do and you have no intention, this week, of honouring a pointless protocol. Nor should you. Your greatest asset now is your capacity for independent thought.
Well...
It's Saturday night and am I out having a whale of a time with a host of eligible young batchelors and other folks of fun and frivolity? Obviously not! Boring old Saturday night in for me this weekend. In fact, a whole weekend in for me.
So, in the event of lack of funds and lack of social life, the highlight of my weekend so far has been the novelty of taking X to swimming lessons at our newly opened swimming pool this morning (and seeing SPM who is still looking hot, hot, hot - in a nerdy, unoticeable, Clark Kent kind of way), followed by a trip to the library to stock up on Rainbow Fairy books (for X, not me, obviously!). The rest of the day passed somewhat dully, not to mention rainily, and now I am stuck in with nothing to do and nobody to do it with! Bah!!
Ah well, X has a pony party to attend tomorrow, and of course the obligatory trip to Pater's to take cards and chocolates. You never know, I may get a decent roast dinner out of it!
So, in the event of lack of funds and lack of social life, the highlight of my weekend so far has been the novelty of taking X to swimming lessons at our newly opened swimming pool this morning (and seeing SPM who is still looking hot, hot, hot - in a nerdy, unoticeable, Clark Kent kind of way), followed by a trip to the library to stock up on Rainbow Fairy books (for X, not me, obviously!). The rest of the day passed somewhat dully, not to mention rainily, and now I am stuck in with nothing to do and nobody to do it with! Bah!!
Ah well, X has a pony party to attend tomorrow, and of course the obligatory trip to Pater's to take cards and chocolates. You never know, I may get a decent roast dinner out of it!
Friday, June 15, 2007
Strong
Your loss. As well as mine. That's what makes it all so utterly pointless.
But a strong day today. 'Fuck you' hovers. Almost believed.
But a strong day today. 'Fuck you' hovers. Almost believed.
The missing link
Well, after the BASTARDS that are Virgin Media and Abbey National stopped conspiring with Satan in regard to my finances, my phone now provides the miracle of both incoming and outgoing calls, my tv has resurrected the 40 or so entirely crap channels that usually exist, and most importantly that precious world wide web is now back on line in the magic box of my pc!
(On that subject, I'm sure there was another bastard to mention... )
Fortunately for me, it is that time of the year again... BIG BROTHER time of course! Yay! So, there has been a tiny ray of light in my dreary poverty stricken life, albeit a 1hr a night light (thanks to aforementioned loss of television channels) - with 2hrs on Sunday, woohoo!
Despite the marvels of the British summer - demonstrated yesterday by the heaviest rainfall (2 and half inches) for 30yrs, resulting in severe flooding in my local area! I have been to two consecutive Saturday night BBQ's at friends houses, and the sun shone on the righteous and the unrighteous for both of them! Burgers, coke and gossip were all lapped up at similar rates, and good nights had by all. (Well me anyway, sod the rest of them!)
Unfortunately, it hasn't all been sunshine and light, and this week saw the BEREAVEMENT of much loved (cough, cough) Henry and Jim. X and Y's little pet fishes respectively. I admit the tank may have needed a clean a couple of weeks ago, but avoiding housework without the benefit of Blogland to distract me took so much more time and effort! Eventually, Monday evening I decided Jim looked a little peaky and thought I had better get on with it. Fish were debarked to bucket of water, tank was cleaned and refilled and then left for 24hrs to dechlorinate and adjust to room temperature. I headed off to bed leaving H and J in new buckety home overnight (as I have done every time I cleaned the tank in the last year!). Was awoken in the morning by X informing me (somewhat gleefully, worryingly!) that Jim (Z's fish) had shuffled (or swum) off this mortal coil . Unfortunately, on returning home from school/work that evening, Henry had followed his fishy partner in crime to the great fishbowl in the sky, which X did not take anywhere near as joyfully! Fortunately, ice pops seemed to rectify the grief, and order was restored! Although now I have to keep reminding myself not to put fish food in the sparkling clean, but absolutely empty fish tank!
(On that subject, I'm sure there was another bastard to mention... )
Fortunately for me, it is that time of the year again... BIG BROTHER time of course! Yay! So, there has been a tiny ray of light in my dreary poverty stricken life, albeit a 1hr a night light (thanks to aforementioned loss of television channels) - with 2hrs on Sunday, woohoo!
Despite the marvels of the British summer - demonstrated yesterday by the heaviest rainfall (2 and half inches) for 30yrs, resulting in severe flooding in my local area! I have been to two consecutive Saturday night BBQ's at friends houses, and the sun shone on the righteous and the unrighteous for both of them! Burgers, coke and gossip were all lapped up at similar rates, and good nights had by all. (Well me anyway, sod the rest of them!)
Unfortunately, it hasn't all been sunshine and light, and this week saw the BEREAVEMENT of much loved (cough, cough) Henry and Jim. X and Y's little pet fishes respectively. I admit the tank may have needed a clean a couple of weeks ago, but avoiding housework without the benefit of Blogland to distract me took so much more time and effort! Eventually, Monday evening I decided Jim looked a little peaky and thought I had better get on with it. Fish were debarked to bucket of water, tank was cleaned and refilled and then left for 24hrs to dechlorinate and adjust to room temperature. I headed off to bed leaving H and J in new buckety home overnight (as I have done every time I cleaned the tank in the last year!). Was awoken in the morning by X informing me (somewhat gleefully, worryingly!) that Jim (Z's fish) had shuffled (or swum) off this mortal coil . Unfortunately, on returning home from school/work that evening, Henry had followed his fishy partner in crime to the great fishbowl in the sky, which X did not take anywhere near as joyfully! Fortunately, ice pops seemed to rectify the grief, and order was restored! Although now I have to keep reminding myself not to put fish food in the sparkling clean, but absolutely empty fish tank!
The other main event in the missing link period was that joyous of all occasions, BIG DAY of all big days... a birthday! Yes, my baby X has clocked another year of life under her belt and is now a big, fat 7!! I just about managed to survive the onslaught of 9 other 7yr olds for due birthday party (by just letting a local playplace sort everything for me), and a good time was had by all!
So, there you have it! A summary of my time away, to all intents and purposes. I'm sure there was more - in fact I know there was more, but everything has a time and a place, and while this may be the perfect place, right now I am not in the mood for dwelling, so BACK to business it is!
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