MEET THE AU PAIRS

I just watched this program on the ever reliable More4.

I can honestly say that I have put more time and thought into getting someone to look after Ulrick and the chickens for a short holiday than was portrayed by two of the three families when looking for a long term live in help for their children.

Is this now normal? place an add, have a phone conversation, then pick your new family member up at the station? emb & I spent more time and effort finding the right dogs than was represented by the families looking for child care.

One line was "they need to start in 10 days" if they need to start that soon then why were you not looking earlier? (having said that you don't know how it was cut, if something else fell through, but still surely it's better to find the right person rather than the one that is there?)

Anyway, there's another one on next week!

day of unexpected activity

The chickens have been a little strange of late, it seems that after a while without a male influence they get a bit grumpy, and violence ensues (which is bad).

as such they needed to be separated to prevent untimely death of one or more. which is why, this morning was spent by emb and I building the new chicken house (but don't believe it takes 5 mins to set up, closer 2 hours), it's quite cool really, I'll take pics when it's not raining. Next we went for egg and chips, stopping on the way back for grit and a new water holder.

Then I ordered many new things from ascot, all of which should come soon.

how much fun is my life!

facebook

like myspace but the grown up's got there first.

I've found friends I've not spoken to in years, and they are all to skinny

In other news, complete buffy box set £80 on amazon, my copy is on it's way!

secret swiral news

but I can't tell ....

watch this space

Blah Blah Blah

and again ...

why can't I think of the good things to say at the time?

well it's all about practice, apparently

Possibly the geekiest thing I've ever done

Justifiably smug, while actually helping.

10 things

According to the BBC's 10 things

3. Pre-schoolers will watch a favourite DVD or video for an average of 17 times before getting bored.

So 17 times, I watch my DVD's far more than that a Pre-schooler.

I work there's a chap I lend my DVD's sometimes, and he lends me his, difference is he lends me his kids DVD's, and he shows mine to his kid.

should this worry me?

Big night In

not that big really, just me and da dozy, pizza and DVD's

The Fighting Temptations & the ever wonderful step up, cheese-tastic night was had by all, low key and lots of catch up time.

Very cool

heroes

I've had a worrying discussion with emb, about heroes. Superheroes in fact.

He, incorrectly, doesn't think that Batman is a superhero. This is obviously wrong, so wrong in fact that a major attempt to lighten his foolish assumptions was made. But my logical and true conclusions fell on deaf ears.

Batman is my favorite, and I think the best hero to come from comic books, even though he's a sociopath

emb is just wrong

Insomnia

Lack of sleep, bad. Shouldn't have had that nap yesterday.

However, at 5am I accepted that sleep was not going to happen after a lion (or next doors cat) tried to invade. Luckily Ulrick was there to scare the evil invaders away.

So I got up, and started on my mammoth, and fairly stupid, task. that's what happens when I make decisions after sleep deprivation.

thought I'd feed the chicken and Ulrick.

Once I got outside I decided the chickens needed to be moved on the the grass, to do this I had move the coop and the run, no mean feat, the run is 4by8 foot and 6 foot high. the Coop it 4x5 and also 6 foot high.

After which I did their feed and water, and fed Ulrick, as it was now about 6am. I also had some breakfast (raisin wheat's)

Then decided they needed cleaning out, which I then did, stupid decision making processes

monday morning feeling ...

on a Friday night

You know when you're got something really important to do and then once it's done you just feel awfully.

Like every time you open your mouth you went "Blah Blah Blah Blah", and by so doing confirming the worst of fears.

All in all, rubbish.

having said that only time will tell if I'm justified in my depression and lack of confidence or mealy suffering from early stages of psychosis and paranoid delusions triggered by aspirations of grandeur

oh happy day

emb come home

and Ulrick and I are very happy.