2010

Snow is cold and white and wet, except when it is very cold: then it feels dry, or if it has been around for a while, then it is generally more grey, nearly black some of the time. I like the dry white kind of snow, undisturbed, no foot prints, no tire tracts, most importantly no cigarette butts.
Snow in the city is great, - when you don't have to be anywhere, and it is night, with a full moon or so. The mix of reflective light pollution and moon light gives everything a gentle amber glow, the sounds are also softer, the snow as an acoustic dampening blanket with just crunch, crunch, crunch, of footsteps for company.
Don't mistake my words, I'm not in favor of light pollution, just used to it. I went away in to the country once, where there was no light bar the stars at night, I was not keen, I have to admit it scared me, also it was a while ago so no need to charge things with little red lights, the only power point was powering the lamp, which just made the shadows worse, so I had just the dark ... the same with eyes open or shut, not keen at all.
Dog likes the snow though, plays, rolls, eats, even chases the snow, if a snowman is built he'll eat it, and it would be with a metaphorical anthropomorphised smile on his face ... or turn the snow yellow, that proves it is his, don't y' know!

Anyway, Happy New Year

6 years today

How cool is that!

Shoes

I've been sorting out my shoes, and have come to a realization ... I still have the brands I had at 15, only more, this is disconcerting.

I have by brand & in pairs:

5 DM's
2 Vans
2 Converse
1 Adidas (Kermit the Frog)

Along with assorted generic others I have sparkly sandals, and patent red kitten heels.

Proof that growing old is not the same as growing up!

Nice to know it's not just me ...

Ok so I can't surf, but still nice to know it's not just me

I'ts not binging

It's self-medication!

Now I feel silly

Having spent about 20 min trying to work out why my TV was playing up, contrast all wrong and continual subtitles ... then remember that we'd taken it down to emb's grandmother and tuned it for her ... 90 year old lady's need there TV's set up differently!

All fixed now ... but watching the first buffy ep, just to make sure.

Snowy Snow

It's April?

Family Outing

I have been reliably informed there are only two days of the year when one can go clubbing with ones parents with impunity, Christmas & Easter. That's a relief!

Last night I went out with the family, to a broad street bar to see the wonder that is

King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys

can't beat it. This lead to much dancing, which lead to spinning, which lead to a very dizzy me. Had a fantastic time, danced with every family member, a jolly good time was had by all.

at 21.00 the band finished and the karaoke started. We went to sit further away as D said it was to loud (he was right, but not going to admit that).

after which both baby Bros did karaoke, with M and DuLa cheering them on. Their karaoke was very good and set the bar very high, which with karaoke can only be a good thing.

Was home for 22.30, can't argue really!

Keeping the faith ... priceless

£5 bet in January odds 12-1 on winning the grand slam

£60 now

get in!

oh for goodness sake

I had to run snapped awake by dog barking, kicked laptop across the room. Then for some reason brain decided I had to run downstairs. 2 small blood injuries (and various attackers by furniture and fittings) later and I'm really starting to get fed up with this!

luckily laptop only cosmetically damaged, or else I'd not be able to moan about it all

Film quiz of (not all) rubbish chick films

Rules are:

1. Pick 15 of your favourite movies. (Not necessarily in order).
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions to answer!
(apologies to who ever did this first, I got the idea from James)
Addendum: I am fickle, these are films from my (& emb’s) DVD collection, so I like them, but that doesn’t make them good.

01. Do I look like I own tights?

02. Interesting man, your doctor. Not many doctors write notes on three-hole paper.

03. Where is my beige iridescent lipstick?

04. Oh, don't play dumb. We're better at it then you.

05. I don't look at it as dropping out! I look at it as a very strategic career move.

06. What do I need manners for? I already got me a wife.

07. I now know the hottie rating of every ex-convict in the western United States.

08. You embarrassed the girl. Sacrifice yourself on the alter of dignity and even the score.

09. We're broadcasting live from down by the river side where three lost souls are trying to find Jesus... although personally... I don't think this is where he fell in

10. Hold it, hold it. What is this? Are you trying to trick me? Where's the sports? Is this a kissing book?

11. What family would want a daughter-in-law who can run around kicking football all day but can't make round chapattis?

12. Better a silly girl with a flower than a silly boy with a horse and a stick.

13. I was wondering, you know, while I was up there and all, I was thinking, well you know, I was wondering if maybe I could meet a girl? I've been thinking about that a little. Just these last fifteen years or so.

14. Any guy can sweep any girl off her feet, he just needs the right broom.

15. Mother thinks that any single man with big bucks is shopping for a wife.
(bonus if you know the quote it paraphrases)

So, all welcome, please have a go, I’ll put the answers up next week.

OVT - Flashback

It's saturday night I'm messing about, typing and having worrying flashbacks. I'm listening to "the HITS" from freeview, the current program is:

"Neil [Dr] Fox's 100 forgotten gems of the 90's"

So far there's not been a track I don't recognise, at least 50% have reminded me of that wonder(?) that was upstairs at the OVT, the memory's of watered down beer, blast-aways, dirty seat, naff music, cheesy fun (inc sneaking up the fire escape), & the knowledge that most everyone you knew that could be there would be there.

That and I miss being able to dance all night, walk home (possibly via Eric's) then stay up talking eating toast and then suddenly noticing it was 4 am ... then spending 2 hours the next morning talking about it all! Sunday morning gossip network anyone? were those the days?

£100 laptop

I so want one! but in silver

The ONE's groundbreaking price point has been achieved by using the open source software Linux. This operating system has gained popularity in recent rears as it brings back the freedom of software development back to the individual, rather than the reliance on the monopoly of large corporations. It is hoped that the children learning computing on the ONE nowadays, will have the skills to design the software we will all be using in the future.

But to be honest for me the selling point is the fact it is shock proof, splash proof and has no moving parts, it's a fisher price computer with Tux inside ... wonder if you can get one with penguins?

the only down side is although you can reserve one they're not shipping till June 2008!

Knighthood

it's gone!

Over the past few weeks as you may know I've become rather fond of knighthood ... but about an hour ago it disappeared ... it's gone

I've heard cold turkey is bad ... now we get to see ... as if I've not got enough withdraw already!

luckily there is support group , well it's a start.

Flashback

Not near the eggs!

girls weekend

I'm having a girly weekend in, two girls coming down, dvd's and takeaway menus at the ready ...

cool.

also have completed Mr F film quiz thing which is fun (I'm in the process of checking the ones I didn't get!)

I'm going to try ... first have to choose 15 films, may have to do a few ... possible a chick flick one first ... what do you think?

door frames = evil

It has often been commented that "door frames are my natural predator" which is, unfortunately, harsh but fair.

I went out for lunch yesterday where the internal environment conspired against me.

I was attacked by a table, which grabbed my spasming foot sending me backwards, on my chair, into the door frame, door went nowhere, and was therefore just there to spite me, waiting to pounce!

one small lump came from the edge of the frame, however the door had glass panels, which I missed by not much, so not all bad.

next, and this is where the big bump comes from, fall sideways, in to the bobble near the base, on the top of the skirting board, ow!

Being unconscious at the time I have no actual evidence that it was a fiendish plot, but I'm sure they had blue prints and everything! Furniture being well known for it's vicious tendencies.

did scare the living daylights out of the little old ladies ... so not all bad!

still have a headache though, rubbish

missing phone

I lost my phone, found it again so all is well.

How ever my trip from the bedroom (upstairs), to the kitchen (downstairs) was a little to exciting for my liking ... as outlined below

1) get up from seat on bed, loose balance, sit back on bed.

2) get up again this time using chest of drawers for balance

3) scrap arm on aforementioned chest of drawers, check for blood, is none.

4) step forward, loose balance, bounce into door, then from door bounce in to door frame, still no blood

5) take a deep breath, step to the top of the stars, have a think, step back, send Ulrick down first.

6) back to top of stairs, brace arms, on on wall, one on ceiling

5) start to step, checking location of feet

6) get to bottom of stairs, take another big breath

7) walk towards kitchen, feeling still a bit dizzy so use wall for support

8) open the back door for an over excited Ulrick

9) forget what you were looking for that made you come downstairs

10) turn round to go back upstairs, see phone on the side near the pumpkins

easy! (& no major damage)

as an aside the reason I'm up is the new alarm clock, pricey but effective

Raptors

I've been on yet more medication, the whole cocktail of physcoactivity in not doing as well as I might have hoped.

Also I find my self not catching on to emb's scams fast enough, I think I may have just told him he can get a Harris's Hawk ... or at least do the falconry course, opps!

New alarm clock

I have a new alarm clock, it works! (Thanks to Da Josaphine.)

Unfortunatly I had a bad fit yesterday, slept very badly and feel rubbish.

More sleep needed