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!

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!

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!

Flashback

Not near the eggs!

Five tree rings

Be woken up at late but not to late o’clock with a cup of peppermint tea (my fav morning drink) by my much beloved emb. Chat, open cards, and be generally sickening.

Then got a phone call saying you didn’t get the job you applied for (optional). (On the plus side they told me when they said they would, and I got good feedback). Have friends phone and be congratulary on anniversary, and positive about interview.

Eat light breakfast, have shower, drink more tea, have suggested you should dry your hair properly as it is cold and you might catch a chill. Get dressed in girl clothes, including tights I managed not to put my hand through. Strangely I didn’t feel silly.

Go for Carvery; eat fantastic veggies and a small Yorkshire pudding. We forgot the veggie gravy, but they had some and it was really nice (not salty). Then I had a vanilla ice cream swimming in butterscotch sauce, I eat all most all the butterscotch and about half the ice cream. EMB had turkey, veggies, a huge Yorkshire but no ice cream. Drink sparkling water, still no none medication caffeine this year!

Go home, play with excessively over excited puppy, more peppermint tea and then retire for a nap, get woken a bit later with more peppermint tea, more phone calls, and then a view out the window at what could have been mistaken for the start of Ragnarök, horizontal snow and all.

Chat to family, good wishes and discussions of the weather. Discuss food, feed puppy, and start to cook. Snuggle down to watch pre-decided appropriate film while eating, with a break for more tea, and “rainy snow”. Watch film, with out comments having discovered EMB had never seen the end! More tea, more chat, type up day, go to sleep happy …

Things not to happen at 70mph

EMB is fine and well, safe and sound, having established this you are free to read on ...

I got a phone call at 17.20 today, started with the ever reassuring "I'm ok, I'm not hurt ... but there's been an accident"

Look left, that would be a blown out tyre, not a good thing at the best of times, this is the reason for the phone call.

Below is what happens when you combine Armco barrier and Ovlov, scary stuff

Big Damn Showing

dizzykj and I went to see Serenity on the big screen ... and when I say big, it appears the cinema made a mistake so the showing had to move from a smaller screen to a huge screen, which more than made up for it starting at 10am! 10am for goodness sake! There was a raffle which was not random and not a raffle but we won, so that's ok!


we won the juggling goslings, the Buddha and the dinosaur key ring and the browncoat bracelet, how cool is that! The rest of the photo on the right is made of stuff we already had including the wonderful hats made by my wonderful and much beloved mother! Of course having taken this photo I realised I'd forgotten to add the grenades! (given to us for having Jayne hats). Which made me laugh, a lot, and then take another photo, because grenades are handy, as our heroes tell us, maybe not in the real world, but then that's not the point.

Hallowe'en and hounds

Puppies with pumpkins

best till last

Dance your cares away

Does busting make you feel good?

Who you gonna call?

watch for the baron

Greenback that is

Thunder?

they're loose

If you were a child of the sun ...

From what would you build a city?

One for all and all for one

Muskahounds are always ready

and we're back in the game!

internet back up so I can finaly share the news, I have sucsesfully applied for a secondment. It's 6 months doing something completly different!

Am so excited!