Posted in Home, Niceness, Weather, Work on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My colleague S asked me what was up with me today. Gone were the frowns, the pale face, the Metallica booming through, the high boots and power bitch dressing. Instead, smiles, tan, linen slacks and a flowerchild top, and Loreena McKennitt. All I could say was, I’m happy.
It’s warm outside, the light’s good, I have [...]
Posted in Family, Home, Work on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
This crossed my mind when talking to my youngest, largest brother about his revision technique. Truly, an indissoluble problem. Or so it would seem.
Remembering things is an artform, tempered with just a little science. There is a plan afoot - by the next round of exams he will be nigh-on invincible. Of course, we’re breeding [...]
Posted in Baby Musings, Home, Work on April 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Back on the treadmill, facing the via dolorosa of the pile a crap on the desk, collected over the last week of absence, and the teetering inbox of emails unresponded to. 11.30am and I’m nearly through it and onto the real work for the day. Seems unbelievable that I haven’t been here for a week.
Last [...]
Posted in Feeling Blue, Home, Work on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Feeling utterly vile, sweating and choking. Hideous night in the spare room, trying not to cough too much and wake everyone up!
Just waiting till the doctors opens and I’m going to try and get an appointment. Urgh. No question of ’soldiering on’ or any such crip-crap - I’m staying in bed.
Posted in Feeling Blue, Work on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The bosses are both off sick today with flu. Luckily for them; they’ve given it to me. I am feeling like hammered s**t and not looking much better, by all accounts. Cough, cough, splutter.
Posted in Sleep, Work on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Nuff said, really - rolled over, turned off my alarm clock, lay there in comfortable stupor until I realised it was actually Friday and I was late up!
Just waking up now at 09:26hrs. NOT happy; want to go backtabed.
Posted in Work on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
New SpaceCorps Directive at work - we are to account for every 15 minute increment of our time and fill in attendance notes, to be compiled monthly, and submitted at the end of every month. Aiee.
Some few teething issues, including a whole load of grollocks surrounding the formatting of the excel spreadsheet being used… and [...]
Posted in Food, Friends, Niceness, Work on March 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
… flowers have just been delivered! By a bloke who appeared from behind the bouquet to announce that he didn’t sing. Lovely! And a balloon. These from Mr P, who is languishing somewhere on Salisbury Plain (and how very plain it looks) getting soaked by muddy splashback from the enormous army vehicle he’s filming.
And I won [...]
Posted in Baby Musings, Family, Feeling Blue, Money, Work on March 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Oh, shut it, already, P! Everyone goes through this and Mamatried’s right - there are always savings to be made. You pay for what’s important. This is important!
I think it’s a given that the state isn’t interested in the man in the street - that’s why we need a new team at the helm. All [...]
Posted in Baby Musings, Feeling Blue, Home, Rants, Work on March 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I just replied to a post to Jen, who was encouraging me to go for it, baby-wise. In my reply I worked out I spend about £6,000 a year on Mouse’s nursery. I get 5% discount for 2. So, maybe £11,000 a year to have them both cared for to the high standards you’d rightly [...]
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