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Cazzle's Blurty:
| Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | |
| 12:43 pm | NOT ENOUGH HOURS. ARGH, Today: - I spent 15 minutes de-icing the car before I could even leave this morning. Arrrrrrrgh! - I was very productive on my course (which overran again, as people showed up late, and so we didn't leave until 12:45) - I went to the new house to give some documents to the lady who's sorting out the kitchen (did I mention we bought a kitchen last week?) The boiler and radiators are all in (hurrah) and the house was actually warm! Joy! - This afternoon I've managed to knock out some review sheets and poetry sheets for Chatterbooks tomorrow; god bless Publisher is all I can say. - Now I need to bash on with my essay. Due date is MONDAY and my mum thinks she's coming up this weekend - I'll be out most of Saturday with my GSE team (America trip). I can has rest soon? Please? Current Mood:  busy |
| Monday, February 1st, 2010 | |
| 4:29 pm | *flail* Still feeling weak and miserable but managed to babysit this afternoon just fine. We went for a walk by the river and I took my camera and let Adam take pictures of interesting things he found. Then we went for a coffee (ok, a tea and a hot chocolate) and came back here to print them out. (We also played with Lego inbetween.) I didn't even want to go to the Snowpeak temple, but right now I really, really just WANT THE FISH. Admittedly I'd probably be taking this a lot better if I could breathe through my nose and my face didn't feel so puffy. ETA: I finally caught the goddamn fish! Current Mood:  frustrated |
| Saturday, January 30th, 2010 | |
| 9:37 am | Oh FFS! I've picked up a cold. I'm not exactly dying or anything but I feel super-lethergic and miserable. What should I do to perk myself up? Current Mood:  lethargic |
| Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | |
| 2:38 pm | Procrastination and Cold Places. Of course, because I have loads of studying to do, over the past few days I have done everything but. Today I've hoovered up downstairs; I've washed up twice; I've even cleaned the hobs. (I hate cleaning the hobs). I've put on and hung to dry three wash loads; I've ironed a bunch of shirts, and pillowcases, and Matt's handkerchiefs (I HATE handkerchiefs). This afternoon a lady from Wickes came to measure up the kitchen, which was not made particularly easy due to the enormous pile of rubble, consisting of the old wall tiles and the ceiling. On the plus side, the heating engineers were in when I got there and had already fitted three new radiators, and set up the pipes that will attach to our new boiler. (By the way, the boiler scrappage scheme? AWESOME. That's £400 towards everything else that needs doing...) The down side of the radiators and boiler being refitted means that... there is no heating at the moment. The house is CHUFFING FREEZING. As in, I could see my breath hanging on the air and it took me an hour before my toes stopped being cold. We did light a fire downstairs (did I mention it has a fire?) and that helped slightly. In the living room. I cannot WAIT for them to add the boiler and the rest of the radiators because I loathe being that cold. (I was wearing a hoodie over my top, and my winter coat, and my hat and I was still freezing.) Finally, and unrelatedly, I have spent portions of today tearing through The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter. Reading about RTD's method of writing makes me feel simultaneously better AND worse about my own inability to Get On With It. Will someone cook my tea for me? Please? Current Mood: busy |
| Monday, January 25th, 2010 | |
| 12:26 pm | Adventures in Babysitting So I asked Adam whether he wanted to go for a walk and visit the Fulling Mill, or go back to my house. He said that the Fulling Mill is very interesting but he's been there a lot, so he wanted to go to my house. Firstly, we wrestled with the car seat a bit - new experience. It was relatively easy to work out but it did move sideways around the tighter corners, which worried me a bit. There didn't appear to be a way to secure it further so all I can do is drive slower around roundabouts I suppose. Then we got into the house and took off our coats and shoes. Adam wanted to know where the bunnies were and found them in their box. He was pleased. I let him feed them some slices of apple which pleased all three of them! Then I asked whether he wanted to colour in or cook something. He thought about it and opted for the cooking option, so we made cheesy shapes. (Dough with grated cheese mixed in, rolled into shapes and baked). Adam helped to grate some of the cheese and was delighted by the tiny box grater I got with a hot chocolate set years ago. He helped me to weigh the flour and tipped it in with the butter. He helped me to rub in the butter. Then he mixed the egg yolks together and poured them in, and stirred the mixture with a wooden spoon. He was also pleased at the choice of cookie cutters available - I let him choose the ones he wanted to use while the dough chilled, and then he did most of the rolling out, with the miniature rolling pin (that I still have from my own childhood). After we brushed the shapes with egg and sprinkled a little cheese on top and put the trays into the oven, he then helped me to wipe down the work surface and washed up the cookie cutters. If I have kids, I want them to be like that, please? When the shapes were cooked and cooled we ate some at the kitchen table and I gave Adam some juice. Then we played with the Transformers he'd brought until it was time to take him back home. Adam chose some shapes to take home which I wrapped in foil for him and then we drove back to his house and I told him about my new house. He seemed pleased that my new house is closer to his house. Yay five year olds! Current Mood:  pleased |
| Sunday, January 24th, 2010 | |
| 3:58 pm | Weekend! So today I worked on my presentation and washed up twice and cleaned out the bunnies' cage and chopped a load of ivy out of the garden (No Flora, don't eat that or it will be the last thing you ever eat) and hoovered up everywhere and was generally productive. Of course, I have still not started my 2000 word assignment. I have 15 days in which to Get The Hell On With It. Tomorrow I will be babysitting in the afternoon - JOY! If the weather is good I think we might go for a walk along the river and visit the Fulling Mill (and possibly go to the swings,) but if the weather is bad I think we might come back here and make pizzas from scratch or something. (Unless anyone has better suggestions for activities for a 5 year old?) Hmm. Should I open the wine to help me with the rest of my presentation? |
| Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | |
| 4:35 pm | So tired. Wednesday went fine. :) I spent the morning on my ILM thing and then rushed home to wash my hair, have some passport photos taken, scarf some food down my neck and then rush to pick up my teammate and drive us both to the uniform place. We were all fitted properly and the uniforms will be altered and embriodered with the right logo. Yesterday and today I worked until 7. I am exhausted. I have literally done nothing inbetween work except sleep, eat, shower and do a pathetic bit of washing up. Tomorrow I work until 5 and then I will come home and I am mostly running on adrenaline right now. BRB, off to fall asleep in the bath. Current Mood:  tired |
| Sunday, January 17th, 2010 | |
| 5:39 pm | This weekend: Zelda. Packing. Cupcakes. Birthday cake. GLEE. Ganache. (Argh). Late night. Early morning. Driving. Party! More driving. GSE emails. Travel Insurance. Elaine Paige on Radio 2! And soon... bed. (By the way, I really enjoyed the first episode of Glee. Looking forward to ep 2, maybe tomorrow.) Current Mood: sleepy |
| Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 | |
| 11:13 am | Oh my GOD I hate moving house. We can't actually move in till the house is done up and ready, but I felt like we have so much crap I should begin decluttering, and packing things we won't need until we've moved (mostly books and the rest of the ponies and stuff). Of course, decluttering involves going through the piles of crap I've managed to hoard over the last two years, and so.... the house is a shit tip. HALP. [somewhat overwhelmed] Will someone come and throw out my junk for me? Pls? (Barley and Flora approve of all the mess, because they can come up and investigate it.) Current Mood: busy |
| Saturday, January 9th, 2010 | |
| 8:53 am | Snow, day 23 (or some such) Getting a leetle fed up now. It snowed overnight, heavily.  I decided to use the morning to create the worksheets for next week's Chatterbooks, (assuming we don't get snowed off again.) I'm quite pleased with the results! We're going to be working on robot-related activities after the last book, and discussing it, then I'll be giving them poetry books + review sheets to take home. I'm so fed up with being cold! Current Mood:  cold |
| Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 | |
| 1:38 pm | Aw, HELL no. We picked up the keys and trudged up to the new house in the snow. ....to discover some of the kitchen ceiling ON THE FLOOR. ....I DON'T EVEN. Luckily, the crap that's still in the house yielded a couple of plastic bins, so we were able to stick them under the two main leaks. Matt went up into the roof to find that a pipe to the water tank has burst, which was unsurprising. We drained the system as best we could and left the bins to catch the remaining drips. To be honest, I'm not hugely upset because the kitchen ceiling needed replacing anyway (it was bulging where something similar may have happened in the past) and now we are definitely getting new carpets upstairs (hurray!). If the house had been brand new I'd probably be more upset - as it stands, it's just a bit more expense to the already long list. LOOK AT OUR HOLE:  Current Mood:  amused |
| 7:56 am | More snow! This was the picture this morning:  *sob* Getting a leetle bit concerned about Chatterbooks tomorrow, to be honest. The buses are mostly not running and I don't think the car will be easy to get off the estate... |
| Friday, January 1st, 2010 | |
| 10:00 pm | The End of Time: Part Two I didn't cry. Am I broken? ( Spoilers ahoy! ) Eh, that'll do me for now. I may watch again with the commentary. |
| Thursday, December 31st, 2009 | |
| 7:12 pm | Happy New Year! Thought I'd kick off 2010 by wishing you all a very happy and exciting New Year. Here's to a completely awesome 2010, guys. {{group hug}} Current Mood:  excited |
| Monday, December 28th, 2009 | |
| 9:46 pm | I just want to put this out here. This contains speculation for The End Of Time part Two. Look away now etc. ( I had this crazy idea that... ) Current Mood: amused |
| Thursday, December 24th, 2009 | |
| 2:55 am | SNOW. We have MORE snow. Why do you hate me, world? I have no desire to dig the car out so I can drive home for Christmas tonight. Plus I don't actually have a spade. HUMBUG (etc). (Of course, I was actually quite excited when I woke up, but walking to work is going to suck very shortly.) Barley, of course, disapproves of this cold wet nasty stuff. Current Mood:  worried |
| Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 | |
| 1:09 pm | Halp Inhaler appears to be making my cough worse. Balls. Still holding out before I start on the antibiotics though. Anyway! Today, I began my Gingerbread House Of Doom. I made the dough, cut the shapes, baked them on individual trays, trimmed them again to make neat corners, and then stacked them in a tupperware box, where they will stay until Thursday night. (Thanks Meg for the wood suggestion when it comes to making up, I'll be using it!) This afternoon I went into town to pick up a few last minute bits and bobs, and met up with a uni friend (who's down to see his folks for Christmas). We stopped off for bacon butties before a quick bit of shopping, then had a drink in one of our fave pubs. I thoroughly enjoyed myself - we always get on really well, and he's dead easy to be around, despite being a git - and it was a really lovely afternoon, but the combination of that and the wine made me a bit nostalgic and melancholic, so after I waved him off at the station I sulked around in town for a bit. (I made myself useful and picked up some eggs and butter from the market). Then I came home and made cupcakes! Which need to be decorated. While they were cooling, I tried the exercises on the Wii Fit. It correctly identified that my left leg is currently weaker than my right (remember that time when I chucked myself down some stairs in August?) and told me that my centre of balance is quite good. (HAHAHAHAHAH.) I played with the step exercise thing, which was fun if slightly confusing at first. On Wii Fit Plus you can weigh your pets, so I rounded Barley up and got on the board holding her. She looked super pissed-off (and gave me her best angry gopher face). Anyway it said she wasn't too fat, so I suppose she can be pleased about that. Or not. And now, to decorate my cakes! |
| Monday, December 21st, 2009 | |
| 4:12 pm | My life is now (almost) complete. Today, we bought a Wii. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We also picked up Super Mario Bros, and Wii Fit Super-Duper-Extra-Plus or whatever it's called, as I think it is the only way I will ever do any exercise. Now all I need is a copy of Twilight Princess and I will be sorted. In other news, I went to the doc today and was told I've got a(nother) chest infection. Hurrah! I have to use my inhaler a couple of times a day today and tomorrow, to ease the irritation, but if I'm no better by Wednesday, I'm to start on the antibiotics I was given. Which means no drinking on Christmas - goddammit. Current Mood:  sick |
| Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | |
| 5:39 pm | Quick update: 1) I went with your advice, dear F-list, and carried a change of top (and some jewellery) to work. It was a Good Idea. Thanks! 2) I am coming down with something. I've had a sore throat for a few days, and last night I woke up at 4am, unable to breathe out of the right hand side of my face. This was problematic. I daubed my pillow liberally with Olbas oil, which was great for my nose, but I guess I got a bit carried away because I used so much my eyes were streaming. And my throat still hurt. I've been really sore and lethargic at work today too, which is not like me. 3) WE HAVE SNOW, Y'ALL. :-D I am allowed to be happy about this because I do not have to drive anywhere. Current Mood: tired |
| Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 | |
| 5:50 pm | Quick question. It's our work Christmas meal tomorrow night. It's my 7pm finish, so I'll be locking up and going straight there. Do I: a) wear something nice all day and go as I am or b) take a change of top and do a super-quick change inbetween kicking out the punters and setting the alarms? I'm siding with option B, but I do walk to work, which will make it awkward to transport anything and keep it looking nice (especially as I'll also be carrying my lunch, some books to return, and chocolates for the staff room). Before you suggest it, no we don't have an iron in the staff room. What says you, Internets? |
