The Duck Pond
Thursday, July 29, 2004
I was looking at a health centre's website when I noticed a link labelled "Inspire me". I clicked it and got:
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You can't help but be inspired...
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Conversation with BT bloke:
Him: What's your full name, please?
Me: Elizabeth Wood
Him: That's fine
Me: (in my mind) I'm glad you approve of my name
It has occurred to me of late, while walking along the canal and seeing all the fwuffy baby birds, just what a load of bunkum The Ugly Duckling is. I mean no disrespect to Hans Christian Andersen but just think about it:
- signets aren't ugly, they're wubberly
- you'd think a duck, unless very dim, would know what a signet looked like
- look at the size of a duckling, look at the size of a signet. The "ugly duckling" could make breakfast out of any duckling that so much thought about taking the piss
Right, I'm glad I wasted a few minutes clearing that up. And yes I know it's just a story to try to reassure fat, minging kids that they might not be fat mingers when they grow up.
I'm covered in bee..er paint.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Well I'm finally in my new flat and my bank account is being drained very rapidly. I felt really depressed upon moving in because the flat is so small and when you consider how much I earn... then again to be able to afford a place round here is something that many couples cannot even do, let alone single* people, so I'm lucky. It's just a crap state of affairs really. Even crummy, grotty bedsi..oh sorry "studio flats", as one estate agent chided me, go for at least 85,000 in Newbury.
Anyway I have thrown myself whole-heartedly into the wonderful world of DIY and now the flat is much more to my tastes. I was very daunted at first about the whole DIY thing but like most things, it's all about having the correct tools (hello B&Q) and knowhow (hello interweb) and lots and lots of wonga (a problem). A steady hand and oodles of patience (because, of course, I want it all done yesterday) help too. It's getting silly though. The guy at the checkout at B&Q yesterday said, "you did leave something for other people didn't you?"! Hehe, I am developing quite an impressive tool collection and I love my power drill. BBFFRRWWWWHHHEEEEEEEEEE.
I have a view of SCATS Country Stores from my kitchen window, so I can see "SCATS" in huge letters and I haven't quite stopped smirking at it yet. I need to go and buy something from there so I can get a carrier bag.
*Don't panic Matt, I mean in relation to buying a flat only.
Thursday, July 22, 2004
I've changed my mind about the flat again. I want something different for the lounge. Something a bit warmer than milkshake yellow. I was getting really excited about it all but now I'm not. Now I'm just worried that I'll get there and be really disappointed and it'll be a mess. At least I might have my life back soon.
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
My house almost certainly completes on Friday, I'm so excited. I have already planned how I'm going to decorate. I was thinking banana milkshake yellow with no carpet and blue curtains and sofa in the lounge (subject to change) but I have almost certainly decided on teracotta and cream for the bedroom although I'm not sure which bits are going to be teracotta and which bits will be cream. I feel so old. Soon I am going to have a mortgage and own a fridge freezer! Still as my mum reminds me from time to time, she was married with 2 kids at my age, which makes me feel a bit better.
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
I was such a muppet this morning (this getting up due to commuting lark is not sitting well with me). Not only did I use Tim's bread for toast as opposed to mine, despite it being completely different, and not even notice until he pointed it out but I managed to spray hair removal foam all over myself instead of deoderant and no matter what I do I can't seem to get rid of the funny smell.
I had a nightmare about moving house. I was moving out of my old place only to find all my stuff had been nicked.
I have put on oodles of weight (well 7lbs) so I have gone back to the amazing eat less plan and have started doing various exercises in the morning, including pressups *horror*. I want to build up my strength so that I am not outdone by divers who are smaller and older than me, who can run around dive sites with lots of large, heavy kit, while smirking at me trying to gingerly and unsuccessfully lift one single air cylinder.
Monday, July 12, 2004
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Couldn't face packing last night so I went to the cinema instead and now have tons to do in one evening! I went to see Shrek2 which is a bloody good film. It was cool not knowing who was in it and being able to recognise the voices as I watched.
Arrrrgggghhhhh!
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Feeling a bit calmer today but then it is first thing in the morning and if I remember rightly I was like this yesterday morning too.
** stressy rant begin **
It would be so nice to have a day where I can do my work properly and efficiently with people telling me exactly what they want me to do and to not have servers break and spend endless hours wrestling with configuration problems, not to mention having to make several phone calls to people concerning the flat-buying only to have them lie to me and expect me to go along with what's convenient with everyone else, despite how much it inconveniences me. It would be fabulous to be able to spend lunchtime enjoying the sun in the park as opposed to more chasing people up. Then it would be great to go home and relax and do what I want to do for an evening. Oh well.
** stressy rant end **
Having said that I've just been reading the Amnesty International website. I don't have it so hard, I just find it so frustrating.
Thanks to people who have been giving me practical help with packing/moving and somewhere to stay and thanks also to those who have simply put up with my constant whining. It'll all be over soon (hopefully)!
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
I'm just so fucking pissed off with everything.
o_|/
I got this today. These things really fucking annoy me.
Sunday, July 04, 2004
Wahey.
This weekend I lost my diving virginity and went on my first ever open water dive in Horsea MOD training lake. We had to wear tags at all times else we'd be SHOT (may not be entirely true). Anyway it was awesome. I thought I'd be terrified, have problems using a DV and have to keep returning to the surface to sort my nerves out. I was wrong. I didn't worry or panic once and I hardly even thought about the breathing, I was too busy watching all the fish and getting used to the alien world around me, not to mention trying to control my buoyancy, which I was particularly rubbish at. I can't describe how it felt though when I first went under. I remember thnking "cor it looks just like it does in all the photos!". Even though it was completely new and unknown it didn't feel wrong at all. Yay, yay, yay.
I did 2 dives, my buoyancy, as I already mentioned, needs quite a bit of work. I saw several fish of type unknown, shells of likewise and seaweed a-plenty.
I saw Spiderman in the evening. What a hilarious film.
