Evening All
I'm cooking dinner so I reckon that makes it the evening.

I'm making vegetable soup, how about you?


Imagine the Home Sweet Home sign as I don't know how to do it.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 4 Aug 2008, 18:43, 100 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

been
at work for nearly 12 hours. now off to the lovely pub. catch you later!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 19:05, Reply)

leftover sunday dinner
and an ice cold beer.

Im watching The Culture Show on the beeb. Sigur Ros soundtrack - nice!
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 19:05, Reply)

I'm cooking lasagne again!
And missing my ladyfriend. And I forgot she had to go to the dentists and I've just see her Facebook saying her teeth hurt. And I didn't tell her good luck! Oh fucky fuck!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 19:32, Reply)

Drinking
and trying to mentally postpone my return to work after a week and a half off.

Just reminded myself again. Arse water.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 19:45, Reply)

just had
chicken, chips and beans.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 20:56, Reply)

So. Very. Tired.
I was up at 5.30 this morning, out of the house by 6.25, on the train by 7.15 and in London for 9.30, then at work for 10, only to find I didn't have a clue where I was meant to be. Paperwork done, ID badge issued, followed by lunch in St Pancras and shadowing various people around the terminal, out by 4.30, call estate agent and discover hopefully everything is going through nicely, just waiting on employment references for us both, at Victoria for 5.30 via Starbucks, on the train to Canterbury by 6, back home by 8.30. OUCH.

Tomorrow, office work at Waterloo and the moment of truth: can Maladicta access b3ta at work?
( Maladicta, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:03, Reply)

Well
I'm currently playing with Street View on Google Earth. I like it so much I capitalise it. It's the business. I'm looking at lots of places I've been in the US. Wish they'd get it here too.

Stuff privacy laws - I want to see the whole world from my computer.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:07, Reply)

@mal
Finger's crossed, hun.
For the job, and B3ta access.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:07, Reply)

@ BK
Thanks :) Mr Maladicta is somewhat sceptical about whether everything will get done in time as his boss is dragging her feet a bit, but hopefully it should all come together soon...

And I'm hoping I either can access b3ta in peace, or if I can't don't get a slap on the wrist for trying...
( Maladicta, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:09, Reply)

That was rather a long day, Maladicta
Hope they're not all going to be like that!

But at least if you have b3ta, they will go a bit more pleasantly.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:21, Reply)

^ Me too!
Stupidly I got the slow train this morning as well, the one that costs more too! I hope if I can get the fast one to Waterloo East tomorrow morning I can have a bit more of a lie in :)
( Maladicta, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:22, Reply)

Shepherd's Pie
Mrs cheesehead has just made me a cracking shepherd's pie (actually she made it last night, but heated it up for me today), and then heated me up a second portion when the first one just slid down my gullet.

i can say without hubris that it's the best shepherd's pie I can remember eating. And there's still (a now considerably smaller) left-over portion for tomorrow.

Mmm, shepherd's pie.
(cheesehead, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:26, Reply)

Well that's dinner and the ironing finished
so I'm now having a beer to celebrate.

Hurrah!

Where is everyone tonight?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:33, Reply)

Bounces into thread
Hello everyone, Oh dear god that's a long day Maladicta. Hope tomorrow goes smoother. How was it actually starting today though? Aside from the travelling and stuff?

I've had a stupidly busy day, but no one died and the hedgehog is alive and ready for surgery tomorrow. *wibbles a bit as he might be put to sleep if it's not good when they open him up*
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:42, Reply)

Now I want shepherds pie.
And I have next to no food in :(

@ becky - tomorrow will be shorter because I'm only going as far as Waterloo so if I get the right train from Canterbury I can be there in an hour and 15 mins or so... and that train runs later, so I can have a lie in with any luck.

Hope all is good for teh hedgepig tomorrow too...
( Maladicta, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:49, Reply)

Evenin' Becky
I just watched your hedgepig vido, and he's a cute wee bugger.

Got your artwork up on the wall yet?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:51, Reply)

Ahh cool
1 hr 15 is a lot better than today's timings :)

Thanks, I'm really worried about him as tomorrow is make or break day for him and he's been doing soooo well in some ways and not so well in others.

K2k6, not yet as we've decided to make it a work in progress. Can email you the diary so far if you want to see it though.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:55, Reply)

My mum
has a saying - never let fools and bairns* see something half done.

So I think I'll just wait for the final version thanks, Becky!

Off to bed soon, methinks. I'm rather tired tonight for no apparent reason.

*children, in case you didn't know
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:58, Reply)

@ becky
on closer inspection it's an hour and a half and will still get me to Waterloo for 9.45, giving me adequate time to wake up :) just a shame my railcard has gone AWOL as £38.00 a day hurts my bank balance somewhat...
( Maladicta, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:01, Reply)

My mum's from Oop north
and has some odd phrases like that too.

That's cool, thanks again for your photo help last week :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:01, Reply)

Hello!
I had stir fry. Went to the doctors this morning (keep fainting) and there doesn't appear to be anything terribly wrong with me (apart from the fainting) so that's good.
(Pretty strangers and promises, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:02, Reply)

I love that saying K2k6, I've not heard it before
are you saying that you are a fool or a bairn?

What is the story behind the Hedgepig Becky?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:03, Reply)

I'm pretty sure you can get a
replacement railcard for free. Not sure how as I had to get my student one replaced when the window witch decided I wasn't actually the person in the photo and tore it up in front of me. Fucking livid about that as it was a brand new three year one (£50 cashback or a 3 year railcard at the time from a bank IIRC). I think I just phoned national rail and gave them my details and they sent me a new one starting from that day.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:04, Reply)

^ It's around here somewhere
it's just a matter of finding the bastard... I've not seen it since I moved out of my old place, so I know it's about somewhere :(
( Maladicta, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:07, Reply)

Mrsliveinabin
I did have it all online, but had to take it down as my live journal account decided it didn't want to be as private as I thought it was.

Brought in to us 12 days ago weighing 100g, very cold with one eye closed and a big abscess on his head. We anaesthetised him to see how bad it was and clean up as much as possible. Stayed in that night, bouncy and full of beans the next day, even eating by himself. Taken home for next few days, kept in outdoor cage, develops flystrike due to open wound on his head. Brought back in, gassed down again to clean and flush out all the crap. Goes home for weekend with another nurse, is kept indoors and responds well to treatment, but there's a lot of pus building up. Today brought back in and again lots of pus. Has been on hedgehog approved antibiotics and they're obviously not working as lots of pus and has respiratory problem, so given stronger dose of antibiotics and again wound is cleaned thoroughly. Phoned St tiggywinkles (bestest hedgehog place in the world) and they recommend going in surgically tomorrow to get ALL the crap out and change antibiotics to much stronger one, even gave us the doses which is handy. So tomorrow is crunch time for him as we could open him to to find he's got a head fracture which would be the cause of the resp problems or it could just be that we weren't getting all the pus out when we were flushing it. So keeping everything crossed for him now.

Hope you weren't eating when you read that.

I have it all written out in 'client friendly' words with pretty pictures if anyone wants to read and ooh and ahh over him' Has to be sent via email though as not putting it in the public domain again.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:10, Reply)

Poor little chap
Well at least he's in good hands anyway.

I will be thinking of him tomorrow.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:14, Reply)

@Mrs L. Bin
I act both like a fool and a bairn at times. Hence my reasoning!

I'm off abed, folks.

Night!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:17, Reply)

Ancrenne
But then I'd get faaaaaaaat!
(Pretty strangers and promises, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:22, Reply)

Well, I suppose so
Although I don't think I could ever stomach eating lard, even in tiny amounts.
(Pretty strangers and promises, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:28, Reply)

Pretty strangers
do you eat enough Iron? Eat enough full stop? I went through fainting episodes not that long ago as I was forgetting to eat as I was so busy. I was borderline anaemic anyway, so had to remember to take vitamins every day until I discovered I like the taste of spinach (leaves from sainsburys, not in a can like popeye ,))

Thanks, Hopefully he'll be fine and I can come back her tomorrow evening and say how well he's doing.

Night K2k6
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:35, Reply)

Evening
Had an Indian takeaway this eve and watched some of the DVD commentary of the Look Around You DVD.

@maladicta: Aren't they opening a high-speed train that runs along the Eurostar line sometime soon? Last week, it took me just 30 minutes to get from St. Pancras to the mouth of the Channel Tunnel.

@beckx: Hope the hedgehog makes it. BTW: Am having a bit of trouble with the video but should be able to get it to work.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:35, Reply)

I eat plenty
And have been making sure I eat enough iron, but it doesn't appear to reduce it.
Tends to scare people around me more than myself.
(Pretty strangers and promises, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:36, Reply)

Hmm..
*puts on veterinary nurse badge*
are you drinking enough water? Eating the right sort of foods, what colour is your urine, dilute or concentrate, when does it most often happen to you, how often do you poo, what's your favourite film...

not really necessary to answer all but the last one

Well I hope you get it sorted me dear, I prescribe an MRI to check your noggin.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:41, Reply)

Favourite film is probably
I bought a vampire motorcycle
(Pretty strangers and promises, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:43, Reply)

Don't forget Becky
to ask if her nose is wet and shiny.
:-)
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:43, Reply)

Don't like sherry anyway
Think I'll just chew on a couple of nails.
And no, my nose isn't wet and shiny.
(Pretty strangers and promises, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:48, Reply)

Ooh ooh Spakka
you'll be so proud of me... I held more than a one line conversation with the flatmate tonight. I got home and found the kitchen in a state again, so said nothing, cleared all her stuff into the corner and cleaned the worktops so I could at least use my own stuff to prepare a hygienic meal. Then went in the bathroom to glimpse what appears to be a hairdye massacre. Walked calmly to her door, knocked politely and asked her to clean the bathroom as hairdye stains fast. She agreed and apologised.
Just been back to the kitchen and all her stuff is washed, all laundry is gone and the bathroom is spotless...well aside from the toilet seat which is spattered to hell, but I kinda like the effect.

This could be the beginning of something oh so good...but I won't hold my breath ,)

Wet shiny noses don't actually count for anything. They're a myth I'm afraid. It's all about the gum colour, should be pink like ours unless it's a breed which has totally black gums and blue tongues like a chow chow.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:50, Reply)

Toilet seat is spattered to hell
and you like the effect?

You're more tolerant than I.



Oh, did you mean with hair dye?
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:51, Reply)

Yup, it's been a while.
And I can't even make the bash on Friday, I'm gutted.

Oh, and owing to my friends sucking I missed seeing Kaol in a comedy state on Friday night, as they all wussed out of clubbing.

Other than that I'm all good though, how's your lovely self?
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:55, Reply)

Evenin' WGW
@beckx:

* prouds *

Looks like you're onto something there. Just need to train her to do this without you prompting (Pavlovian conditioning anyone?). Perhaps you should also ask her if her nose is wet and shiny.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:57, Reply)

ancrenne
bring your purple trilby anyway!
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:57, Reply)

The cat's come back in
and is on my keyboard, with her paws everywhere, maing a fuss. Typing has become most challenging.
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:04, Reply)

Evenin' C
@WGW: If you're not coming to this week's bash, are you coming to the August 23rd one? I can bring my Northern flat cap and we can all have a big hat-off.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:04, Reply)

I have to go bowling
for someone I like at work's leaving do. As in leaving the country. I'll peg it down to the pub should it finish early though, and I'll definitely be at the bank holiday bash.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:09, Reply)

@clendrix
What you need is one of these.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:12, Reply)

Evening Spak
I'm sure if you want to wear a flat cap to the Bash, no one will mind.
*will be 3000 miles away*

As for the link, thanks, but I find that picking-up-and-throwing* works a treat.

*gently, and with love
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:13, Reply)

Seriously
it's a cool effect as I use reddish purple hairdye and she uses black, so there's already some of mine on there anyway that I missed a few weeks ago. Now get your filthy minds out of the gutter ,)

Never heard of it, sorry Pretty strangers.

But you'll be there on Friday though C...woohoo :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:13, Reply)

Bah.
Trilby beats flat cap, but I suspect purple beats pinstripe :(
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:13, Reply)

I've been told
that when I'm wearing a flat cap, I look like that guy from AC/DC.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:14, Reply)

@ancrenne
You just need to cover your worktops in keyboards.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:19, Reply)

And for my next trick
How to connect multiple keyboards to the same computer.

_{Or just use a flat keyboard with large keys.}
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:22, Reply)

That sounds like fun!
Tom Hanks is a nob though.
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:32, Reply)

The best keyboard of course
Is this one.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:33, Reply)

I really thought that said todger.
*worries*
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:44, Reply)

Oh god
so did I.
*worries about self*
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:46, Reply)

^ ^
But your fly's still undone.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:52, Reply)

well now that the tone of the conversation has dropped
I'm off to bed!

Goodnight one and all.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:00, Reply)

Think I'm going to have to call it a night too,
as I am weak and have work in the morning.

nn folks, have a lovely rest-of-evening.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:06, Reply)

Night Wookie
Thanks for the rescue beer.
( thealternativefact, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:07, Reply)

I'm sticking to my midnight curfew
or I'll be Oscar the grouch tomorrow, so bidding you all goodnight as well

Sweet dreams all x
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:11, Reply)

Night Miss Bin & WGW & beckx
Remember, it's only inevitable that b3tans shall enter your dreams.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:11, Reply)

Well hello there everyone
How are we all this fine evening?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:12, Reply)

My evening involved friends, fajitas, and my drumkit
So not bad all in all. Wrist still hurts like getting hit in the groin by a midget, but I'm surviving somehow.

How be you, m'dear?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:16, Reply)

Fajitas work as they normally would
And I was mostly teaching someone else to drum, so I wasn't really drumming that much, just for about 30 second very simple bursts before they started again.

His rhythm was fairly non-existent.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:28, Reply)

I'm going to bed now
and hope to wake up before it gets too hot.

'night.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:29, Reply)

I bought bottom of the range
Bottom of the range, or close enough, electric kit, for about £280, and taught myself on it.

Unfortunately I have no room for it over summer, so it is at a friends flat, where we all happened to be tonight.

My eyes hurt.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:34, Reply)

Probably wouldn't be the same
I think my eyes are just tired, I didn't really sleep enough last night, so I should probably sleep now.

Good night, and all that stuff.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:39, Reply)

'Ello
My horrible creatures.
( Cawl, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 1:00, Reply)

Er,,,
*presses "close doors" button*

That better?
( Cawl, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 1:08, Reply)

Yep!
T'was a good evening.

I've gotta put the rubbish out.
That means hauling two bins through a grave yard though, so I'll wait a little while.
( Cawl, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 1:15, Reply)

Door step collection would be lovely.
I can't be bothered with it right now, but... *shrugs*
I'll do it in the morning.
( Cawl, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 1:25, Reply)

Phew - been a busy night
Went to the gym, then decided to do my one big post to this week's QOTW.

Doesn't sounds like much, but that one post was supported/linked to a new website (wordpress blog) which I whacked together this evening, re-writing some content which I originally did elsewhere and also some new stuff from scratch. First thing like that I've put together in a number of years, so I'm quite happy!

Oh, please BTW - no comments on the design of the blog! It's not meant to be an ongoing blog as such, just seemed to be the best way of doing a brain dump of all the stuff related to the QOTW post.
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 1:32, Reply)

Hee!
Ah, numbers ain't too scary. You just need to have an arithma-stick handy to beat them with when they get out of hand.

Jam's fine. I've hidden it in a cupboard just now, as it's sitting there mocking me. 2 jars will be going back up to Scotland with the in-laws in a couple of weeks, and I've still got one with (not quite literally) your name on it.

Edit: I have however just realised the time (innit amazing how you can get sucked into a project) - so I'd better get to bed if I'm to avoid being any less productive than normal tomorrow - if that's possible...
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 1:39, Reply)