Right, it's that time.
I can't fucking sleep, due to my room being East-facing, and clearly not drinking enough last night.

Have a


( jim_bob can herd cats., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 8:42, 54 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Carry on drinking!

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 8:44, Reply)

I will be, later in the day
Due to bash attendance in Ely. Halfy might be turning up, so should be good.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 8:57, Reply)

Morning chaps
Am suffering a similar dilemma. Yesterday, I took some flat-pack furniture with me to the pub (I no longer have faith in home-deliveries). After two hours, we decided to move to a different pub but because that was even further away from the bus-stop, I decided to call it a night and haul it onto the bus. Plus, living next door to kids does not help much either.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 9:40, Reply)

Yeah, they can be noisy little bastards.

( jim_bob can herd cats., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 9:50, Reply)

hello all
@ piston - if you can't sleep cos your room is too bright, buy one of those eyemasks from the travelly bit in Boots. They are marvellous.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 9:51, Reply)

Greetings Frau Tulip
You ready for your watering?

@Piston: The thing is that I'm living in a studio flat that shares the main entrance with the main house. The lobby is shared and there's only one door separating my flat from the lobby, so when they've got the door to their lobby open, I can hear the goings on in their house.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 9:55, Reply)

So it goes Spakka
And Tulip, thanks for the tip.

/said the prostitute to the leper.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 9:56, Reply)

@ Spakka
Why yes, thank you

*awaits watering*

No problem piston.


I do love the phrase "goings on". It covers so many sordid and thrilling possibilities.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:05, Reply)

Such as the kids receiving generous helpings of Daddy's Sauce.

( jim_bob can herd cats., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:07, Reply)

Morning, is it?
Mmm. Barring the phone ringing at 2am and the cat being frantic for me to feed her and watch her pee at 5am I've slept from 11:30 last night until 10. Awesome!

Absolutely nothing planned for today. Woohoo!
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:10, Reply)

Morning Chainey
If you don't like being called at odd hours, install an answering-machine, and have a door between you and the cat.

@Tulip:
* gets watering can out *

Ready, Aim, FIRE!!!

* puts watering can away again *

@Piston:
Do you think that in Leprotic times, prostitutes would put their best tips on display like trophies?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:17, Reply)

If I lock the cat away
She yowls like a mad thing, tears up the carpet and occasionally pisses on my stuff.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:29, Reply)

^ ^
Is your cat an indoor cat or an outdoor cat?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:38, Reply)

Indoor
mostly. She'll go out for a wander around with the door open occasionally and come back in fairly quickly.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:46, Reply)

Ning all
I shouldn't be here really... I should be out and about and paying my rent. But I'm lying on my bed in my dressing gown with rainbows shining around my room and a breeze blowing in through the window. This is what saturdays are for, isn't it?
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:54, Reply)

Morning Fuzzykins
* stretches out arms *

* runs towards Fuzzy *

@Chainey: Ever thought of getting a catflap installed?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 10:59, Reply)

Hello Mista
I'm awfully glad I didn't bork you last week. You seem to have made a full recovery.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:02, Reply)

Re b0rkage:
You don't have to worry about that too much - blaireau got there first. BTW: Did you interpret b69's secret message?

Sounds like you've got the ideal set-up in your room. Now if only those rainbows would lead to a pot of gold. I'm just limited to a single window on a ground-floor flat which means I can only open my curtains when dressed.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:04, Reply)

I have scaffolding
outside my window, so I should really open my curtains only when dressed... but the scaffolding has been up for four days and I have yet to see a single workman.

But my room is indeed lully and I like to spend time in it. Bother I really should go out though...

Blaireau's message was a little too obscure, perhaps if he uses more specific symptoms next time?
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:11, Reply)

@Fuzzy
Perhaps you'd care to use my person as a means of passing this message on to b69 the next time I see him. The more creative your means of communication, the better.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:19, Reply)

Scaffolding outside the window?
I'd never open the curtains unless I was dressed... Mind you, I did have a window cleaner related incident when I was younger that made me rather cautious. How is everyone this morning?
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:20, Reply)

Yep
there is a platform right outside the window. I could climb out right now and go up the ladder on to my roof. What a lark that would be!

But not in my dressing gown, it's a tad too breezy.

Mista, I think you've been through enough. I shall leave your body in the (hopefully) good condition it is currently in.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:23, Reply)

Morning all!
I've decided to get up and watch the F1 Qualifying so am nomming on Doritos and salsa waiting for the actual event to start.
(bill, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:23, Reply)

Also
*pimps*

www.b3ta.com/questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post409893
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:24, Reply)

Cool....
Do you have housemates? If so you could utilise the scaffolding to convince them that you can actualy teleport short distances. Provided they're not amazingly bright. You could certainly convince them you have ninja moves at least.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:25, Reply)

Morning Fredz & billum
Thanks Fuzzy. Perhaps you could pick another b3tan to infect with a disease-encoded message. Any preferences? I Did take two days off work but am now back to normal again.

I should be assembling my new flat-pack furniture, but as usual, am procrastinating on teh intertubez.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:29, Reply)

No house mates
but next door neighbours, as the house is semi detatched. I could climb down their chimney.

Also, tell us more about this window cleaner related incident.

*has partner who is a window cleaner and wonders if I should be worried*
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:30, Reply)

Speaking of short-distance teleportation
Once when drunk at a house-party, I had convinced myself that there was this girl who had the ability to teleport herself outside the toilet from the inside. I even tried to talk her into believing that this was the case.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:34, Reply)

Ahhh, the windowcleaner incident was fairly straightforward
I was younger, living at home. Basicaly the windowcleaner's wife was filling in while her husband was ill or something, I got up, wearing bugger all in the way of clothes and sporting morning wood. I go over to the window, look out and she's cleaning the window. So yeah, I'm rather cautious of being in any way undressed in front of windows.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:35, Reply)

Right then
Enough slobbing in front of the computer. Time to get dressed and go and slob in front of the TV for the qualifying.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:51, Reply)

@Fredz
That reminds me, when I was at Uni, during my second-year, I lived in an off-campus halls of residence. The building was next to a school and in order to get to the shower, I had to climb a flight of stairs. Halfway up the stairs, was a big window, and I usually had my morning shower to coinciding with the kids coming to school. Had I had an accident with my bath-towel, I could have been arrested and demonized by the press.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:54, Reply)

Heh, fair enough
That nudity thing would have been worse than mine!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 11:59, Reply)

*bounces into the room and hugs everybody for slightly too long*
Hello my lovelies! how are you all?
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:14, Reply)

Hello thar Vampyrecat
I'm good, mostly making tea at the moment. How goes things with you?
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:19, Reply)

hmm things are good here
I'm in bed, with my warm flannel sheets - listening to it bucket down outside. I *love* rain. AND I got good tips tonight at work. So am very happy.

What's for tea Fredders?
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:21, Reply)

Tea is for drinking
As for dinner Tea, I'm thinking probably some form of pasta.... Ahh, you're in Australia, so it must be getting onto winter over there - It's lovely and sunny over here at the moment. I'm sat on the couch also, not a bed. Good news on the tips though :)
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:23, Reply)

Yes - tis getting quite cold
we've had about 20mm of rain today. gooooood stuff. I love waking up to rain on the tin roof.

I love pasta. I cooked tea for my family the other night and they were pleasantly surprised that - omigodyesthassright - I can actually whip up a fairly decent meal.

Gotta love surprising the folks. Boy they're going to get a surprise the next time I bring someone home to meet them lol.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:29, Reply)

:D Surprising your folks is all part of the fun
I guess living in australia rather makes you glad for winter and the rain. My poor parents have five of us. So it's just a barrage of surprise sometimes. Depending on who is planning to do what. Bringing someone home? Heh, make sure you remove ALL pictures of you as a baby in the house and keep them locked up. Also, explain to your date/partner that they are compulsive liars and any embarrasing tales of "that time little vampyrecat............" are utterly fictional.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:33, Reply)

ahaha I'm the second youngest of six!
and am the youngest girl. My dad gets all protective and my mother even more so.
When I bring this *particular* person home it will be the first time I'll have been home for a few years considering I'm immigrating permanently to the UK for them :)
Surprisingly - I have no incriminating photos of me when I was little. That's my brother. There's a rather spectacular one of him swimming in his own poop when he was about 5 months old.

And yes. Rain = very good.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:37, Reply)

Well if you're the youngest
They've probably dealt with a lot of shocks. I was the eldest. Damn near gave them a heart attack sometimes! Mind you, moving to another country is going to be one hell of a surprise for them! Good luck with it and all. And... swimming in his own poo? No, wait, I realy don't want to know.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:57, Reply)

no you really don't.
I told my mum the other day that I was moving overseas. She nearly cried. I feel really bad now. And at the same time am working what to get rid of - what to put in storage - and what to take.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 14:59, Reply)

Yeah.... I'm thinking of moving country myself.
Though my parents at least get a warning of a year.... Mind you, I think they want me to be happy mostly. Even so it's kinda hard on them. Must be hard deciding what not to take. How do you do it?
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:01, Reply)

my parents have 17 months notice
but it's fairly easy.
What I Need; Clothes and toiletries mainly. And Ted. And Humphrey.
What I want; Books/cd's/jewellery
What I can live without; Old toys, posters etc etc.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:04, Reply)

Hmmm
Still, sounds like a bit of a nightmare. I'm kind of lucky I guess, I realy don't have much that's too bulky to pack. Still going to cost a fortune though
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:11, Reply)

Not really.
mentally - everything's already sorted and packed. It's just the sorting and packing.

Although I admit I am wincing a little at the potential costs.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:13, Reply)

I didn't realise how much there was to do!
I have to get some sort of medical thing, a job over there (thankfully teachers are in short supply, and I'm going to be doing a teaching degree), some sort of background check, planning accomadation and a whole heap of other things, daunting......
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:15, Reply)

where are you planning on going?
I have loads of shit to do for the UK. Need my biometric details, visa granted, passport renewed, insurance, UK bank account. Accommodation is already sorted (since I'll be living with this person) but yeah it is a lot of money isn't it?
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:20, Reply)

Planning on New Zealand.
It looks like a nice enough place, I've heard it's a good place to live and I'm frankly in need of a change of scenery. Trouble is it costs a lot to get sorted :S. But then again, anything worth doing tends to be hard eh?
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:22, Reply)

yup definitely.
but it'll be awesome. Where in New Zealand? the South Island is stunning - truly it is.

A change of scenery is partly (only a very minor one though) why I'm moving to Cambridge. Can't wait to get out of here.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:29, Reply)

I've yet to make my mind up as to where
I vaugely know someone who lives in Canterbury, other than that? Heh. Such details will resolve themselves closer to the time! I'm going to go over at some point in the next year and have a look round before I move though. Definately. you're going to Cambrige? Nice town, A lot of beutiful buildings, and if you like rain, you're in for a treat in England!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:31, Reply)

So how old is the oldest, VC?
6 is frankly a lot of kids. Although I guess Australia is mostly empty, so it's not such a big deal.

Melbourne is 37 degrees S, and the equivalent 37 degrees N is Sicily, so I imagine you usually have pretty good weather there.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:33, Reply)

love rain
Can't wait. I'll need Wellies!
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:34, Reply)

Also this made me chuckle
Black Lace wikipedia vandalism.

Heehee.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:35, Reply)

hmmm
it's very four seasons in one day. We can have rain, Hail, weak sunshine, feral winds and hot bright sunshine all in the space of 24 hours.

I'm about four hours from melbourne.
edit - the oldest is 41 - my dad was married twice and his first wife died of brain cancer. My mum came into the scene 19 years ago and I was born 17 years ago. :)
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 25 Apr 2009, 15:35, Reply)