... Ruthie's moaning about commuting again!!!
When you commute, you pretty much resign yourself to the fact you will always have someone sitting next to you, but it really pisses me off when someone sits next to me when the train's half empty, and we haven't even reached Southend Central. This usually means I have to stop reading my newspaper [unwritten rule: can't go over the invisible dividing line], and stare out the window for the next 45 minutes [gave up reading books in the morning, brain's only fit for the Sun at that time.... and ogling only occurs on the way home].
Today, a woman got on at Southend East, plonked her arse down next to me, dug her elbows in my side [some people just don't get the dividing line rule], and then spent the next 20 minutes fidgeting, putting her make up, elbowing me again, checking her blackberry, putting hand cream on, checking herself in the mirror, wiping her make up off, reapplying, elbowing me, dusting herself with powder [covering me with it too].... and so on! It's IMPOSSIBLE to relax when you've got that going on next to you!!!
And THEN, I noticed the SNIFFING!!!!!
Every 10 seconds, sniff, sniff.... I swear it was getting louder too.... after about 10 minutes, I dug in my bag, waved a tissue in front of her face and said "do you want a tissue?" with as much sympathy as I could muster through clenched teeth! "no, it's alright, thank you, I've got some".... "WELL FEKKING USE THEM THEN"... I said that last bit in my head.. out loud I just said "oh okay".... Still, at least she got the hint...yuk!
Then on the way home... some radgies got on the train, blaring out their ultra cool music from their mobies... and I use the term "ultra cool" very loosely! And that was nearly as irritating as the old bid trying to speak to her grandchild AT THE TOP OF HER VOICE on her mobile phone!
All of which meant that I did not get to doze!!!!!!
Monday, 30 April 2007
Sunday, 29 April 2007
Lola Houdini
My computer is in my spare room, which is also where Lola and Reggie live! Usually I can hear them scratching about while I 'm tapping away, which makes me smile.... and if they're running around the floor at the weekend, they occasionally walk over my feet or try nibbling my toes (not so great).
Today, as the temperature had dropped, they were still in their pens. Suddenly it went a bit quiet, and I looked over, to see the top half of Lola poking over the top of her pen, looking somewhat like a Chad, balancing her front paws on the top of the pen, with a really cute "hey mum, look what I can do" expression on her face!!! I was so proud of her, for about 10 seconds, and now I just think "shit".... I'm going to have to get her a pen with taller walls now, so that she doesn't do a 3 foot divebomb to the floor!
aaaaargh, who would have thought that tortoises could be such little buggers!
Today, as the temperature had dropped, they were still in their pens. Suddenly it went a bit quiet, and I looked over, to see the top half of Lola poking over the top of her pen, looking somewhat like a Chad, balancing her front paws on the top of the pen, with a really cute "hey mum, look what I can do" expression on her face!!! I was so proud of her, for about 10 seconds, and now I just think "shit".... I'm going to have to get her a pen with taller walls now, so that she doesn't do a 3 foot divebomb to the floor!
aaaaargh, who would have thought that tortoises could be such little buggers!
Saturday, 28 April 2007
uswitch.com
At the beginning of last year, I got fed up with British Gas sending me letters telling me it's going to put my prices up, so I looked on www.uswitch.com, and realised I could be paying less a month to other service providers. I ended up switching both gas and electric to Atlantic (which worked out about £12 a month cheaper), and I've been happy with the service they have provided (plus they don't do any cold calling, either).
Imagine my surprise today to receive a letter telling me that because I had been loyal to Atlantic for the last year, and paid by monthly direct debit, they have credited my bank account with £40 as a "thank you"! So not only have I saved £144 for the year, but also got a "reward" too!
So take note Virgin and Vodafone, rewarding loyalty is the way forward!
Imagine my surprise today to receive a letter telling me that because I had been loyal to Atlantic for the last year, and paid by monthly direct debit, they have credited my bank account with £40 as a "thank you"! So not only have I saved £144 for the year, but also got a "reward" too!
So take note Virgin and Vodafone, rewarding loyalty is the way forward!
Sleep
I got a whole seven hours of uninterrupted sleep last night, which is the first time in months!!!
So how come I feel more tired now, than I did before I went to sleep?
So how come I feel more tired now, than I did before I went to sleep?
Friday, 27 April 2007
Routine...
Crying Girl completely ruined my journey home today, by starting her hissy fit down her mobile phone a whole TWO stops early!!!
That's probably thrown me for the rest of the day now - Bah!
That's probably thrown me for the rest of the day now - Bah!
Thursday, 26 April 2007
just plain weird!!!!
Following on from the irrational hatred of certain individuals comments, I realise I have also have irrational hatred of the following two things... and these are just plain weird!
Bruised fruit - especially bananas - If I see someone eating a banana with brown or black bits on it, I start wretching. Don't know why, it just really makes me gag.
When people start writing with a biro, but the nibs not out - aaaaaargh, forget nails on blackboards... this makes my toes curl, and my mouth go all dry... again, don't know why!
Gawd, it's made me go all weird just thinking about those things....
Bruised fruit - especially bananas - If I see someone eating a banana with brown or black bits on it, I start wretching. Don't know why, it just really makes me gag.
When people start writing with a biro, but the nibs not out - aaaaaargh, forget nails on blackboards... this makes my toes curl, and my mouth go all dry... again, don't know why!
Gawd, it's made me go all weird just thinking about those things....
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Catch up
Ahhhh, Heroes didn't let me down... and it was so nice to see all of my friends, I've missed them so much!
I've realised that Lola is "playing" me bigtime, as it's now the 3rd time in less than a week that she's tipped herself upside down... I swear she waits til I'm right outside the door, flips herself onto her back, and then pretends that she's been there ages! All cos she know's she's going to get picked up and given a cuddle!!! Little tyke!
Managed to catch up on a load of podcasts today... I LURVE the Russell Brand one, it's sooooo funny! The Scott Mills' ones are also very funny... he was talking about irrational hatred in one of them, as one of his friends refused to go and see a film just because it had Sandra Bullock in it. He can't pinpoint exactly what it is about her, he just can't stand her. Then one of his listeners phoned in to say he has an irrational hatred of Cat Deeley - apparently its because she does a weird thing with her mouth at the end of each sentence... I know what he means about her, sometimes she kind of sticks her tongue out when she smiles, which is really unnerving and irritating! And some might say that I have an irrational hatred of Michael Schumacher.... personally, I don't feel this is irrational though... so fess up all, who've you got an irrational hatred of?
The Millenium Bridge saga was apparently a "potential jumper" - awwww, I feel sorry for anyone who feels so bad that they want to kill themselves, but for fekks sake, if you're seriously gonna do it, don't go to a public place, and waste police resources! Blimey, ain't I unsympathetic?
I've realised that Lola is "playing" me bigtime, as it's now the 3rd time in less than a week that she's tipped herself upside down... I swear she waits til I'm right outside the door, flips herself onto her back, and then pretends that she's been there ages! All cos she know's she's going to get picked up and given a cuddle!!! Little tyke!
Managed to catch up on a load of podcasts today... I LURVE the Russell Brand one, it's sooooo funny! The Scott Mills' ones are also very funny... he was talking about irrational hatred in one of them, as one of his friends refused to go and see a film just because it had Sandra Bullock in it. He can't pinpoint exactly what it is about her, he just can't stand her. Then one of his listeners phoned in to say he has an irrational hatred of Cat Deeley - apparently its because she does a weird thing with her mouth at the end of each sentence... I know what he means about her, sometimes she kind of sticks her tongue out when she smiles, which is really unnerving and irritating! And some might say that I have an irrational hatred of Michael Schumacher.... personally, I don't feel this is irrational though... so fess up all, who've you got an irrational hatred of?
The Millenium Bridge saga was apparently a "potential jumper" - awwww, I feel sorry for anyone who feels so bad that they want to kill themselves, but for fekks sake, if you're seriously gonna do it, don't go to a public place, and waste police resources! Blimey, ain't I unsympathetic?
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