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It seems it's been ages for me to wait, but I've finally recieved my first real deal batch of The Simple Life! I have 2 yards of each print and the panels to start sewing things for fall market.
And I can't waaaiit!!!!
It's so very soft and lovely! I couldn't be happier with the end result. Everything looks perfect!
This line is going to be just darling for fall time, with it's vintage style and little country images.
Red colorway
Pink colorway
Aqua colorway
If you would like to have some of The Simple Life, leave me a comment telling me what you do to keep things simple in your life (when things get too crazy!) or if you have a tradition or words of wisdom passed down from someone that helps you get through the busy times...something that helps you relax and enjoy the simple things in life! Please share, I want to know!
When I get my bolts here this month, I'll send you either a fat quarter bundle or a couple yards of your choice.
If you've ever purchased from my my little shop before, you are welcome to a 2nd entry!!
Giveaway will go through Wednesday, September 5th...that's my kids first day of school.
(quiet cheer!!...yaaaay!!) ;)
I'll be so excited to start sewing!!!
I hope you will be too!


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What a long day yesterday. We left our San Francisco hotel at around noon to make our way to the airport. We told our taxi driver that we were going to the airport. "San Francisco airport?" the driver asked. All of us looked at each other and kind of told ourselves, "Duh!"
Our driver then told us that Oakland airport was about the same distance from our hotel and one time he took a passenger all the way to SF airport only to find out that the person was flying out of Oakland airport. Interesting.
All of us thought that it would be a heavy travel day and there would be long lines at the airport. But, we checked in without incident and went through the security line with no problem.
Our first snag occurred when we were told that our departure from SF would be delayed for an hour. Unlike when we had a straight flight to SF, we had a connecting flight going home. So, we began to worry about missing our connecting flight in Chicago, and maybe losing our luggage.
Four hours later, we landed in Chicago. The flight attendant told the plane to allow those with connecting flights off the plane first. Of course, no one listened. So, we had to negotiate from our 50th row seat to other passengers that we had to rush to our connecting flight. Most people were reasonable, but there's always that one person whose life is always more important than yours.
Luckily, the airport has an outside shuttle bus which takes people from the "c" concourse to the "e" concourse, where our gate was. There would be no way that we could walk that entire way in the five minutes we had to change planes. But, we made it home, with all of our luggage, ok.
It was past midnight when we landed at home airport. Someone said, "It's really 11pm anyway with that time change thing." Oh yeah, I forgot that daylight savings time ends and we had to turn our clocks back.
What an interesting concept. Some bureaucrat determines what time it is and has the power to "time travel." In doing a quick search, I found an interesting article describing the history of daylight savings time. And, Congress passed a law last year that will extend daylight savings time in 2007. (NPR)
These last 10 days have been very relaxing. Not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow, but I know I have to. Thanks for the great feedback on my blogcasts. They were fun! Don't know when my next one will be. A different change of pace from the written blog.

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This thermostat housing kit is offered in two levels of quality: Standard and Deluxe. The differences between these two offerings are oulined below.
Not so long ago, the OEM plastic lower thermostat housing went out of production and quickly became NLA (no longer available). Because of this, we were forced to put on our engineering hats and design a replacement part. We used our expertise in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics to ensure that our thermostat housing unit works perfectly—and won't introduce any "mysterious" problems that might occur if strict attention to detail were not applied. The process was definitely trickier than one might expect. The original thermostat housing was made of injection-molded plastic (on 4WD Vanagons, it was crafted of cast aluminum). Because we used an entirely different manufacturing process, we had to make design decisions based on how coolant flows and behaves at varying temperatures. The most important improvement we made was eliminating two specialty VW hoses with connecting ends of varying diameters (025-121-058E and 025-121-058B). Our removable fore/aft nipples eliminate the need for these specialty formed hoses, replacing them with consistent-diameter hose (included).
Fast forward a couple of years and the OEM plastic part and an aftermarket cast aluminum part are now also available. We are offering all three varieties to satisfy the needs of the market, with the plastic part being the least durable and least smart. The cast aluminum part is an improvement over the plastic part, yet still inferior to our stronger and highly corrosion-resistant billet anodized part. So, whether you are looking for something on either end of the spectrum, or somewhere in between, GoWesty has you covered.
Kit includes: Metal lower thermostat housing (cast aluminum in the standard kit or GoWesty-designed annodized billet aluminum in the deluxe kit, as shown in the main image), sending units, connectors, fasteners, and Loctite thread locker. The deluxe also includes hose. Both thermostat kits include the GoWesty Temperature Gauge Calibration Kit. We developed this device after experiencing temp gauge anomalies on some in-house installations. Theoretically, any temp gauge in a water-cooled Vanagon should read the same with any of the three types of senders VW used. In practice, we've occasionally found slight differences in coolant temp gauge readings after installing our thermostat housing kit. This is due not only to a difference in the included sensor, but also a lower electrical resistance in the whole circuit due to a nice, new all-metal thermostat housing (and the subsequent elimination of the old, corroded wire). Instructions are included to calibrate the temperature gauge (if necessary).
NOTE: This kit does NOT include the thermostat cover (often referred to as the "upper thermostat housing"). That part is still available new—although it rarely needs to be replaced.
IMPORTANT: Installation instructions NOT included. We recommend that this product be installed by a professional shop that is familiar with the Vanagon cooling system. Properly bleeding the system is of utmost importance. Installation requires a pair of pincer pliers for the ear clamps. Sold separately below.
This product fits all 1986-91 watercooled Vanagons EXCEPT DIESEL. If you have updated an early-model Vanagon to the 2.1 cooling system, this kit will also work.


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Kim Aerts
Phone: 902-830-6136
Website: http://kimaerts.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.aerts.artist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimaertspainter
Medium: painting
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Kim Aerts has been interested in art creation from a young age. At 18 years of age he studied under renowned Smithsonian artist Ely Kish and then pursued further training at Mount Allison University earning a BFA in 1989.He founded a Graphic design company and then in 2007 he returned to his painterly roots and began painting landscapes of areas around eastern Canada. He paints primarily in oils.
Description of artist's work
Kim is a landscape oil painter who paints scenes from the coasts, forests and valleys of N.S. His medium of choice is oil paint for its vibrancy, translucence and strong colours.


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Our Staff
Pat Senecal, MA, CPSII Coalition Director
Pat was raised in the heartland of the USA, received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and Master's degree in Public and Non-profit Management from the University of Colorado Denver. She lived in California for 20 years dividing time between the woods and the beach, then moved to Colorado to build an Earthship, a sustainable home. Pat has worn many professional hats including organizational change and team building consultant, a planner for the Town of Ignacio, and as a community organizer for youth and family support. She is blessed to be a grandmother of four girls, great-grandmother of one, owner of two dogs and married to Paul, a solar, energy conservation expert. Pat loves to paint in pastels and considers nature to be her teacher.
Breeah Kinsella, Coalition Coordinator
Breeah was raised in the central valley of California and as an 8 year veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard has been able to travel and live all over the country. In St. Louis, Missouri she was educated in Business and Social Work at Webster and Saint Louis University. Over the course of 13 years Breeah has been active in youth engagement and advocacy, working in a variety of fields including education, programming, and the juvenile justice system. In 2010 Breeah moved to Durango for the first time, and after a 2 year sabbatical in Austin, TX, where she worked as a Training and Events Coordinator for three social service agencies, Breeah has returned to continue her work in youth advocacy and prevention with excitement!


text: real maverick 170 Posted August 1, 2005 While distilled water is good to detox, it's extremely bad in the long term. It can cause huge mineral and vitamin deficiences, not only does it lack the vitamins natural spring water does, it also causes rapid loss of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) and trace minerals like magnesium, deficiencies of which can cause heart beat irregularities and high blood pressure. Cooking foods in distilled water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value. Distilled water is an active absorber and when it comes into contact with air, it absorbs carbon dioxide, making it acidic. The more distilled water a person drinks, the higher the body acidity becomes. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Distilled water, being essentially mineral-free, is very aggressive, in that it tends to dissolve substances with which it is in contact. Notably, carbon dioxide from the air is rapidly absorbed, making the water acidic and even more aggressive. Many metals are dissolved by distilled water." I'd reccommend using a water filter that gives natural mineral water, this will take all the junk out, but leave the goodness in. Please be aware of the risks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Extinguish Easements by Adverse Use
The servient owner can extinguish an easement on her land by adversely using it for the same period of time required for adverse possession or a prescriptive easement. The servient owner must satisfy these basic elements:
Open and notorious use: The servient owner must use the property subject to the easement in a way that's open and reasonably discoverable by the dominant tenant.
Adverse use: The servient owner's use must be inconsistent with the rights of the dominant tenant. Because the servient owner has the right to use the servient land in any way that doesn't unreasonably interfere with the use of the easement, even very substantial uses by the servient owner may not be adverse.
To be adverse, the servient owner must use the servient land in a way that unreasonably interferes with the dominant owner's use of the easement.
Continuous and uninterrupted use: If the dominant owner successfully interrupts the servient owner's adverse use, the easement won't be extinguished by adverse use.
Exclusive use: The servient owner must use the servient land exclusive of the dominant tenant in order to extinguish an easement. That's because an easement holder doesn't have the right to exclude the servient owner, but a title owner does have the right to exclude a trespasser.
So in order to extinguish the dominant tenant's rights and make her a trespasser, the servient owner must exclude her from using the easement. Merely sharing use with the dominant tenant isn't enough.
For the limitations period: The same limitations period that applies to adverse possession and prescriptive easement claims also applies to extinguishing easements by adverse use.


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Just try this little experiment tomorrow.
From the very start of the day, keep a little notepad with you and jot down everything that makes you feel genuinely happy inside. Don't worry about whether it's something big or something small – if you feel a twinge of happiness, jot it down.
Then, a day or two later, do it again. Make four or five little lists of the things that made you feel happiness during a given day – the things that made you feel good.
By now, you'll have a few nice little lists. Go through them and eliminate any good feelings that make you feel bad when you look back on them, like silly frivolous purchases that were a rush when you made them but now feel like a waste to you.
The items remaining are a collection of the good things in your life. These are the things that bring you joy on a regular basis and provide the fuel for you to keep going.
Here's my list, for a recent day:
+ The shouts of my son and daughter through the baby monitor in the morning as I lay next to my wife listening to them
+ Three minutes of wonderful stretching
+ The taste of a really fresh bagel with cream cheese on it
+ The success of finishing a very long article
+ A warm and unexpected hug from my wife
+ An hour of uninterrupted reading of a book I love very much
+ Dancing around in my office (with the door shut) to "Let There Be Rock"
+ The pleasure of making a loaf of bread
+ Cheering up an old friend
+ Playing tee ball in the yard with my son
+ A lengthy babble conversation with my daughter
+ Watching a movie while sitting nest to my wife as she rests her head on my shoulders
What's to note here? The only ones that directly involve purchases are the bagel, the book, the bread ingredients, the tee ball equipment, the movie, and the music – everything else was either completely free or only involved purchases on an indirect level. Even those purchases are a little bit fuzzy – the tee ball equipment was a gift for my son from his grandparents, the movie came to us from SwapADVD, and the book came from the library.
To put it simply, the things that day that brought me lasting happiness didn't cost much money at all. These are the spices of my life – the things that make my day to day life enjoyable – and they don't have much to do with spending money at all.
The next step is to learn to focus on these things. Obviously, from this list, one can tell I'm passionate about my family and close friends, reading, writing, and food – they bring joy into my life on a daily basis. What things can I do that give me the most opportunity to really enjoy those things?
Organize your time to maximize those experiences. If you really get enjoyment from reading a great book but feel indifference from television, turn off the television and read a book. If you truly enjoy time with your family, spend times when they're not available busting your tail to get your other chores and tasks done so you can spend more time with them when they are available. If you enjoy food, spend time learning how to make great food at home – it's really not as hard as it seems and it's pretty cost-effective, too.
What if one of the things I deeply love is quite expensive? It's likely counterbalanced by simple things that aren't nearly as expensive. Just keep it in balance – don't focus on the expensive passion. Mix up your life a little – mix golf with walking around in nature. Mix clothes shopping with exercise. Also, find ways to channel that love into something less expensive. If you're passionate about golf, don't buy new clubs and go golfing at the local community course – you can still get the rush of the tee shot to the green with your old clubs at the community course. If you're passionate about clothes, be more careful and well-researched about your clothing picks and shop for the big bargains at lower end stores – you can get a huge rush out of finding an amazing item in an unexpected place.
For me, it's all about finding time to read and maximizing my time with my kids instead of doing more expensive things that I'm less passionate about. That's done more than anything to keep my spending in check.


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Where: Grove of Old Trees, 17400 Fitzpatrick Lane, Occidental, CA
When: Sunday, November 10th 8:45am-3:00pm
What: More than 50 friends and neighbors expected to chip trails, remove old fencing and clear brush. Special events will include installing the long awaited Kiosk at the entrance of the preserve and acknowledging the donation of five additional acres to the Grove. The Grove of Old Trees is LandPaths' first "People Powered Park" and is stewarded primarily during this Annual Grove Stewardship Day & Potluck Lunch.
Special Guests: Emily Burns, Director of Science from Save the Redwoods League, Meghan Walla-Murphy, Wildlife Tracker and Environmental Educator, and invited guest Gary Carmignani, representative of the Stanchfield Trust.
Additional information:
Occidental, CA (November 7th, 2013) From its inception as a LandPaths-owned, publically accessible preserve in the year 2000, the Grove of Old Trees on Fitzpatrick Lane in Occidental has remained an enduring model of neighbors and community members working together to ensure the protection, conservation, and ongoing stewardship of this magnificent stand of ancient trees. The Grove of Old Trees stands apart as theonlyprivately-owned wildland preserve in Sonoma County that is publicly accessible and free to all.
This year there is much to celebrate. In keeping with over a decade of neighbor and community support for these towering and awe-inspiring trees, LandPaths is delighted to announce that Grove neighbors Alan and Gordana Stanchfield have bequeathed five additional acres to the preserve, to be protected forever and open to the public.
In a decision brimming with exemplary foresight and vision, the Stanchfields resolved that upon their passing a portion of their estate would go into a "forever wild" status, mandating that none of the old trees could ever be cut down. Early in 2013, LandPaths gratefully stepped forward to help manifest this vision by incorporating five additional acres of the Stanchfield's estate into the Grove of Old Trees. The public preserve now includes 33 acres of ridge-top, old-growth forest, providing essential habitat and a refuge where people can wander among trees that have persevered since well before the time of Columbus, dating back more than 1,000 years.
This Sunday LandPaths will be celebrating and stewarding these five new acres at the 14th Annual Grove Stewardship and Potluck Lunch. We warmly invite the public to join neighbors and friends on November 10th, from 8:45am-3:00pm at the Grove of Old Trees in Occidental.
Following a morning of collective stewardship beneath the Old Trees, folks are invited to take part in a festive potluck lunch and two brief lectures from expert speakers Emily Burns (Director of Science from Save the Redwoods League) and Meghan Walla-Murphy (Wildlife Tracker and Environmental Educator). Lunch and guest speakers will take place at the house of a neighbor. The public is welcome to attend the work and/or food/social portions of the day.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please follow this link for more information and to register: /eventdetails.aspx?EventId=17180 or call LandPaths at 707-544-7284 ext. 10.
"I thank you for moving parks into the center of Sonoma County society. …before the Grove of Old Trees event, I truly had not imagined all the possibilities for human and societal growth that our public lands hold." ~ LandPaths Participant, November 2011
Brief History of the Grove of Old Trees
LandPaths became the stewards of the Grove of the Old Trees in September 2000 with the assistance of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, Save-The-Redwoods-League, California Coastal Conservancy and numerous generous private individuals and families. A group of county residents - "Friends of the Old Trees" - pioneered the years-long campaign to save this remnant stand from being logged. Absolutely instrumental in the final successful push to preserve this grove was Director of Sonoma County Regional Parks, and founding LandPaths board member, Caryl Hart.
The Grove is a vibrant reminder of a redwood stand that escaped the common fate of other such stands throughout the surrounding area-logging. Historically, the families that owned the Grove operated sawmills locally, yet upheld a tradition of sparing this Grove, using it instead as a family gathering place. However, in the 1990's this changed. Within the Grove it is not hard to spot blue stripes painted on selected trees. The blue stripes were made by a forester, working for the former owners, to indicate which trees were to be cut in the first phase of the approved Timber Harvest Plan. Thanks to the many activists, neighbors, and concerned citizens that worked to preserve the Grove, these blue stripes now symbolize a fate unrealized.
About LandPaths
LandPaths, established in 1996, is a Sonoma County-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a love of the land. We provide exceptional learning experiences and inspire lifelong environmental and community stewardship. LandPaths enables residents to experience the beauty of Sonoma County, understand the value of regional ecosystems and local open spaces, and assist in stewarding the land. LandPaths works with public agencies, community groups, individuals and other nonprofits to accomplish this mission.
For more information about LandPaths and the 14th Annual Grove Stewardship and Potluck Lunch, please visit www.landpaths.org.
707.544.7284 | F 707.544.7242 | 618 4th Street #217, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | [email protected]
Outings Signups: [email protected] | F 707.544.7242 | 707-544-7284 (then press 1)
Contents (c) 2008 by Land Partners Through Stewardship (Landpaths) Site Credits


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Nelson Irrigation Introduces New Orbitor Pivot SprinklerDecember 7, 2010
Nelson Irrigation Corporation – a world leader in sprinkler technology – is pleased to introduce the O3000 Orbitor for mechanized irrigation. The Orbitor features new technology that eliminates the struts of a sprinkler body to provide outstanding uniformity and optimal droplets at low operating pressures. Designed with an innovative bracketless assembly, debris hang-up and water-pattern misting common to conventional sprinklers are eliminated. Irrigators can expect long wear-life, reliable operation and durability even in the toughest water conditions. The Orbitor utilizes Nelson's universal 3TN quick-change, color-coded plastic nozzle. The O3000 Orbitor offers an excellent water application solution from 10-20 PSI (.7-1.4 bar) operating pressure. This low pressure sprinkler is mounted on drop tubes and utilizes low trajectory angles to keep the water down out of the wind for maximum water and energy conservation. The O3000 is available with the choice of two plates to meet desired droplet configurations specific to site and soil requirements.


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I love this idea! I recently posted about the resurgence of popsicles and their noticeably upscale reincarnation, but the practicality of serving frozen treats at an event is always something to consider.
Well, 100 Layer Cake's guest post for Unruly Things just may have the answer: food trucks!
Check out the full post here to see some of the food truck vendors 100 Layer Cake found.


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Carol talked about her time at Warner Brothers and showed us some of the work she did there, then explained how she got into illustration. She brought along a selection of her originals, and some of the books she's illustrated. She then took to the whiteboard and showed us how she draws her characters, and we all had a chance to have a go!
Some pictures from the evening:
Next month, on Thursday 3rd July, we have Wilf Langford, chairman of the Shropshire Art Society, giving us talk and demonstration on his pastel work.
Before then, though, there's the Paint Jam (15th, Castle Square), the LAS' section of the Art Trail (in the Wine Bar), and our Art Market (28th & 29th)!


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Guest Speakers
Phi Chi Theta provides numerous opportunities for networking and learning about careers through weekly lectures by industry professionals. This is a great opportunity not just for our members to find potential future employers, but also to ask questions of people who are at the center of the action at some of the biggest corporations in the nation.
Case Competition
Our annual event is scheduled to be a Case Competition. It is still being planned so stay tuned for updates!
Application Workshops
For those members who have not been admitted to the Foster School, Phi Chi Theta holds an annual workshop for the Spring application cycle (Autumn admissions cycle) in order to help members secure their desired major.
- WSA Tips Presentation
- Practice WSA
- Personal Statement Audit


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ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI)
ITT Educational Services is having an incredibly rough day in the market today, and for good reason. A figurative bomb was dropped on the company by the United States Department of Education. Today, we'll talk about the news, how the stock reacted, and what we can expect to see from ESI ahead. So, let's get right to it…
Department of Education Breaks ESI Apart
As mentioned above, ITT Educational Services is having an horrible day in the market today after news came out of the Department of Education. Unfortunately, the US DOE said that it has made the decision to stop enrolling students into the school with federal loans.
At the end of the day, the Department of Education found that the operation at ESI didn't fit the standards for a college education. As with many other for-profit colleges, the operation wasn't very positive to say the least. Finances, advertising, job placement and graduation rates didn't quite meet expectations. As a result, students who borrowed federal money in order to pay for an ITT Tech degree defaulted on the loans as their degree didn't give them much of an edge up in the job market. In a statement with regard to the news, John King, Secretary of Education, had the following to offer…
"Our responsibility is first and foremost to protect students and taxpayers. Looking at all of the risk factors, it's clear that we need increased financial protection and that it simply would not be responsible or in the best interest of students to allow ITT to continue enrolling new students who rely on federal student aid funds."
How The Market Reacted To The News
As investors, one of the first things that we learn is that it's important to watch the news. Any time positive news is released with regard to a publicly traded company, we can expect to see gains in the stock that's representative of the company. However, the news that was released with regard to ESI today was anything but positive. After all, a large percentage of the students that attend the school do so using federal money. To make matters worse, the reason that federal loans will no longer be approved for ITT Educational Services leads to concerns among students, parents, and investors.
The news today is a massive blow to ITT's ability to move forward. Think about it, students that call in are going to be told that federal funding is unavailable. Of course, these students are going to look into why. When they find out that there's no real advantage in the job market, they're not going to want to go to that school. So, not only is the ESI going to see declines in revenue due to no federal funding, but they are going to have a hard time getting sales to recover thanks to the image this leaves behind.
With all of that said, the stock is currently (3:00) trading at $0.52 per share after a loss of $0.88 per share or 62.86% thus far today.
What We Can Expect To See Moving Forward
Moving forward, I couldn't have a more bearish opinion with regard to what we can expect to see from ITT Educational Services. At the end of the day, the news that was released today shows that the company built a business on sub-par education. Essentially, the company is charging students for an education that means nothing in the workplace. I'd be surprised if the company even exists 10 years from now.
What Do You Think?
Where do you think ESI is headed moving forward? Join the discussion in the comments below!


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I translate brands into beautiful and effective collateral, decks, and digital and print campaigns, and contribute to the the development of strong brand guidelines and identity.
I have a solid foundation in print, expert level experience in Adobe Creative Suite, proficiency in Sketch. Keynote and Powerpoint, and a pretty good working knowledge of XHTML and CSS.
I live in Berkeley, California.


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Friday, June 30
I'm a cactus, trying to be a canoe.
My Dad asked me if I understood the drawing he emailed to me.
We appear to have a problem here, that boils down to my Dad not being able to use a computer. Luckily, my Mum was around to help him scan the drawing, write the email and hit send. Unluckily, Norton kept telling them it was being blocked because of the size and they didn't have a clue what to do.
Hence my reply to him was, "what drawing?"
It took all of 2 minutes to explain what he meant and that even included a fresh new drawing!
I've almost finished building my barbecue. I have one more layer of bricks, then the top bricks (when I buy then, 'cos I forgot) and it's all done.
It's taken me longer than originally anticipated because basically, I've done the 'little and often' method. And it appears to have paid off.
Remember, it's not quantity that counts, it's quality!!!
I received my cd for the shuffle-a-thon today. I've unwrapped it and skimmed the note, but I haven't played the cd yet. I don't know who it's from, unless it's in the note somewhere, but once I've given the cd a good listen, I'm to put up a review here.
The blogger who received my cd has already posted their review here.
Ironic that the two songs he didn't rate, would be my two favourite of the twelve.
I'm working all over the weekend....
But, I'm gonna manage to spend some quality time with The Girl....
I've had a text from the 'ex'.
Why do people do that?
The weekend is here.
Oh joy!
Tuesday, June 27
And the world goes round the sun and the memory lives on in the heart.
Sometime last week, I began to wonder about this, after watching said video once again.
While I was at work yesterday, I surfed around the internet, looking for some kind of "ask a question" type site. I thought I would end up finding a message board, where lots of people give their own answers and interpretations and you never really know if the question's been answered. Instead, what I found was a site that boasted experts in most areas, so I thought it would be a good idea to give them a whirl.
After clicking various menu's, I found the page about Elvis experts. I only expected one, maybe two, but there's loads. You can pick which expert to ask the question to, so I picked the second most 'popular' expert.
I filled in the fields, hit the send button and promptly received an email stating their receipt of my question and my 'expert' would reply to me within 3 days.
A little naive of them perhaps!
What do I find in my 'inbox' this morning??? Only an email from my 'expert' saying she's posted her answer up for me to read.
I click the link, I read my question again....I read her reply....and now I think I may have the answer to something that's been bugging me for over a week now.
Here's the link to my question.
Interesting name?
Cheeky bitch!
I'm just about to validate her answer, by watching the clip a few times.
If I'm not convinced, then I'm afraid I may need a second opinion.
In fact, I think I might do that from work tomorrow.
I've got tickets to see Sandi Thom in October. Sounds like it's gonna be a great intimate gig. I'm currently loving her cd, albeit too short and I love the fact that she proved once again, that there's so much brilliant, unsigned new talent out there.
So currently, I'm making time for Embrace in October, V Festival in August, Sandi Thom in October and Pink in November. I passed on Keane because I'm probably gonna see them at Virgin this year and let's face it, there's only so much bedshaped a person can take, huh?
Now is the time when most of the good tours get announced. I know Muse will tour, so that's another one for me.
Anybody who strolls by here speak French?
Any chance of a translation of this please?
CocoRosie "Bisounours"
Merci x
Monday, June 26
Beat me black and blue, then turned me into you.
Well, as normal as mine get, I guess.
On my return from work, I found the front door closed, but not locked. Just thinking myself a forgetful twonk, I proceeded inside to find everything had gone, except my TV.
The entire downstairs had been stripped bare, right down to the wallpaper, curtains and carpets....except my TV. I don't know what it is about my tv that's so unappealing, but for some reason, it was left....all alone.
The whole dream was in black and white.
With no sound, just thought bubbles.
Whilst in the car earlier, I passed a pub and I as I had to stop the car, I looked in the entrance at the big chalked up sign that greeted everybody as that entered.
It said something like:
"Barry welcomes you with a big, friendly smile"
at the bottom was written:
"I hope to see you again real soon"
In the middle was:
"No children in the bar at ANY time. Anybody found causing trouble will be ejected and banned! Anybody found stealing anything from here, or selling stolen good will be reported to the police!"
Surprisingly, it looked quite full.
One of my old customers has died.
His wife came in today, just to sit with me over a coffee to tell me the sad news.
She looked so pale.
So drawn.
It's so sad to hear news like that but it's the best kick-start in the world for making you appreciate your own life just a little bit more.
If there's one thing that's known, it's that we will all one day die.
I hope to have somebody who I love and who loves me around me when it's my time.
At work earlier, I was presented with an envelope with my name on it. Inside were £130 worth of vouchers to spend in a selection of about 30 stores. Needless to say, said vouchers have been redeemed tonight. Well, most of them.
I'm now the proud owner of a new suit and some new shoes.
My shoes have been worn out a good 6 months by now and my suit saw a better day over a year ago. I've been putting the whole 'buy new clothes for work' thing off because I resent buying clothes that I can only wear at work. Not only that, but we have to wear suits and it fucks me off no end because I've always felt like a dressed up prick.
Whilst I was out at the shopping centre, it would have been rude of me not to have a quick mooch around. So I did. This mooching cost me actual money, but I've returned with a new top, some more incense sticks and a weird incense burner thingy.
I'm not sure if I like it in the way that I should. I just thought it was quite unusual and that was enough for me to part with a little more money.
No reply from the email to my folks yet. Damn, what are they doing? It was a simple question, a simple request, no rocket science knowledge required. Perhaps they have to call a 'family meeting' to discuss the probable answers.
I've just had to fill in all my details on a speeding fine notice. I was caught on a speeding camera in December and they finally decided to ask me to own up and pay up. The letter and fine notice came to work because I drive a company registered car and after 20 minutes of me flatly denying it could possibly be me, I realised later on that evening that it was. Because of the length of time it's been, I was considering contesting it and asking them to provide photographic evidence that it was me. I changed my mind after remembering that any photograph they provide may have me driving the car, smiling and pointing at said speed camera, as I was asking my brother, "Ha, is that a speed camera?".
It's horrible when somebody that you know tells you something horrible has just happened to the....and you don't know what to say, except sorry.
Oh, and I've just opened a letter for the previous owner.
She's overdue for her smear test, again.
Sunday, June 25
So lay down, the threat is real.
I've emailed my folks for some advice, well my dad really. Earlier, I took some photos of the edging strip that supposed to seal my bath and shower from leaking water. These photos have been attached to an email asking from advice on whether to replace the strip and then seal it, or just use sealer on its own.
I'm expecting an email back soon asking me how to open the attachments!
My dad is the sort of guy who appears to have a knack of 'doing things'. When it comes to fixing things up, plumbing, painting, building, wiring, plastering, you name it, he seems to have the ability to do it and not make it look like a complete fuck up.
He's a little bit like the "You don't wanna do it like that, you wanna do it like this!" character from Harry Enfields old show. That's probably why I don't ask him for advice much. It's almost guaranteed for him to come and take over, which puts me off even mentioning things until I've done them myself.
I do need some advice on the bath seal though, so I've swallowed my pride and took the plunge. What's the betting, when they finally figure out how to open the attachments, they reply with something along the lines of...."Which day this week are you gonna be in....?"
Most of today, I've been surrounded by beauty.
The CD Shuffle-a-thon has been drawn over at swisstoni's place. I don't know who I'm getting my disc from but I'm really looking forward to listening to it. Then listening to it again, then again, then disecting it, then putting it back together, then listening to it one more time, then writing about it.
I felt restricted by only 12 tracks and each night this week, I've been scribbling out songs, then adding to the list, then scrapping the whole thing...and so on....
It appears most people are thinking along the lines of having 12 songs that mean the most to 'them' and also go a little way to describing their personalities. I'd really struggle with that, so after much deliberation, I've decided to be completely random and spontaneous and burn the last 12 tracks that played on my MP3 player on my pc, which is also set to random.
Shit, I hope my recipient doesn't mind a bit of Black Lace, Jive Bunny, The Birdie Song and Jeff Beck's version of "Hi Ho Silver Lining".
Saturday, June 24
Baby, here I am, I'm the man on the scene.
Yesterday didn't quite go according to plan. I did manage to buy most of the things on my list, but actually putting these new items into some kind of physical perspective didn't quite happen.
The barbecue is probably about a third built. Considering I've never actually 'built' anything in my life before, I think it's pretty good. Well, when I say pretty good, the fact that it's still standing the following day is a good sign, huh?
I have however, discovered that mixing concrete is the most boring job in the world. Boring, repetitive and straining on my wrist. So much so, I've now got a nice case of 'tendonitis' in my right arm.
To top that off, all the bending and kneeling down yesterday has nicely fucked up my left knee again. Ever since I hurt it whilst playing 'stupid dumb action man' when we went paintballing last year, it's never been fully recovered.
So today at work, has seen me mostly hobbling around and struggling to write anything down. It was quiet anyway, so I managed to leave just before 4 o'clock, which was nice.
I've got Otis Redding playing now and I think I'm gonna have a sneaky smoke on the back step.
And just when I thought the day was going really crap, The Girl asks me if I can go and see her tonight. She's been working really, really hard and had a lot of crap to deal with, so we didn't think we'd be able to hook up this weekend at all. We hoped, but never expected.
Somehow, she's managed to pull off the impossible.
I'm gonna try my best to pamper her tonight, wine included.
Something keeps getting into my garage.
Sometimes I go in there and find newspapers shredded up and boxed burrowed into. Today, I've gone in there and found loads of soil everywhere. The little fucker (whatever it is) has dug through the corner of a bag of soil I bought yesterday and spread the rest of the contents all over the floor. Luckily I'd used about half of it to repot Marley and the new plant, Aretha, otherwise it could have got very messy.
I wish I could find that bloody book!
Thursday, June 22
Nothing could bring me closer, nothing could bring me near.
Last night I had a dream about The Girl and Buffy.
Normally this would be very welcome, but considering that most of it involved them telling me to fuck off so they could bump uglies together and it ended with The Girl telling me she'd fallen for the sexy Vampire Slayer bitch and we were no more.
Some of this is probably from the depths of my mind, reminding me of the past and keeping me in check.
A strange dream, all told, especially as they both had exactly the same body, naked.
Earlier, I got so excited about going to Virgin this year, I almost came in my shorts!
Mum's replied to my email.
It was nothing special but at least she replied. She started the email with my full name. I hate that. She's the only person I know who calls me by that name.
I have tickets to see Embrace in October. At least they haven't done the Snow Patrol thing and blown out all the good gig venues for arenas. Pandy and Blue are coming with me. She's never seen them before but Pandy has seen them with me about 5 times now, I think.
I'm still having major problems getting into their latest album, but you can't say I'm not trying!
A guy at work went to see Hard Candy at the cinema last night. A simple "Yes, it's good or no, it's crap" would have sufficed, but instead he decided to tell me a crucial part of the plot. I still wanna see it, so I'll just have to overlook the crucial part of the film that I already know about.
Tomorrow, I'm off work.
A day off to myself....oh, what shall I do?
I have a list.
It's quite a long list.
I'd quite like to be in a position to have crossed most of the items off it by the end of the day.
"That's what keep me down.
To leave, leave it all behind"
Wednesday, June 21
'Cos time catches everyone, but the world goes round the sun and the memory lives on.
I'm not sure if the fact that my mum hasn't replied to my email has narked me or not. I'm feeling kindof indifferent about it.
Things this week appear to be going good. I'm working lots of hours and had a few sales, The Girl is getting things done, I'm focused on getting a little bit fitter for the V Fest and I have a cool plan of action for my day off this week.
I have quite a few little jobs to do around the house and then I'd like to get started on building my barbecue. I only have to get the bricks now and then I can make a start.
Gotta be ready for the 'Toga' party!
I have a blow up basket ball hoop in the living room.
And that's the only blow up thing I have in the house!
Tuesday, June 20
So hush little baby, don't you cry. You know your daddy's bound to die. But all my trials, Lord will soon be over.
There's a live clip of Elvis singing "An American Trilogy" from one his famous comeback shows.... he says something to his band (on my copy at 3 mins, 30), just after the flute solo, when his band are about to go out all guns a blazin'.
Anybody know what he says?
I've never really been a fan of Elvis. I always saw him as good looking guy, with an ok voice, who was in the right place at the right time. That's not say he wasn't hugely influential, of course he was and still is. A complete inspirational for loads of people, and rightly so.
His acting was shit though, right?
These last couple of days, I've been thinking about the old hip shaker. I'd like to read more about him, but not the early stuff, the later stuff when his life began to downward spiral.
I love the internet!
The capucinno....the capuccino....the coffee was shit out of the machine at work, I saw The Blagger briefly today, he's looking ok and I miss my girlfriend.
Try this for size....
Bluebell, farm, meadow, dog, spring, daffodil, cat, nature, cow, goat, hyacinth, snake, summer, fawne?, horse, sheep and that funny word. I can't remember what it is but I know there's one there.
The fucker.
Monday, June 19
The best things come from nowhere, I love you, I don't think you care.
Today was technically The Blaggers last 'official' day at work. He's now gone....for good.
It's not been the same there this last week, while he's been suspended.
I'm gonna miss him at work.
I think it's been almost 5 weeks since I saw my folks. We appear to keep 'missing' each other. I've dropped her an email tonight to let her know how things are and stuff. It feels weird emailing my mum. Weird maybe, but convenient because it means I wont have to face the dreaded phone call that begins with her saying, "Oh, you're still alive then"
Ironic, considering what I wrote about last night.
I'm absolutely loving all the Lily Allen tracks I've downloaded tonight. I think I must all her albums worth by now. She's proper chav, but her songs are just so infectious and instant! Thanks to Joe for pointing me in her direction.
It's street reggae and toasting. It's proper chav and blingin'. But it just sounds so original.
She's definitely somebody I'm gonna check out at V fest.
I'm officially involved in the CD Swap-a-thon over at swisstony's gaff. I'm finding it extremely difficult to narrow this down to just 12 tracks, but I'm giving it my best shot. I will also probably end up doing something controversial like including 13 tracks, just to be an arse!
The plan for the house this week is to replace the seal around the edge of my bath. It's peeling away, is poorly fitted and is a bitch to the wall in the kitchen everytime I take a shower!
I'd also like to make a start on building my Barbecue in the garden as well.
That fucking Pussycat Dolls song wont leave my head lately. The hook in it has dug it's nails well and truly in! I think that makes 3 of their songs that I really like now and considering they look as manufactured as a TonkaToy, I can only conclude they must have a shit hot producer.
Priceless Big Brother moments tonight included:
Glynn "Cows go moo"
Glynn's brilliant conversation in 'nowhere' about masturbation, "If you don't sort yourself out and leave it a long time, it comes out in a stream."
Lea (to Pete), "You're fine one minute then go all funny the next!"
Richard "Do you wanna borrow one of my tops Nikki?"
Nikki "No, 'cos they are probably covered in spunk"
The more I watch it, the more I see so much of Jim Carey in Pete.
Sunday, June 18
And the sickest little pleasures keep me going in between pulling teeth.
It's swiftly becoming one of my favourite places to pass time.
There's a hug tree in next door's garden, that overhangs my side and when the sun is going down, it just looks amazing.
The air was cool, the gentle breeze was just enough, the tunes were playing in the background and I just sat there and thought.
One of the worries, when you live alone, is how long it would be before somebody missed you enough to be concerned. How long would it be before somebody thought, "hang on a minute, something isn't right here"?
I sat there and wondered how long it would be, if I were to keel over and die, before somebody really missed me.
I could be lying there for days, on my back step before anybody actually turned up to find out where I'd disappeared to. And that's quite scary.
I don't see my neighbours very often, my folks haven't spoken to me for about 3 weeks, my brother Pandy and I always keep in touch, but it can be as long as a week in between our conversations. Work would probably just think I'm pulling a sickie and conversations with friends are on an 'as and when' basis.
Ironically, the person who I think would think something's up quickest, would be the person who I've probably known for the least amount of time.
Marley has a new companion.
Her name will be forthcoming. I'm not quite sure why, but the new plant is definitely a she. Maybe it's because of the sharp leaves that sprout fiercely from her.
Quite a lot has been achieved tonight and the whole weekend was good for me.
Each day for different reasons.
Work in progress:
Tuesday, June 13
Who is that upon the stairs, acting like it dont know where.
It's been just over a year since I've had my own place. The time has flown and yet at times....it really dragged.
Buying groceries has been the biggest shock. I find it very difficult to buy things that I know wont go out of date before I get chance to eat them. I've lost count of the amount of milk and bread that I've had to throw away.
Some things have been changed, but there's still so much to do. Most of it used to be put down to lack of funds, but now that isn't such a problem, so the excuse has shifted to lack of time.
This is bad and something I'm gonna work on.
I've decided that I will get something done in the house every week. At least one thing started and finished each week. It may not turn out to be the most practical idea, but I'm gonna give it my best shot.
I've still only really met my one side of neighbours, the Cool As Fuck couple. The 'deaf' couple who live the other side haven't said a word. Mind you, I can't think of many times when we've actually seen each other to speak. They are however, great neighbours who put up with my sometimes over fiddled with volume control.
One of the first things I'd like to get done, is build a Barbecue in the garden. I've said to people for ages that when the weather gets better, I will people around for a 'Toga Party' and it makes sense to mix it with a barbecue as well.
I really like my house and can only hope that it turns out the way I envision it in my head. I always knew it would be hard work. Hard work and money.
I committed to both.
I want it to be casual.
I miss The Blagger, I miss Jewel and I miss The Girl.
And what the hell is it with this, that I saw advertised inbetween Big Brother tonight:
L'Oreal Wrinkle Decrease Collagen FillerYou girls are sooo behind. Us guys have been using filler for ages!
"Big Brother will get back to you".
Monday, June 12
It's hard to say how I feel in the light. I lost my way, lost my way, my own mind.
Second glass of wine started, second spliff smoked,
It's true what they say about smoking grass. You become more perceptive to things, especially music.
Hell, I'm listening to The Bee Gees right now and I'm loving it!
Oh come on, they did manage to write a mean lyric or two;
"And for once in my life I'm alone, and I gotta let her know, just in time before I go"
"I started a joke, which started the whole world crying"
"I can think of younger days, when living for my life was everything a man could want to do"
"How can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from coming down?"
And yet the more routine, mundane jobs become some kind of mathematical puzzle, as I found when I went to close the blinds in the conservatory.
Both of my favourite girls are up for eviction in Big Brother this week. Oh Grace, you've let me down, but I think you'll walk and keep some dignity.
I have this strong urge to watch the movie of Salem's Lot.
I'm looking forward to digging out my sketchbook again, if I can find it. It's been a while I've out those pencils to good use.
It's never over. My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder.
Earlier today, The Blagger got suspended from work. He has to attend a disciplinary next Monday, but I think that's the Company just playing things by the book even though they've already made their decision.
I'll really miss working with him....
I've not spoken to him much since it all happened, but in a brief call earlier, I said I would help him with his CV, as I've worked in Recruitment before.
The mood at work has been somber all day. It's still very quiet and people are all down because things don't look like they will get much better anytime soon. I wouldn't be surprised if they decided not to replace The Blagger and save on some staffing costs while it's so quiet. This once again fucks up the rota and means everybody putting in extra hours....*sigh*
I can tell I'm mythered today, 'cos when I got back from work, the first thing I did was get changed and start cleaning the house from top to bottom. It's something I do when I've got a lot of things on my mind. It kinda....puts my mind on a mission of clean, clean, clean and deters it from thinking about all the other crap.
Fuck knows what I'm gonna tomorrow, if the mood carries. I've nothing left to clean, no washing to do and the garden is really tidy. Maybe I will work on that elusive third tattoo design. Give me something to bury myself into for a while.
The new guy Drago, decided to show his true colours today. He's not been with us long, so I've not drawn any kinds of opinions on him yet. He seems nice enough, well....seemed.
Earlier today, I went into 3rd Time Lucky's office and caught a conversation between three or four of them. Somewhere along the line, the subject of girl's weight cropped up, to which Drago had the following to say:
"I wont be seen dead with a fat bird. If my girlfriend starts to get a bit podgy, I tell her I'm finishing with her, but string things along....and she gets all stressed about it and stops eating."
What a fucking wanker.
Needless to say my estimations of him have now plummeted through the floor.
So, today has not been a good day.
After the cleaning up fenzy was done, I had a sandwich and then sat on the back step, smoking a spliff, playing with my camera.....
Listening to the tunes....
Closing my eyes....
And remembering....
Sunday, June 11
People go dancing in crowded rooms, my head is getting tired, darkness looms.
Couple together some of the best weather we've had for ages, with the World Cup football matches and what you have is a combination strong enough to overthrow 95% of the population.
Needless to say, we only had a few people come into the Dealership today. One couple who wanted to know if we have any left hand drive Fords, one guy who was thinking about changing his car in September and a couple who wanted parts.
I can honestly say, they robbed me of 6 hours of my life. Bastards!
I was asked to go out tonight. I declined saying I had to cut the lawn. I'm becoming some horrible domesticated person, now I'm in my own place. I find myself talking to people about gardens, trees and decorating ideas.
And that Gomez track is so clever. The beginning...the banjo type thing hits the chords too early....but it's goes well....it drives the song forward, along with his vocals. Then when it hits again, just before the bridge, it gets delivered just a little too late.
So clever.
I'm currently picking through a bag of Revels, to make sure I don't get the nut or coffee ones and I've just asked for some Big Brother eviction tickets.
Saturday, June 10
Sleep on and dream of her, because its the closest you will get to love.
Compliments can be difficult.
It's as simple as that. It's easy to pay somebody else a compliment and it's lovely to see them go kinda bashful when you say something nice about them, but when it comes down to being the recipient….
It's a different story.
There must be some people who get compliments all the time and this would maybe build their own confidence up into such a state, that they don't do the bashful thing, instead they smile and think, "yeah"
Nothing wrong with that.
When you don't have a great deal of confidence, when your confidence-o-meter reaches .def con 1, compliments from others sound like anything other than praise.
When you've thought of yourself as a bit of a loser, been torn down a peg or two by people who you'd previously trusted, then compliments can be difficult to take.
"Oh twisted child, so ugly, so ugly."
Your mind almost convinces you that nobody would have anything good to say about you, so when it happens, it doesn't compute. And you find yourself wondering why on earth somebody would say such a thing, cos you've convinced yourself, deep inside that its just not true.
Can you imagine what its like when two such people get together!?!?
So….girls who wear ultra thin white trousers….WHY?
A couple of nights ago, I dreamt that Angelina phoned me up, told me her and Brad were finished and she couldn't bear to be without me any longer…oh no, I'm getting confused….a couple of nights ago, I dreamt that I worked on a checkout in a supermarket.
I finished serving my customer and looked down at the stuff on the belt, then glanced up to see The Girl who was my next customer. I passed everything through the scanners and struck up a brief conversation with her and when the total was done, I didn't ask her for the amount, I asked her to marry me.
We got married by the time shed finished packing her bags.
Dreams are weird, huh?
I've recently acquired the latest albums by Orson (like it, like it), Gomez (Brilliant on first few listens), Boy Kill Boy (Excellent!), The Feeling (sounds ok, needs a another few listens), Keane (sounds really good), Tool (such a great voice) and some compilation cds, mostly dance stuff. In fact, ALL dance stuff.
I'm really enjoying the music scene at the moment. There's lots of great stuff out and more promised, so everything's looking cool, cool, cool.
Earlier today at work, I suddenly had a burst of excitement about Virgin. Dunno where it came from, but I had a mooch about the web, looking for sites showing pictures and message boards.
I am officially excited!
It's still miles away yet, but that just makes the excitement prolong.
After work today, The Blagger and I went for a quickie in the pub. We only had one drink, so that in itself must be some kind of record, but even in that short space of time, we had a good chat. He seemed to get quite a lot off his chest.
Since I've been back, I've cleaned and tidied up a little, then sat in the back garden for a while, reading my latest Q Magazine, smoking a spliff and sipping on some wine. I've also just had a phone call from Pandy, my brother. Once again, he's a little on the 'merry' side and felt compelled to call me to tell me he misses me, he loves me and "when are we gonna get together?".
It's amazing how most of this country comes to a halt when the sun comes out. Apparently, it was 29 degrees celcius outside, which is damn hot for the UK and this in itself probably meant most people were either lazing in their gardens, soaking it up, or in the pubs. England played their first World Cup match today and apparently they won.
I really should be more patriotic!
I've updated the juekbox thingy on the right side-bar with some songs that I had playing while I sat around in the garden.
Free MP3 downloads you say? Hell yeah!
Tuesday, June 6
You're not alone....I've come to take you home.
I pulled to a stop at some traffic light and glanced right. I could see inside the window of somebody's house and on the window sill, were about ten faerie statuettes. I couldn't see any of them in any detail, but even from where I was, I could tell they were all beautiful.
There's something about faeries. Only in the last couple of years, have I found something so magnetic about them.
I want a house with lots of faeries.
I wanted to do a post about my strange relationship with dance music, specifically the anthemic, euphoric stuff, but for some reason I remembered glancing right.
Tomorrow, The Girl has a tough day. I will be thinking about her....
Monday, June 5
So if you're lonely, you know I'm here waiting for you.
The Blagger said to me earlier that the sun shining, brings out smiles in people. My smiles are because of something else....somebody else.
Words that I never thought I'd hear anybody say to me, ever again.
Pandy, my brother, called my mobile on Friday night. Actually, a more accurate description would be Saturday morning, 2am to be more precise. He does this sometimes, usually after a shitty week at work and some stress and some 'whatever'....and he and his wife Ju have a few drinks and then he feels compelled to ring me a stupid o'clock to tell me how much he misses me and loves me.
Families huh!
3rd Time Lucky decided to call a meeting this morning with everybody. We knew something was up because since he started with us in September, he's only had one or two meetings with all the sales staff before.
We were right....he wants to split the team up. At the moment, we all sell whatever....new cars, used cars...whatever. But he feels that the team and department would function better if we had a more defined structure and has suggested splitting the team into 3 people who are dedicated to new cars and 3 to sell used, which kinda puts me in a weird position because I also not only sell new and used, but also sell to Employee and Motability Customers.
Much of the afternoon saw various people going in and out of his office, presumably to discuss this possible development further. By the end of the day, four of our sales team have said they will now be actively looking for another job.
I'm thinking it wasn't a popular suggestion!
I have almost three months until my next gig fix and this simply won't do. I have therefore made an executive decision and decided to find something to fill this void. The Girl is a virgin, as far as gigging is concerned (if you don't count Jean Michele Jarre when she was a kid) and has even expressed an interest is going to see somebody play live together.
I wonder....does she really know what she's letting herself in for!
I'm still loving Big Brother to the max. The two recent additions to the house appear to be stirring things up in their own special way, which is great to watch. My only peeve is that everybody calls each other "babe", even when they are just about to lay into them.
Tomorrow is the sixth. This would of course be 06/06/06, technically the sign of The Guy Downstairs and I wonder just how many girls are hoping and praying that they don't give birth tomorrow. Or does anybody really give a fuck?!
I can't understand why somebody has taken the decision to remake The Omen. Such a great film that should have been left alone, but no.....noooooo, somebody thinks they can do a better version.
Piss poor remakes are pointless and a crap idea, unless it's undertaken with a fresh pair of eyes and a new slant on the original storyline. Remaking The Omen for me, would be as disastrous as somebody remaking The Rocky Horror Picture Show. If anybody ever does that, then I shall take a vow to never watch films again and simply give up hope on the entire film industry.
A guy came in earlier. I chatted to him for a while, then we sat down at my desk. The first ten minutes of our conversation were about which car he wanted, the remaining 30 minutes were about how relieved he was when his wife of 40 years left him.
Strange world, huh?
Sunday, June 4
You're always brilliant in the morning, smoking your cigarette and talking....over coffee.
understood to the point of being
And when taken away....
missed so much.
enough to be introduced into the circle
the circle of life.
for who he is and what he stands for,
which is nothing more than he can give.
unconditionally and with open heart
and open mind and an open future.
in a way that shows the care
of a soul that's in repair.
with a silent song
and silent lips that reveal everything.
with arms that wrap away the past
and reflect the future
like a song needs a voice
and a violin needs a bow.
Screaming inside....turning inside....
While I was away over the weekend, I get a call on my mobile.
It's The Blagger:
The Blagger, "Do you mind if I open up your freshly delivered Q Magazine?"
bedshaped, "Yeah, 'course you can. Why, does it look like a good issue?"
The Blagger, "Dunno, I just wanna take a dump."
There are some things in this world that I'll never understand.
Thursday, June 1
I wondered out in the world for years, but you just stayed in your room.
Well, not quite.
So....hairs on toes....what's that all about?
It's not something I've noticed on girls, so it's either a case of Mother Nature once again being unkind to guys and having hairs grow in all the unwanted places or they are those lovely fine hairs that are there, but almost invisible to the eye. Of course, girls could do the whole hair removal thing, in which case us guys would never be any the wiser.
Whilst I was in the bath, I noticed mine are dark and fairly lengthy. When I say fairly lengthy, I'm talking a few centimeters. While this may be completely normal, once again, it's not something I've been able to compare on other guys. I mean....when would one have an opportunity to compare toe hair length on another guy?
The conclusion I've come to is that I don't like them. I will have to either accept them as they are and turn a blind eye, although I have now noticed that they are there now and this may be somewhat difficult, or I could always get rid of them.
Why did Mother Nature build guys in such a way that hair tends to grow from or out of the most inappropriate places! When I was a kid, I used to scoff at the TV adverts showing those electric hair clippers for noses, ears and the like, but it appears that they do indeed serve a purpose and aren't in fact just for the abnormally hairy blokes, as I used to think.
I will however, never buy such an item.
Resist, resist!
Earlier, I spent some time in the back garden. This was long overdue because the grass and weeds were resembling an overgrown jungle and were it not for the wild animals taking shade in the long grass, I may have held out even longer.
After almost three hours of mowing, strimming, sweeping and cutting back, it now looks almost like a decent back garden. Of course, it will never look as good as either of my neighbours, who appear to be running in some competition for the most perfectly presented garden, what with their grass that resembles a golf course green and flowers that look like something straight out of a book.
I have made a mental note though....After hours of using my Hover Mower that doesn't hover and my strimmer that is about as useful as whipping the grass and weeds with a piece if string, I get the shakes.
The shakes are not a good thing to have when you're in the bath and decide to have a shave and a preen, especially if you want to tidy up your downstairs garden!


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So potentially one of the biggest scenes in this series of Class occurred in the final moments of Class, and no - we're not talking about that final twist with April. We're talking about the reveal The Governors...which despite us having tons of brand new information about them, we know very little at all, in fact, we just have even more questions.
What we know so far? The Governors are a board of individuals who run Coal Hill Academy behind the scenes, employed by a company called EverUpwardReach Ltd. They're aware of the cracks in space and time that appear in the Coal Hill grounds due to previous TARDIS landings and are using this to their advantage.
The Governors are clearly very interested in both Quill and Charlie, and have kept them alive as they are an 'asset', as an example - Dorothea Ames was no longer useful, so she's was killed. They're main intention? To bring about the arrival, which involves the Weeping Angels.
Now here comes the inevitable questions...
What do the Governors have to do with the Weeping Angels?
What is clear is that the Weeping Angels and the Governors are linked, with them trying to bring about their return to this world. But the focus of this isn't really what they're doing together, more 'how'? The Weeping Angels have never had someone work for them previously, they're natural instinct is to send people back in time and feed off their energy so why are they not doing this and instead, snapping the neck of a victim upon command from a 'human'?
Why exactly are they called EverUpwardReach Ltd.?
There's always a reason in the Doctor Who universe, surely this name couldn't be different, especially because it features so prominently at the front of Coal Hill and is explicitly mentioned on the door of M17. Speaking of M17 - the key to the door is MMXVII, which is roman numerals for '2017', could 2017 be the year of "the arrival"?
What does the Arrival Prophecy Tablet predict?
From the perspective of looking at the tablet, it shows The Arrival; an apocalyptic scene of a giant Weeping Angel casting down destruction on 21st century London. The tablet itself is fragmented and looks like it is made of various stones and materials that have been collected and reassembled. But what if the tablet isn't as literal as it appears - as opposed to a giant Weeping Angel, it is a metaphor for Weeping Angels raining down over the city and taking control.
Where is that final piece of the Tablet?
As we all saw, the tablet had one key piece missing - the head of the giant Weeping Angel. Could the Governors be trying to find this final piece and then bring about "the arrival"? It's plausible, and perhaps what a sub-storyline of Series 2 could be about, if there is to be one.
Was there another reason behind removing Quill's Arn?
They cleaned up the death of Mr Armitage (the previous Head Teacher) before Quill got round to the scene, they sent a robot to spy on her, and knew about Charlie being an alien - what else do they know? Could there perhaps be a secondary agenda as to why they removed Quill's Arn from her brain? Is she needed for a bigger picture or were the simply just repaying her a favour?


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Old-time lemonade stand benefits Riley
By Rebecca Sandlin - Monday, July 30, 2018 8:45 AM
When Bryden Ricker was at the local YMCA, he was inspired to do what he could to help others less fortunate than himself. So, he asked his mom if he could sell some lemonade.
"He kept begging me to do a lemonade stand, and finally I said yes," says Jana Ricker, Bryden's stepmom. "After we got it set up, that's when he said he wanted to donate to Riley."
Bryden, 7, set up shop in the front yard of his home on Felt Street and began selling pink lemonade. Sometimes he would whip out his harmonica and perform a song to drum up business for his designated charity, Riley Hospital for Children. He's opened his stand three times so far this summer, selling lemonade – and a bit of entertainment – to help Riley kids.
"When I was at the Y, we were doing 'Hawaiian punch,' selling for Riley Hospital," Bryden recalls. "Then I realized I really wanted to help all the children and then I just wanted to do this, because I guess that reminded me why I wanted to do a lemonade stand."
His goal is high, for a guy his age – $40 – that he wants to donate to Riley.
"I wanted to help Riley Hospital and I really want to help all the children, so I need enough to do all that," he says. "I might get more, but that's my goal."
Jana Ricker said she thought Bryden might have been moved by a miscarriage she had when he was 4, which she said affected him greatly. Turns out she was right.
"I was seven months pregnant when we lost her," she explains. "It's still a really tough situation. Even to this day he talks about her and how he has a sister. So he's never been to Riley, but he's heard about it a lot."
Bryden says his mom helped him make the lemonade, and business has been pretty good. He's made about $30 so far. But occasionally he brings out his musical side if sales slow down.
"I put my hat out on the ground … and then I played my harmonica," Bryden says, after racking up another $3 for an impromptu performance.
The Rickers took Bryden's earnings to Beacon Credit Union, where they deposited the funds into Beacon's Riley donation jar.
"A customer heard him say how he made it, and they gave him more money right then," Jana Ricker says.
Kelly Stuber, marketing coordinator at Beacon, says when they found out what Bryden was doing, they posted his pictures and story on the credit union's Facebook page in hopes of helping him raise even more. As a surprise, Beacon has pledged to match whatever money Bryden collected from his stand, which was open Thursday, July 26, up to $500.
His mom says Bryden may continue to open the lemonade stand up for a few more dates this summer, doing as much as he can to help out Riley Hospital for Children and its goal of improving children's healthcare in every area of pediatric medicine. At his young age, Bryden is emphatic that no child should have to be in a hospital.
"The children at Riley Hospital don't deserve to be sick," he says. "I started doing this because our baby died … I should donate to Riley Hospital because I don't want any more babies to die, or children."


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Now that festivities are over and the majority of people are back down to earth, livestock farms are still just as busy, but there is these days a bit of a lull on an arable farm without livestock.
Years ago, men would spend most of the time in winter either cutting or laying hedges with a slasher and a bill hook, also shovelling out dykes with a sludge tool, a long-handled wooden spade like tool with a steel cap.
Hedges and dykes were in those days well maintained and most hedges would be stock proof as there was no such thing as electric fences.
Of course barbed wire has been around for a long while, but if care is not taken then it can cause nasty gashes on both man and livestock.
With the modern environmental schemes on farms we are now supposed to only cut hedges every two or three years and that creates a problem in as much as hedges tend to grow upwards.
They become more open at the bottom, and apart from that, if you leave a hedge two years without cutting, it costs more than twice as much to cut when you do try to trim it back.
The reason for leaving the hedges is supposed to be so as small birds can nest safely without the predator birds being able to get access to the nest.
Is this working?
Not always despite what the do-gooders think, I have seen hawks delving into hedges despite the extra growth. If the hedge is trimmed every year, it is certainly close and tight.
I suppose what I am saying is that like a lot of other things, there are arguments both ways and some people can make a case for black being white!
Nowadays, mechanical hedge cutters and ditchers do the work in no time at all, whereas years ago it would take half a dozen men three months, hence the state the hedges are now in.


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Nooks and crannies
Cheese Puff is such a sweet, lovable little boy. He tells me he loves me all the time, and that he missed me when I left the room. But he tempers such sweetness with some pretty big fits. He really doesn't look like either of his brothers, mainly because of coloring I think. But when he's pitching a fit, he looks a lot like Little Elvis. It makes sense, I guess. We were shopping at the dollar tree the other day, and I heard the man checking us out tell someone one that's (meaning Cheese Puff) was why he didn't want grandkids yet! I wasn't offended. It was a big fit.
Oh, and he must have learned about behaviors being ugly at preschool. When anyone does something that he thinks isn't nice, he tells that person, "That's not nice. That's ug-oo-ee!"
Also, this child has decided he HATES sandals. He wants to wear socks and tennis shoes, but he takes them off whenever we're home. I resock and reshoe his feet several times a day.


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The below review was written by a one Joseph Harrity and is full of SPOILERS...
The underlying theme of the Fast and Furious franchise is family, and Fate of the Fast 8 Furious is no different. In fact, the screenwriters crank it up to eleven when it comes to family.
The movie begins with Dom and Letty honeymooning in Cuba. Dom who is the quintessential family man, if quintessential means low level street racer turned international crook/hero (whichever the script calls for in that moment) who loves his family and has relatives on every continent. Letty and Dom are enjoying Cuba and fresh off saving Dom's nephew from a local thug by winning a street race (no one saw that coming…NOT!). What was different about this street race is that it only contained may 5 one-liners. Anyone who has watched a F&F movie knows this is a miracle. Anyways, Dom and Letty are in love and living it up on the island when Cipher, played by Charlize Theron, shows up. She poses as someone in need of car assistance. Lucky for her Dom knows a thing or two about cars and stops to help. We soon find out that Cipher needs Dom's car skills for something, and uses the power of a cellphone to coerce him to assist. We don't know what is going to happen but from the pace of the film at this point we know it will be both fast and furious. There was also and interesting moment where Dom and Letty talk about why they haven't talked about having a baby. I'm sure that won't be significant later.
We then cut to Luke Hobbs giving a pep talk to what we find out is his daughter's youth soccer team. While a very funny moment, it was neither fast nor furious so out of place in the film. The utter lack of one-liners in this scene also takes the viewer out of the film. There is no place for family friendly soccer games in the F&F family. While The Rock's kid is playing in the championship game we find out the USFG needs The Rock to do a mission off the books, and if he fails then he goes to jail. None of this makes sense since the Federal Government would be the ones to put him in jail so you would think that they would have some control over the situation. Luke calls Dom and he calls the family and then they steal an EMF device from some unknown black site in Berlin. We get to hear Tyrese and Ludicris banter and kill people so that is fun.
The second the mission is over and the family looks to be in the clear, Dom betrays everyone and steals the EMF devices. This betrayal lands Luke in jail, and by a huge twist of fate (see what I did there) he lands in the cell directly across from the one and only Dekard Shaw. This is after he turns down an offer from Kurt Russell's junior associate in the "I'm Nobody" secret club. In a turn of events that no one saw coming the doors of the prison open and Shaw tries to escape. The Rock works to stop him by beating the shit out of everyone that happens to walk in front of him. The riot ends with Shaw and Hobbs facing off in front of Kurt Russell. While this is happening Dom is on a plane and has to be reminded of why he betrayed his family. It was to save his family. WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! Dom has another family? Well the woman he fell in love with in episode 6 had a baby and it is Dom's. They were kidnapped and held hostage in order to get Dom to help. He doesn't like it, but goes along. Cipher also kills Elena, which is sad, but at least there won't a love triangle when all is said and done.
Turns out that the USFG can't do anything right and needs a cop turned crook, his adopted family, and their most recent nemesis to track down Dom and Cipher. They use God's Eye to track Dom to their exact location and Dom/Cipher attack and make off with God's Eye without batting an eye. Everyone is mad that the revolutionary tracking software is missing, but fortunately the developer of the software is a member of the family and would have a back up copy somewhere. Oh wait, they don't even ask Ramsey if she has another copy? Well good thing that Jason Stathman is there cause he knows how to track an un-traceable airplane, something that the Federal Government can't do for some reason.
The family ends up chasing Dom around New York after he steals a nuclear football from some Russian dudes. Cipher users the power of hacking to take control of a bunch of cars to help along the way. Good thing for her there were over one thousand hackable cars near by, and can be controlled by a single person using a tablet on an airplane. Dom did make a pit stop to meet a mysterious woman played by Helen Mirren, who is definitely not Shaw's mother (spoiler alert she is). Anyway, Dom gets away through the power of his driving and leaves the family in the lurch. He now has nuclear launch codes that can't be changed for some reason. Oh yeah he killed Shaw too.
The family doesn't know what to do, but fortunately Kurt Russell comes to the rescue because the government finally provided some assistance to this mission by letting them know that they had to Russia with their cars to stop the terrorists from capturing a submarine from some other terrorists that had one. With the power of his Dodge Charger Dom takes down the Russians, allowing Cipher to hack what we can only assume is a USSR era sub that has no internet connection, but it works because the screenwriters say so. Ramsey and Ludicris do use their magic computer skills and smart brains to stop Cipher from launching the nukes.
Our team of heroes has to use their fast and furious driving skills to go ten miles to prevent the sub from getting away. While the Cipher is busy driving a sub from an airplane two men in jetpacks access the plane. GASP! Deckard Shaw is alive and he brought along his brother. Turns out that the British lady that Dom met was Shaw's mother. They then take down all the bad guys on the plane to rescue Baby Dom. Once they succeed, Dom can know unleash the power of Family on Ciphers goons and take is place at the head of the pack. Using his superior driving skills and ability to shout over engine noise and submarine engines saves the day by using a heat-seeking missile to destroy the sub. This was after Ludicris saves Tyrese from drowning and The Rock uses his bare hand to redirect a torpedo.
At the end of the day the family is safe and everyone is friends again. They share a meal at a rooftop BBQ in NYC. The rest of the family is introduced to Brian (Lil' Dom) and there is a happy ending. Cipher did escape, and they still don't have the God's Eye, and they probably started a war by attacking a Russian base, but if the family is happy then I'm happy.
As someone who is not a fan of the franchise this movie was fun to watch, especially when setting in between two other movie-goers that are all in. There was comedy, action, drama, and the "Devil's Bunghole". In the end what more can you ask for in the eighth installment in a street racing movie? If you are fan go see the movie, if you're not go see it with people that are fans. Just don't ask too many questions like: how does Dom know Shaw's mom, why is the USFG so incompetent, why doesn't Dom have 3rd degree burns after blowing up a submarine, and whose house are they eating at in New York at the end of the movie? It is probably better if you don't think too much about it.
P.S.: I'm not sure if Ramsey is part of the family or not. One could assume so because she is in this movie and working with the team. But that leads to more questions like what are they doing when they aren't together. They have clean records so they could hang out, but we find out that Tyrese and Ludicris don't know anything about her. We know that they want to bang her, and are openly competing for her. All the while Tyrese is talking about sending dick pics to other women in front of her. Why would she be interested. The point is there is not character development since we don't even know her last name.


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I tried installing plasma from that repo yesterday, it did not go well... I found no "netrunner-desktop" package, but I did find many, many conflicts.
That I apparently can't see their repo with a normal browser puts me off too.


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