We changed the clocks last weekend and I have to admit to being really fed up this week because of it. I absolutely hate that its dark at 5pm. Its quite depressing! Who wants to sit in work and watch it get dark? I really feel like winter is upon us (despite the fact that the weather has been unseasonably warm this week) and I think that's purely down to it getting dark early. It seems like we don't really see a lot of daylight at this time of year.
My body still seems to have clock-change jetlag too. I've been hungry early all week - I'm starving by 11:30am, so when lunchtime comes round I'm so far past hungry that my body doesn't seem to register that I've fed it (but that might also say something about the nutritional content of the canteen sandwiches!). One of my co-workers has a winter hibernation theory - long, dark nights means your body needs lots of food and lots of sleep. Judging on my experience I'd say he's got that right! Now....where are the biscuits??
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Oink?
It would appear that someone in our open plan office MAY have swine flu. He said he wasn't feeling well on Monday and left early, then yesterday (Friday) someone from the cleaning company came and sprayed his desk, chair, phone and the door handles into the office with disinfecting spray. No-one has informed us he has it (or may have it), but the spraying is consistent with policy....Although perhaps a tad late methinks! I know the flu germ can live on hard surfaces for a while...but 4 days? Lets face it, if we've picked it up from the door handle to the office we'd have picked it up before Friday!
Catch up
We had a lovely night out with Richard and Justine last week. There is (another) new Indian restaurant opened up in Malvern so we decided to give it a try and I'm very glad we did! Stephen and I were very excited when we saw the menu. We think the chef may have worked in Scotland as there were the twin delicacies of spicy red onions with the poppadoms and vegetable pakora - practically the only starter available in Scotland it is so popular! The food was delicious and exceptional value. Richard had a lamb shank which was fall off the bone tender and, despite giving each of us big hunks of it, he still had to get a doggy bag for the leftovers!
We had a moment of enforced romanticism at the end of the meal when the restaurant (and a part of Malvern) was plunged into darkness thanks to a power cut. They brought extra candles along with a dish of mints, bird seed and what tasted like minty Edinburgh Rock. Delish!
Saturday had been quite a good day all told. I had a facial to try and get rid of the ever-present spots (we tried electrocuting them this time), then bare-faced and spotty we went shopping in Worcester. I got a couple of nice skirts, a nice jumper and cardigan and a pair of adorable ballet slippers in lilac suede with pink suede buckles from Office. As an added bonus they matched the cardigan, but that was pure co-incidence. I would have bought them anyway!!!
Sunday was less fun. I was doing the laundry, and it began to rain so I couldn't hang it out. I spent hours constantly on the go hanging things over radiators and screens. It really was resembling a laundry! I am now desperately trying to work out where we can fit a tumble dryer as I really cannot function without one. I wonder if you can get the American style stacked numbers over here. I could maybe move the fridge/freezer..... Hmmmm. One to think about.
We're really thinking about how we use the rooms as there are some we barely go into. The dining room is a bone of contention....only ever used for family gatherings as we have a dining kitchen anyway. Stephen wants to turn it onto a home cinema and I...well I'm not sure! Perhaps if he agreed to move the giant TV out of the sitting room so at least one room downstairs wasn't visually dominated at the end of the process!
We had a moment of enforced romanticism at the end of the meal when the restaurant (and a part of Malvern) was plunged into darkness thanks to a power cut. They brought extra candles along with a dish of mints, bird seed and what tasted like minty Edinburgh Rock. Delish!
Saturday had been quite a good day all told. I had a facial to try and get rid of the ever-present spots (we tried electrocuting them this time), then bare-faced and spotty we went shopping in Worcester. I got a couple of nice skirts, a nice jumper and cardigan and a pair of adorable ballet slippers in lilac suede with pink suede buckles from Office. As an added bonus they matched the cardigan, but that was pure co-incidence. I would have bought them anyway!!!
Sunday was less fun. I was doing the laundry, and it began to rain so I couldn't hang it out. I spent hours constantly on the go hanging things over radiators and screens. It really was resembling a laundry! I am now desperately trying to work out where we can fit a tumble dryer as I really cannot function without one. I wonder if you can get the American style stacked numbers over here. I could maybe move the fridge/freezer..... Hmmmm. One to think about.
We're really thinking about how we use the rooms as there are some we barely go into. The dining room is a bone of contention....only ever used for family gatherings as we have a dining kitchen anyway. Stephen wants to turn it onto a home cinema and I...well I'm not sure! Perhaps if he agreed to move the giant TV out of the sitting room so at least one room downstairs wasn't visually dominated at the end of the process!
Friday, 23 October 2009
Whoa...what happened to singing in tune??
Oh my goodness. I'm sitting here watching a replay of the X Factor. I've missed a few acts - perhaps the good ones who can sing were on at the beginning - but the acts I've seen are pretty bad! Does no-one care about singing in tune??
Admittedly the first act I saw tonight was the twins - who came out and sang Britney's "Oops I did it again". Blokes in red PVC suits singing Brit and trying to dance along with 10 clones of the woman in leathers and biker helmet from the Zovirax advert - hilarious in a "car crash TV" kind of way, but not a Great Talent in the Making!!!
Stacey sang "At Last" which worked - mostly. But I had to smile when she speaks as she turns into a character from the Catherine Tate show. Amibovvered? Hysterical!
And what's going on with the judges?? They were nice!!!! Perhaps I'm looking back at American Idol with slightly rose-tinted spectacles, but I'm sure if a contestant came out and didn't hit the notes even Paula would have had something to say about their tuning. And there were a lot of tuning issues in the bit I saw!!!
STOP PRESS: Just watching the round up - and YAY! Simon was critical of someone's tuning! I was beginning to wonder if there was something wrong with my hearing!!!!
Admittedly the first act I saw tonight was the twins - who came out and sang Britney's "Oops I did it again". Blokes in red PVC suits singing Brit and trying to dance along with 10 clones of the woman in leathers and biker helmet from the Zovirax advert - hilarious in a "car crash TV" kind of way, but not a Great Talent in the Making!!!
Stacey sang "At Last" which worked - mostly. But I had to smile when she speaks as she turns into a character from the Catherine Tate show. Amibovvered? Hysterical!
And what's going on with the judges?? They were nice!!!! Perhaps I'm looking back at American Idol with slightly rose-tinted spectacles, but I'm sure if a contestant came out and didn't hit the notes even Paula would have had something to say about their tuning. And there were a lot of tuning issues in the bit I saw!!!
STOP PRESS: Just watching the round up - and YAY! Simon was critical of someone's tuning! I was beginning to wonder if there was something wrong with my hearing!!!!
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Dancing with the X Factor
I'm loving Saturday night, coz its Strictly Come Dancing night. The spray tan, the sequins, the tiny costumes, the bosoms (and that's just the blokes!)...I LOVE it! Last night was great - we had some ropey jives, some good Viennese Waltzes and some super-sarky comments from the judges. I'm wondering if Les and Bruno were feeling the jet-lag this week! I'm still not sure that I've seen a performance to match Mark Ramprakash's salsa or Argentine Tango yet, but I'm hopeful!
Last night saw the end of boxer Joe Calzaghe's run on the show. To be honest, he lasted several weeks longer than I expected! He's a big guy, but you might think a boxer would be light on his feet....sadly no! I tell you, these huge line backers that they have on the US show could show him a thing or two when it comes to twinkling their toes!!
We missed the X Factor last night, but are sitting down watching the results show. I missed Cheryl Cole singing, but did catch Whitney Houston...having some minor tuning problems and a minor wardrobe malfunction but looking fabulous compared to a year or two ago!
Last night saw the end of boxer Joe Calzaghe's run on the show. To be honest, he lasted several weeks longer than I expected! He's a big guy, but you might think a boxer would be light on his feet....sadly no! I tell you, these huge line backers that they have on the US show could show him a thing or two when it comes to twinkling their toes!!
We missed the X Factor last night, but are sitting down watching the results show. I missed Cheryl Cole singing, but did catch Whitney Houston...having some minor tuning problems and a minor wardrobe malfunction but looking fabulous compared to a year or two ago!
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Sniffle, sniffle....
I've had a stinky cold for the past few days. Not good as I had to cancel our trip to see my new niece as I didn't want anyone else to catch it.
On the plus side, being at home today with nothing to do apart from watch bad TV, has meant that I had time to book Christmas dinner in NYC. We're going to the Russian Tea Rooms which should be fabulous!
On the plus side, being at home today with nothing to do apart from watch bad TV, has meant that I had time to book Christmas dinner in NYC. We're going to the Russian Tea Rooms which should be fabulous!
Thursday, 15 October 2009
The Big Yin
Too funny!! I just caught the last few minutes of a Billy Connolly show...and I fear that the archetypal Glaswegian has Americanised his accent!
Don't get me wrong - he still sounds like a Glaswegian (as Stephen did), but he's definitely prouncing things in the American way. I'd seen this show years ago and hadn't noticed...but he is definitely swallowing his T's!! He said "Whats the madder" rather than matter...all those years going thirsty in California for lack of wadder are taking their toll!
Don't get me wrong - he still sounds like a Glaswegian (as Stephen did), but he's definitely prouncing things in the American way. I'd seen this show years ago and hadn't noticed...but he is definitely swallowing his T's!! He said "Whats the madder" rather than matter...all those years going thirsty in California for lack of wadder are taking their toll!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)