This week has been brought to us by:
The letters: F A N T A S T I C
The Number: Mr
and the word: Fox.
I love it.
Wes Anderson is my hero. he makes me happy.
The movie: fantastic Mr Fox
The music: Street Fighting Man by the Rolling Stones as featured in Fantastic Mr Fox
The happy: Bill Murray as a badger
Also, this week I watched about 90% of the episodes of How I Met Your Mother that were available for my watching pleasure. One of them was amazing, because it involved a lot of the song '500 miles' by the proclaimers. Awesome. Marshall's love of Scotland fuels my own love and passion for this country.
I also had a miniature wedding dress fitting thing, so wheels are in motion... pleased.
And I went to a hallowe'en party where I witnessed the most amazing things ever. I'll post another hallowe'en post about those. But yeah I was meant to do something for the church party but had no idea how to do it or what to do, so tried to contact the people, but couldnt, so I was just going to leave the church and never see them again. Which seems like a good solution to me. My mum actually made me leave and go with her, and we awkwardly pitched up 45 minutes late. I hate being late. I really need to get my car fixed. But it was okay, they didn't hate me, and the thing I was meant to be doing was pretty much running itself. So it was all good.
Meh.
I feel like I'm becoming a flake.
Oh.
NaNoWriMo starts in 10 minutes for me. I can't decide if I should start now or wait until tomorrow. I've got some ideas, but it's going to be hard to pull them off.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/441168
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Twenty Six Six Weeks and Three Days.
Last week was brought to us by:
The Lurgy.
Definition:
Noun: lurgy lur-gee
Usage: Brit
(informal) a bug or illness
Derived forms: lurgies
Encyclopedia: Lurgy
And there we go. Since then I have gotten better but I'm still not 100%, I hate that I always blame it, but I am blaming the glandular fever of winter 2007. Woop! Forever it shall haunt me. Today and yesterday I was tired beyond all reason.
But that wasn't last week.
Last week was really brought to us by:
The letters: M-A-G-I-C M-O-U-S-E
The numbers: 27inch iMac
And the happy happy joy joy of finally buying (and waiting still for it to be delivered):
The movies: Stand by me (yet again), The end of Jaws and Cruel Intentions
The music: Metallica for whom the bell tolls
The video: (warning, it might make you feel slightly ill)
The awesome: Many episodes of How I Met Your Mother.
The Lurgy.
Definition:
Noun: lurgy lur-gee
Usage: Brit
(informal) a bug or illness
Derived forms: lurgies
Encyclopedia: Lurgy
And there we go. Since then I have gotten better but I'm still not 100%, I hate that I always blame it, but I am blaming the glandular fever of winter 2007. Woop! Forever it shall haunt me. Today and yesterday I was tired beyond all reason.
But that wasn't last week.
Last week was really brought to us by:
The letters: M-A-G-I-C M-O-U-S-E
The numbers: 27inch iMac
And the happy happy joy joy of finally buying (and waiting still for it to be delivered):
The movies: Stand by me (yet again), The end of Jaws and Cruel Intentions
The music: Metallica for whom the bell tolls
The video: (warning, it might make you feel slightly ill)
The awesome: Many episodes of How I Met Your Mother.
Friday, 23 October 2009
Two random friday facts.
1. When I go down the stairs in Apple I sing 'Metallica — Whom the Bell tolls'
It fits in nicely with the stairs and beat... DunDun DunDun Dun. Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun DunDun DunDun Dun.
Just like that.
2. When I do my make up in the morning, after putting mascara on one eye I look at myself and think about the cover of a clock work orange.
Sometimes to freak myself out I will do eyeliner and mascara in one eye first, then the other, just to be terrified at what I would look like with one huge eye and one tiny eye.
Awesome.
It fits in nicely with the stairs and beat... DunDun DunDun Dun. Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun DunDun DunDun Dun.
Just like that.
2. When I do my make up in the morning, after putting mascara on one eye I look at myself and think about the cover of a clock work orange.
Sometimes to freak myself out I will do eyeliner and mascara in one eye first, then the other, just to be terrified at what I would look like with one huge eye and one tiny eye.
Awesome.
The Lurgee
In my older years I've developed crazy dust allergies, and that means that when I sleep I always ALWAYS wake up with some kind of congested nose and sore throat.
Last week was the best week of my life and for some reason there was no nose or throat soreness when I woke up. It was wonderful.
I must have got far too excited and used to it, because last night I couldn't actually get to sleep because I seem to have developed some kind of new disease that will keep me congested until the cows come home. I had to sleep, last night, with an Olbas Oil soaked tissue under my nasal allocated face space and breathe that in all night otherwise there was no sleeping.
Such is life.
I don't want to get sick.
Gar.
But the lurgie is unavoidable. Especially since I spent most of this week being absolutely freezing. Kid you not. My house is freezing. When I was going to Apple Final Cut Pro traning on Wednesday I said to my wee brother 'Oh brother of mine, it is so utterly freezing in this here housing establishment' and he said 'I know, it's warmer outside.'
I laughed.
I went outside.
He was right.
Last week was the best week of my life and for some reason there was no nose or throat soreness when I woke up. It was wonderful.
I must have got far too excited and used to it, because last night I couldn't actually get to sleep because I seem to have developed some kind of new disease that will keep me congested until the cows come home. I had to sleep, last night, with an Olbas Oil soaked tissue under my nasal allocated face space and breathe that in all night otherwise there was no sleeping.
Such is life.
I don't want to get sick.
Gar.
But the lurgie is unavoidable. Especially since I spent most of this week being absolutely freezing. Kid you not. My house is freezing. When I was going to Apple Final Cut Pro traning on Wednesday I said to my wee brother 'Oh brother of mine, it is so utterly freezing in this here housing establishment' and he said 'I know, it's warmer outside.'
I laughed.
I went outside.
He was right.
British Etiquette.
An incredibly interesting article, that I actually read all of... I tend to only read half of news articles :)
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article6883065.ece
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article6883065.ece
Thursday Thought.
If you run everywhere you won't get mugged. Someone isn't going to mug a running person. It's good logic.
They won't do it because the person is in a hurry and doesn't have time to get mugged. They also are running, and therefore can run, and therefore said mugger won't be able to catch them or stop them or creep up on them unaware.
They also won't mug you because they actually can't see you because when you run you're actually invisible.
This has been a F A KK T.
They won't do it because the person is in a hurry and doesn't have time to get mugged. They also are running, and therefore can run, and therefore said mugger won't be able to catch them or stop them or creep up on them unaware.
They also won't mug you because they actually can't see you because when you run you're actually invisible.
This has been a F A KK T.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Bubble Cat Third Party
Okay so I didn't go to bed, I was getting caught up on my lolcats.
I found this:
I'm not the only person in the world that 1. takes photos of cats and bubbles 2. always thinks of Glenda the good witch from the Wizard of Oz every time I see a bubble.
I found this:
I'm not the only person in the world that 1. takes photos of cats and bubbles 2. always thinks of Glenda the good witch from the Wizard of Oz every time I see a bubble.
Wednesday Head
During the day I always think of amazing things that I need to blog about, but then by the time I get home and get all computered out my skull I've forgotten most of the things.
So we'll go with some of the monotonous stuff and see if some of that amazing stuff happens to appear.
Sunday was all about Donna... after church Donna's husband, Daniel, whom I've known since the age of 15/16 gave me a lift to his house where I hung out with his wife, Donna, one of the best, for many an hour. We watched YouTube videos of people popping gross spots and cysts and seeing puss come out... it was totally gross and made me want to vomit but part of me couldn't stop watching.
Monday was a day of work, as was Tuesday, and tuesday was so quiet in the shop, they took on new people, so the new people count as like half a person just now until they get past their Bambi legs, so there was a huge sea of blue and minimum customers.
Today was my day off, and I went to work at 6pm to learn how to use Final Cut Studio (Pro and Soundtrack), totally wicked, i'd used it before but failed to remember until the guy opened the application. I was taught it in Masters and I'm sure I learned how to use it, or something incredibly similar in undergrad. Alas. I made a movie tonight, that I don't have a copy of, but I can assure you it was awesome.
On my way to work, though, on the train, I was thinking about one time I was speculating and imagining with a friend how cool it would be to re-enact some of the most memorable scenes from movies in the street around the general public. A kind of Trigger Happy TV kind of thing.
Gosh I could watch them all day. I got a little distracted...
Basically humour based on the reaction of people.
The examples we had at the time were to do a scene from Rocky have someone on a bike with a basket and stereo in the basket playing the rocky theme tune while cycling along side a guy running/training... and we also had scenes from Top Gun and what not... anyway, that's not the point. The point was that it would be amazing to do it just for the laugh, but because I was on my way to the movie making workshop I was like that 'that would make an amazing mockumentary' some guy that's stuck in 'movie' mode where he has to live his life by re-enacting movies. Amazing.
I then thought he would make for an interesting character in a book or something. It made me laugh.
I love trigger happy TV.
I've come to realise that How I Met Your Mother is on every night at 7:30 (or 8:30 on +1)... so my nights are always filled with 30 minutes of Mother meeting stories, which I love.
I'm totally struggling to remember all the amazing thoughts and things I've had. Hmmmna. Maybe I've actually had none.
Yesterday in the store of the Apple about an hour before my shift finished the apple store site went down and only fans would know what that meant. I personally didn't, but other employees did, it meant that the site was being updated with new things.
And sure enough yesterday apple announced three amazing new things, that I want to touch ever so much. I got to touch magic mouse today on my way out the door after training, it was wonderful. I don't know if I've ever mentioned my touch pad disease before. Whenever I use a desktop computer i find myself attemping to scroll pages with the desk in front of the keyboard. I just start rubbing it with two fingers then realise there's no track pad and that I need to use the mouse. Having a mouse with a track pad on it... genius. It's like I invented it myself. Bless Apple.
I got Apple business cards last week, I forgot to mention those, I'm well excited. I've never had real business cards with my own name on them before. I blogged about them on the Gypsy Feet site tonight here.
I changed my calender last night from September to October then I realised there was only 10 days or something left of October, sorry Octo-bear. You've always been a relatively fast month. November and December are always really long. I still need to draw a chart of how I visualise the year in my head. I might do that right now.
This is a depiction of my in brain calendar if you ask me about a month this is what I use to visualise when the month is and how long it will be until that month happens.
You might notice that each month is a different size,that's because some months are longer than others. I can't explaing it, time just works that way. This too might explain why I'm always late for things, and always procrastinate... I think I have more time than I do.
the colour is pretty similar to the in brain colouring too, my brain version is a little neater, I knocked that out pretty quickly... you can tell :)
Anyway, October is shorter than november, that's what we were talking about.
It's true.
I'd better go to bed, I really can't think of the amazing things I've done. Oh I healed Eilidh's iPod and rescued all her music just in case it got sick again.
And I got the train and walked to church.
Oh yesterday, I was rushing out the door because I tried to do too much before leaving for work.
I was running out the door to get the train I had two bags and was carrying something else and i had a hot dog as well.. the end of a hot dog, which I was eating as I fast walked to the station (2 minute from my house). 30 seconds out of the house I looked down and realised I wasn't wearing my work T-shirt. So I ran back into the house got it, and crammed the hot dog in my mouth (half a hot dog) so that I had another hand free to get the T-shirt.
I then ran to the station super fast with two bags a t-shirt and something else that wasn't light and I thankfully caught the train. I tend to get the early train these days just incase I miss it then I can get the later train (27 past) but yesterday I was going for the 27 past and if I missed that I would have been late. So I was on the train and all was good. Two stops from the central station (town, my work stop) the train announced that it was not going any further because of a happening somewhere else... why they couldn't have told us at the stop before when we had the underground, buses and an alternative train route, I had no idea.
So we all got off the train. I phoned work immediately then joined the group of people harassing the train man in the station. I was going to start running. It would have been a 20 minute walk from that station to the store and honestly the thought had crossed my mind to do a Napoleon Dynamite and just start running, but I stuck around and waited to hear what the train man in the station had to stay, while we were there the train driver that had just kicked us off came in and said 'ladies and gentlemen, this train is going.' So we all got back on and i was only 30 second late for work. Which was nice.
What was a shame though is that other people had already took off walking, or went to get the bus... ne'er mind. I was well glad I didn't napoleon dynamite it, I had far too much stuff with me for that nonsense. And I had no money on me for buses. I've stopped carrying money about because I don't have any... and because I don't need it, if I have it I'll spend it on lame things.
Anyway... that was one of my awesome, or not so awesome stories. I enjoyed it though.
I'm going to think about my NaNoWriMo novel this year. I have a couple of ideas. I would love to do and finish the same book as last time but I think it should rest. There was no story, just a lot of words and try too hardness.
Get your Wed nes on.
So we'll go with some of the monotonous stuff and see if some of that amazing stuff happens to appear.
Sunday was all about Donna... after church Donna's husband, Daniel, whom I've known since the age of 15/16 gave me a lift to his house where I hung out with his wife, Donna, one of the best, for many an hour. We watched YouTube videos of people popping gross spots and cysts and seeing puss come out... it was totally gross and made me want to vomit but part of me couldn't stop watching.
Monday was a day of work, as was Tuesday, and tuesday was so quiet in the shop, they took on new people, so the new people count as like half a person just now until they get past their Bambi legs, so there was a huge sea of blue and minimum customers.
Today was my day off, and I went to work at 6pm to learn how to use Final Cut Studio (Pro and Soundtrack), totally wicked, i'd used it before but failed to remember until the guy opened the application. I was taught it in Masters and I'm sure I learned how to use it, or something incredibly similar in undergrad. Alas. I made a movie tonight, that I don't have a copy of, but I can assure you it was awesome.
On my way to work, though, on the train, I was thinking about one time I was speculating and imagining with a friend how cool it would be to re-enact some of the most memorable scenes from movies in the street around the general public. A kind of Trigger Happy TV kind of thing.
Trigger Happy TV Examples.
Gosh I could watch them all day. I got a little distracted...
Basically humour based on the reaction of people.
The examples we had at the time were to do a scene from Rocky have someone on a bike with a basket and stereo in the basket playing the rocky theme tune while cycling along side a guy running/training... and we also had scenes from Top Gun and what not... anyway, that's not the point. The point was that it would be amazing to do it just for the laugh, but because I was on my way to the movie making workshop I was like that 'that would make an amazing mockumentary' some guy that's stuck in 'movie' mode where he has to live his life by re-enacting movies. Amazing.
I then thought he would make for an interesting character in a book or something. It made me laugh.
I love trigger happy TV.
I've come to realise that How I Met Your Mother is on every night at 7:30 (or 8:30 on +1)... so my nights are always filled with 30 minutes of Mother meeting stories, which I love.
I'm totally struggling to remember all the amazing thoughts and things I've had. Hmmmna. Maybe I've actually had none.
Yesterday in the store of the Apple about an hour before my shift finished the apple store site went down and only fans would know what that meant. I personally didn't, but other employees did, it meant that the site was being updated with new things.
And sure enough yesterday apple announced three amazing new things, that I want to touch ever so much. I got to touch magic mouse today on my way out the door after training, it was wonderful. I don't know if I've ever mentioned my touch pad disease before. Whenever I use a desktop computer i find myself attemping to scroll pages with the desk in front of the keyboard. I just start rubbing it with two fingers then realise there's no track pad and that I need to use the mouse. Having a mouse with a track pad on it... genius. It's like I invented it myself. Bless Apple.
I got Apple business cards last week, I forgot to mention those, I'm well excited. I've never had real business cards with my own name on them before. I blogged about them on the Gypsy Feet site tonight here.
I changed my calender last night from September to October then I realised there was only 10 days or something left of October, sorry Octo-bear. You've always been a relatively fast month. November and December are always really long. I still need to draw a chart of how I visualise the year in my head. I might do that right now.
This is a depiction of my in brain calendar if you ask me about a month this is what I use to visualise when the month is and how long it will be until that month happens.
You might notice that each month is a different size,that's because some months are longer than others. I can't explaing it, time just works that way. This too might explain why I'm always late for things, and always procrastinate... I think I have more time than I do.
the colour is pretty similar to the in brain colouring too, my brain version is a little neater, I knocked that out pretty quickly... you can tell :)
Anyway, October is shorter than november, that's what we were talking about.
It's true.
I'd better go to bed, I really can't think of the amazing things I've done. Oh I healed Eilidh's iPod and rescued all her music just in case it got sick again.
And I got the train and walked to church.
Oh yesterday, I was rushing out the door because I tried to do too much before leaving for work.
I was running out the door to get the train I had two bags and was carrying something else and i had a hot dog as well.. the end of a hot dog, which I was eating as I fast walked to the station (2 minute from my house). 30 seconds out of the house I looked down and realised I wasn't wearing my work T-shirt. So I ran back into the house got it, and crammed the hot dog in my mouth (half a hot dog) so that I had another hand free to get the T-shirt.
I then ran to the station super fast with two bags a t-shirt and something else that wasn't light and I thankfully caught the train. I tend to get the early train these days just incase I miss it then I can get the later train (27 past) but yesterday I was going for the 27 past and if I missed that I would have been late. So I was on the train and all was good. Two stops from the central station (town, my work stop) the train announced that it was not going any further because of a happening somewhere else... why they couldn't have told us at the stop before when we had the underground, buses and an alternative train route, I had no idea.
So we all got off the train. I phoned work immediately then joined the group of people harassing the train man in the station. I was going to start running. It would have been a 20 minute walk from that station to the store and honestly the thought had crossed my mind to do a Napoleon Dynamite and just start running, but I stuck around and waited to hear what the train man in the station had to stay, while we were there the train driver that had just kicked us off came in and said 'ladies and gentlemen, this train is going.' So we all got back on and i was only 30 second late for work. Which was nice.
What was a shame though is that other people had already took off walking, or went to get the bus... ne'er mind. I was well glad I didn't napoleon dynamite it, I had far too much stuff with me for that nonsense. And I had no money on me for buses. I've stopped carrying money about because I don't have any... and because I don't need it, if I have it I'll spend it on lame things.
Anyway... that was one of my awesome, or not so awesome stories. I enjoyed it though.
I'm going to think about my NaNoWriMo novel this year. I have a couple of ideas. I would love to do and finish the same book as last time but I think it should rest. There was no story, just a lot of words and try too hardness.
Get your Wed nes on.
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Twenty Six and Sx Weeks
This week has been brought to us by
The Number: The Bank Won't Stop Calling Me (Again)
The Letters: F E D U P
The good news: Zero is cute to me again.
The song:
The video (and song): I LOVE JOURNEY!
The joy joy moment: Eilidh
The awesome moment: playing Cluedo with Claudia and Eilidh and 'getting it' for the first time in 26 years and six weeks.
The ultimate sell moment: sellings to macbook pro 13inch in an hour of each other and tendering cash to the amount of 1700+ for them. CASH!
The best apple moment: nothing has beaten the 'I have an iPhone that doesn't ring' because the silent button is on moment... yet.
The relief: For the first time in twenty six years and six weeks I really do enjoy my job. If I got paid a million pounds an hour for it I would love it more.
The zen moment: sitting on the stairs in my house playing miniature football with a Cheese Ball as the ball and Zero as my opponent.
The love: The sleepy morning phone calls.
The images (found):
The Number: The Bank Won't Stop Calling Me (Again)
The Letters: F E D U P
The good news: Zero is cute to me again.
The song:
The video (and song):
The joy joy moment: Eilidh
The awesome moment: playing Cluedo with Claudia and Eilidh and 'getting it' for the first time in 26 years and six weeks.
The ultimate sell moment: sellings to macbook pro 13inch in an hour of each other and tendering cash to the amount of 1700+ for them. CASH!
The best apple moment: nothing has beaten the 'I have an iPhone that doesn't ring' because the silent button is on moment... yet.
The relief: For the first time in twenty six years and six weeks I really do enjoy my job. If I got paid a million pounds an hour for it I would love it more.
The zen moment: sitting on the stairs in my house playing miniature football with a Cheese Ball as the ball and Zero as my opponent.
The love: The sleepy morning phone calls.
The images (found):
Creationism or Evolution
Creationism.
Today I will show you what creationism looks like and how it works:
Creation looks like a big blue mass.
From the mass people (especially families) are made.
This has been an F A KK T.
Today I will show you what creationism looks like and how it works:
Creation looks like a big blue mass.
From the mass people (especially families) are made.
This has been an F A KK T.
The Birth and Death of the Days
The opening seconds of this song:
Make me think of many things.
1. Scott
I've no idea why, but you once went to that gig, and I burned you the CD of all their songs, and I'm not sure if you even like them. Probably not. But it now reminds me of your life.
2. Salt Lake City 2007
Sitting in my attic on day 2 of a new adventure. I'd walked to Grey Whale on an exploration in the hot autumn sun, while I kicked leaves on the ground. I squinted in the sun, and I laughed at the orange flags to be used for crossing the road.
3. Pretty Woman
I was so bored I watched pretty woman with the entire Explosions in the Sky CD playing over it. The first time round it fitted well, with blinks of the eye and screen changes.
4. Tyler
On the night before I left Salt Lake I gave the CD to Ty-dog, the friend I saw on my first night in Salt Lake, and then later became friends with him and Rob that next Sunday. He and all his 'hipster' friends represented the sudden realisation that just being a member of the church wasn't good enough reason to just be friends with someone. I could be friends with people based on commonalities beyond religion, and still have religion in common regardless.
I think... the song, is a culmination of the sunsets, the cool breezes, the city lights, the happy thoughts, the freedom, the imagination, and the adventure of being in the western US in autumn... alone.
There are a couple of songs that I have gathered and possessed in my life that make me feel the same calm that this one does. Every time I hear the opening bars I breathe a wonderful breath, and feel so happy and lucky to be alive and surrounded by innate (heaven sent) beauty every single day.
Make me think of many things.
1. Scott
I've no idea why, but you once went to that gig, and I burned you the CD of all their songs, and I'm not sure if you even like them. Probably not. But it now reminds me of your life.
2. Salt Lake City 2007
Sitting in my attic on day 2 of a new adventure. I'd walked to Grey Whale on an exploration in the hot autumn sun, while I kicked leaves on the ground. I squinted in the sun, and I laughed at the orange flags to be used for crossing the road.
3. Pretty Woman
I was so bored I watched pretty woman with the entire Explosions in the Sky CD playing over it. The first time round it fitted well, with blinks of the eye and screen changes.
4. Tyler
On the night before I left Salt Lake I gave the CD to Ty-dog, the friend I saw on my first night in Salt Lake, and then later became friends with him and Rob that next Sunday. He and all his 'hipster' friends represented the sudden realisation that just being a member of the church wasn't good enough reason to just be friends with someone. I could be friends with people based on commonalities beyond religion, and still have religion in common regardless.
I think... the song, is a culmination of the sunsets, the cool breezes, the city lights, the happy thoughts, the freedom, the imagination, and the adventure of being in the western US in autumn... alone.
There are a couple of songs that I have gathered and possessed in my life that make me feel the same calm that this one does. Every time I hear the opening bars I breathe a wonderful breath, and feel so happy and lucky to be alive and surrounded by innate (heaven sent) beauty every single day.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Wild Type.
I'm currently involved in a sly cat fight. I'm sitting on my bed looking at emails and business stuff and the cat is leaning heavily on my left arm. Every 2.5 minutes she tries to put her paw slyly on my arm or tummy. She essentially wants a cuddle, but I'm refusing. Her tactics are amusing unto me though.
So i went to see Up last night (for the second time) amazing.
Before it started there was an advertisement for Where The Wild Things Are, and it was a new one.
What I loved most about it was the type. So, like a type geek, I took screenshots from the YouTube version of the video.
The best thing I've seen today is this amazing video:
I swear I've seen Seth Green and Paul Rudd in there. There's actually so much to comment about that it's hard to pin point one thing, you just have to watch it and know how awesome it is. Moustaches ahoy!
So i went to see Up last night (for the second time) amazing.
Before it started there was an advertisement for Where The Wild Things Are, and it was a new one.
What I loved most about it was the type. So, like a type geek, I took screenshots from the YouTube version of the video.
The best thing I've seen today is this amazing video:
I swear I've seen Seth Green and Paul Rudd in there. There's actually so much to comment about that it's hard to pin point one thing, you just have to watch it and know how awesome it is. Moustaches ahoy!
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The Heinous Crimes of Vikki Miller
So, my mum and brother are away again, to Ireland, for the October week. Whenever they go they always assume that I will feed my wee brother's fish. The thing is, his fish don't slap around the house, making obnoxious noises or getting in my way (like the cat does). To be honest, the cat has to be annoying in order to get fed, attention, or the tap turned on.
So, needless to say, since they left on Friday I've not fed my wee brother's fish until today when I got a text message saying 'Have you been feeding Kris' fish.' The thing is, I never remember, but now that they've asked me, I'll remember.
Over the summer I kept forgetting and the number of my brother's fish depleted by over 50%.
Fish eat fish. Fish food flakes are pieces of dead dried fish, so when the fish get hungry they have a fish war, and the weakest become the meal.
When I went in to feed the fish tonight I was checking to see how many fish were there, I could only see two, seriously, two. I actually feel terrible. There might be more. On a closer inspection though I found a half of a fish floating at the top of the water. It actually made me so sad, and it made me realise that I do need to feed my wee brother's fish otherwise death, carnage and sad things happen.
I'm sorry half fish. I'm sorry that your fish friends ate your head because I forgot to feed you.
So, needless to say, since they left on Friday I've not fed my wee brother's fish until today when I got a text message saying 'Have you been feeding Kris' fish.' The thing is, I never remember, but now that they've asked me, I'll remember.
Over the summer I kept forgetting and the number of my brother's fish depleted by over 50%.
Fish eat fish. Fish food flakes are pieces of dead dried fish, so when the fish get hungry they have a fish war, and the weakest become the meal.
When I went in to feed the fish tonight I was checking to see how many fish were there, I could only see two, seriously, two. I actually feel terrible. There might be more. On a closer inspection though I found a half of a fish floating at the top of the water. It actually made me so sad, and it made me realise that I do need to feed my wee brother's fish otherwise death, carnage and sad things happen.
I'm sorry half fish. I'm sorry that your fish friends ate your head because I forgot to feed you.
The Heinous Crimes of Vikki Miller
So, my mum and brother are away again, to Ireland, for the October week. Whenever they go they always assume that I will feed my wee brother's fish. The thing is, his fish don't slap around the house, making obnoxious noises or getting in my way (like the cat does). To be honest, the cat has to be annoying in order to get fed, attention, or the tap turned on.
So, needless to say, since they left on Friday I've not fed my wee brother's fish until today when I got a text message saying 'Have you been feeding Kris' fish.' The thing is, I never remember, but now that they've asked me, I'll remember.
Over the summer I kept forgetting and the number of my brother's fish depleted by over 50%.
Fish eat fish. Fish food flakes are pieces of dead dried fish, so when the fish get hungry they have a fish war, and the weakest become the meal.
When I went in to feed the fish tonight I was checking to see how many fish were there, I could only see two, seriously, two. I actually feel terrible. There might be more. On a closer inspection though I found a half of a fish floating at the top of the water. It actually made me so sad, and it made me realise that I do need to feed my wee brother's fish otherwise death, carnage and sad things happen.
I'm sorry half fish. I'm sorry that your fish friends ate your head because I forgot to feed you.
So, needless to say, since they left on Friday I've not fed my wee brother's fish until today when I got a text message saying 'Have you been feeding Kris' fish.' The thing is, I never remember, but now that they've asked me, I'll remember.
Over the summer I kept forgetting and the number of my brother's fish depleted by over 50%.
Fish eat fish. Fish food flakes are pieces of dead dried fish, so when the fish get hungry they have a fish war, and the weakest become the meal.
When I went in to feed the fish tonight I was checking to see how many fish were there, I could only see two, seriously, two. I actually feel terrible. There might be more. On a closer inspection though I found a half of a fish floating at the top of the water. It actually made me so sad, and it made me realise that I do need to feed my wee brother's fish otherwise death, carnage and sad things happen.
I'm sorry half fish. I'm sorry that your fish friends ate your head because I forgot to feed you.
Monday, 12 October 2009
One Cat... Cat For Sale.
Just like Oliver, slightly more evil and not as blonde.
She takes up half the single bed, likes to stick her face in your food, scratch your hand for no reason, bite you when you're give her attention (that she wanted), chases legs and feet, and keeps finding some way to poo in the bath.... and she currently has diarrhoea that she can't seem to control.
I think I'll put her on ebay when I get home from work.
She answers to the name Zero, Zees, Satan, Cow-bag.
I keep telling her if she doesn't stop her crap her future step daddy will have her de-clawed, and then conveniently 'lost.'
Oh she also likes walking in front of you and stopping so you stand or trip on her... she also likes drinking out the tap and that's it.
And last week she put her bum in my eye... I think I'm still going blind from that.
She takes up half the single bed, likes to stick her face in your food, scratch your hand for no reason, bite you when you're give her attention (that she wanted), chases legs and feet, and keeps finding some way to poo in the bath.... and she currently has diarrhoea that she can't seem to control.
I think I'll put her on ebay when I get home from work.
She answers to the name Zero, Zees, Satan, Cow-bag.
I keep telling her if she doesn't stop her crap her future step daddy will have her de-clawed, and then conveniently 'lost.'
Oh she also likes walking in front of you and stopping so you stand or trip on her... she also likes drinking out the tap and that's it.
And last week she put her bum in my eye... I think I'm still going blind from that.
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Most wanted
When I'm at work I have a holster with a pay thing on my hip that I whip out to charge people money when they are paying with card. It's actually totally awesome and people are amazed by it... AMAZED I say!
Going along with my theme of being a cowboy, which I am... waaaaaahaaaawaaahaaaaaah wah wah wah...
I just found a 'Hell's Most Wanted' list posted on someone's tumblr blog. Very bizarre... but worth sharing for the total ludicrous(-speed) call for 'sports fan' and other such things.
There was a man near the apple store today preaching, and he was saying things like 'How long do you have left on this planet/in this life... how long do you have left? There are people that have died that you know, that are now living in hell, they are all in hell.'
I decided that his conversion tactics were actually idiotic, and it made me really glad to be part of a religion that doesn't isolate people, that doesn't tend to target or pre-judge people (I'm aware that individual members do do it, but it's not what the church really is) and that also believes in justice, equality, compassion, love and eternal happiness regardless of already being dead or not.
So here it is... the most wanted list... I might start looking out for these people with my holster and pay machine... I'll round them up for a reward from hell. Woop!
After re-reading the list I've realised that I'm actually part of the most wanted list... but in order to ensure that I should well and truly be on the list I will continue my cowboy quest and fully be a hypocrite.
Reasons I'm on the list:
Liars
I'm a terrible liar, but I know that I've done it or attempted it. Like once I tried to deny that I had ever had gross belly button fluff to eilidh's face and she knew I lied. And I know that I've 'bent' the truth several times to my mum, to avoid her being disappointed in me.
Thieves
Last year Toni and I stole three coffee beans from starbucks to send to Blair because we missed hanging out with her in starbucks.
Sports Fans
I like swimming, and watching swimming, and watching the Olympics
Blasphemers
Italy last year, outside the vatican
and also a couple of times on Temple square where you can see the Christus in the window of one of the visitor's centres 'Jesus Christ, on temple square'
Money Lovers
I love money, I enjoy having it, and I hate when I don't have it.
Pagans
I celebrate Easter and Christmas, which are, in actual fact, originally pagan holidays.
Witches
I like to pretend I'm a vampire slayer witch sometimes.
Gamblers
I gamble my time, and I gamble life....ooooo risky
Porn-Lovers
I have a folder on my computer called Jorn... which means Jon-porn, and I look at those pictures a lot
Evolutionists
I believe in evolution, as well as creationism, I think the two can exist together. Take for example me... I am a superhero, and I have evolved from being just a plain human
Pot Smokers
I once left a pot of water on the cooker for ages and forgot about it and boiled it dry until there was a little smoke.
Lesbians
Girl's are hotter than boys... fact... Scarlett Johansson is my big girl crush
Fornicators
I once indicated some forn to a local forn enforcer.
Hypocrites
Already covered
Psychics
I'm so totally psychic... it's like I have ESPN or something, I have a fifth sense. I can always tell when it's going to rain, well I can tell when it's raining. Beyond that I do have dreams that are awesome, some are just dreams, others are psychic and I predict that tomorrow will have 24 hours and there will be a lot of religion happening
Going along with my theme of being a cowboy, which I am... waaaaaahaaaawaaahaaaaaah wah wah wah...
I just found a 'Hell's Most Wanted' list posted on someone's tumblr blog. Very bizarre... but worth sharing for the total ludicrous(-speed) call for 'sports fan' and other such things.
There was a man near the apple store today preaching, and he was saying things like 'How long do you have left on this planet/in this life... how long do you have left? There are people that have died that you know, that are now living in hell, they are all in hell.'
I decided that his conversion tactics were actually idiotic, and it made me really glad to be part of a religion that doesn't isolate people, that doesn't tend to target or pre-judge people (I'm aware that individual members do do it, but it's not what the church really is) and that also believes in justice, equality, compassion, love and eternal happiness regardless of already being dead or not.
So here it is... the most wanted list... I might start looking out for these people with my holster and pay machine... I'll round them up for a reward from hell. Woop!
After re-reading the list I've realised that I'm actually part of the most wanted list... but in order to ensure that I should well and truly be on the list I will continue my cowboy quest and fully be a hypocrite.
Reasons I'm on the list:
Liars
I'm a terrible liar, but I know that I've done it or attempted it. Like once I tried to deny that I had ever had gross belly button fluff to eilidh's face and she knew I lied. And I know that I've 'bent' the truth several times to my mum, to avoid her being disappointed in me.
Thieves
Last year Toni and I stole three coffee beans from starbucks to send to Blair because we missed hanging out with her in starbucks.
Sports Fans
I like swimming, and watching swimming, and watching the Olympics
Blasphemers
Italy last year, outside the vatican
and also a couple of times on Temple square where you can see the Christus in the window of one of the visitor's centres 'Jesus Christ, on temple square'
Money Lovers
I love money, I enjoy having it, and I hate when I don't have it.
Pagans
I celebrate Easter and Christmas, which are, in actual fact, originally pagan holidays.
Witches
I like to pretend I'm a vampire slayer witch sometimes.
Gamblers
I gamble my time, and I gamble life....ooooo risky
Porn-Lovers
I have a folder on my computer called Jorn... which means Jon-porn, and I look at those pictures a lot
Evolutionists
I believe in evolution, as well as creationism, I think the two can exist together. Take for example me... I am a superhero, and I have evolved from being just a plain human
Pot Smokers
I once left a pot of water on the cooker for ages and forgot about it and boiled it dry until there was a little smoke.
Lesbians
Girl's are hotter than boys... fact... Scarlett Johansson is my big girl crush
Fornicators
I once indicated some forn to a local forn enforcer.
Hypocrites
Already covered
Psychics
I'm so totally psychic... it's like I have ESPN or something, I have a fifth sense. I can always tell when it's going to rain, well I can tell when it's raining. Beyond that I do have dreams that are awesome, some are just dreams, others are psychic and I predict that tomorrow will have 24 hours and there will be a lot of religion happening
Friday, 9 October 2009
Twenty Six and Five Weeks.
This week has been brought to us by
the letters: D for design lecture, P for past and MMM for Mary Mills McIllroy
the number: 960 (because I counted to 960 while waiting for a train), 12 (because that's the time I started work and the minutes past the hour that my train is) and 0 (because there is no one living in my house with me for the next week except Zero)
the words: hey, hello, how are you doing, thanks, see you later and bye
the movies: stand by me, monster in law, zombieland
the music: matt and kim
the video:
the picture:
This is actually a photo of my own and Jon's spawn. Somehow he got sucked into the present day through some kind of back to the future, donnie darko, home alone 2 movie combination. At least we know how to find him or her when they go missing in the future... they're somewhere in New york in 2009. Amazing.
the highlight: Hearing the quotes 'Don't try to be original just try to be good' - Paul Rand and 'Don't live the same day twice' - J-Lo... heck yeah... Jennifer Lopez is my new idol... KIDDING. She does appear in terrible movies that are entertaining on a Friday night... it has to be said.
The Love, The Miss, The Future, The Happy: The Jon.
the letters: D for design lecture, P for past and MMM for Mary Mills McIllroy
the number: 960 (because I counted to 960 while waiting for a train), 12 (because that's the time I started work and the minutes past the hour that my train is) and 0 (because there is no one living in my house with me for the next week except Zero)
the words: hey, hello, how are you doing, thanks, see you later and bye
the movies: stand by me, monster in law, zombieland
the music: matt and kim
the video:
the picture:
This is actually a photo of my own and Jon's spawn. Somehow he got sucked into the present day through some kind of back to the future, donnie darko, home alone 2 movie combination. At least we know how to find him or her when they go missing in the future... they're somewhere in New york in 2009. Amazing.
the highlight: Hearing the quotes 'Don't try to be original just try to be good' - Paul Rand and 'Don't live the same day twice' - J-Lo... heck yeah... Jennifer Lopez is my new idol... KIDDING. She does appear in terrible movies that are entertaining on a Friday night... it has to be said.
The Love, The Miss, The Future, The Happy: The Jon.
Thursday!
Random things I thought or that happened today:
1. I touched a dirty gross iPhone and then sanitised my hands afterwards...twice... and then the lego brick, which was super glued on, fell off my ring.
2. I sat down in a lecture theatre and 11 pence fell from the sky and landed on the ground near me.
3. I realised that the word capable has the word able in it.
4. I walked 15 minute through the city centre with a huge smile on my face because I was listening to Matt and Kim.
5. I saw a 5 year old boy set up a drum kit outside HMV that said 'best busker in town' on the miniature bass drum
6. I realised my shoes (chuck taylor hi tops) are five years old
7. I saw tonnes of folk that I've either worked with or studied with that I hadn't seen in ages... all in the Glasgow/Edinburgh design circle.
8. I ate porridge for breakfast
9. A woman came in the shop today that was wearing a cardigan thing I had seen a few days before and had half joked/half was serious about wearing over my wedding dress
10. There was one more thing and I can't remember what it was...
11. Yes.. The two things that I coveted most today: iPhones, and an Audi TT.
I love Thursday's they make me really happy.
1. I touched a dirty gross iPhone and then sanitised my hands afterwards...twice... and then the lego brick, which was super glued on, fell off my ring.
2. I sat down in a lecture theatre and 11 pence fell from the sky and landed on the ground near me.
3. I realised that the word capable has the word able in it.
4. I walked 15 minute through the city centre with a huge smile on my face because I was listening to Matt and Kim.
5. I saw a 5 year old boy set up a drum kit outside HMV that said 'best busker in town' on the miniature bass drum
6. I realised my shoes (chuck taylor hi tops) are five years old
7. I saw tonnes of folk that I've either worked with or studied with that I hadn't seen in ages... all in the Glasgow/Edinburgh design circle.
8. I ate porridge for breakfast
9. A woman came in the shop today that was wearing a cardigan thing I had seen a few days before and had half joked/half was serious about wearing over my wedding dress
10. There was one more thing and I can't remember what it was...
11. Yes.. The two things that I coveted most today: iPhones, and an Audi TT.
I love Thursday's they make me really happy.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Twenty Six and Four Weeks
This week has been brought to us by:
The Letter: C for Cream, Cry, Cuddley Cat, Clap
The Number: 12 minutes past the hour
The video:
The movies: District 9, LOTR 3, She's the Man
The music: This is the dream of evan and chan
The ultimate sell: My mannequin
The picture:
Provided by Amy. :):):)
The image (found):
The lolcat:
The happy: awesome lazy general conference weekend
The love: Jon
The sad: Three months since I saw 'The Love'.
The Amanda Bynes love:
My favourite part is when she's all 'I was talking to him on the phone, he's at dad's... bye dad.' Amazing.
The Letter: C for Cream, Cry, Cuddley Cat, Clap
The Number: 12 minutes past the hour
The video:
The movies: District 9, LOTR 3, She's the Man
The music: This is the dream of evan and chan
The ultimate sell: My mannequin
The picture:
Provided by Amy. :):):)
The image (found):
The lolcat:
The happy: awesome lazy general conference weekend
The love: Jon
The sad: Three months since I saw 'The Love'.
The Amanda Bynes love:
My favourite part is when she's all 'I was talking to him on the phone, he's at dad's... bye dad.' Amazing.
Friday, 2 October 2009
Freaky Number 11
The other day when I was tidying stuff out (1. for immigration purposes, 2. For clean purposes) I came across my church membership record. It had my membership number and what not on it. But what surprised me was my baptismal and confirmation date.
Most people that join the church always remember the date they were baptised... I just about remember the year, the date isn't important to me, but I was amused to discover it was the 26 of March.
2+6+3 = 11.
I was 11 years old when I received my testimony of the church and decided to join and got baptised.
There have been various other occurrences that have been totally freaky, that's one that stands out hugely. The most recent ones do relate to Jon - the last digits in his phone number and his license plate.
Anyway... 11 rules... my life. I do what it tells me to... well I chose for myself, the rest is just coincidence... isn't it?
Most people that join the church always remember the date they were baptised... I just about remember the year, the date isn't important to me, but I was amused to discover it was the 26 of March.
2+6+3 = 11.
I was 11 years old when I received my testimony of the church and decided to join and got baptised.
There have been various other occurrences that have been totally freaky, that's one that stands out hugely. The most recent ones do relate to Jon - the last digits in his phone number and his license plate.
Anyway... 11 rules... my life. I do what it tells me to... well I chose for myself, the rest is just coincidence... isn't it?
Thursday, 1 October 2009
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