FULLY RESTORED - BACK FROM THE FUTURE!
Steve Coogan may be an acquired taste to some, but I think he's hilarious. Here's a clip from his latest show, Saxondale. I love animals, by the way...
Posts archive for: March, 2007
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He's cleaning my car...
@ 25/03/2007 – 16:39:38
Hubster has decided enough is enough and has decided to clean out my car. So far the word 'dustbin' has been mentioned. I am ashamed...
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Fall Back, Spring Forward...
@ 25/03/2007 – 00:18:59
Go to Bed!! The b**tards have taken an hour off you tonight!
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I am a classic, I knew it always to be so...
@ 18/03/2007 – 14:31:15
You Are a Classic MartiniYou are a sophisticated drinker, who knows that simple quality is over-rated.
You're a knowledgeable drunk, but sometimes you're a know-it-all when you're blasted.You should never: Drink and gossip. You tend to forget who's standing right behind you!
Your ideal party: Has a real bartender. But no one mixes a better drink than you.
Your drinking soulmates: those with a Chocolate Martini personality
Your drinking rivals: those with a Margarita Martini personality - oh no, Meno, we should never get drunk together!
Go here.
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The truth behind Mother's Day
@ 18/03/2007 – 14:01:35
Mothering Sunday was also known as 'Refreshment Sunday' or 'Mid-Lent Sunday'. It was often called Refreshment Sunday because the fasting rules for Lent were relaxed, in honour of the Feeding of the Five Thousand, a story in the Christian Bible.
No one is absolutely certain exactly how the idea of Mothering Sunday began, but we know that on this day, about four hundred years ago, people who lived in little villages made a point of going not to their local church but to the nearest big church. To what was called the Mother Church. And some would go to the nearest city to worship in the cathedral.
People who visited their mother church would say they had gone "a mothering." Young English girls and boys 'in service' were only allowed one day to visit their family each year. This was usually Mothering Sunday. Often the housekeeper or cook would allow the maids to bake a cake to take home for their mother. Sometimes a gift of eggs; or flowers from the garden (or hothouse) was allowed. Flowers were traditional, as the young girls and boys would have to walk home to their village, and could gather them on their way home through the meadows.
So there you go."When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child."
Sophia Loren, "Women and Beauty""Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own."
Aristotle"A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest."
Irish Proverb"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."
Jewish Proverb"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back."
William D. Tammeus"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."
Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest"
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Blizzard!
@ 18/03/2007 – 09:36:27
On the cusp of spring my arse! Still, the sun's trying to get through now and I dare say it'll mostly be gone by lunchtime...
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New cat species
@ 15/03/2007 – 19:37:21
Being a cat fan, just have to share this news story with you...
A type of leopard found on Borneo and believed to be related to its mainland cousin is in fact a completely new cat species, the World Wildlife Fund said.
The conservation group said US scientists compared the DNA of the clouded leopard with that of its mainland cousin and determined the two populations diverged some 1.4 million years ago.
"Genetic research results clearly indicate that the clouded leopard of Borneo should be considered a separate species," the WWF says it was told by Dr Stephen O'Brien of the US National Cancer Institute, which carried out the tests.
The clouded leopard is Borneo's largest predator, has the longest canine teeth relative to its size of any cat, and can grow as large as a small panther.
There are estimated to be between 5,000 and 11,000 of these animals left in Borneo's rain forests, which are threatened by logging and are believed to hold many more undiscovered species, the WWF said.
Here's a picture of some baby clouded leopards. Why? Because I can.
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Evening all...
@ 15/03/2007 – 19:12:13
Evening All,
About time for a proper update post. Spirits have been lifted after word from Hubster at Brize Norton. I'll be posting a quick pic of him later on the recipe blog. And just had a bath. Veeeery relaxing. Going to slip into what I romatically call my 'smock' now, a Christmas present from Orangeblossom year before last. It goes down to the ankles, long sleeves, fleecy material, pocket in the front, you get the picture. Very comfy.
So starting to feel guilty now. A colleague (who's working from home) tried to pull a fast one and get the last week in March off as he had holiday left. At the end of the financial year! I was fuming! So I winged a bit and uber-boss got him to cancel it. I think he thinks that nice boss is a soft touch which is why he didn't ask me. I'm harsh, but fair. Now I feel a little guilty - he has a 1 year old, probably could do with a break, his woman is probably on his back, but then the little devil on my other shoulder says - hell! I'd like a week off too, pal, but I've got to get all this work done by the end of March as well. I will probably get the icy silence when he's next in, no doubt. Meh.
Went to gym again. The stepper's hard. Gym is a bit small, though, not enough treadmills. I forgot my Zen, which meant I was forced to watch 'Celebrity Dancing On Ice' with the sound down (there are TVs in front of all the machines). It was either that, horseracing or Jamie Oliver making some calorific banquet. Not good gym viewing. So celebrities falling on ice it was.
Went for a bridesmaid's fitting the other day - here is the dress in case you're wondering (that's not me (I wish) that's the model). But it's in lettuce green. Well, it fits, zips all the way up to top. The underwear's going to have a serious affect on my internal organs by then end of the night, though. Phew! How did they manage in the olden days with all those gussets and corsets I'll never know.
Managed to catch Primeval the other night as well, and I thought it was quite good. That means I didn't turn it over in the commercial breaks. The lead girl is a bit Gillian Anderson though isn't she (below)? I like her hair colour too, think I'll get me one of those. I may have a gander at that in the future. Looked a bit better than Torchwood - liked the Scots guy's one liners.
Well, off now. Time for tea.Speak to you later, Gil. x
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The cutest baby ...
@ 12/03/2007 – 21:07:00
Isn't he the cutest thing? And, by the end of the video, you can see how they got their name!!
Sloths are medium-sized mammals that live in Central America and are omnivores but may also eat insects, small lizards and carrion. However, a sloth's main diet consists of mostly buds, tender shoots, and leaves.Sloths move only when necessary and then very slowly: they have about half as much muscle tissue as other animals of similar weight. They can move at a marginally higher speed if they are in immediate danger from a predator (15 feet per minute), but they burn large amounts of energy doing so. Their specialized hands and feet have long, curved claws to allow them to hang upside-down from branches without effort. Their claws also serve as their only natural defense. A cornered sloth may swipe at its attackers in an effort to scare them away or wound them. Despite sloths' apparent defenselessness, predators do not pose special problems: in the trees sloths have good camouflage and, moving only slowly, do not attract attention. Only during their infrequent visits to ground level do they become vulnerable.
In terms of their sleep, sloths are one of the most somnolent animals ever known, sleeping from 15 to 18 hours each day!
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We're on the cusp of spring!
@ 12/03/2007 – 16:05:20
Whilst opening a window today, I saw a rainbow, so rushed outside to take a picture. I also looked for signs of spring around the garden (which needs a lot of tender care very soon before things start to grow again and take over). Pip also gets very excited when people go outside and chased me round the garden like a mad thing demanding attention wherever we went. So here is some evidence for the start of spring. 'Twill soon be upon us. Enjoy!
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Gymcat
@ 06/03/2007 – 21:17:26
Yes, that's me! 10 minutes on the treadmill, 10 minutes on the bike, 5 minutes on the vertical stepper and 10 more minutes on the treadmill to finish. Feel much better! Going to do the same again tomorrow.
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What are you looking at?
@ 03/03/2007 – 09:45:59
Stop sitting at the computer and get dressed and out!
One-eye has spoken...
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Purchase of the week...
@ 03/03/2007 – 09:13:41
Like coffee? You have to get one! Cheers hubster.
Please ignore the brown coffee (coffee!) stains. I'm cleaning the kitchen today, I tell you!
