Archive for December, 2009
3BT – dishwashing symphony, plans, new decade
1. The pots and pans peal sonorously in the ceramic sink. 2. The end of the year & decade encourages me to reflect, to plan. A number of friends are doing “101 goals in 1001 days” but I think that’s too many and too long for me – I’d either end up listing things I [...]
3BT – nice’n'easy, welcome home, food for you
1. Tuna bagel melts. Sometimes easy food is THE BEST. 2. I finally decide to give into the thing I’ve been craving for the last six months or so – World of Warcraft. I played it a lot, too much, four years ago but stopped when I left the uni because I worried it would [...]
3BT – clean, smile, sprouting
1. I wonder if I’d get such joy from a clean kitchen if it was so neat and shiny all the time or whether it’s the novelty of the situation that excites me so much. 2. Katherine visits for a cup of tea and Joe shows off his smile. It’s now available on demand and [...]
3BT – Lucksmiths, scabs and claims of cynicism
1. Listening to The Lucksmiths for the first time in a long time is the aural equivalent of slipping into a warm bath. 2. The wallpaper comes away in long strips; it’s addictive like peeling protective plastic coatings off screens … or picking scabs. Mmm, picking scabs. 3. An offhanded comment quickly becomes a catchphrase [...]
3BT – planning, unnatural love, last snowy walk
1. We push the plates and cutlery aside and spread out the paper. We scribble as we talk excitedly and by the end of the meal, we have a plan. 2. We know we’ve hit a certain age, a certain sensibility, when we stare at a shower cubicle in Homebase with such adoration. 3. The [...]
Last week’s Tweets (up to 2009-12-27)
had lunch with Katherine and SleepyJoe in Saltaire. Now I'm the sleepy one. # the squirrels have little bits of snow on their noses. too cute. # finds some old voicemail messages my phone didn't tell me about – no missed calls or anything. feel awful for not returning the calls now. # got distracted [...]