Boron, aka B, aka Handsome Sam, is quite partial to the window seat in the living room. Sunny windows sills are a delightful novelty for us all.
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- explores her old Geocities site on the WayBack Machine. It was 2 years old at the time of the first snapshot. Scarily like today's XKCD. #
- and @johnleach follow links on my Geocities page to our first joint project and our first blogs, then (2000/1) quaintly called "Author Logs" #
- was visited by Katherine & 5-week-old-today Joe. J was perturbed by the dated decor, lots of "where have you brought me, mother?" chuntering #
- @strowger78 ooh, what did you have? did you have the silly deep fried marshmallows for dessert? ;) in reply to strowger78 #
- says "mmm, the olive tree…" #
- realises that staring-into-space-thinking and staring-into-space-doing-nothing must look quite alike to an outside observer. #
- is sat on the balcony in the sun, with a giant cat on her knee and her laptop very precariously balanced on the arm of a folding chair. #
- had a fun Leeds Ruby Thing but really, really should have peed before leaving the pub. #
- is playing guitar hero with mum and dad – their first time. Dad got 84% on livin on a prayer, mum 89% on la bamba – she's gloating :) #
- met our lovely next-door-but-one neighbours properly for the first time last night – they brought us a welcome-to-the-neighbourhood cake! #
- was surprised to wake up to find the babbling brook at the bottom of the garden has become a full-on roaring river! http://bit.ly/4xuhLW #
- had a frickin' awesome curry at omars with @johnleach. #
- had an intensively flavoured lunch: salty ham, sharp blue wensleydale, herby olives, tangy pickled onions, sweet & hot chilli & ginger jam. #
- loves how the cat refuses to look me in the eye when he's trying to mate with my arm, even when i go out of my way to catch his glazed gaze. #
- revisits @DougCoupland's Microserfs again, 13yrs after first reading it. It changed my life back then, feels dated but still relevant now. #
- was called into the other room by Carb's sorrowful meows. No fluffy cushion for him to sit on, just the bare sofa. Oh, the hardship, oh! #
- http://twitpic.com/mgsxb – the little prince is happy on his cushion & glad he doesn't have to slum it on just the sofa like a pauper #
- was stood outside on the balcony and everything was perfectly still. Was like being in a photograph. Rather weird. #
- is still wondering/worrying what i said without thinking at drama yesterday which alerted one of the kids to the fact i like Tenacious D… #
- reminds the cats how to use a cat flap, using ham as a bribe. #
- thinks a new to-do list is in order. #
- cycled to Idle & back again. It's getting a little easier but still knackering. Oh for the flatlands of my youth, not this hilly shire. #
- still doesn't believe baby Joe ever cries: he always just sleeps when I'm there. Katherine has warned me I shouldn't bait the tired lady. #
- has had a lovely day off with @johnleach: yum lunch at the town st tavern in horsforth then a walk in the woods at the back of our house. :) #
- brightens up a crappy morning by writing some longer-than-intended notes in permanent marker. mmm, volatile organic compounds. #
- cycled back and forth to Katherine's. Hills each way. Baby Joe (3 weeks old today) was exhausted by my efforts. #
- is really starting to enjoy drama – got some homework this week, working on all my group's LAMDA pieces, fun stuff :) #
- is swinging between feeling ill and feeling perky. thanks sugar and caffeine. #
- has been making the stream at the bottom of the garden flow more efficiently. There are 72 steps from the stream to the (grd floor) kitchen. #
- has been letting cats out for the first time today. The first group excursion went well but the solo missions less so – Boron's gone AWOL… #
- heard Boron meowing to say he was stuck in a neighbour's garden. He turned the nonchalance up to 11 when he made it back into our garden. #
- wishes you could get king size dinosaur print duvet covers. #
- has just taken Carbon for another wander around the garden. He does NOT like the pond. #
- thinks this is going to be a cold house until we get the woodburner & better curtains everywhere. Might knit wrist-warmer gloves tonight. #
- @xbaz that sounds dangerously like a euphemism. ;) in reply to xbaz #
- thinks the (spicy tomato and lentil) soup could probably use another ten minutes but dammit, i'm hungry now. #
- wants to offer @johnleach's dad soup but suspects it's probably best not to shout at him suddenly when he's precariously perched on the roof #
- opens all the doors and windows – living room chimney still leaking into the dining room and bedroom, smoke everywhere. boo. #
- writes crib notes on her hand in case she forgets what to say while leading a drama class exercise. #
- has been nesting all weekend. well, mostly wandering around the garden with the cats avoiding actually doing anything. #
- oh! also bought a bike from ebay! went for a ride today, checking out nearby allotments and through the woods – exploring is fun :) #
- is having a sneaky minute checking on the state of the internetz while having a cup of tea. Next up: packing the kitchen. Exciting :) #
- is super exhausted after 13 hours of packing. *Very* nearly done with the key stuff. The rest, deep storage stuff, can wait for now. #
- dangerous horseplay aftermath: arm bruise looks like a hickey, arse bruise is v gnarly. @johnleach winces whenever he spies my bum cleavage. #
- is having a calm cup of tea before the events of the day commence. Movers arrive in 1.5hrs. Eek! #
- thinks the moving guys hate us. Nearly done though. Kinda. Carbon is hiding under the bed but the others more interested than scared. #
- & the cats are in the (new) house. cats seem to approve of the bathroom: our prison for the next few hours. oh for a power socket. #
- has had a great day. cats seem very happy and so are we. lots of boxes about still, obviously but we'll get there. :) #
- had a fabulously smutty-humoured day at the office. #
- is going to meet baby Joe properly – 10 days old now. Hope neither of us starts crying. #
- thought the walk TO katherine & john's would be easy-peasy – it was easy walking FROM there last week, downhill all the way… #
- @Threebt this recipe uses grated beetroot – is that any good for you? http://bit.ly/jD7s4 in reply to Threebt #
- @Threebt ooh that looks nice. hurrah for simple :) in reply to Threebt #
- held baby Joe for about ten minutes. He hiccuped and didn't cry. His dad thought I looked relaxed until he looked at my panic ridden face. #
- was going to bid on http://bit.ly/ebay-noooo as a present for @johnleach who has an obsession with brushes but i forgot. am gutted. 99p! #
- is working the lumberjack look today – checked shirt, wood over shoulder. #
- used her wood to make an airing cupboard. Didn't go perfectly but learnt a lot. Need more sticks for more shelves in the other cupboard. #
- clears out her feed reader, ready for another week. #
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