It's Tracy's last Monday of work. Awesome!
I marked the occasion by squinting at my computer screen all day, because my glasses are getting re-jigged for the Slightly More Blind. **&(*Y(*^&%. I hate that I'm getting old.
After an entire day of stupid invoices and incomprehensible problems involving possum traps, I am finally where I am supposed to be. On my couch, swilling sauvignon blanc and scoffing brie.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Mundanity
The tuis are singing and the laundry is out - it's a gorgeous Saturday morning for once!
I've had a reasonably good week with nothing hilarious to report unless you count some of the outfits the kids on the street are wearing these days. When did tights become acceptable trousers?
We weathered a storm (HO HO HO!) that blew my rubber duckie off the bathroom window sill. I have to admire his panache though, because he managed to zoom around the biggest and most immediately available landing area (the toilet) and touch down safely behind the rubbish bin.
I finally got a haircut from Dani, in the stylish surrounds of Salon Brenda's House, where I got to meet her grumpy budgie Noodle. I liked him very much, even when he tried to take a chunk out of my finger for touching his clothes peg. Fair enough, I guess. Don't mess with a budgie's peg.
What else? Oh! I found my missing stocking! Very happy about that.
I've had a reasonably good week with nothing hilarious to report unless you count some of the outfits the kids on the street are wearing these days. When did tights become acceptable trousers?
We weathered a storm (HO HO HO!) that blew my rubber duckie off the bathroom window sill. I have to admire his panache though, because he managed to zoom around the biggest and most immediately available landing area (the toilet) and touch down safely behind the rubbish bin.
I finally got a haircut from Dani, in the stylish surrounds of Salon Brenda's House, where I got to meet her grumpy budgie Noodle. I liked him very much, even when he tried to take a chunk out of my finger for touching his clothes peg. Fair enough, I guess. Don't mess with a budgie's peg.
What else? Oh! I found my missing stocking! Very happy about that.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Presents from Me
Okay, not really presents. But when you're unpacking boxes that have been under the stairs for 2 years, it kind of feels like presents! I have lots and lots of stuff that I'd forgotten all about.
I've also been swishing around town, having terribly elegant lunch dates, and awfully civilised glasses of wine. Not too many - just enough to take the edge off the undeniably horrible Wellington weather.
Perhaps not quite so elegant and civilised - I had mashed potato cheese toasties for lunch. These, in case you were out of the loop, are THE BEST. If you're off to try them right now; you're welcome.
Other things I've done this weekend: brushed Ned. He didn't like it much, curiously. Usually he's right into it. However, this time he took a swipe at me and hissed. Hmm.
I've also been swishing around town, having terribly elegant lunch dates, and awfully civilised glasses of wine. Not too many - just enough to take the edge off the undeniably horrible Wellington weather.
Perhaps not quite so elegant and civilised - I had mashed potato cheese toasties for lunch. These, in case you were out of the loop, are THE BEST. If you're off to try them right now; you're welcome.
Other things I've done this weekend: brushed Ned. He didn't like it much, curiously. Usually he's right into it. However, this time he took a swipe at me and hissed. Hmm.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Future Me
I got an email from myself yesterday! I found this website where you can send yourself an email in the future, and of course, I'd totally forgotten about it! Here's what I wrote:
Dear FutureMe,
I bet it's not as bad as you thought, and everything has worked out for the best. As Dr. Pangloss says, everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.
Right now, it's January 2nd and you're sitting on the couch in Boston, worrying about money and wondering if you're going to make it.
Love you,
Jody
And I was right!
Dear FutureMe,
I bet it's not as bad as you thought, and everything has worked out for the best. As Dr. Pangloss says, everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.
Right now, it's January 2nd and you're sitting on the couch in Boston, worrying about money and wondering if you're going to make it.
Love you,
Jody
And I was right!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Bus Adventures
You know, I really have missed the banalities of an office job in Wellington. There's a lot of fun to be had with the little things, if you know how to look for them!
Of course, not all my daily adventures are fun, exactly. People are SO strange.
I took the bus home this evening, and sat on the little jump seat that faces backwards, and can be flipped up if there's a disabled passenger on board. Now, this seat is about 4 inches wider than my butt. In other words, a seat for one. Or so I thought...
This teeny tiny woman came bouncing onto the bus, ignoring the 2 empty seats down the back, and squeeeeeeeeezed herself onto the remaining 4 inches of seat next to me! I had to squish myself up against the window to avoid having her actually sitting in my lap!
Maybe I smell better than I thought.
Of course, not all my daily adventures are fun, exactly. People are SO strange.
I took the bus home this evening, and sat on the little jump seat that faces backwards, and can be flipped up if there's a disabled passenger on board. Now, this seat is about 4 inches wider than my butt. In other words, a seat for one. Or so I thought...
This teeny tiny woman came bouncing onto the bus, ignoring the 2 empty seats down the back, and squeeeeeeeeezed herself onto the remaining 4 inches of seat next to me! I had to squish myself up against the window to avoid having her actually sitting in my lap!
Maybe I smell better than I thought.
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