Who was the last person you offended?
Submitted by May.
Those who have been following my blog will know who this is. I had a major wobbly at work yesterday about this guy's poor quality input to the project I am coordinating. I am probably not on his Christmas card list anymore but I DON'T CARE. He has now been taken off the project and replaced with several competent people. Yay!
Actually the title a bit of a misnomer as I am posting this on Friday and it is not technically a self-portrait but a portrait of me by my son (who is in Kindergarten). He is in the picture too:
I particularly liked the lopsided boobs he drew on me!
I didn't need my second cup of coffee this morning.
Look what was having a nap in my shower cap!
I didn't realise until I put the shower cap on and felt something running down my body. I did a spontaneous dance of horror. The spider probably got a bigger fright than me! Of course, the kids thought it was hilarious. They already had a name for this particular spider - Harry Huntsman. He had been in the kitchen a few days earlier and we had let him stay there to eat the other insects. This was a bit close for comfort though!
What are your top five break-up songs?
Submitted by gt.
Well it has been quite a long time since I have broken up with anyone so this is pretty much theoretical:
1. Go Nancy!
2. You tell him, Aretha!
3. This one makes me think of those awful, long, drawn up break ups that some people seem to specialise in.
4. And yes, I know this is corny but can't help feeling sad for Karen Carpenter.
5. And my fifth one (which i can't find a clip for) is Paul Kelly's "When I first met your ma". I think the chorus is a bit of a give away that he is singing (to his child) about a relationship (with the child's mother) that didn't work out:
Love like a bird flies away
You'll find out the only way
Love like a bird flies away
Ah ... how I love Paul Kelly ...
What do you daydream about? Is it something far-fetched, or something that might actually happen?
Submitted by lost_in_eternity2207.
The project I am working on magically resolving itself!
Anyone else remember Marvin the Paranoid Android from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series? If not, here is a typical quote:
“My capacity for happiness,’ he added, ‘you could fit into a matchbox without taking out the matches first.”
I have been reminded of Marvin by this miserable old git, N, I have had the displeasure of working beside for the past six weeks or so. Not only do I have to sit near this guy and listen to him moaning and bitching all day but he is responsible for one part of the project I am managing. You can imagine how well he responds to any "constructive feedback" I have to give him on his work (which I am going to have to sign off on eventually). I have had such a gutful of this guy. Not only is he a misery-guts but he is also nasty and verbally aggressive at times (which Marvin was not). He gets away with all this because "it's just the way N is". Wish we could just take his batteries out and let him run down. I'm sick of him spreading his negativity like its a contagious disease.
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We had a great day yesterday. The kids were so excited to give me their gifts in the morning. As well as their purchases from the Mother's Day stall at school, they had also spent time making me "treasure maps" which were pretty funny.
I had read in a free parents magazine about a place called Belgenny Farm that was having a free open day for Mother's Day. Our kids love farms so decided to hit the freeway and take them out to this one. The farm which is now State Government owned and run is located in a historically significant area called Camden which used to be a small town south of Sydney but is now part of the wider suburban sprawl.
There were lots of people there but it wasn't uncomfortably crowded. We missed the working dogs demonstration but did get to see some sheep shearing and watch a blacksmith and wool spinners at work. We also said "hello" to some horses:
and my son had a ride on a very calm donkey.
A highlight for the kids was handling the animals in the young animal nursery. Felt sorry for some of the animals though, ie, one kid threw a tantrum about having to leave and tried to stomp on a couple of the chickens on his way out. Fortunately my kids pretty gentle with animals.
On the way home, we thought we would stop off and have a look at the Mt Annan Botanical Gardens not realising there was a huge Mother's Day event there. There was a covers band playing (the kids were thrilled to hear the band playing "What I like about you" when we first arrived), free massages for mums, an animal show and circus training. My daughter got to be one of the "volunteers from the audience" for the animal show which meant acting like a tree for a ring tailed possum (didn't get a photo of this) and also had a go at stilt walking:
We also had a walk around the gardens and had a play in the very cool playground there which included a proper flying fox (similar to one in a much less scenic park near where we live - all the kids love it). Would like to go there some other time for a picnic when it is not so crowded.
After we got home, my daughter and I had cooking lesson number two in which she learnt how to make her favourite pumpkin soup. She swore that the end product tasted even better than when I normally make it!
All in all, a fantastic Mother's Day.
My daughter with her other Nanna, my mother in law, M. I don't have a super close relationship with her but that is mainly because she lives so far away and a pretty self-contained, private kind of person - not because of any bad feeling on either of our parts. She raised four children while working as a nurse and later, after her own kids had grown up and left home, went on to run a child care centre. She now has 6 grandchildren including my two kids.
She is having a bit of a rough time at the moment as my father in law passed away last year. He was the more outgoing one of the two of them so losing him has forced her out of herself a bit. He was always the one who called my husband the most to keep in touch. However M has recently learnt to use Skype and is calling us more often which is great.
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