No, it does not mean it’s all dark, brooding and mysterious. Merely unduly affected by localised atmospheric conditions. It’s going to rain tonight without a doubt. My hair is presently in uber-curl mode. And I’ve run out of counterbalancing lotions. I’m stuck with a big black dandelion on my head. Scary. Sigh.

In the park this morning I am lying on a mat on a cricket pitch doing leg raises. (Don’t ask me why, Adam told me to do it and I did.) Over to my left a small dog with a large Sprite bottle in her mouth scuttles across my field of vision. “My you’ve got […]

Today I got a look. One of those inter-generational, ‘I don’t understand you, you crazy old person’ looks. Sigh. It’s all about the mobile phones. And the text messages. Until today, I didn’t know how to send one. Actually I had sent one before. From my ex-workmate’s phone. Accidently informing the recipient that we were […]

We have finally taken delivery of the first installment of Prozac for the dog. I hate making dogs take medication at the best of times. They always seem to spit whatever it is they’re supposed to be taking out and I have to go crawling around trying to rescue half masticated, saliva coated pills only […]

I’m two days into my new job. I’m playing with the grown ups now. There are no charades at lunch time. 🙁 There is no staff lolly jar. 🙁 I looked in the fridge and there aren’t any zooper doopers. 🙁 But there is … a dishwasher!!* 🙂 Hooray! * Heh, heh, heh. That’s just […]

The last day of my first ever real job is nearly over. The last (nearly) six years have been good and bad (but more good than bad), and exhilarating and frustrating (but more exhilarating than frustrating) and I’ve both looked forward to coming to work and dreaded it on occasion (but mostly looked forward to […]

Go to party? Party. Party. Party. Stay home. Drink Baileys. Play scrabble? Dilemma. Whatever you do, enjoy! Be safe. And may 2004 bring everything your heart desires!

Last weekend was a two barbeque weekend. As a part of my contribution to the first barbeque I volunteered to bring a cake. It was all a bit last minute so I dashed down to my favourite bakery on Smith St to secure just the right comestible. Ah, yes. A chocolate mud cake. Flourless at […]

Just finishing off the last of my Christmas cards. (So if you haven’t got one yet, they’re on their way. Promise.) I usually like to send cards which have some kind of purpose in addition to spreading around the Christmas cheer eg. proceeds from this year’s lot go to the Breast Cancer Foundation. They are […]

A few months ago my workplace was broken in to by the world’s most courteous thieves. They were very neat and they took nothing. (Why bother?) Anyway this necessitated contact with the coppers who duely arrived, asked questions and took away a glass louvre window pane in an attempt to find some finger prints. Yesterday […]