Archive for August 6th, 2008

6
Aug '08

Finish this Sentence

   Posted by: lyle    in D4D™, Domestic, Thoughts

(via Gordon)
Utterly pointless, but equally quite fun.

  1. My uncle once: married my aunt
  2. Never in my life: will I stop learning things.
  3. When I was five: I was already a little smart-arse, having already been reading for two years.
  4. High school was: something that I’d prefer to forget. Particularly the last two years.
  5. I will never forget: the things that made me what I am
  6. Once I met: John Thaw, while I was working in a pub, and he was filming Kavanagh QC
  7. There’s this girl I know: and she knows I know her
  8. Once, at a bar: I stuck to the floor-tiles, and could lean at a 45° angle before I unstuck
  9. By noon, I’m usually: ready to go home
  10. Last night: slept really badly. As usual
  11. If only I had: more motivation
  12. Next time I go to church: it’ll be my funeral, with any luck. At that point I won’t care.
  13. What worries me most: is that I’ll be wrong about everything, and only find out too late
  14. When I turn my head left I see: a woodburner, and the TV
  15. When I turn my head right I see: Herself, on the sofa, with her foot up, due to those dislocated toes
  16. You know I’m lying when: my eyes cross, and I fart the Blue Danube
  17. What I miss most about the Eighties is: very, very little
  18. If I were a character in Shakespeare I’d be: the storm in the Tempest
  19. By this time next year: I’d hope to have completed some more of my business ideas
  20. A better name for me would be: That Git
  21. I have a hard time understanding: people in general, and the attraction of soap-operas on TV
  22. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: only be there to demolish the place. I’d pay good money for that job.
  23. You know I like you if: I stay in touch once I’ve moved house
  24. If I ever won an award, the first person I would thank would be: the miracle worker who made it happen
  25. Take my advice, never: piss on an electric fence
  26. My ideal breakfast is: a full breakfast at Garnish House in Cork, Ireland.
  27. A song I love but do not have is: Allison Janney as CJ Cregg miming “The Jackal” on the West Wing
  28. If you visit my hometown, I suggest you: leave, quickly, by the first available means of transport
  29. Why won’t people: learn how to handle umbrellas
  30. If you spend a night at my house: make sure you don’t step on the dog in the middle of the night.
  31. I’d stop my wedding for: Wedding? Me? Ha!
  32. The world could do without: Eastenders
  33. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: go on TV with Gillian McKeith
  34. My favourite blonde(s) is/are: Hmmm, that’s tough. Can I get back to you on that?
  35. Paper clips are more useful than: Post-Its
  36. If I do anything well it’s: screwing things up spectacularly
  37. I can’t help but: I know someone who might be able to
  38. I usually cry: when I least expect it
  39. My advice to my child/nephew/niece: Do as I say, not as I do
  40. And by the way: I still have dreams. Lots of them. I just don’t publicise them.

If you want a go, feel free. I’m not going to nominate anyone to do it – just have a go. You can even download the blank sentences here, if you want. I don’t mind.

6
Aug '08

Work Overload

   Posted by: lyle    in Domestic, Own Business, Work-related

At the moment, my workload is slightly crazier than it really should be.

I’ve still got the contract based in Essex, although the work from that is currently best described as “intermittent”.

However, I’ve also got a full-time (i.e. 40 hours per week) piece of work for the next month or so, based in Cambridge, so I’m doing that as well.

And just to top it off, there’s two other sites that have suddenly come up where I’ve got plenty of work on them.

So yeah, all told it’s just a little bit crazy right now.

6
Aug '08

Domestic Injuries

   Posted by: lyle    in Domestic, House Work

So yes, yesterday we were supposed to be up in the loft, sorting out insulation and loft boards. The plans changed quite quickly, however, when Herself was coming up the ladder to the loft (I was already up there) and because I wasn’t holding the bottom, it slipped and she came back down to floor level.

Fortunately, she’s not badly hurt – she managed to dislocate two toes, and whacked her elbow quite badly, but that’s the limit of the injuries. The A&E department put the toes back in place, so they’re not too bad now, and it’s more a matter of “just” the bruises now for her to deal with.

And now we’ve added “proper loft ladder” to the purchase list before we go back up there.