Home Maker

The car was scheduled to be in the garage for repair for three days. Dennis had to stay at home and do ‘home’ things. This was the list on the first day.

1. Wash and dry clothes
2. Iron clothes
3. Do the tea

The first two he did brilliantly. Dennis is an expert when it comes to sorting items of clothing before it goes into the washing machine. Two categories for him: a) sure of this b) I am not sure of this so I put them back in the laundry bin.

Then here is the tea part.

Around 4.00 pm Dennis phoned: “Where is the tin opener Babes?”

Hmm, that was a good start.

I made sure that all the ingredients were on the kitchen counter. One thing I missed to mention was the amount of cooked rice, the amount of mushroom and onions to use. You guess it right – we could have fed the whole street with the savoury rice.

Thank God there was no second day list. The garage phoned that the car will be ready lunch time the next day.

Weheyy!!

Catching Up

Not that I do not have anything to do because I have plenty to do. I feel that these things to do can wait for a bit as I catch up with DVD viewing.

R and T thought The Untouchables starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery was really good. The DVD had been sitting next to the telly for almost two weeks now. Bana and I enjoyed this one. Although we just can't bear to watch Sean Connery dying.

Then C from work lent me She's the One with Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz. It is not bad and the Bana watched the whole movie with me!!

Well I did not stop there I then watched The Last of the Mohicans for the nth time now and had a good cry. I fall in love with Daniel Day Lewis all over again.

Thursday night Bana quote

I said: “I can hardly open my eyes!”

Bana replied: “Such a shame it does not apply to your mouth!”

Kablaamm!!

Only time will tell

and yes it does literally in our house.

My mother in law gave us a clock. It is the type that makes a chiming sound every quarter of an hour and on the hour gives you a Big Ben like countdown. I have to admit I like the clock the chime does not bother me at all. Only if I am watching something on the telly and I miss the most important punch lines because it is 9.00 pm!!

The clock is a reminder on how time obsessed I am. This time keeping compulsion drives the bana mad at times. Whenever we go on holiday we are in the airport too early that probably we can squeeze another holiday before check in.

Anyway, time for bed.

Postcards from friends

This week I receive two postcards. In an age of texts, emails, YM's and Skype; it is still a pleasure to receive old fashioned greetings.

F & J visited Rome for a week and their postcard says: having an enjoyable but footsore time in Rome. Have walked for miles visiting Colosseum, Vatican, Pantheon and Pompeii have the highlight up to now... Weather very hot and sunny and food is first class.

P went to Dordogne (France) with C and their postcard says: ...you will love this region - great cave sites, castles and churches. It's off season so it's also calm, the landscapes uncluttered and roads almost empty with excited tourists. ...It has been great travelling in time. Only the food's there to distract you ;-)!!

Doom and Gloom Until Wednesday

A Large Hadron Collider somewhere in the French/Alps border will be switched on this Wednesday. The activation of this machine will apparently create a black hole and swallow up the planet – oh dear the end of the world.

So all our concerns and worry about credit crunch, severe weather warnings, expensive food and utility bills, terrorist attacks and ( Newcastle United Football club having no manager) will end on Wednesday.

Is this the relief we need in this troubled times?

Wrestling with Machines

When I started work in this department I made sure that I familiarise myself with ‘intimidating’ machines in the office. I thought I had become an expert – today proves that I have not mastered the use of these simple and straightforward devices.

So. First the photocopier needs a toner. The screen showed step by step process how to change the toner. Almost covered with black muck I gave up and shouted for help.

So. Then the paper shredder jammed. The instruction definitely say I can shred 10 pages in one go. Well it did not! And I have to spend 30 minutes of University time to untangle the mess.

So. I thought I need a treat after that stressful 30 minutes. I went down to the vending machine. I placed my .50 pence for Seabrook Potato Crisps (Canadian Ham Flavour). This is the Twort luck the crisp stuck. Again I shouted for help – the caretaker kindly shook the whole machine to let go of the bag of crisp.

So what is next? the fax?