The great wheel of life turns once more, and the sun has risen on a new Monday, a new week.
It’s said that tomorrow is another day. It’s also been said that today is the first day of the rest of your life. And it’s also been said to tell me why I don’t like Mondays.
So tell us all these things, and more…
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Well, The Fellowship of the Ring with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra playing the score live was simply stunning. The instruments and the choir blended beautifully and sometimes I forgot that the orchestra was actually playing live. The full house gave the performers a very well deserved standing ovation. We realised that there were a lot of fellow geeks in the audience when Boromir’s line ‘One does not simply walk into Mordor’ got a very audible laugh. The QSO is doing The Two Towers in October next year and, if we’re around, we’re definitely going.
SO jealous. It sounds like it was really amazing. I would’ve loved to have seen it, but I didn’t know about it until Friday &”and probably couldn’t afford it anyway. I’m glad you and Ghryswald enjoyed it so much!
That sounds incredible!!
I’m very jealous,
one does not simply go up to QLD but when I do it’s to watch the QSO perform the two towers score…(2x meme combo!!) I’ll see what I can do
Nor does one simply walk into Mordor.
It’s Monday? My internal calender is screwed!
I spent Saturday with a friend, watching Stargate, making potato wedges and having a nap. Sunday/today was spent playing with lego, playing in a cubby house, reading, and walking through the forest to pick blueberries. We got home from berry picking at 10pm and the sun was still up. I love Finland!
Fresh blueberries; yum!
DJ is sick, so our weekend was spent looking after him and trying to help him feel better. I think it’s just a cold but I’m going to try and get in to see our GP today. So yeah, poor kid has been pretty unhappy all weekend.
We did get to our local Show on Saturday. Watched a little of the wood chop, wandered about, ate a Dagwood dog, took DJ in to the petting zoo/farm, watched Mr Coaster fail spectacularly at some of the sideshow alley games. In the afternoon, Rave and I baked a cake, then she helped Mr Coaster and I make dinner and we all watched “Despicable Me”. Mr Coaster and I had never seen it before. It was pretty enjoyable but I found it hard to get into, so I’ll probably watch it again soon.
Mondays are usually shopping day for DJ and I but I’m not sure if we’ll go or not. He hasn’t been feverish this morning but he is sneezy and gross, so we may just stay home and not push it XD happy Monday, everyone!
Not even a Bronze medal?
A consolation SpongeBob Squarepants
That’s nice. I think at the Olympics all entrants should get a ribbon. “Participant – London 2012″ “Good Effort – London 2012″ “Best War Cry – London 2012″
‘Solo Mexican Wave – 2012′?
The weekend was as much as expected – quiet but pleasant, with sleep-ins and pottering around. The kitchen is starting to look like a real kitchen, and we sold our old oven, so that is a bonus.
As for Mondays… I am not a morning person, and Monday is always the hardest after the relaxation of the weekend. Once I’m up I’m OK, it is the getting up that is hard. I was running a bit late this morning, but as I still managed to get a car space at the station, my guess is that a lot of other people were also running late!
I’m with you on that.
Quiet Saturday, Sunday saw us in a semi-abandoned town called Fryerstown (North west of Melbourne) for a historical day out. This old gold mining area still has relics of the gold rush era and the stories to go with it. Put on by the National Trust, it was a pretty interesting day. Though really not out thing the brownie points earned with the mother-in-law were innumerable.
Went out with friends on Friday which turned into a bit of a disaster – It ended up being me and two couples which is always entertaining when tables are usually made for four, I got chucked into the hall and kept constantly get hit by people walking past. We then got a fortune cookie that somehow turned into an argument (4 against 1) about the impact that society has on the outcomes of a single person. All I said was that it made sense which then turned into a pretty epic argument. We then decided to move on and ended up a goodgod where a huge amount of time was spent talking about my single status which I DONT CARE ABOUT! I swear that if another person says ‘The right guy is out there, you just have to wait’ I may snot them. Im actually a-ok with not being in a relationship – everyone else seems to have the problem – it was just humiliating to have everyone talk about me like I was some sort of retard because I dont have a mans attention!
Spent the rest of the weekend pretty much in bed wallowing in self pity because I hate my stupid job…
Argh!
*whinge over*
Why do people always think something is wrong with you if you’re single and not in a relationship with the goal of not being single?
I won’t say the right person *is* out there. I will say they *may* be out there. They may not. Heck, they *may* be on the other side of the planet!
As long as YOU are happy, whether you’re single, married, dating, or whatever, that’s all that matters.
It’s quite arrogant.
“Because I am so happy in a relationship, you must be unhappy not to be in one!”
I ask my friends if there’s anyone of the horizon because if there is, I would like to know, not because I think they are less without one. :/
It’s very similar to the Mummy Wars thing though, isn’t it? You’re not doing things our way, so something must be wrong with you and you need our help. Maybe they mean (or convince themselves so) to be helpful but I agree; it’s arrogant.
Slightly unrelated, but the idea of the “one” being out there always reminds me of the Tim Minchin song “If I didn’t have you.” Some of the lyrics provided below (or just youtube it yourselves).
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If I didn’t have you to hold me tight
(If I didn’t have you)
If I didn’t have you to lie with at night
(When I’m feeling blue)
If I didn’t have you to share my sights
(Share my sights)
And to kiss me and dry my tears when I cry
Well I really think that I would…
Have somebody else
If I didn’t have you, someone else would do
Your love is one in a million
You couldn’t buy it at any price
But of the 9.999 hundred thousand other loves
Statistically, some of them would be equally nice
Or maybe not as nice but, say, smarter than you
Or dumber but better at sport or tracing
I’m just saying
(I really think that I would)
Probably
(Have somebody else)
(If I didn’t have you)
If I didn’t have you someone else would do
(Someone else would surely do)
And look, I’m not undervaluing what we’ve got when I say
That given the role chaos inevitably plays in the inherently flawed notion of “fate”
It’s obtuse to deduce that I’ve found my soulmate at the age of seventeen
It’s just mathematically unlikely that at a university in Perth
I happened to stumble on the one girl on Earth specifically designed for me
And if I may conjecture a further objection, love is nothing to do with destined perfection
The connection is strengthened, the affection simply grows over time
Like a flower
Or a mushroom
Or a guinea pig
Or a vine
Or a sponge
Or bigotry
… or a banana
And love is made more powerful by the ongoing drama of shared experience
And the synergy of a kind of symbiotic empathy or… something
So I trust it would go without saying
That I would feel really very sad
If tomorrow you were to fall off something high
Or catch something bad
But I’m just saying
I don’t think you’re special
I-I mean, I think your special
But you fall within a bell curve
I mean, I’m just saying I
(Really think that I would)
Probably
(Have somebody else)
I think you are unique and beautiful
(Unique and beaut)
You make me happy just by being around
(Being around)
But objectively, you would have to agree that baby when I found you
Options were relatively thin on the ground
(Thin on the ground)
You’re lovely but there must be girls as lovely as you
And maybe more open to spanking or table tennis
I’m just saying
Really think that I would
Probably
Have somebody else
But with all my heart and all my mind, I know one thing is true
I have just one life and just one love and, my love, that love is you
And if it wasn’t for you, darling you
(Really think that I would)
Probably
(Have somebody else)
If I didn’t have you someone else would surely do
One of his best.
Hello Splatmates!!!
I had a lurvely weekend. Kid free – yippee!!
A new client – they are the loveliest couple and I’m so looking forward to working with them. Then ducked over to another client to install some blinds for them – and they are the most complimentary people on the planet. I always leave their place feeling tip top.
And I finally had my first date with Cute Plumber *grins*. We’d been talking and messaging for the best part of the last couple of weeks. He took me out to dinner, then we saw some of my friends gigging and then a late coffee. Perfect gentleman – yay! Then yesterday he came over after he took his youngest to a farm in the morning, and hung out with me and the pooch up at our local markets. Nawww. I may have a touch of smit…
I don’t remember much of Saturday. I think it involved a very nice sleep-in and a fair bit of time watching the Olympics.
The rest of the time was spent finding free books for my new e-reader. Getting hold of some of the out-of-copyright classics I have always meant to read (as well as some of the hack stuff, like the entire Barsoom series). I had a problem initially in that a lot of them I could only find as PDFs which the reader doesn’t handle so well but I found a nifty web-site that converts PDFs to EPUB so now my choices are huge.
I always though it would be handy only because of the number of books it can hold but I have discovered it is smaller and lighter than most books. Fits in my jacket pocket and easier to hold up at the right angle than a book. It won’t replace paper books for me entirely but it’s certainly part of the reading experience now.
Yesterday drove all the way to Berowra to get a toilet seat we got on eBay to replace the cracked one upstairs. Two hour round trip, but it was cheap. Now I just have to figure out how you install these things.
Just to Cheer AL up, last night, after some weeks of klutz-free operation I reverted to normal. I walked into the computer den/study and instead of turning the light on I walked straight over to the desk and leant over it to turn on the power point which runs the computer and floor-lamp (the lighting I normally use when I am at the computer). In the process I stood on the edge of the lamp-base. It turned out that sometime during the day someone had moved it and it was now sitting on top of one the many leads and cables hung tidily on the floor. It was exactly like in the cartoons where the hapless victim stands on a rake, except I was unable to see the funny side. The edge of the metal lamp shade whacked me fair in the cheekbone. My son-in-law heard the impact from the next level down. So now I have a 2cm cut in my cheek and a bruise that makes it look like I’ve been in a fight. Lamp 1, H nil. I think I’ll start turning the main light on first.
Hopefully I can get through today without incident.
My first stop for free ebooks was feedbooks.com for all the classics. They do everything in ePub, kindle and PDF. Project Gutenberg is pretty good too.
Hey, thanks PP.
http://calibre-ebook.com
I use it to manage all the thousands of ebooks (sourced legally of course…*shifty eyes*). It automatically converts any file to what you need when you transfer it to your device.
Thanks for that too.
Nobody talks about Lamp Club.
???
*Fight Club ref*
Should have got that!
I’m disappointed in you, H!
Me too! must be Monday.
I feel the same. I love a good book and tucking up on the couch/in bed with one, but e-books are fantastic too.
I was looking for a quote I wanted for the Olympic Hate post, and came across this:
“A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.”
― Walt Whitman
Context is everything isn’t it?
Afternoon all.
Weekend was a bit of a blur. Had lunch with some new ‘local’ girlfriends on Saturday – partners of guys in the man’s office. Lots of girly giggling and gossiping, but it was nice to be out with different people, building new friendships. Apparently it’s going to be a reasonably regular get-together, with someone choosing a different lunch location each time. Something to look forward to at least. The man left for Melbourne on Sunday lunchtime. After dropping him off, I went and did some window shopping, then made some banana/choc-chip ice cream and ate half of it while watching tv.
My dad has been sick again, and ended up seeing a specialist last week who got him booked for an MRI at 9pm last Friday night (after seeing the specialist on Tuesday morning), so this week we are waiting to hear the results from that. Feeling nervous about it, and helpless because I’m so far away, but at the same time really hoping that it’s a pinched nerve and not the other option. Looking forward to being able to catch up with my parents this weekend and spend some quality time with them, regardless of the outcome of this round of problems.
Today has already given me a headache, and it’s only half done – but on the upside, I am looking forward to the man getting home on Wednesday night (and going out for dinner), and heading down to Brisbane on Thursday night for the first of our August weddings, seeing my parents, and catching up with my best friend!
Fingers crossed for your dad.
Hope your Dad’s okay. Fingers crossed.
Ditto, hope it’s the less scary option. x
Science Hijack!
If you have an iPad or iPhone, and soon available for Android too, go grab the NASA/JPL app “Spacecraft 3D” off the App Store. It’s free and when you print out the PDF and aim your smart phone camera at it, it displays a 3D version of the selected spacecraft for you to view.
It has Curiosity and GRAIL currently and they’ll be adding more.
{checks watch}
Curiosity should be landing any minute now!
{crosses fingers}
I’m watching the NASA website with anticipation. A part of me wants it to explode on impact.
Was a good weekend for us. We trekked down to Williamstown and Geelong for a bit of adventure on Saturday which was nice. Took my old roomie who moved to Melbourne this year to stretch her legs.
Sunday was pretty domestic, but nice.
I’ve spent the last couple of days looking after my twin cousins. Their Dad had surgery to remove Cancer from his liver and is in recovery.
His wife is spending a lot of time down at Flinders Medical Centre, it’s a fair drive so she has been staying down town with some friends.
I have to pick the boys up from school soon.
It sucks so bad. This is the same Uncle that had colon cancer and some or others (i have no idea) made it’s way to his liver.
Surgeons said they didn’t come across anything else, so here is hoping that this is the last of it and he makes a full recovery.
He loves Black Forest Cake and it’s his 50th birthday in October so Mum and I are going to make one for him.
Does anyone have a good recipe for one? We want to do a test run before.
I understand the Locust is rather partial to black forest cake so hopefully he can help you out.
Meh. Google will help I guess.
I have a recipe I made which he liked. I can scan and email it to you if you like Miss Bubbles.
I spent the weekend sick and complaining to poor Mr Nerd. I hate being sick. I can rival any man flu.
I did still manage to make a cake for my best friend’s birthday on Friday night. We were to see Witches in Britches (dinner and stage show), so I tried to make her a witch cake to fit the theme. I’m quite proud of my efforts actually. Especially given I made it while I had a fever of 38.5. Didn’t realise how sick I was until the next day…
Anyway, spent most of my weekend in bed. Didn’t go to work today. Finally recovering. I hate being sick!!
Cake looks good!