Random shit.

[allana]

Looks like we have a fox problem round here. Our binbags were attacked again last night, but not dragged away this time. As our local authority doesn't provide wheely-bins and it's impossible to find a bin that will take more than two large bags, we'll now have to store the bags in the garage until bin-day rolls around on Friday. Joy.

Dave's just gone out to buy some pine, a saw, some nails, and some fine fabric to make mosquito/fly screens for the windows upstairs so that he can have the cooling goodness of a breeze, without me screaming about the huge fucking flies invading the house. I'll tolerate flies everywhere if I'm in Grenada or Barbados, but in the UK I'd rather swelter indoors with the windows shut. Yesterday, just as I was about to put my bare feet on the floor, I spotted a huge bumble-bee waddling across the carpet. I don't know why it wasn't flying--perhaps it suddenly realised that it wasn't aerodynamically possible for it to fly? I wouldn't survive more than half an hour in a rainforest....

The dishwasher is dead. I'll have to phone tomorrow (today is a Bank Holiday in the UK, so whilst plenty of shops are open, dishwasher service centers are shut) and beg for a service engineer to come round ASAP. Hopefully it'll just need a spare part. I don't fancy buying a new dishwasher so soon. It's only about 4 years old....

Knitting is going well. I've given in and started with a relatively simple top, rather than the gorgeous lacy tunic. Couldn't find any red yarn, so I've got a pale purple as you can never have too much purple clothing. So far, I've done about 2.5 inches.

Oh! I am also the proud recipient of a copy of National Treasure. A trashy movie, but it's one of Sean Bean's sexiest roles which lets me overlook the ridiculous plot and Nicholas Cage's presence.

I said this was random shit, didn't I? :)

Comments

[chickenpattysan.livejournal.com]

I spotted a huge bumble-bee waddling across the carpet.

Awwwwww. *huggles the bee*

I love bumblebees. Other types of bees-- yellowjackets, wasps, hornets, etc.-- are icky.

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Will you be terribly upset if I tell you that Dave squashed it flat for me? It's gone to bee-heaven, where there are tons of yummy flowers for it to feast on.

[screwthedaisies.livejournal.com]

It's gone to bee-heaven, where there are tons of yummy flowers for it to feast on.

That's just what you tell yourself to make you feel OK about it. *hrumph*

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

No, that's what I tell everyone else so that they won't feel sad!

I have bugger all use for bumble-bees, wasps etc. Honey bees are okay, because of the delicious honey they make me.

[chickenpattysan.livejournal.com]

Bumblebees are the only insect I try to shoo outside rather than squash. :`(

;)

[kraftpistole.livejournal.com]

I dislike Nicholas Cage so much, not even Sean Bean managed to get me to watch National Treasure. I think only John Malkovich ever got me to watch Cage [Con-Air, not one of Malkovich's finest moments, IMO]. >:P

[screwthedaisies.livejournal.com]

I used to loathe Nicolas Cage. Somewhere along the line I started thinking he was okay. This happened with Keanu Reeves and Lars Ulrich, too. *shrug* But Con-Air, while an awesome movie...I can't stand Nic in it. *vomit*

[kraftpistole.livejournal.com]

I used to hate Edward Norton. Then I had to seriously ask myself "Why?" When I couldn't pin-point it beyond hating his characters, I just stopped hating him.

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

The lure of Sean Bean was strong enough to cancel out the badness of Nicholas Cage in this case!

[kraftpistole.livejournal.com]

It is rather hard to resist. ;)

[silentinflames.livejournal.com]

Aw, no dish-washer sucks.

Your local authority does not provide wheely-bins? They have to! There's a European Directive that makes wheely-bins mandatory. *nods* It's because of the improvement of ergonomics for the garbage men handling the bins.

*mourns the poor bumble-bee*