Puddles and Bubbles

And so age crept up on me slowly.  I didn’t see it coming.  Then one day I was 33, overweight and scared of the increasing number of years I hoped to clock up.

I made the usual decision.  I’ll get fit.  I hated the gym – puffing away on the machines whilst streamlined goddesses ran and chatted with ease next to me.  Sod that for a barrel of laughs.  Running?  Too…. visible.

So…. Dancing!  Yes!  It’s so obvious.  Dancing is the way to go.  So this chunky mid-30s woman attempted street dance.

A few steps in and all was going well.  

Then I attempted cranking...

It turns out MY milkshake only brings paramedics to the yard and they’re like: She’s having a fit.  Damned right, I’m having a fit.  Otherwise I have to admit that I thought street dance was suitable for someone of my age and that yes; that really is how I dance.

Now it’s time to revisit the whole idea.  Getting out in the fresh air and volunteering with an environmental charity is my plan… Let’s just hope their idea of team building activities for their volunteers isn’t dancing.

Or perhaps I should just stick to jumping in puddles and blowing bubbles.  Two things that always make me smile.

Should you be here?

Were you looking for proof that unicorns can fly?  Then there's a chance you're lost.

Now, I think you know me well enough to guess that I'm a cancerian with virgo rising.  Oh, OK, you got me - I'm a  leo-cusp-born cancerian.  How did you know? Oh, my hatred of people and superstitious nonsense....  Ha, you've got my number.

My horror-scope from horoscope.com...

"A selfish attitude on your part won't be tolerated today"

Oh, really?  Cos usually it's encouraged...

"Don't make it worse for yourself by pretending that you don't notice others' hurt feelings." 

Worse?  Everyone already thinks I'm selfish.... how is being selfish going to make that worse?

"People are likely to be extra sensitive today"

Is that because that selfish bitch isn't noticing their hurt feelings?

"be careful about trying to impose your will on someone who really wants nothing more than an ear to talk to and a shoulder to cry on."

Oh, jeez, I haven't even written a will, now people want to cry about it?

Well, that was different to EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.

Still, I'm doing better than aquarius - They're being told "Don't get into the habit of constantly judging the quality or outcome of your work"

... at least I'll still have a job.  Is that selfish??

More about me...

It's all rather self-indulgent, isn't it, this personal blog thing?

Anyway, I hear the cries of anguish as I have not kept my promise to share more information about myself...  Well, it's hard to know what's interesting about yourself.  I guess some people are more comfortable shouting about their fabulousness than others... not that it makes either type opf person more or less fabulous.

Well, last month, my Aussie friend, David, and I set up a league of superheroes.  We are The Hoppingly Dull League of America (for tax reasons).  We are based in Jersey (for tax reasons). Neither of us has any real understanding of these tax reasons, but you can like the league here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hoppingly-Dull-League-of-America/344544842229881?sk=info  

But I don't know why you would.

Still, join us, choose your superpower and add the league to your employers list on facebook, if you dare.

A Weekend Not Wasted

I'm so proud of myself. I finished a jigsaw in 3 days and the box says 5 - 8 years. Yay me! I can go to bed, happy, now. 

Well, this weekend was supposed to be spent studying.  It has not exactly gone to plan.  But I have spent it in the company of intelligent, funny people.  That's far preferable to the plan.

However, I have finally been getting professional supervision for my degree placement.  It's rather enlightening but a bit scary to realise how I approach situations and the judgements I make.

I am now living by that old idiom:

Never judge a book by its cover... 

Use the text on the back; it tells you what the book is about.

Music-y Goodness

This weekend, I have mostly been listening to:

Sarah Slean,   

Skunk Anansie

and 

Transvision Vamp

It's all about me....

Well, you've either been following my blog for some time or you've got here by accident after googling Pink Fluffy Cat Film.  Actually, if the latter is true, you should move on, there's nothing for you here.

So you'll be wanting to know more about me....

Sadly, despite the promises in my last post, I have not invented anything exciting... but I have made a few awesome sandwiches in my time... I'll make you one next time you visit.

So... a fact about me....

I like yoghurt coated peanuts and stripes.  These are mutually exclusive likes.  But if you ever find any striped youghurt coated peanuts, I'll give them a go.

Well, one fact is probably enough for today.  I'll share another one soon.  It won't be long before you know all there is to know.  Except that thing about the bicycle pump and the superglue. 

So much spare time...

I've been pondering what I should be doing with my spare time.  

I've given up on the cat plan.  Pets are a bad idea - even houseplants die just to spite me.

So, what should I do?  Perhaps it's time to invent something or take over the world.

Given the options, I think I'd go for inventing something. Taking over the world SOUNDS fun and all, but it's so big it would take AGES.  I have a very short attention span.

So, ideas for inventions?  

Um... 

Damn.  This is harder than I expected.

Balls to it. I'm taking over the garden.

That Upland Sandpiper in full

Here's a better video of it :)

http://youtu.be/BNqKSSkSfPU

Time on my hands

So, I'm back home from a week on Scilly.  That was nice.  HOW cute is Upland Sandpiper?  (http://youtu.be/y8q2oJ0QPok (not my video, btw).  Possibly my third favourite scilly bird.  I'm sure you don't want to be bored with a list of birds I've seen, so I'll move on!

It's an awesome place to relax - I had a great time with the other half, and his mate is possibly the only person to ever make me laugh so much at a weather forecast.  Anyway, I've come back chilled and chipper.

I've not really been up to much else, just trying to decide what I'll do with my time when my current job ends.  Maybe time to find a new voluntary position and get some new skills.   Not that I have none - I'm not completely  useless.  For example, I make a great bad example.  Maybe I can build on that.

Then again, maybe I'll just get a cat and film it until I've got somethng funny to post on youtube.

Slush Puppy's thought of the day 9th october 2011

What if the Hokey Cokey really is what it's all about?