Exhausting - Writers Forum

Olly Buckle · 07-06-2008, 02:33 AM

Got back from Glastonbury festival Monday night and went back to work Tuesday, my old mate from Oz who had been working as a fire marshall at Glastonbury turned up on Tues. to stay with us for a couple of days, which was terrific. As we hadn't seen him for eighteen years you can guess that we had a bit to talk about so no early nights there. Dropped him off at a friends on Friday and looked forward to a lie in on Saturday only to be woken by my partner in a panic because the cat was dripping blood everywhere. It turned out to be a sliced pad on his paw, the vet reckons he had trodden on glass, not serious but by the time we got back it was time to take daughter to the Mighty Boosh Festival at Paddock wood as her birthday treat, got back about half one last night (The Kills and The Charlatans were especially good but the audience was a bit apathetic). Then up at 7 to iron daughter's work shirt and take her in to her Sunday job this morning. My partner has been at her sisters since yesterday as it is her birthday (the sister out-law's) and is due back later today when we are supposed to be off to Paddock Wood again to see Niel Young, so I am off to try and get a bit of kip before I have to go and fetch daughter from work and then go back out raving.

The Backward OX · 07-06-2008, 05:05 AM

Mermaid on the breakwater · 07-06-2008, 08:23 AM

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The power of the unspoken word, Ox.

qwertyman · 07-06-2008, 03:26 PM

Put it back OX, I thought it was quite funny, verging on endearing.

Olly Buckle · 07-07-2008, 07:08 PM

I was a bit done in today, on the other hand I saw The Kills; The Charlatans;Gary Newman; The Mighty Boosh; Primal scream and Neil Young plus a couple of other bands I wasn't that into (we turned up later on Sun.) I am tempted to ask what you did besides feed the cat? Has he learned to leave the birds alone yet? Go on, put it back, I am intrigued now.

The Backward OX · 07-07-2008, 11:32 PM

You know what it’s like when you delete something without Saving.

Gone forever.

It did involve Riley, I remember that much. Something about getting down on my knees to get his toy from under the fridge, then having to get up again.

And something about my bowels. Tasteless. Not worth repeating.

And something about an occasional table that was an inch or so out of alignment.

I remember dropping a one-third section of an aspirin tablet that bounced under the stove (UK cooker; US range), but I don't think I posted that, as I'm still hopeful of retreiving it.

The rest of it. . . .

Nah. Gone. Sorry.

Oh, there was another thing. This packaged ice cream that melted and was refrozen, before we bought it. I complained, and was told to get a life. The cheek! That's young people for you.

SevenWritez · 07-07-2008, 11:49 PM

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The cheek! That's young people for you.

We young bitches be crazy. Naw'mean?

qwertyman · 07-08-2008, 06:01 AM

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...And something about my bowels. Tasteless. Not worth repeating.

...Oh, there was another thing. This packaged ice cream that melted and was refrozen, before we bought it. I complained, and was told to get a life. The cheek! That's young people for you.

I think there might be a connection; there's something that happens to ice cream when it's refrozen, a bacteria that is generated does not agree woth the bacteria in your gut, and...well...talk about passing through the eye of a needle...without touching the sides.

I would wrap it up (or bottle it) and take it back to the shop and say, "Shut your eyes and open your hands....here is the rest of your ice cream."

Olly Buckle · 07-09-2008, 02:25 AM

Sounds like an active and varied weekend after all, hope you were careful with that table, it's easy to hurt yourself if you go trying to move things like you are still a young man, I should leave that asprin where it is, then you will know where to find it in an emergency.