The new Bruno Mars song, The Lazy Song was on the radio yesterday and prompted a conversation in the office about the vagaries of censorship ( Read more... )

~ Old people rock. A Saga cruise is chased by pirates and the passengers patiently wait until their ship has outrun them then go back to finish their meals. Keep calm and carry on indeed. I bet there were WI members on that ship ( Read more... )

I had a weird apocalyptic dream last night involving explosions, lava and a dragon. My legs ached when I woke up, I think it must have been all the running from the dragon that did I; it was breathing fire everywhere so everyone had to get away sharpish. I'm not the only person who has apocalyptic dreams am I?

Things I have seen that amused me ( Read more... )

Quotes of the day A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. ~ General George S. Patton ( Read more... )

Things I have seen that have amused me
I caught a leaf on the way to work the other day. I remember hearing that catching a leaf as it falls from a tree in autumn is lucky and I've been trying for years.

My doctor has a Viagra pen holder.

This cartoon on Hyperbole and a Half had me rolling around in my chair laughing.

Words my mobile phone' ( Read more... )

I am on trend. I know, I was amazed too ( Read more... )

Thing I have seen that has amused me
Two builders wandering past my desk grumbling about something:
Man 1: I wish he hadn't put it there
Man 2: Where?
M1: There. *Pause* There on the stair
M2: Where on the stair
M1: There on the stair
M2: Well I declare...

As far as I can tell the month of June 2010 is totally full of fail. Fail fail fail ( Read more... )

~ I watched Eurovision on On Demand because I am sad. I was embarrassed by my country’s entry. Seriously, Pete Waterman should not be allowed back into the UK for writing that pile of pants. I think he must have pulled it off the shelf he keeps all the songs Jason Donovan rejected in the late 80’s on, dusted it off and handed to the poor lad who ( Read more... )

I finally have my Dylan!name. My mum is Grassy, because when you are nearly three years old Granny Christine is complicated to say. Auntie Eleanor is tricky too so I am now Nena.

Toby is too young to say anything so he mostly drooled on me.

I also witnessed the soothing power of Cheryl Cole. The video to her song Three Words can and does ( Read more... )