Thursday, May 26, 2005

ok remind me again about the good points about this place

Had a nice evening met a friend for stitch & bitch (we're down to 2 members!) Met a luminary of the Film Guild on Princes St. We got the bus she gave me a sneak preview of the films they are going to show in the autumn. Nice long chat before we parted. Went up my street could here a man singing.

Edinbraw is wonderful
Except for Hearts*, Jews and Pakis

Over and over again as I walked to my door.

Now about to go to bed and read my detective book (this is classic avoid reality behaviour) I awoke with a start at 5am - unable to go back to sleep and convinced I was the most alone person in the entire world. I hate that feeling. Its worn down over the day but its not gone entirely.

So bury myself in book and hope I sleep like a log...

* Heart of Midlothian a football team supported by Protestants so I presume the man was Catholic

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

I'm in a weird place

not sure if I'm in the process of change or not.

Go here perfect blog knitting and cats.

Monday, May 23, 2005


the mound lomo 2004

Sunday, May 22, 2005

blog meet on friday

Forgot to mention it I had dinner with Miss Hendrix-Cat. Shamlessly late because I wanted to hear about the shennigans of James the ner do well in the Archers. It was lovely seeing Miss HC the real HC (who would like you to all know that she is starved of whiskas singles and pointedly turned her back on us to make her point). F showed off the new computer and the photos taken in France, we had a great dinner, agreed that the world is getting worse, and I wove my way off to the bus stop at 11.30pm. We'd hoped a non blogging friend S would have joined us but he was cooking dinner - only the second time this has been known to pass in about the 10 years I've known him.

I have been having trouble readjusting to Edinburgh life after my trip to London. It feels very dull by comparison. I've been trying to make an effort to break out of my ruts.

Saturday, May 21, 2005


photo friday - green

Thursday, May 19, 2005

In which we come in half way through an email exchange between two bored workers in late capitalism.
………..worse than that I keep on worrying about fekking victim statements its ridiculous!
no way for a temp to behave....
However X away at docs appointment tomorrow morning so
Will use the time to Do It The Way I Think It Ought To Be Done


Hermit-urban you really need to get your priorities straight re the job. Have you got your stash of post it notes tucked away somewhere safe?What about checking the weather in marbella over the net? did you stare blankly at your fellow workers and then throw up your arms and burst into tears for no apparent reason? what about calling in sick with mysterious virus that somehow manages to clear up in time for you to go to pub in evening?If you haven't managed at least one of these things then you aren’t a proper temp and you should resign yourself to the fact that they'll probably offer you a permanant position there!!!
Doing it the way you think it ought to be done is also good but only if you manage to change the system to the extent that noone apart from you knows how you use it!

oh bugger forgot about the post it notes... I'm not very good at
this
am
I?
UH

7/10 must try harder...
your penance will be to find a use for all the bent paperclips
in the bottom of the intray

easy picklocks!

can you pick a lock?
I’'ve always wanted to know how to pick a lock

I've never tried... I just open my bedroom window and climb in.
Cat used the cat flap.

yes but for climbing into other peoples bedrooms, treasure chests
and other places that you don't have a key for...it would just be one of
those useful transferable sort of skills...

perhaps I could do an evening class?
do enjoy reading about it when reading detective novels.

there has to be a "how to" on the net somewhere!

should go and look on google....

oh well nearly at the end now and the place seems to be brightening
which is good
i've just nipped for a sneaky cig (its been that sort of a day) and its
getting glorious outside - promises to be a lovely evening

now I regret not bringing my cossie but could still nip to porty after
the library.

unless you have a deadline save the library for a rainy day (they'll be
loads) and get to the beach

its difficult isn't it but don't really have a deadline on the library esp
if S is othewise engaged. Also want to avoid lodger incase he irritates the
hell out of me...
beach it is but might nip to cafe first.


why not go to cafe on/near beach have fish and chips, watch clouds for an
hour or so have a slow walk to baths and swim and then large pimms in
garden when you get home? (not that i approve of hiding from lodger - put
firecrackers in his slippers!)
S is doing that research for Channel 4 so I think he's going to be busy for
a while. Do library on day its miserable outside - thats when libraries
come into their own.

this is the downside of portobello chipshops, chinese but no sit down cafes.
I have eaten in the pub on the promenade but it was rther taking ones life
into ones own hands... if I can hold out I can cook later BUT ONLY IF I MAKE
NO CRUMBS AND USE A TOOTHBRUSH TO CLEAN THE SINK AFTERWARDS....
i"ll calm down in a few days.... now just dragging my heels here...
oooh does look good out of the window
wot are you doing tonight? Apart from being miss hendrix cat's slave?
shame - and too cold to eat on beach at moment too.
Dont calm down - self righteous indignant anger is a joy and a blessing - have
you tried stomping around the flat too! great fun

nothing that exciting - clean living room, couple of loads of washing, bath and
hairwash, computery stuff - the usual edge of your seat lifestyle. I need to do
some more of those courses for work as well so might do a couple of hours and
def having an early night as knackered and also because the book grandma sent is
extremely good - highly recommend it - Mrs Garnets Angel.
Right thats me off
have a brill evening

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

I'm a hopeless blogger. I think of profound things to say on the bus and then forget them.

S i g h. Wet wet wet here. May is turning out a strange month.

I was going to go swimming but getting wet twice over wasn't appealing. Went to cafe for dinner and came back via Scotmid. Was quite cheerful as the cat whisperer aka Hendrix-Cat's mother might have located a pregant cat in Newcastle and pregnant cat = kittens.

Found lodger in kitchen scrubbing sink. Apparently my dish cleaning methods are not up to much. This is worrying because since he's been here I've been very diligent on the washing up front. Nothing has grown penecilin in the past 8 weeks. Which means he has standards beyond mine. Next he'll divulge that he's a gay wee free start obsessively cleaning and it will turn into a long nightmare. Oh dear when/where/how will I get enough money to live alone? Mind you lodgers do cat sit.

Saturday, May 14, 2005


photo friday - space

slightly stunned

its a gorgeous day here in Edinburgh. Miss Hendrix-cat is off to the country either Loch Lomond or North Berwick. I've been incredibly lazy listening to Jonathan Ross on Radio 2. Surfaced to try and find my mobile phone which has gone walk about. I should go to drop off stuff at the local charity shop, get a bus pass and go to library, weed in the garden - the blighters grew about a foot while away in London. Oh well. Will check out library opening times, thank god for google and plan a productive afternoon.

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Dogs have masters, cats have staff

How true - from The Show So Far


photo friday - action

Monday, May 02, 2005

things are changing

and have changed - I don't know what too but somethings I know I'm not going back to doing. One of them is social occasions I don't want to be at so you can wave at me cherrily and call me sweetie but if you think I'm going to waste some hours in your company think again. The answerphone goes back on.