Monday, October 30, 2006

Letting Off Steam

Framed by concentric mineral pools, Great Fountain geyser erupts every 9 to 15 hours in Yellowstone National Park. The area is honeycombed by 10,000 hot springs and other thermal features, including more than 300 geysers. The first national park in the United States—and the world—Yellowstone was established in 1872.

Pretty impressive huh?

Thought I'd bring you something more edifying for a change. Have a good week y'all.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Just Call Me Goldie


Have just been to the dentist to have 2 crowns fitted and one of them is gold! I had a fit of the giggles when I saw it (high on valum, I'm afraid), and told my dentist that I would become a gansta rapper

I tried to take a picture of it in my mouth but couldn't get a good one so I went online for a picture and found a website called Thug Fashion!!!

For $39.99 you can purchase a lovely set of removable gold or gold and fake diamond gnashers for that special occasion. Who wants some in their stocking?

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Also Available


From those friendly people at Peekaboo, brought to you courtesy of (among others) Amazon Toys and Games

Words Fail Me........



Which everyone who knows me will tell you doesn't happen often!!

The Guardian reported today that this kit was being sold by Tesco's online site alongside trampolines and skipping ropes. Although Tesco point out that it is recommended for over 16's, Kellkoo have a link for this product to Tesco's toy department!! To be fair it cannot be found anywhere on the Tesco's site at the moment - let's hope that this is because they have realised how horrendous it is and have removed it and not because it has been so popular that they have sold out. Also available at Amazon and many other (reputable?) sites.

Just look at the image and the typography - who is this aimed at???? I guess this is what passes for good clean fun these days in our sad and sick society.

And I thought Turkey Princess Dreams were disturbing

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Turkey Princess Dreams

Eight turkey pieces shaped as hearts, diamonds and crowns, coated in light crispy crumb and packaged in a pink, fairytale design box.

The manufactuer claims that, " Bernard Matthews will bring little girls dreams to reality with the first ever 'girl' - orientated frozen shaped product."

If it is true that little girls dream of turkey pieces shaped as hearts, diamonds and crowns we are in serious trouble!!!!!

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Grandchildren Would have Been Nice


However the Daughter and Ollie have got kittens instead!

Meet Mopsy and Puss Puss, the latest additions to our extended family.

Cute, but not as cute as babies!!

STRANGEDAY ROCKED AT THE FORUM



As always!

It was a Battle of the Bands and they won (not to take away from their victory, but the other two bands were really awful).

Album coming soon...........

BIRTHDAY BOY




Peter was 60 yesterday!!

We were helping to celebrate in Pissarro's but we had to leave to go to Oneson's gig

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Now That's a Bonfire

Sad But True.........

Saturday, October 07, 2006

My Posts are Like Buses

You wait for ages and then three come along at once.............

At least I hope you wait, preferably with bated breath

This is just to warn you that the internets are no longer safe. Twoson is now online and the emails are bad enough but if he ever starts to blog then heaven help us.

There is something very wrong with the world. I have just lost a game of scrabble, for the second time running (both to my friend Margaret). This is unheard of and must be rectified as soon as possible. I need to play John again soon (sorry darling) and regain my equilibrium.

I am going to eat chocolate now

On The Edge Of His Seat


On The Edge Of His Seat
Originally uploaded by annettehawkins59.

How does he bear the suspense? I wonder what it would take to entice him away?

Ho Ho Ho


Only 11 weeks until Christmas
When did the thought start to become depressing ?
Do you remember that feeling when you were a child, the anticipation, the excitement, waking up to the feel your stocking on the end of the bed.
I can't remember how old I was when that stopped. I remember the magic coming back the first year I was in love with John and again when the offspring were small.
Of course I will enjoy it when it comes, but all the worry about affording the presents and finding time to buy them and buying things that people will actually enjoy.......
Talking of depressing things, John is watching the football. Having the game on itself is bad enough, but the real killer is having to listen to the inane drivel that pours out of the mouths of the commentators, the endless ways they find to repeat themselves, I am going now to find myself a good book and some earplugs
Anyone out there had any good earworms lately? Yesterday I awoke to 'Betcha By Golly Wow' and this morning to a medley from Tommy (mostly 'the crowd went crazy when Tommy hit the stage' and 'he's a pinball wizard.......' but also 'Captain Walker didn't come home, his unborn son will never know him' and 'see me, hear me, touch me, heal me' etc, etc
Oh it's started and it's unbearable, where are those earplugs...............

Sunday, October 01, 2006

The Time Has Come..........

To talk of many things.

Actually I want to talk about earworms. Now an earworm is a persistent tune or song or more usually a bit of a song playing in your head over and over that is hard to get rid of (you can only usually manage to get rid of it by replacing it with another song!).
I don't know about you, but I am plagued by them. I wake up with one every morning almost without fail. Now that is all fine and dandy when a) it is a song that you know and love and or b) you know why it is in your head (ie you heard it on the radio yesterday etc). Sometimes though I am beset by a totally random and awful song and I can't imagine why it is there and it just won't go, equally annoying is when you just get a fragment of tune or a few odd words and you can't even identify what the song is. This may not be so bad for those fortunate people who can sing their fragment to others for help with identification. Unfortunately my singing is so bad that this would be no help at all.
My earworm this morning was "I don't like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats and Jonathan Ross played a version yesterday by some boy operatic band (G4 John tells me), they sounded awful - my earworm sounds better.

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  • I'm Posh Hermit
  • From Hastings, E. Sussex, United Kingdom
  • Best things in my life are God, John, The Childers, sunshine, chocolate, coffee and living by the sea
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