Weekend at mum’s and dad’s for me this one, I just got back and am settling in front of the telly for the superbowl. And I’m trying to reconcile having no clock under the telly. My “clock” has been pressed back into service as a video for my nan as she broke hers and the replacement my mum & dad had was too smart and wouldn’t work. So my nan has mine, which is a nice and stupid £99 one that I’ve had for years. It got its redundancy notice when I got me a Sky Plus box.
Was surprised by the roads this weekend, apart from one or two road closures, the roads were nearly empty. I do tend to travel in the evening though, so all the nutters tend to be clear before I hit the road. And road closures don’t affect you too much if you have a satnav to babysit you. Weather was clear over in Lincolnshire but went very damp down the M5. Nothing dangerous but damp.
Friday night – got mugged by the dog. My parents only have one dog now, we had to say farewell to Charlie last year because old age was making his life a misery. If a dog can’t even get in and out of his chair because his legs don’t work right and goes “do I have to?” when it’s walk time, then it’s time to think about letting them pass on. Charlie’s hunting wabbits and cats now and has willing slaves throwing balls for him to run after and bring back, he’s in a happier place. We definitely miss him though.
Ben’s seeming to gather neuroses though. He didn’t have a very good christmas due to being stressed out. We had Xmas at my sister’s place this year, which is definitely out of Ben the Staffy’s comfort zone. He’s a lovely dog is Ben, he just stresses when he doesn’t need to.
New toys this weekend – my sister got one of the FM transmitter things that let you connect an iPod or MP3 player up to a car radio. I’ve had one for around a year now, sister’s had to catch up there because her car cd player is bust.
Had a case of deja vu last night, the head waitress at the pub we had dinner at was very much like our IT Girl. Just rather larger than our pixie. Same bounce and good humour though. (Must not stare at waitresses!)
PS 598 tracks, 1.6 days music listened to over past fortnight.
PS2 England let the Welsh win. Been a while since I’ve seen a worse case of a game being thrown.