Here I am at work, while Mrs RC gets to dog-sit a friend's Jack Russel puppy called Peanut! She is about the same size as Custard's head...
Hmph.
More soon.
Phoned home at lunchtime - Custard has taken refuge on Mrs RC's lap so he is safe from the puppy. He us such a Cowardy Custard! :-)
More soon...
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Monday, 11 October 2010
Children can be soooo evil...
Saturday saw me doing my nerdy best at the Uni Open Day. I always enjoy these events, talking to prospective students and their parents and basically trying to make sure they are making the right choice - which MIGHT be to study with us, but equally it might not!
On Sunday I took the boys and a couple of their friends to play laser tag. This is always great fun - last time we more or less had the place to ourselves and there was a lot of stalking and sniping. This time there were 2 kids parties going on, so the place was swarming with 7-8 year olds - it was like fighting Ewoks! They swarmed all over the place, crowding around, blasting you over and over again! Evil...
We had drinks and burgers in the intervals, compared scores (somehow I came first in one of the games!) and I chatted to some of the other dads there. One of them was clearly a novice. He told me that one of the kids in his group was Japanese and didn't speak much English. I looked at the kid - he clearly knew where he was and what was going on.
"I'll keep an eye out for him then", I said.
"Oh, if you could, just incase he finds things difficult."
Yeah. Little git killed me 8 times! Some things surpass the language barrier - if you have seen Star Wars or played Halo you know exactly what to do...
Meanwhile, Mrs RC and my daughter were nearby - the laser place is right by a big shopping centre...
On Sunday I took the boys and a couple of their friends to play laser tag. This is always great fun - last time we more or less had the place to ourselves and there was a lot of stalking and sniping. This time there were 2 kids parties going on, so the place was swarming with 7-8 year olds - it was like fighting Ewoks! They swarmed all over the place, crowding around, blasting you over and over again! Evil...
We had drinks and burgers in the intervals, compared scores (somehow I came first in one of the games!) and I chatted to some of the other dads there. One of them was clearly a novice. He told me that one of the kids in his group was Japanese and didn't speak much English. I looked at the kid - he clearly knew where he was and what was going on.
"I'll keep an eye out for him then", I said.
"Oh, if you could, just incase he finds things difficult."
Yeah. Little git killed me 8 times! Some things surpass the language barrier - if you have seen Star Wars or played Halo you know exactly what to do...
Meanwhile, Mrs RC and my daughter were nearby - the laser place is right by a big shopping centre...
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Hum tee tum tee...
Just idling away some time.
Judgemental Son is helping out at an open evening at his school, guiding and talking to prospective pupils for next year. He is looking super cool, in his black suit and black shirt...
Was just flicking around in Facebook. It is amazing what some people will write, isn't it? I sometimes think that people forget who they have "friended" and forget that all of those people can read what they have said!
I should be reading something constructive, but it is too boring and I keep dozing off after a paragraph or 2...
Hm, mind's gone blank...
Need a good night's sleep...
Need a shave badly, the bristles have reached that nasty stage where they curl back and start to try to grow back into my face. Not a problem that the ladies will have much knowledge of, but I hate it. If I had the determination to stick it out I would be OK in another week, but I don't think I have.
Ah well, I'll have another go at reading this stuff....
ZZZZzzzzzzz........
Judgemental Son is helping out at an open evening at his school, guiding and talking to prospective pupils for next year. He is looking super cool, in his black suit and black shirt...
Was just flicking around in Facebook. It is amazing what some people will write, isn't it? I sometimes think that people forget who they have "friended" and forget that all of those people can read what they have said!
I should be reading something constructive, but it is too boring and I keep dozing off after a paragraph or 2...
Hm, mind's gone blank...
Need a good night's sleep...
Need a shave badly, the bristles have reached that nasty stage where they curl back and start to try to grow back into my face. Not a problem that the ladies will have much knowledge of, but I hate it. If I had the determination to stick it out I would be OK in another week, but I don't think I have.
Ah well, I'll have another go at reading this stuff....
ZZZZzzzzzzz........
A ride on the bus...
This morning I had to come to work on the bus, taking the same one as Number One Son who now goes to school in Canterbury.
We were among the first to get on the bus, and as we travelled he told me about some of the regulars as they came aboard.
Bluetooth Woman - pushes her way onto the bus and then has "private" phone conversations via her ear-piece. Everyone on the bus knows all about her private life. They also hear her complain that the bus is arriving after 8am. Funny, that. It is SUPPOSED to arrive after 8am - if she really wants to arrive BEFORE 8am she should get an earlier bus!
Bad Parent Woman - wants people to feel sorry for her because her children are out of control. Her conversation is punctuated with her telling her poor kids to "f-ing shut up" or "f-ing sit down".
iPod Kid - the kid who wants everyone on the bus to hear how bad his taste in "music" is.
Annoying Businessman - the guy in the expensive suit who seems to have lost his driving license for drink-driving and now has to travel with normal people.
Judgemental Kid That No One Will Sit With - the one who sits at the back, watching everyone else with a very serious expression on his face. People will stand for half an hour rather than sit next to or opposite him. Oh, this is Number One Son! He likes the space that this effect gives him.
We had a great trip - certainly the most enjoyable bus ride to work I have ever had...
We were among the first to get on the bus, and as we travelled he told me about some of the regulars as they came aboard.
Bluetooth Woman - pushes her way onto the bus and then has "private" phone conversations via her ear-piece. Everyone on the bus knows all about her private life. They also hear her complain that the bus is arriving after 8am. Funny, that. It is SUPPOSED to arrive after 8am - if she really wants to arrive BEFORE 8am she should get an earlier bus!
Bad Parent Woman - wants people to feel sorry for her because her children are out of control. Her conversation is punctuated with her telling her poor kids to "f-ing shut up" or "f-ing sit down".
iPod Kid - the kid who wants everyone on the bus to hear how bad his taste in "music" is.
Annoying Businessman - the guy in the expensive suit who seems to have lost his driving license for drink-driving and now has to travel with normal people.
Judgemental Kid That No One Will Sit With - the one who sits at the back, watching everyone else with a very serious expression on his face. People will stand for half an hour rather than sit next to or opposite him. Oh, this is Number One Son! He likes the space that this effect gives him.
We had a great trip - certainly the most enjoyable bus ride to work I have ever had...
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Wednesday wittering
Made it to Wednesday! YAY ME!!!!
Things are just so busy right now, I can't believe it! What is so different this year?
Anyway...
Today is my youngest son's birthday - he is 12! Jeez, I am starting to feel my age...
Tonight we are having a bit of a party - the theme is "Man v Food".
OK, we aren't going that stupid, but it is all about building burgers and wraps with as much filling as you think you can handle. Should be a blast!
What else can I say? Oh, the rain seems to be easing off - got to work reasonably dry this morning and it had actually stopped by lunchtime. Will it hold off until I go home tonight? We will see.
Oh, and what can I say? I am working on Saturday this week too! Not my usual stunt, but it is a University open day and I am doing a bit about GIS (computer mapping) which is always fun in a geeky way. One of my maps was actually inspired by a couple of blogger friends - it shows population change in Michigan from 2000 to 2009. It tells a rather sad story, one that I feel a personal attachment to thanks to blogging!
Ah well, back to polishing my presentation for Saturday!
Have a great Wednesday!
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Random stuff
Eating lunch, waiting for DVDs to burn. Baguette, cheese, ham, tomatoes, chili sauce, mayo. Nice.
Number One Son had to have a new calculator for his new school. Not just any old calculator, needed a graphing calculator that cost a silly amount. He came home last night and told us that he had lost it. Mrs RC was not impressed. I had half expected something like that. The good news is that he found it when he went to school today. Might superglue it to his arm or something...
I think that confidence in our new government is on the slide. Yesterday they announced that any person earning more than £44,000 would stop receiving Child Benefit (a small weekly payment for each child in a household). Someone immediately pointed out that a household with 2 people each earning $43,000 would still get it. Clearly they hadn't thought about this! Makes you proud to be British :-(
Going to try to get off to the library now - who ever thought that a 1-day loan was a good idea?
And finally - Norman Wisdom died today. He was a really funny guy, and by all reports also a really NICE guy! Here is a classic clip:
Number One Son had to have a new calculator for his new school. Not just any old calculator, needed a graphing calculator that cost a silly amount. He came home last night and told us that he had lost it. Mrs RC was not impressed. I had half expected something like that. The good news is that he found it when he went to school today. Might superglue it to his arm or something...
I think that confidence in our new government is on the slide. Yesterday they announced that any person earning more than £44,000 would stop receiving Child Benefit (a small weekly payment for each child in a household). Someone immediately pointed out that a household with 2 people each earning $43,000 would still get it. Clearly they hadn't thought about this! Makes you proud to be British :-(
Going to try to get off to the library now - who ever thought that a 1-day loan was a good idea?
And finally - Norman Wisdom died today. He was a really funny guy, and by all reports also a really NICE guy! Here is a classic clip:
Monday, 4 October 2010
Wet weekend
I think it must have rained for most of the weekend. The only time it seemed to not rain was for a couple of hours on Saturday morning, which was good because we bought a chair at a charity shop in town and dragged it home on our garden trolley. Mrs RC then re-covered it and a foot stool that is going to go with it, in preparation for an aunt who is spending this Christmas with us.
Rained again this morning as I came in to work. Got totally drowned, but it wasn't cold or windy so I didn't mind too much. It is the wind that really gets to me when cycling...
Ah well , back to it - sorry this is so short! More soon...
Rained again this morning as I came in to work. Got totally drowned, but it wasn't cold or windy so I didn't mind too much. It is the wind that really gets to me when cycling...
Ah well , back to it - sorry this is so short! More soon...
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