pippychick

This year appears to be going out like it came in

We’ve been doomed for a while. It’s horrifying how little they know.
::wanders off to pet collection of Blackadder dvds::

I can’t stop swearing…

We’re all doomed.

Mary seasonal thingies all!

I did most of the cooking last night. The lasagne is prepared and only needs baking (2 pans of it), and the filling for the steak, mushroom, and onion pie is done. All I need to do is prepare the pie crusts, fill, and bake. I have Italian bread, salad, and lots of nibbly things, as well as a case of wine, hard cider, Guinness, beer, and Campari. The place is mostly tidy, and I’m ready!

My son is cooking today!  Happy merry to everyone!

And to you and yours!
Somehow, I find myself still doing the cooking…

And to you and yours!
Somehow, I find myself still doing the cooking…

“Hey come on Vicar, I’m already on my knees. Make with the come unto me already.”

There is something intrinsically unfair about hot vicars. On the other hand, Hell has potential.
 

Yes… unfortunately, I have never been the kind of person who knows where their towel is. And I should… I went to church today, and the vicar was kind of hot with his intense scrutiny, which means I’m probably going straight to Hell. A towel would definitely come in useful there.
Thank God there’s no God.

You need a towel! It can reduce panic by 78%.

Oh, dear…
 

Awesome present, but I’m sorry you’ve been poorly. You will have to have two birthdays this year – like the queen

This is what comes of living with a corgi… I get delusions of royalty.
 

Awesome present, but I’m sorry you’ve been poorly. You will have to have two birthdays this year – like the queen

Well, it’s getting merrier now that I’m up to having tea, but I think my birthday tikka masal is not going to happen this year.  I’ll make up for it later in the week.
But, I must squeal a bit, my daft one got tickets for us to see Ronan Tynan (one of the Irish tenors) at Fordham in March. It’s cocktails followed by a concert, and I’m thrilled, because he’s got a magnificent voice, and is a sweetheart to boot.
 

Oh!

I hope you’re having lots of fun, and that this next year is the best yet

Oh!

I hope you’re having lots of fun, and that this next year is the best yet

I didn’t know it was her birthday! Happy Birthday BronxWench!!!!

Happy birthday BronxWench!

 

Oh!

I hope you’re having lots of fun, and that this next year is the best yet

Awww… you are right, though – you are not missing that much. Once you’ve done with the snowman building, and the falling and playing, and the sledging, and the tickling touch of snow on your face and eyelashes there’s not much left that’s good about it. As soon as you need to go to work, or go anywhere for any reason, you’ll find the public transport system has ground to a halt. The roads are full of idiots who’ve taken the car out and got stranded, making it all but impossible to get around for people who <i>do</i> know how to drive in it. So you walk, but the pavements are covered with compacted ice four inches thick (and that is not nice to fall on!). The hospitals fill with people who’ve broken arms and legs. The entire world turns into a giant freezer for weeks while it melts into filthy sludge, even if snow doesn’t fall again. No matter how many pairs of socks you wear, your feet are always freezing (your toes to the point of pain). Your hands are cold and your fingers hurt, so you wear gloves which don’t really help, and as you go about your business it’s like wearing a bundle of candy floss on each hand, making it impossible to do things like eat, write, go through your wallet to pay for a hot drink, hold a hot drink…
Having said all that… heat without aircon sucks A few years ago I went to Spain where they had a similar temperature and the AC was broken in our villa. I spent the whole week in the villa, out of the sun, wearing a succession of frozen tea towels on my head, interspersed by endless cold showers. My hair was wet through for the whole seven days. You have my sympathy. *pets*
 

Don’t worry, our Cheeto-Elect says global warming is a Chinese plot to fuck with trade and currency exchange rates.