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This morning I am experiencing grottiness, in the form of snottiness, a grouchy throat, more dizziness than usual and one of those dull, not quite headaches and have taken my first round of Lemsip which does not seem to be working so far.
Yesterday, for the second time this week, I have broken out the fluffy slippers.
It is drizzling with rain and a sneaky, chilly little breeze is getting in a window somewhere and nipping at my toes, so I am going to have to get my slippers on for the third time.
Miss 8.6 is due back from two days of school camp this afternoon, and will be fit to burst with all the news but will certainly require a) a long hot shower and b) an early night.
This week's DVDs are Definitely Maybe (already watched this one, mediocre and for some odd reason, possibly to do with the impending lurgy, I kept getting Rachel Weisz and Isla Fisher confused), Elizabeth:The Golden Age (felt compelled to get this out after watching The Other Boleyn Girl last week, which I enjoyed, though judging by portraits of the man, casting Eric Bana as Henry was stretching it quite a bit), Ocean's Thirteen (don't know why I haven't got round to seeing it before now) and A Good Year starring that infamous Orstraylean Mr Russell Crowe - I'm a bit sceptical about Rusty and romantic drama/comedy, but I'm going to give it a go.
I've been applying for jobs on the innernet and it's truly surprising at some of the replies I get asking me do I realise this about the job, or that about the job (ie, that it is actually part-time, or that the pay is not much about minimum wage). No, because you didn't actually mention that in your ad? Uh-huh?
The plumber is supposed to be over at the Beige Barn this week to install plumbing bits and pieces, but so far he's only turned up for two hours and has become nil-by-mobile ever since. The ever-reliable Northland tradesman strikes again.
Even if I do say so, and I'm going to: The garden is looking freckin' awesome at the moment - I've got most of the beds under control, despite cunning takeover bids by kikuyu grass snipers, and all the lawns are mown and the edges weed-eated. If I could, I would so pat myself on the back but may have to get the Other Harf to do instead.
My first assignment for Uni is due this coming Monday and I am deeply procrastinating about it as I have the joyous task of analysing a stanza of the most turgid piece of Victorian poetry ever written. Oh, how I must apply myself to this one.
The Lemsip isn't working, I'm off to score me some proper drugs.
Over and out.

5 And the People said:

By Greg on March 11, 2009 9:44 PM

Hope you're feeling better soon. Spring is finally arriving up this way after a REALLY long, wet and cold winter.

I know a good plumber in Onerahi...my Dad.

By Rob

on March 12, 2009 4:26 AM

We LOVED A Good Year, still have it recorded on our DVR, and watch bits and pices of it all the time. The stars are fine but Archie Panjabi and Isabelle Candelier pure delight.

By Rob

on March 12, 2009 4:39 AM

That should read:

We LOVED A Good Year, still have it recorded on our DVR, and watch bits and pieces of it all the time. The stars are fine but Archie Panjabi and Isabelle Candelier are pure delight.

And Russell Crowe is surprisingly good in this.

By Rhonda on March 12, 2009 6:43 AM

I stumbled across A Good Year while channel surfing. LOVED it, particularly for the cinematography, but also for Russell Crowe - and I don't normally like him. The film has the same feel for me as Stealing Beauty, or maybe Under the Tuscan Sun.

By Fi

on March 12, 2009 1:22 PM

Still feeling a bit rubbish today, but seeing as it's tipping it down with rain, I don't feel guilty having a second day's worth of DVD and blogsurfing, instead of dogwalking and gardening :)

Greg, would your Dad come out to Mangapai? :) I can't believe autumn's heading our way again so soon, summers seem to be over in the blink of an eye while winters drag and drag, s'not fair.

Rob/Rhonda, I really enjoyed A Good Year and have to agree re the cinematography and the actors, especially Archie Panjabi, she had some great lines! Mr Crowe was ok, though the English accent was a bit dodgy. I also loved Didier Bourdon, who played Francis Duflot.

Ocean's Thirteen was....blah, for the want of a better adjective, nowhere near as good as the previous two. Please, no Ocean's Fourteen!

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