...Happy Birthday Subville. For four days time. I will be away on your birthday so I thought I would get one in now.
But there was no need to say that because you have been asked not to look at this now, which for you will be four days ago.
Uh-oh- Wibbly Wobbly timey wimey.......

It's Thursday. Only one day to go.
I had this long post written about what happened today and the bloody page shut down and I lost it all. Now do I have the patience to write it out again? How bloody annoying

I've been feeling sleepy and grumpy all day.

And man, those other dwarves are jealous

It's those telephone boxes that nearly ran into the car

And, I was worried that I wouldn't get any sleep!

Last night was eventful. My OH and I went to the party at about 7pm. It was actually good fun. They had a Hog Roast and there was a great live band doing covers of modern bands like Kaiser Chiefs and Hoosiers. We had quite a bit to drink so we were nice and relaxed. We met a few of the neighbours who were characters! Funny thing is we have been living in the same road for 5 years (We moved from the bottom end to the top end in February) and we hadn't been invited to anything like this before. I don't think the top end like the bottom end at all.

Anyway at 10pm we said our drunken goodbyes and left.
When we got home we went to bed.
At 1pm I was woken up by my OH. She was having severe chest pains and couldn't breathe. So I phoned for an ambulance. After last year's heart operation, I think it is sensible to err on the side of caution. The ambulance arrived really quickly. They took my OH to the back and locked me out- so I stood pacing for about 20 minutes (and some of the neighbours came out to show their concern) After the Paras had done their stuff they asked if I wanted to ride in the ambulance with them or follow on behind. Because I had been drinking I had to ride in the ambulance (the first time I had done that) We got the hospital and my OH had lots of tests. They were being thorough and checking to make sure of the things it couldn't be.
Then they put her in a ward for monitoring and at 4:30am I left to go home.
The only problem was that it was very early- I had no money and no car. So I walked home which took me over an hour! That sobered me up!
This afternoon my OH called from the hospital saying that she had been discharged. It was something muscular, which she will just have to work through with painkillers. Still, it is better to be safe than sorry.
The hospital staff were great!

And I am now really knackered!

We had a builder come round today. He was asked round by the owner of the property we rent (who just happens to be hear with about 10 members of his family staying in the shed at the bottom of the garden- Don't ask) Anyway the builder said he would be here at 8am. Which meant I didn't have a lie in So I was up bright and early and he came at 10am

And now the neighbours have started their 36hr party marathon. I can hear the live music already. We have been invited and may pop over but they said it is likely to continue on until midday tomorrow (non stop) So there goes another night of sleep- and my OH has to work tomorrow! I kinda think it's not right to assume that it's okay to have a loud party all through the night as long as you've invited the neighbours along.

Or perhaps I am just a moany old git

Damnit! I have just trod on a holly leaf and it really hurts my foot. That's teach me for nipping into the garden barefoot- but I only went there because someone has tied some balloons around our front gate.
Oh and I also had to park my car back on the garden lawn just in case the telephone boxes drive by again.

Goodbye Mario!

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Well, I am officially annoyed with some things.
I have cancelled the furniture that I bought from eBay for my OH's birthday. It has been two months since I bought it and all I have heard is the same old excuses. He seems to think that I don't believe him, but that's not the point! I just don't want to her the same excuses again and again. The guy doesn't listen, just waffles on about how things are beyond his control. I have asked for my money back.
I have to go, there are a couple of telephone boxes reversing into my car

Enjoy

I Am

I am: yet what I am none cares or knows,
My friends forsake me like a memory lost;
I am the self-consumer of my woes,
They rise and vanish in oblivious host,
Like shades in love and death's oblivion lost;
And yet I am! and live with shadows tost

Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,
Into the living sea of waking dreams,
Where there is neither sense of life nor joys,
But the vast shipwreck of my life's esteems;
And e'en the dearest--that I loved the best--
Are strange--nay, rather stranger than the rest.

I long for scenes where man has never trod;
A place where woman never smil'd or wept;
There to abide with my creator, God,
And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept:
Untroubling and untroubled where I lie;
The grass below--above the vaulted sky.

John Clare

It's been a while since I've played around with Tom Swifty, but here are a few more

"The piano fell on me" said Tom, flatly
"But I helped move that Piano" Said Tom, Shiftily
"seventeen plus three is twenty" Tom added
"But seventeen minus three is fourteen" Said Tom, nonplussed
"That'll be 4u²p²(me)²" Said Tom, as he squared up to me
"I am not taking the rubbish out" Tom refused
"I am cutting the sides off of this" Tom decided
"That's one sixteenth of a pound" Tom announced

Summer Mornings
by CJ

Summer Mornings, gentle breeze
Picnic hampers, sweet cream teas
Flower blooms attracting bees
Pollen drifting, makes you sneeze
“Don’t go too far”, mum decrees
Brothers, sisters, keen to tease
See those children climbing trees
Jumping down they graze their knees
Images that my mind’s eye sees
Bring me back my Summers please

Sat(urday) morning and I usually take this time to catch up on the stuff I have recorded over the week and not watched. So I am now going to watch the Heroes FInale, the CHuck finale and the first episode of the new Ghost Whisperer!

So if you've seen them then KEEP QUIET Lalalalalalala I'm not listening

Happy Birthday Kibitz.

I am sitting here with a glass of wine at hand and waiting patiently for tonights eviction. Cannot wait to say goodbye to the Lady ' it's my paaaaaiiiiinting' Jen to be evicted.
I have also been tinkering with my clank. My Ratchet and Clank PSP game that is.

PS_ Rachel is lovely