Happily Imperfect‎‎ April 2003

Change places?

Posted on April 17, 2003

The little red boat has gone all Grayblog on us, with short snappy posts. Still funny though.

In other news: Can someone please confirm that it is a compliment when people continually walk into you? I’m guessing it’s my svelte* figure that makes this happen and not just that people can’t look where they are going. Ohh and can we introduce a rule that states that children who are on holiday should stay away from the shops at lunchtime. This goes for that old women who was berating the poor lass in HMV to the point of turning round and trying to involve everyone in the vicinity with a loud “Ohh here we go!”.

* That’s svelte as in 6′ and 16 stone.

Swish Cottage: 20 20 quiz

Posted on April 17, 2003

I entered, and lost. Still I reckon I got 36 points (making me joint 3rd?). Devilishly difficult in places I struggled with 4 tracks but thankfully the wife got Heaven 17 and Boomtown Rats (much to my amazement it must be said), I really should’ve got the Madonna track and for some reason I was convinced the St.Etienne track was from the Stock, Aitken and Waterman stable of the 80s.. oh well…

Well done to Darren, and ‘big up’ to the Swish Cottage massive! er… or something…

Dump

Posted on April 17, 2003

Limbless Association
Moby Scrabble geek
Ever the business man, Richard Branson
The Penis Blog(yes it IS what you think)
Kyodai Mahjonng, or why I was up until 1:30 a.m. this morning…
Galactic Toss Monkeys search engine.

Ohh and I loved the story in this mornings Metro about Brad Pitt’s new wax model (for Tussauds) featuring a squishy bum. Seemingly prompted by the groping of Ms.Tiny Minogue’s famous posterior, the staff have come up with this idea for Brad’s bottom. Not sure if I would want my bum described as squishy… but I’ll leave that to you ladeez…

She

Posted on April 16, 2003

I said: “She… blah blah blah”
She was standing right next to me.
She said: “Who’s ‘she’, the cat’s mother?”

Sound familiar? Will it does to me, and a few other people in our office, but others just look at me like I’m mad. Which given the heatstroke we were all suffering might not be far wrong, but I digress.

“Who’s ‘she’, the cat’s mother?” Have you heard of or used this phrase?

Too hot

Posted on April 16, 2003

My brain is melting. 26 degrees in the office due to some problems with the
air conditioning.

Now, is it a bad sign when a project manager says “I have no control”? *

* In context it isn’t, as he was referring to a piece of software called
“Control”, but it was funny at the time. Honest.

* gets coat

B-ball

Posted on April 16, 2003

So the Harlem Globetrotters were entertaining. That’s about it really, I’m glad I went but think the 12 year old sitting next to me got more from it (well from the amount of times he snorted a mouthful of coke out through his nose anyway). Very slick, very professional, and with some pretty good basketballing moments it was a fun night.

Tonight I’m playing 5-a-side football. I just hope I remember I should be kicking the ball, not bouncing it.

I’ll be out and about in the comments boxes tonight (with 5 Live to keep me company as I don’t have Sky Sports). I apologise in advance for any football related silliness I may spout but, if the truth be told, I seem to be getting sillier. Yes I know what you are thinking, how can this mad, zany loony get any sillier, well I can and I am.

Ohh and bravo to The Independent for asking some questions, and thanks to Jon for reminding me about it.