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What made your day that little better pt. II?

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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2011
    It's Norway's national day today, and it's a big deal to us. Everyone is dressing up in suits and national costumes, all the children across our long and winding country are walking in parades and everyone's out. The weather is unstable, but I'm hoping it's at least rain-less, as I'm having a few friends over for a lunch in my garden.

    So if you'll allow a bit of patriotism, here's our national anthem:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtiIMZI … re=related

    I'm obviously biased, but I've always found it a very haunting melody. Melancholic, yet uplifting.
    I am extremely serious.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2011 edited
    It's BETTER than the British National Anthem.

    Of course, THIS is how the British National Anthem would sound if Carlberg did National Anthems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73eB-aAo8Eg biggrin beer
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2011
    The "restless leg syndrome" has quieted down. When it moves on its own it is quite annoying.
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2011
    Timmer wrote
    It's BETTER than the British National Anthem.

    Of course, THIS is how the British National Anthem would sound if Carlberg did National Anthems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73eB-aAo8Eg biggrin beer


    not bad! smile

    I'm quite tupsy right now, but had a great day in the garden with beers, rosé wine and white wine and red wine.. Alrighty then...
    I am extremely serious.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011
    my leg was good today, no pain
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorStavroula
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011
    That's wonderful Tom! smile
    Whatever you gaze rests on,do not use your vision, but the eyes of your soul...She knows better...
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011
    We're now two days in a row. I was able to sleep and while there is still little or no feeling I'm happy.
    Tom cheesy
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2011
    Great! cheesy
    Kazoo
  9. I had an interview this morning that was done over the phone - my first phone interview. And it was not seeing the interviewers.

    It was a sort of first interview. I should find out if I have made it to a second interview. The job would require moving to another part of the country so feelings are mixed.
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2011
    Strange having a telephone interview...I've never had any like that before!
    But a rough call, Alan! Having to move to the other side of the country? I'd really have to think VERY hard before uprooting like that...
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  11. I know. Particularly with having a family and everything. It is going to be a difficult choice if it comes to that.

    Maybe having a bit of an income from freelancing may mean that we can hold off for the job offer that offers more in terms of limiting upheaval?

    We will see...
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    • CommentAuthorKevinSmith
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2011 edited
    I passed the first (out of three) professional exams become a Chartered Accountant.

    The first, was the path of God: Only the penitent man shall pass.

    Now,

    Second, is the word of God: Only in the footsteps of God, shall he proceed.

    Finally,

    Last is the breath of God: Only in a leap from the lion's head shall he prove his worth.

    biggrin
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  13. Good news! beer
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  14. A nuthatch flew into one of our windows this afternoon. Unfortunately the window was closed. For a while I thought that it had been killed but after 5-10 minutes it started to come round. I was a bit groggy for ages and it wasn't for another 10 minutes that it felt well enough to fly off back into the trees.

    I don't think it had broken anything and I hope it makes a full recovery. There are a lot of fledgling birds in the garden at the moment and the nuthatch may itself be a parent. There was certainly a lot of frantic nuthatch calling from the trees when the bird first flew into the window. And once the bird was feeling better it was calling a lot.

    I quite enjoyed standing by the bird whilst it was helpless. There are 3-4 cats around the neighbourhood and the bird wouldn't have stood a chance.
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  15. Back home after nine hours shopping for sofas and furniture. Successful day shopping but such a long day!

    I'd decided we should get out by nine this morning so we could be done by lunchtime. How naive of me!
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  16. And we got a whole bunch of furniture made from mango wood! Looked great with nice colours. Quick-growing from sustainable sources.
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 2nd 2011
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    Back home after nine hours shopping for sofas and furniture. Successful day shopping but such a long day!

    I'd decided we should get out by nine this morning so we could be done by lunchtime. How naive of me!


    Nine......hours....... sleep
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  18. I know! We did stop for some lunch. And we only started buying things 6-7 hours into the search. But we did manage to get things.

    But I don't understand how it takes 8-10 weeks to deliver furniture from their warehouse.
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  19. FalkirkBairn wrote
    And we got a whole bunch of furniture made from mango wood! Looked great with nice colours. Quick-growing from sustainable sources.

    Although many of you will identify this as a guitar and not a table, it does give you an idea of how mango wood can look:

    http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/ukule … ody_02.jpg
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJun 2nd 2011
    I had a good productive therapy session today. Most encouraging
    listen to more classical music!
  21. sdtom wrote
    I had a good productive therapy session today. Most encouraging

    Good news, Tom.

    Keep up the good work.
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 2nd 2011
    Spent a lovely day driving to Sailsbury and through Devizes in Wiltshire, glorious baking sunshine and gorgeous scenery, this is the heart of 'picture post card' England, gloriously verdant green hills and wooded valleys and ancient stone cottages with thick thatch all along ancient Roman roads.

    The Living Daylights and The Bourne Supremacy were amongst the plays on the car stereo. cool
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  23. Hmm, I misread it and started to wonder, how can the road to Sainsbury's be wonderful... biggrin
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 3rd 2011 edited
    You're really hungry and need a ready meal? dizzy IMO it's one of the better supermarkets but there are no wonderful roads leading to it......as far as I know wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeJun 8th 2011
    Actual conversation from a meeting I was in at work earlier, all done sincerely:

    "Dave and Phil never have time to check the action log to find out what they need to do before this meeting."
    "Sue, will you add an action to the log that tells Dave and Phil to check the action log more often?"
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2011 edited
    shocked lol

    Power speak, one of the modern banes of life biggrin
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJun 12th 2011
    Today my leg is feeling ok which is good.
    listen to more classical music!
  28. Every now and then I trawl YouTube, etc for clips of old TV shows. Talking about old TV themes over on the "Now Playing" topic set me off a-hunting again. I came across a clip to the TV show I remember watching, Holmes and Yo-Yo.

    I'd completely forgotten that Yo-Yo was a [spoiler]robot[/spoiler]!

    Holmes and Yo-Yo clip.
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2011
    I remember that but had totally forgotten it. Looks pretty bad. Not good 'bad' just bad wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  30. Timmer wrote
    I remember that but had totally forgotten it. Looks pretty bad. Not good 'bad' just bad wink

    I enjoyed it at the time. Just as I enjoyed Big John, Little John. But I'm not even going to link a clip to that!!
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