Friday, March 24, 2006

Caramel Slice

Time Asleep Last Night: 00:03
Time Awake This Morning: 09:31
Yesterday's DAR: 8PP

Well, I promised. And I did. I went to the bakery and bought myself a caramel slice this morning. And it was good. Just so you didn't all feel left out of the goodness, I took a picture of it for you.

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Time Zones, Non-Existant Days and Surreal Breakfasts

Time Asleep Tuesday: 23:30
Time Reawokened Tuesday: 03:23
Time Reasleepened Tuesday: 05:33
Time Awoken Wednesday Morning: 08:46 [Yes, really]
Wednesday's DAR: 11PP
Time Asleep Last Night: 23:52
Time Awoken This Morning: 06:13 [Yes, really]
Time Arose This Morning: 07:43 [Yes, really]
Today's DAR: 4PP

Shocking news to report here folks, as not only was Wednesday struck from the record books by dint of an administrative error and a surprisingly early night, but normal sleep patterns have descended upon my world. I've woken up at normal times two days running.

Some points of note to record over the last few days. Firstly, fresh bread is awesome. There's nothing quite like the taste and smell of a freshly baked loaf, and I am grateful that there is a bakery nearby, about three minutes walk away in fact.
A freshly baked loaf is lovely. In addition to that, you can purchase yourself some baked confectionary of your choice, such as the undisputed king of baked goods, the caramel slice. It was a generously sized one too, with proper shortbread as a base, and with just the right freshly baked taste. It was sublime, and I will have to go back and sample another tomorrow perhaps.

A note on my time zone. It has come to my attention that my time zone setting for the blog is not actually UK time, but instead somewhere in the USA. Possibly the Pacific coast. This is handy, for when I post at 4am it shows it as the day before, which is accurate. Because that's what it is. Also, while neither my body nor my clock are in fact in America, my body clock probably is. So the time zone inaccuracies stick.

Oh, latest update on the kitchen mayhem. Turns out that Kevin the Kitchen Fitter had a van breakdown so couldn't make it today. Or yesterday. Maybe he'll get here tomorrow. We still have two kitchens, one in boxes piled in the living room, one scattered around the house in various useful places. I'm beginning to wonder why all this hassle was necessary for an operation which is basically installing new units of a different colour, and moving the sink millimetrically to the right.

I also discussed surreal breakfasts. Today I had to make myself a breakfast, a demanding feat undoubtedly. It was quite strange, however, having to actually grill toast properly (no, we don't have a toaster) and decide myself when it was done and when it was sufficiently toasted; not having my toast provided by me courtesy of a toast fairy was somewhat strange. Additionally, being able to refill my glass of fruit juice was quite surreal, although just to keep my insanity in check there was still only two choices, apple and orange.

In other news, happy birthday to Vicky. I promise an update again tomorrow. Fact.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Kitchen Fitters: A Rant

Time Asleep Last Night: 03:46
Time Awake This Afternoon: 12:06
Yesterday's DAR: 8PP
Today's DAR: 6PP

So, for those of you who are interested, my house is still upside down. I still have large kitchen units sitting around the house unfitted. And there are still onions on the stairs, and a breadbin on the bookcase, like you would expect in any normal home.

Problem is that Andre the Kitchen Fitter (whose name makes you think he should be a gay hairdresser, not a Kitchen Fitter), was uncontactable on Monday. When he was supposed to come and fit. So he didn't. Instead, after much arguing with the head office, we now have a delegation from Kevin the Kitchen Fitter and his Team, who will arrive on Wednesday. Oh wait, no, they can't do Wednesday. They'll arrive on Thursday.

In the meantime, I'm still going to complain about nothing being where I want. Yes, I'm talking a lot about kitchens. That's because I've not done enough to make it worthwhile to comment on my day itself. I need to buy some bread and book a haircut tomorrow. Oh the excitement, I'll have to sedate myself so that I don't get into a hyperactive fit!

I may also get up early and watch the cricket. That sounds like a sort of useful thing to do. Well, not useful, but it's something and I'll be doing it. This post is meandering quite badly. So ... until tomorrow, when we'll hear more from the exciting world of kitchen fittings.

Monday, March 20, 2006

Home Sweet Home

Time Asleep Last Night: 03:45
Time Awake This Morning: 08:56
Yesterday's DAR: 16PP

Well, home again. Home on the range. Where the deer and the antelope play. At least in surreal ways they do, if by deer and antelope you mean me and my family, and by play you mean live.

Except this week my home has been turned into a kitchen showroom! Or so it would appear. We are getting a new kitchen fitted, exciting stuff I know. It was delivered in Wednesday, apparantly. And today it was to be fitted. As a consequence, we have everything from the kitchen scattered around the house; tins of pasta and onions on the stairs. All the glasses are stored on the bookshelves. Similar practical arrangements. And of course, we have the new kitchen units in a large pile around the house wherever space permits.

And then the fitter doesn't come. So I am living in this kitchen-themed maze for at least another two days. Summary: Gah.

Oh, I should be polite and point out that Vicky has started a blog and tell you all to go read it. Apparantly it's even quite good. Emma has also started writing one too, but who knows what the address for hers is, so I can't link to it. Actually, she does, it transpires, and she left it as a comment. It can be found here. Only other news for today is that Tim can't write URL code correctly. Cower in fear from my mocking finger, mere mortal!

Friday, March 03, 2006

Sloths

Time Asleep Last Night: 06:20
Time Awake This Morning: 08:44 [Major thanks to Taj here]
Daily Activity Rating: 16PP

Katie demanded I update this with this fact:

Young sloths are so stupid that they have been known to mistake their own limbs for branches and fall out of trees.

Thus concludes my update. Read it and weep.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Activity Regime!

Time Asleep Last Night: N/A
Time Awake This Morning: N/A
Daily Activity Rating: 15PP

High DAR rating today due to being up almost the entire day. So it'll make a big difference. Done lots of little bits and pieces and made progress forwards, which pleases me. Erm ... that's about it for today's useful update. Interesting stuff, isn't it?

I suppose at some point I should write these entries before I'm just about to go to bed, so I make them moderately interesting.

Here's an amusing link though: What Argos should sell.

Monday, February 06, 2006

Sunday Follows Saturday

Time Asleep Last Night: 05:54
Time Awake: 15:39
Daily Activity Rating: 11PP

Today was an active day; when I was up I did activity-like things. Not exciting, but then again when has washing ever been exciting? For that matter, when has cleaning and tidying been exciting? Nope, I agree with you. However, I'm in the mood now to be useful and make things work. To do things normally, to get my ass in gear to sound overly American.

Anyway, I'll see how long it lasts. I give myself until perhaps Tuesday at best.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Today

Time Asleep Last Night: 04:41
Time Awake This morning: 17:43
Daily Activity Rating: 1PP

Nothing happened. Fact. Lowest ever DAR on record.