For next week anyhow, I'm off to Paris in the next half an hour. I'll miss you all and promise to come back with plenty of tales and photos.
Au revoir!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Ten Eternal Truths About Creamfields
August bank holiday weekend brings with it several events, one of these being Creamfields. Those of you who read this blog last year may remember my Creamfields post that year as a member of SJA. While last years post was a bit long winded I'm hoping to keep this one short and sweet, so here it is the ten eternal truths about Creamfields (which would happen whenever and wherever the festival was held).
1) There will always be a small minority of girls who will show up in a bikini, a pair of shoes/boots and nothing else, not even a jumper for later on. This will invariably happen whatever the weather is like in the daytime.
2) The aforementioned girls will end up in the field hospital/first aid posts at around 3 am complaining that they're cold and asking can they take one of our blankets.
3) Our members will always lose the will to live at around 3 am and wonder why they signed up to do this event.
4) There will always be someone who for whatever reason decides to test their bodies by consuming between 10 and 20 ecstasy tablets. Do they think "Hmm, the first 8 haven't worked so I'll have a few more" seconds after swallowing the first lot?
5) At least one of our members will always get injured at some point in the night. A couple of years ago that member was me, I got clonked on the head by a big tripod light that fell on me and caused me to bleed a little. This year a member sustained soft tissue damage to her knee and ended up on crutches.
6) There will always be people complaining that they feel weird after taking one substance or another and will be taken to our med centre to sleep it off.
7) Those mentioned in point 7, having gotten a nice place to sleep with a pillow and a blanket will now be extremely unwilling to leave it. Not good when we get busy and need to find a bed to treat someone else.
8) There will always be people who come in and say "I haven't taken owt mate" while their pupils are the size of a dinner plate.
9) There will always be violence, the police do well to try and contain it but we do get to see the end result of fights very often.
and
10) Never leave brownies around our members if you would like to eat one later. I have been told by my mum that the brownies I'd made weren't particularly nice too :-( Thanks Mum.
So all in all, a good night. We weren't as busy as we have been in previous years which was good, although the first aid posts had their manic moments. Here's to next years Creamfields!
1) There will always be a small minority of girls who will show up in a bikini, a pair of shoes/boots and nothing else, not even a jumper for later on. This will invariably happen whatever the weather is like in the daytime.
2) The aforementioned girls will end up in the field hospital/first aid posts at around 3 am complaining that they're cold and asking can they take one of our blankets.
3) Our members will always lose the will to live at around 3 am and wonder why they signed up to do this event.
4) There will always be someone who for whatever reason decides to test their bodies by consuming between 10 and 20 ecstasy tablets. Do they think "Hmm, the first 8 haven't worked so I'll have a few more" seconds after swallowing the first lot?
5) At least one of our members will always get injured at some point in the night. A couple of years ago that member was me, I got clonked on the head by a big tripod light that fell on me and caused me to bleed a little. This year a member sustained soft tissue damage to her knee and ended up on crutches.
6) There will always be people complaining that they feel weird after taking one substance or another and will be taken to our med centre to sleep it off.
7) Those mentioned in point 7, having gotten a nice place to sleep with a pillow and a blanket will now be extremely unwilling to leave it. Not good when we get busy and need to find a bed to treat someone else.
8) There will always be people who come in and say "I haven't taken owt mate" while their pupils are the size of a dinner plate.
9) There will always be violence, the police do well to try and contain it but we do get to see the end result of fights very often.
and
10) Never leave brownies around our members if you would like to eat one later. I have been told by my mum that the brownies I'd made weren't particularly nice too :-( Thanks Mum.
So all in all, a good night. We weren't as busy as we have been in previous years which was good, although the first aid posts had their manic moments. Here's to next years Creamfields!
Friday, August 17, 2007
An open letter
To the two do-gooders who saw fit to make complaints to the RSPCA. No, I'm not an animal abuser, neither are my family. Yes, my dog is skinny and you can see his ribs, but no we are not starving him.
Did you happen to know that my dog is nearly seventeen years old? Did you also happen to know that he is currently undergoing diagnostic tests at the vets to determine the cause of his weight loss? No you didn't and that's because you didn't care to ask my mother who made eye contact with you as you beat a hasty retreat.
Your actions, however well intentioned nearly caused my dog to be put down. Luckily the RSPCA officer who came to our house saw that he was not mistreated and just an old dog. Today she came around again and I showed her videos of him running on the beach earlier in the week. From those she could see that he was well cared for and that he was still lively. Despite losing weight he still has a good quality of life.
I'm not an idiot, I know he wont live forever. Trust me when I say that if I could see him in pain and suffering I wouldn't hesitate to do the right thing and put him down. But right now, he's loving life and I'm loving life with him. I'm glad of every extra minute I get with him because I know how close I was to losing him for good.
I hate being judged like this, anyone who has any sort of experience with animals can see that my dog is not mistreated just getting on in years. So don't scowl at me as I take my beloved pet for a walk, after all if I was starving him and kicking the shit out of him do you really think I'd be taking him for a walk in the park?
Twats.
Did you happen to know that my dog is nearly seventeen years old? Did you also happen to know that he is currently undergoing diagnostic tests at the vets to determine the cause of his weight loss? No you didn't and that's because you didn't care to ask my mother who made eye contact with you as you beat a hasty retreat.
Your actions, however well intentioned nearly caused my dog to be put down. Luckily the RSPCA officer who came to our house saw that he was not mistreated and just an old dog. Today she came around again and I showed her videos of him running on the beach earlier in the week. From those she could see that he was well cared for and that he was still lively. Despite losing weight he still has a good quality of life.
I'm not an idiot, I know he wont live forever. Trust me when I say that if I could see him in pain and suffering I wouldn't hesitate to do the right thing and put him down. But right now, he's loving life and I'm loving life with him. I'm glad of every extra minute I get with him because I know how close I was to losing him for good.
I hate being judged like this, anyone who has any sort of experience with animals can see that my dog is not mistreated just getting on in years. So don't scowl at me as I take my beloved pet for a walk, after all if I was starving him and kicking the shit out of him do you really think I'd be taking him for a walk in the park?
Twats.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Final day
I nearly forgot to post. I could have let it slide but since my mate only gets back tomorrow I've decided I should post today. I just want to say thank you to all who have commented over this week, and to all you non-believers, courgette and chocolate go really well together in a cake (try it for yourselves at this site).
Coming up next time; what I have decided to do while in Paris, stay tuned ;-)
Coming up next time; what I have decided to do while in Paris, stay tuned ;-)
Friday, August 03, 2007
And on the seventh day
I tidied out the kitchen cupboards, let's hope they stay tidy for more than two minutes...
Now I know why I dont generally post every day. I run out of things to say and end up talking crap. My friend is back at the weekend anyhow, so the post madness shall end tomorrow and I can get back into my usual style of posting when I have something to say.
Now I know why I dont generally post every day. I run out of things to say and end up talking crap. My friend is back at the weekend anyhow, so the post madness shall end tomorrow and I can get back into my usual style of posting when I have something to say.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
The wonder of google
Check me out, five days into this post per day challenge and I'm already running out of ideas. So I'm looking to my stats for inspiration, and I shall share with you some of the more amusing words and phrases that have brought people via google to my little cafe.
Chat up line physics
I'm sorry but unless she's a physicist too, there's no chance of a physics related chat up line going well
Slobby booty
This phrase would have directed them to this post on my blog, why they were searching for a "slobby booty" I just don't quite know.
Lola's other blog
No I just have the one, unless you count my on the side restaurant review blog
Funny job lola
Well the last funny job was my lab tech stint, the things that I did still amuse me. This post sums up one of my favourite moments from my time there.
How to chat up a scientist
Well it's nice to know that us science gals are sexy enough to chat up, don't expect us to be too easy to get though
Biscuit theory
Oh yes, it's is the one, the only biscuit theory
Show me what happens on monday with lola
Well on monday I went to work, felt crap, cancelled a meeting and went bed early, not very interesting
Magic boobs
Yes they are, dont believe me? Check this out
Bonkers boobs
No, they're magic, not bonkers
Pooing at work
Hmm I may regret doing that post at some point. Remember this isn't instructions on what you have to do, but it's more politeness and toilet manners.
Lola's boobs
It's nice that you want to google my boobs, but I'm not that kind of a girl
The great mouse detective boobs
Oddly enough I can't recall boobs featuring heavily in this film, perhaps it's best if I don't...
"your legs behind your head"
I'm not even going to go there...
Learn how to make cocktails in liverpool
Well give me a buzz I'll teach you how to make them so long as I get to drink some
handcuffed OR cuffed OR handcuffs OR cuffs OR handcuff
I don't think this chappy was intending to find a lovely pic of me in high vis while my first aid kit was arrested. Apologies for it not being sexy handcuffs.
That's all for now folks. Enjoy your evening.
Chat up line physics
I'm sorry but unless she's a physicist too, there's no chance of a physics related chat up line going well
Slobby booty
This phrase would have directed them to this post on my blog, why they were searching for a "slobby booty" I just don't quite know.
Lola's other blog
No I just have the one, unless you count my on the side restaurant review blog
Funny job lola
Well the last funny job was my lab tech stint, the things that I did still amuse me. This post sums up one of my favourite moments from my time there.
How to chat up a scientist
Well it's nice to know that us science gals are sexy enough to chat up, don't expect us to be too easy to get though
Biscuit theory
Oh yes, it's is the one, the only biscuit theory
Show me what happens on monday with lola
Well on monday I went to work, felt crap, cancelled a meeting and went bed early, not very interesting
Magic boobs
Yes they are, dont believe me? Check this out
Bonkers boobs
No, they're magic, not bonkers
Pooing at work
Hmm I may regret doing that post at some point. Remember this isn't instructions on what you have to do, but it's more politeness and toilet manners.
Lola's boobs
It's nice that you want to google my boobs, but I'm not that kind of a girl
The great mouse detective boobs
Oddly enough I can't recall boobs featuring heavily in this film, perhaps it's best if I don't...
"your legs behind your head"
I'm not even going to go there...
Learn how to make cocktails in liverpool
Well give me a buzz I'll teach you how to make them so long as I get to drink some
handcuffed OR cuffed OR handcuffs OR cuffs OR handcuff
I don't think this chappy was intending to find a lovely pic of me in high vis while my first aid kit was arrested. Apologies for it not being sexy handcuffs.
That's all for now folks. Enjoy your evening.
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