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That sounds ace. Are you interested in a third option because you don't like the sound of the other two, or just to see where else in this crazy ole world you might end up?
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Not sure. Part of the reason we're considering the year (or more?) abroad is for the language exposure - and while you could argue Australian is a foreign language (you could also make the same argument about talking American, I guess), the appeal of Belgium is the immersion in Dutch/French.
Earlier on, we had talked about Japan being an option, but that's somewhat less appealing at the moment. Though on the positive side, I suppose it may be a bit less crowded than it used to be?
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With regards to pedology - 10 tonnes of soil was delivered and laid last week.
1.2 tonnes of turf was delivered yesterday and has been laid now so hoepfully it will rain soon as otherwise I'm going to be running a sprinkler pretty much 24/7.
quote:Originally posted by H1ppychick: H1ppy is wanting to win the Euromillions tomorrow, pleasethankyouverymuch. And then start an evil empire.
Oh, weird coincidence, I just mentioned that on the other thread. Those adverts must be really getting to us.
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I won! Unfortunately I don't think I'll get very far with my evil empire on my winnings of £7.50.
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Hooray @ the resurrection of TMO!! I'm so happy not to be getting a "404 this domain has expired" message. Does someone need money? (haven't read the other threads yet so it may be there, I'm just gurgling with pleasure at seeing an old friend restored to life).
For the purposes of facebook my status would be 'Great meeting with new guy at work - really have confidence he'll deliver' However, this would be a deliberate untruth, specifically tailored for the small handful of work people who've insisted on 'friending' me on faecebook. My status were I to post it would read: "Lied cheerfully and comprehensively about plans to return to work after maternity leave, was rude to the wrong people about the wrong people and patronised the pole-up-his-bum fatso who's supposed to be filling in for me. Fed my daughter a dangerous amount of fruit and am crossing fingers the results are on Thorn's watch not mine. Great morning." TMO is so liberating!
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I've not really taken much notice of this end of the world stuff but I am curious about one thing: was Debbie Harry was booked for desert island discs for reasons of topicality?
quote:Originally posted by jonesy999: was Debbie Harry was booked for desert island discs for reasons of topicality?
Roger Waters is on next week. I don't know if that's anything to do with the current global financial crisis.
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They're asking 'members of the public' to send in their Desert Island choices. Does this mean they've finally run out of slebs to give copies of Shakespeare and the Bible to.
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The thing I hate most about faecebook is that while I get angry at other people's banal and self-aggrandising status updates I find that I'm drawn into doing exactly the same thing. It's so degrading logging on at 6am to see who commented on some shitty blog post or video, and considering divorcing friends that I've know for 15 years or more because they failed to adequately 'like' something posted ot my wall.
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Ooh yes. It feeds the needy twerp within. Sometimes a real life person will say 'oh, I liked your FB comment', or whatever, and I think 'well why didn't you say so online for everyone else to see and affirm my existence'.
I'm far too needy for Twitter. It's like shouting into a canyon. No-one ever answers me. You can't have a conversation as you only see one third of the people having it, so I feel like a schoolgirl again, at the edge of a gang, hoping someone will invite me in. I don't like to just 'follow' people that my few twitter friends are following, as it looks weird, yet I get followed by some total nutjob Midwest evangelists, who list their hobbies as 'monogamy'. Or content providers. Or some shit like that.
I just don't get it. It's main appeal is reading other people bitching about the Apprentice.
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Herbs is almost in tears with excitement at the prospect of going on holiday. To somewhere with alpacas. And a trampoline. And a catering service. And babysitters.
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They should combine all that and have babysitting alpacas eating catered food on a trampoline. That would be quite a show.
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There's a pool too. And tennis courts. And soft play. *brain explodes*
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Alpacas! OOh! They make luscious wool! Thorn has one-and-a-plan sweaters knitted out of it.
I always visualise twitter as a vast aircraft hangar full of people all shouting at the same time. Some of them will be shouting about the same sort of stuff, but it's luck whether you bump into an interesting viewpoint or get anyone to agree that yours is of any value. I hate it and I really hope something good comes along to replace it.
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quote:Originally posted by herbs: Herbs is almost in tears with excitement at the prospect of going on holiday. To somewhere with alpacas. And a trampoline. And a catering service. And babysitters. There's a pool too. And tennis courts. And soft play. *brain explodes*
Centre Parcs at Machu Picchu? It's pretty good, but they make you pay for the extras, and keep any toddlers away from the man in the robes at the top of the pyramid thing.
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I've never seen Facebook or Twitter produce anything as marvellous as the alphabet thread. or TMO Murder or whatever it was called.
Or SHOW ME WHERE RINGO TOUCHED YOU. Good times. Good times.
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Is investigating courses. Some that she has to do like safeguarding children (urgh) and paediatric first aid and others that she can't possibly do because of breastfeeding and being broke, but can fantasise about. Like soap-making. Or joinery. Or Baltimore quilting.
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quote:Originally posted by Octavia: Baltimore quilting.
Well, you learn something new every day. Thanks Google.
Although I had hoped it would have more to do with the drugs trade and drowning by concrete duvet than Maryland needlepoint.
Probably they don't do courses on drowning by concrete duvet. I mean, there isn't much that can go wrong unless you get your mix completely cockeyed.
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A gifted student from Hamsterdam University was discovered murdered today following a catastrophic error in his first-year concrete duvet exam. Faced with the simple practical challenge of sealing an unnamed Polish woman up to her neck in concrete mix then drowning her, 21-year-old Baltimore Quilting freshman Leonardo Ottertrust accidently killed his victim before she hit the water.
"Leo covered the Polack's head in cement until she couldn't breathe no more," explained Hamsterdam History Professor Tony Billericay, "It was a history test for Chrissake. He shouldda gived her a message then a Sicilian death kiss then dumped the broad in the drink at the freakin' docks. Then she drowns. Kid had skillz but he fucked up big time. Ain't no Damn student. Had to be whacked"
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