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[ladymuck]

Afternoon all

It's been a dull old day, much cloud and little sunshine. It's currently 10 degrees and the high was 11. Although no rain was forecast, I swear there were a few spits and spots. Barometer is down to 1016 mBar.

I was at the office today. It wasn't a bad day because I'd generated something for me to do that kept me occupied.

Received a call from the letting agency about the flat, to go through the offer and be encouraged to "improve" it, which I resisted. There is another offer from a couple with a small child who viewed it just before me. My viewing was delayed 5 minutes by their tardiness in getting out of the building. It all depends on what the landlord wants, I guess.

I have a ticket to see Dune Part 2 at the IMAX this evening. Part of me can't be bothered to trek over to Waterloo and have a late night.

[NickFitz]

Lunch: corned beef hash. Very tasty

This was also an excuse to christen the thing-dicer I bought the other day, basically a mandolin with knobs on that can slice, julienne, and dice. Worked very well at chopping a few small spuds into little chunks

Meanwhile in stalking news, there was a delivery for the lady with the colourful hair from the ground floor sitting in the hall when I got back from the blood tests, so naturally I Googled her; I'd figured she was probably an academic, like the Pepys expert who used to live across the landing. Turns out she's actually a movie producer and screenwriter, and has also worked as a makeup artist on Strictly Come Dancing, and on a surprising number of zombie and sci-fi films (though IMDb describes many of them as shorts)

[NickFitz]

Back from the surgery, where we went through the annual ritual about units-per-week and also discussed my surplus of weight and deficit of exercise, before getting to the highlight of the day: blood

At least the walk there and back closed the green ring

Due to the flooding earlier in the year, the ground floor is still unusable, so access is via a back entrance on higher ground which opens on to the first floor. Apparently the idea of the ground floor being so far below the surrounding ground didn't raise any alarm bells with the architects about where water might collect

Anyway, this means having to cut through the university campus to get there, so that made a change. Forty years ago, I was just about to start taking my finals there

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Wednesday.

Sunny.

Blue sky.

Dry.

Chilly in here at 14.3 deg, 13 deg in the kitchen & leanto.

1015 mBar, 29.97 in Hg, 761.3 Torr, 14.72 psi, (down from 1019 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair), 67% RH (Lidl electric).

Glad to see the board is running like a slug on mogadon again. .

Meanwhile on the 20th of September 2019 NF was making scotch broth whereas I went shopping.

Walk (unabbreviated) walked in wan sunshine & very little blue in the sky.

Five lawns duly mown. Knackered now.

Lunch: scrambled egg etc.

Entertainment: 37 seconds of Y&Y. 15 mins of TWAO due to obnoxious politicians waffling on. It went <click> A Lot..

No butterflies today, unlike the unidentified example yesterday and the Peacock on Monday.

Freecell score: 88%, running average: 86%.

Veronica Mars S1 E17 "Kanes and Abel's".

The Mentalist S2 E20 "Red All Over".

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Sunny and Simpsonesque start out there today, though it's supposed to get a bit cloudier later. Still not as warm as it could be too, at 5°C rising to 9° this afternoon. The barometers are down somewhat at 1006/1014mB

On the question of fasting for blood tests, I vaguely remember being told last year that it wasn't necessary any more for the ones I have. Investigation reveals that although it used to be required for the triglyceride level test, it was decided a few years ago that it doesn't really affect the results and isn't needed. So I'm having my coffee after all and if it turns out I shouldn't have, well, they should have told me

[WTFH]

Morning all
Chilly at 6am, but at least it's dry.
Garmin app is running but has been updated to be more useful. Has taken me 10 minutes to find the information that used to be right in front of me.
9.52km walked.

[NickFitz]

E2 of the Pompeii thing was also very interesting

And I've read the first few chapters of The Sisterhood by Katherine Bradley, being the other book that covers the events of Nineteen Eighty-Four from Julia's perspective

Tomorrow, I go to the GP surgery for my annual blood tests. Just remembered that, at the old surgery, they expected me to fast for them. They haven't said the same here but I think I better had just in case, meaning no coffee when I get up

Goodnight all

[WTFH]

20 wheelbarrow loads of topsoil moved, 20 more to do tomorrow, then the same of mushroom compost for the following 2 days.

[NickFitz]

This afternoon's flat viewing was good. An offer has been made.

[NickFitz]

Tea has been leftover chicken and chips

This was accompanied by E1 of Pompeii: The New Dig on iPlayer. Very interesting, so I'm going to watch E2 as well

[ladymuck]

This afternoon's flat viewing was good. An offer has been made.

[ladymuck]

In reading the obituary of Eleanor Coppola in the Torygraph today, I was made aware of the documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) Which is available on archive.org. So this evening's ents is watching that.

[NickFitz]

Afternoon denizens

Rather on the grey side again today, with the odd light shower. And once again it's not as warm as it could be at 9°C, maybe getting to 10° shortly. The barometers remain uncommitted at 1011/1019mB

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Overcast with some grey clouds in the mix. Currently 9 degrees with a high of 11 expected. Rain forecast early afternoon. Barometer down to 1023 mBar.

A quiet day today. Am looking forward to a flat viewing this afternoon which I am hoping is "the one" so I can tell my landlady to naff off.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Tuesday.

Grey.

Gloomy.

Wanly sunny.

Picking with rain.

Chilly in here at 14.7 deg, 13 deg in the kitchen, 14 deg in the leanto.

1021.5 mBar, 30.164 in Hg, 766.188 Torr, 14.815 psi, (down from 1022 last night), 77% RH (GDR hair), 66% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 20th of September 2019 there was much discussion of the Septic scum who took over Cadburys and other enterprises then shut the factory down as is their scumbag Septic wont.

Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the grey gloom & wan sunshine.

Lunch: beans on toast etc.

Entertainment: Y&Y waffling on about id theft: woman banned from driving due to others giving her details for speeding fines.

TWAO: more handwringing.

Two washing lines and the bit of rusty galv wire replaced. Knackered now.

Entertainment: Veronica Mars S1 E16 "Betty and Veronica".

Tea: chicken portion with some random sausage and bacon with gravy etc. Nice enough.

Entertainment: PM.

The Mentalist S2 E19 "Blood Money". The serial killer (not that one) one. Not the finest of eps.

Scotland yard "The Wall of Death (1956)". The death at a circus one. Poor old cat.

Maigret's Boyhood Friend: S13 E1. Well instead of the usual 6.35x16 (25ACP) this time a n ancient 12mm pinfire revolver was used. Made a change.