sarren

So, I knew, vaguely, that you weren’t supposed to put green waste in your wheelie bin. I also knew that methane is 20 times worse than CO2. I ALSO knew, in a ‘pushing it to the back of my mind and ignoring it sort of way’, that putting green waste into landfill creates methane.

End of last week I got the flyer in the mail announcing a green waste pick up starting Monday, and my brain suddenly went AARRGGHH.

I have been weeding like a MAD WOMAN, I tell you! This morning they did the pick up, which was disappointing, as I was on a MISSION.


However, the front yard is done at last – bloody google, they should give people notice before they photograph them – and my resolution is to continue going out the back every day for at least half an hour when I get home from work - before I sit down and turn on the shiny internets.

By the time I get through that it’ll be time to do the front again. On the plus side, I won’t have to pay the big bucks for them fancy yoga classes – my muscles are getting stretched quite enough.

zebra363 provides a description of the day over at her lj. chaosmanor put some photos up, here.

Here it's all about me. *clears throat*

My dog. Oh, the embarassment. Used to be a show dog, and somehow we've never got around to getting him fixed - it's not like he usually has a lot of interaction with other dogs, and has never been shown what to do, so to speak. So today he meets a girl, thinks this is a bit of all right - then gets a whiff of the other boy dog and apparently it was Love At First Sight. For him, anyway. The other dog seemed a bit shocked.

I blame emma_in_oz completely for leading me astray into the bull ant infested zone. My leg now has a bloody great red swollen bite. However, I count my blessings, at least it wasn't in a more intimate area, like special_trille's. And I got my revenge on the little monster. Stamping it into the ground violently while screaming incoherently *may* have been a bit of overkill. Heh, I punned.


But Zeb's mum made this apricot teacake that made it all worthwhile, and I feel no shame when I admit that I ate *way* more than my share of it. I'm embracing my inner Rodney McKay.

And watching the horses chase the dogs around was lots of fun.

...and some trees got planted.

I've had an extra cool week, even though I didn't get to the Fellowship Commentry due to extreme exhaustion from gardening all that afternoon. And while it's true I loathe and detest gardening in all it's forms, there is this glow of satisfaction from a job well done to offset the sore fingertips and strange insect bite Very Nearly in a Scary Area. Really counting my blessings here. Should be noted: glow of satisfaction only achieveable when 1. Results are blindingly obvious and 2. Other people there sharing the work, even if you do only talk at each other about hp fics (thanks silver_b_a)

Speaking of silver_b_a, I was under the impression that she comes over and helps us do worky things from the goodness of her heart. Discovered the other day that when she buys her own house and has a garden to maintain, she'll be looking to us to return the favour. Poor misguided fool. (Did I say that out loud?)

Obviously my extra cool week was not all about the gardening. On the Tuesday I finally got to Bodyjam again.

side note sarren's "week" begins on a Tuesday, as her stupd work week goes from Tues to Mon, hence always working the Monday nights - end of week paperwork.

EXCEPT TODAY happy dance

I should be at work - but I'm not!!!!

( David Bowie bounce )


Also good this week, getting hold of some 3rd season eps of Enterprise. Can't wait to show them to mr_booboo. Luckily I won't have to wait long, as she's planning on coming over to my house before the concert so she can watch some! In the teeth of Trille's laughter and derision.

Showed some to silver_b_a as a reward for the garden effort, and to make up for traumatising her son, HA HA yet another person addicted!!! Previously 'mildly interested' the dark tone of 3rd season is really hitting somebody's buttons…

Me, I mean me!!!

( Angriest Video Store Clerk Adventure )


Finally getting back on topic, got to my Bodyjam class for the first time in a month, only to discover they'd changed all the dance moves. Stumbled through first two routines, feeling lost and alone…

And then the jive number came on Knew I liked jive a lot. Now I'm in love. Should have seen me, I was just like Billy Elliot when he danced on the rooftop.

New mission, to find place to jive.