Wednesday, December 21, 2011

slaps self in head

well i am a dill

i mismarked my calendar when i had my rent paid up till and am therefore now a week behind instead of a week in front - grrrrrrrr

sigh - i can't help but wish they'd sent the notice of breach back in November instead of waiting till the week before christmas - still, these things are sent to try us - i have organised late payment of my electricity bill instead



had the oddest end to one of todays backgammon games with my step-father - he had pieces off the board already and i ended up with one piece on the two mark and fourteen pieces pilled up on the six mark and then managed to throw a double six, two double fives and a double two to win the game - it was freaky - i was rolling about on the floor laughing - he still managed to slaughter me twelve games to six, but as long as i win a couple of battles, i am content to lose the war

my intention to be a good daughter and go for a drive with mother was thwarted by vehicular difficulties - my nieces and nephew are shutting themselves away in their rooms and not coming out unless absolutely necessary - mind you, that isn't all that different from their usual modus operandi - but it is still interesting to see my own teenage coping mechanism replicated - i wonder if they had their grandma showing up every day for a couple of months, if they'd start wanting to paint their walls black too - lol

4 comments:

  1. Sounds like everyone's teenage coping strategies. The guilt button isn't tripped till much later. And seems to be tied to gender as well.
    I quite liked my blue hair stage too - but since I had achieved the look by wrapping blue crepe paper round my wet hair it was v temporary. Lovely blue halo round my head in the sun while it lasted though.

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  2. I gots random present for you. Same address?

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  3. leaps about excitedly
    I LOVE PRESENTS!!!
    yes - same adress :)

    I am sooooo totally temped by the crepe paper option - i had an interview yesterday for a temp job and have been regretting that it would mean I couldn't dye my hair red and green for christmas day

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  4. Do it! And post photos. It comes out in one or two washes, but is fun while it lasts. The more paper the stronger the colour.

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