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The Holidays loom ahead
And this is accompanied by the insomnia of doom. Which is very very irritating.
Because of a weird quirk of Sparkiness, sleep deprivation is also accompanied by the hyperactive libido. This is not a good combination
The UK has had our first "Black Friday" thanks to shops copying online retailers who are, in turn, copying the Americans. We are all ( Read more... ) -
Beloved has shopped...
Beloved called... he has shopped...
He has a network of friends who work in various food service industries - butchers, abattoirs, someone who does something unspecified with fish. No doubt there are others. While I appreciate the yumminess, it does mean there is food shopping going on I am unable to supervise.
And with the holidays coming up, it ( Read more... ) -
Apparently there are lots of LGBT people on TV?
...but I don't see it? What am I missing?
Article after article start off with "there's so many gay people on TV!" "there's so many LGBT characters on TV!" "ZOMG SO MANY CHARACTERS!" but usually very light on specifics.
And I'm not seeing them - not only am I not seeing them but I'm reviewing a vast amount of media for Fangs for the Fantasy and ( Read more... ) -
Ok, techie people, a little help
Since it's that time of year again, we're looking at presents and Beloved, very kindly, wants to upgrade my tablet.
The thing is, I'm not convinced that a newer tablet is especially necessary given my current - so I need people more technically minded than I to counter Beloved's shiny addiction.
My tablet is
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
One of these ( Read more... ) -
Well, that was vexing
Things that annoy:
Metal handled pans. Why why why would you make a pan handle conduct heat? Isn’t that one of the most ridiculous design ideas in the history of the world? Isn’t that up there with chocolate teapots and fireguards?
Metal handled pans that are also supposed to be oven safe - so you put said pan in, say, a 200oC for that ( Read more... ) -
I think a cake may be more expressive...
My cousin is getting engaged and, against my usual habits, I am getting her a congratulations card (I disapprove of cards for various reasons)
I just need to find the right one. I need one that says:
"Congratulations on the whole wedding thing" while at the same time also saying "good gods girl why would you do this? Were you drunk?!" and "STOP! ( Read more... ) -
The best laid plans of Sparky...
Thankee to everyone sending good wishes for this weekend, I managed to escape most of my usual angst by being ILL WITH THE NINJA DEATH FLU!
Honestly, this was the stealthiest disease ever. Here I was, healthy and fine, ready to actually go out and be social. Yes, I was not only strong enough to go outside without worry but I was *gasp* almost ( Read more... ) -
Cats!
So I am cat sitting sibling kitty and she and my old mog are doing their usual posturing and duelling. The worst thing is getting used to the old mog’s habits and finding they don’t work with the bundle of (aging but vibrant) energy from the sibling kitty.
For example, Old Mog likes to be petted - she shows this by laying next to you and staring ( Read more... ) -
Suspicious Sparky is Suspicious
Annoyingly, my friends page takes a long time to scroll back more than one page unless I endure the much hated, tumblr-wannabe new layout. Which is suddenly fast and efficient.
A more suspicious person than I might be consider that intentional
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Berries!
The beginning of September's coming up which means I should be seeing the end of Beloved's first harvest from the garden. I could ask him if there's a lot more summer fruit to pick, but I live in fear of him saying "yes."
Don't get me wrong, i mean he has managed to stick to this obsession for years now - that's almost unprecedented with him! ( Read more... )