Morning Campers, five shows to go 'till we break for the big ho ho ho ho
So Cyprus and the army and the party the night before and then no sleep on Friday and then...
... back to the X Factor final and the Strictly voting controversy and one of my pubs having to close due to severe flooding and my sister and her hip operation rehabilitation and my beautiful wife bigger and beautiful than before the weekend and my mum looking better than any of us despite being twice our age and having beaten The Big C - TWICE!
Chris Hoy beating Lewis in SP08 (it was always going to happen).
Then off to TV centre for a meeting that can't now take place because of Strictly Gone Mad and just hearing India snatching victory from KP and the boys with an historic win after we declared!
And a multi-billion pound fraud on Wall Street that a load of the banks fell for - again!
You really don't have to be all that sharp to be a banker do you?
Monday, Monday la la la la la la la...
Ken fighting his way through it all in the background.
Two things:
How come private soldiers who put their lives in the line for us are amongst the lowest paid people in the country?
How come nurses who save our lives are amongst the lowest paid people in the country?
DON'T GET THAT - NEVER HAVE.
One more thing:
Every time a member of our forces loses their life in action it should lead the news on every channel on every outlet.
This should be law and any channel who doesn't follow it should be taken off the air for ever.
Other than all that, it really is great to be back. We have a week of absolutely JAM PACKED shows for you and the reason I'm in EXTRA EARLY to day is to start sorting them out.
LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of LOVE to you lot.
CLP.
2008.
X.
P.S. haven't spel chekked so plis forgiv.
© MMIX~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~12~RS~)
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CLP
You're early and right as ever!
Spshully about the soldier boys, couldn't believe that news again, when will they bring all our boys home? Local town will be out in force again when they repatriate the bodies, makes you proud to be from Wiltshire!
Thanks for Friday's show, was fab!
Tiggs xx
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CLP - I'm with you - we pay the people who risk their lives the least (add in my fellas occupation) and paper pushers like me get paid hansomely for non essential work!!
Not that I'm conmplaining about my pay - but I hate it when people say they only earn x amount - in my book if you earn over £30k then you are doing ok :-)
super bp x
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10 Days till Christmas - woohoooo!
Merry Christmas CLP! And to all here!
Loved the show on Friday, but that kinda goes without saying.
Absolutely agree that our boys in the forces don't get paid anywhere near what they've earned - if you catch my drift.
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Couldn't agree more Chris re the forces, and your show illustrated exactly why we all owe thanks and praise to those brave people who risk their lives every day - whatever one's personal views might be on the politics of our being engaged in certain war zones.
If they have signed up to serve they serve wherever they are posted - be it a relatively nice base in Germany or Cyprus or the hell on earth that is Helmand province.
Nurses - yep, undervalued too, as are some other caring professions. But footballers get paid tens of thousands a week!
Don't get that one myself.
Welcome back.
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Good Avo, Evo
Nice to hear you so early bright and breezy of a Monday morning . . .
All grand here in NI - hopefully making my way over there to say a few hellos later in the week . . .
time for the Yuletide jokes I think . . .
1. Did you hear about the dyslexic devil-worshipper??
He sold his soul to Santa . .
Ho!Ho!Ho!
DtM x
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Afternoon Lambie Pies - blimey, you wear me out, you really do!
Looking forward to 5pm, but not looking forward to the end of ARF as it's your last week of shows before your Christmas break.
:-(
DtM - I love that joke! Heard it before and it never fails to raise a titter.
Just had a lovely lunch with an ex-collague and succumbed to more shiny sparkly things in their christmas shop .... now gotta wait for Mr Diva to go out so I can sneak them on the tree and swear blind that they've been there all along!! hehehe!
Before I forget, the advent calendar from the weekend was:-
Saturday - mince pies
Sunday - bells
Today ....... you tell me!
CtD xxxx
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Ctd - today is going to be an angel (just like me) :-)
super bp x
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Hi guys..
great sentiments re service personnel and nurses etc CLP.. they couldnt BE paid too much in my opinion.. and yes, every single one who is killed or injured in the line of duty deserves to be known about throughout the country..
..as for everything else..im tired just reading bout it!
Was works do on Sat night and stayed over..not as bad as expected..in fact a good night had by all! Head was surprisingly ok yest too..which was a bonus as GM decided we needed to go into town in the afternoon... thnik someone forgot to tell him it was the mad Sunday shopping for Christmas day! Anyhoo..made it back safely, armed with tons of old dvds and had a film fest interuppted only by TG last night...fab!
Quicky to Debs re prev blog... dont know who said it(and not prying) but tell em where to stuff their opinions! although i sometimes realise its hard to do. My ex used to belittle me in front of others and i always used to laugh it off...now i have found my soulmate(hopefully) and if anyone tries to put me down (if they dare!) he jumps in to defend me to the hilt.. and it feels great. But the crux is learn to be happy how you are and it will come across to others ...and they will learn to keep their gobs shut! (sorry if i come across as preaching, its meant to be supportive! But people who cant keep their opinions to theirselves when they should should be made to feel bad!).anyway, keep smiling hun! x
Hope everyone got their hair sorted, got packed, is taking medication for colds and bugs and such and everyone else had fun decorating... did anyone tell you its nearly Christmas!
Essay over!
Take care all..
mSc xx
PS - good luck to AF and KW on the interviews this wk... x
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Given my criticism at post #4 it is only fair in the interests of balanced comment that I highlight this - good on them, and I speak as a Spurs fan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7783083.stm
df
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Oooohhh, Sam Vimes.
You're my favourite! Closely followed by The Partician.
MW, a!
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I love death and cap'n carrot - but it rakes all sorts :-)
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ELLO CLP MAN AND ALL,
Bingo Star ere.....
CLP - Spell checking is the last problem judging by all the madness around in the world at present, in fact a wouldn't ragard it as a problem at all!!!!!!
Very appropriate the bloke at the centre of the latest financial scandal - Madoff!!!!!
The world's mad and off at present!!!!!
Soz all about me outburst before about The W Bush but all I wreet iz believed true!!!!!!
I find the shoe incident.... amusing!!!
Just 'ope they don't do anything bad ter the bloke who threw 'em!!!!!
Like Bush says Iraq is a democray now so nowt should be done ter the bloke in question.... a mean 'e wasn't an evil sucide bomber or anything like that - know the points that am raising ere!!!!!!!!
Hazel Love - I agree with you about the war crimes..... Blair and Bush lied about the weapons of mass destruction.... all ter steal oil in my opinion!!!!!!
They should be tryed as many innocent women and children have died.... far more than any would under Saddam Hussein.
As ave said all along they should ave made friends with Saddam like we did with Gaddaffi in Lybia - done it the peaceful way even if you find it difficult ter talk ter such bad people - Bush and Blair ave made themselves just as bad as all these dictators if not worse by the amount killed in Iraq!
I just 'ope the first thing Obama does is meet with the presidents of Iran, Russia, Korea and makes friends with them - this will bring world peace!
I'll shut up now.... going off on one about politics!!!!!
CLP - On to 'appier subjects.... really enjoyed your broadcast from Cyprus on Fridee - Alot of brave people who shouldn't ave ter be doing what their doing in 2008!!!!!
Aye some great music choices Fridee too - Never thought i'd 'ear Neo's brilliant new tune played on your show or indeed R2!!!!!
Or is it Neio??? Must do a spell check!!!!!
PS CLP - From what you write terdee on your blog, it just goes ter show 'ow you and your family ave been through difficult times. You write about twice your mother 'as fighted cancer - Glad she's ok!!!!!
My mother is ill at present with lung problems - caused by smoking.... sure she'll be ok though!!!
Finally the best for last - Wonder if Tash is gonna drop on yer Christmas 2 week break????
Last thing yer need is anooother 25th Dec baby..... aka spending Christmas dee on gas in Bupa maternity (that's you CLP noot Tash) (Or maybe it is Tash too) (I ain't know, I ain't know.... at least if yer do ave a Christmas dee baby you'll ave a capricorn on yer 'ands... aka the most level 'eaded, ambitious and 'ard working of all the zodiac signs!!!!!!!
Running outta time ter ave a little sagittarius aka the friendliest, nicest and most social of all the zodiac signs!!!!!!
Either way i'm sure you'll ave a cute little one!!!!!
I feel a little excited about CLP/ Tash's baby even though I don't know you both personally.... just think it's exciting and being near Christmas too.... and still wondering if it's gonna be a boy.... am STILL sure it is!!!!!!!!
Tatty bye for now blog dudes..... tatty bye!!!!
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Bingo..your enthusiasm rubs off on us all..and makes us smile! sorry to hear about ur mum-bet shes a fighter tho and will surprise u all! and i think we are all excited about the CLP baby..mad isnt it?! glad u are on a positive this week... keep up the fab work..
mSc x
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Hey all,
Thanks Chris, as a Cancer Specialist Nurse I really appreciate your comments.
Diva - thanks for the xmas card hun.
Hope the rest of you are having a good Monday.
Catherine
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Good afternoon
CLP I agree with you to a point regarding news coverage when a member of our forces is killed.
I believe that they should, however, only report it once the family has been informed and the name can be confirmed.
It must be terrible to have a loved one out there and all you hear is 'a soldier was killed .......' etc. Not knowing if the phone will ring with bad news.
Debbie x
PS: AF, what a beautiful card you are so talented! Thanks Cheryl for the sparkly card too.
PPS: Thanks for lovely messages.
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Morning/Afternoon everyone,
Hope you all had a good weekend.
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A-ha!
tree is up, and looks loverly in its black glitter and blood red glory. All the cats are out, so will remain standing for at least 5 minutes. Can't get a picture that does it justice to be honest, but will stick some on fb anyway. I don't know about you lot, but for our tree to go up we have to reshuffle the whole room. Just not too sure the rabbit will enjoy living in the toilet for the next few weeks.
MW, a!
PS - Thanks for the card and mysterious package! You know who you are....
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Hello hello,
Everyone OK? Just finished catching up with weekend's postings.
CLP - an excellent blog - well done. Loved the Cyprus show too - may have even shed a tiny tear...
Sending good vibes to all who need 'em (especially the beautiful blonde bombshell, Debbie).
Can't wait to hear all about the Scottish meet - lucky things - I ADORE Glasgow!
On that note: just bought one of Mr P's birthday prezzies (Glasvegas tickets - yay!)
Still no tree chez Rosie :(
Rosie x
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hi Chris you're very early today :-D
Let's be really christmassy about this! IT'S CHRISTMAS (I Bet You Don't Know What I'll Bring You) by LEKIDDO - Lord of The Lobsters!,
should be the Christmas Number 1. It's a really cheesy Christmas song. Also, his site has the best Advent calendar of the year - so the lobsters tell me :-D
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Mariella, the Badger builds Particians. Or partitions...or patricians...and oddly enough looks a bit like how I think Cmdr Vimes looks...although I'm hardly a Lady Sybil!
Anyhoo, Christophe, I already made a comment on your last blog after something that Bingo had written, but here goes...
If you don't want to do something yourself, make sure the people you expect to do it get the correct remuneration and reward. I tried to get into the WRNS once...quite a long time ago too...and now I'm so glad they didn't want me. I didn't wanna do it after all...after the tests, the vetting, the mammouth interview sessions...really made me think the I'm not cut out for shooting people (which is ultimately what it would have come down to in the end)...but I'm damn glad that there are people who do...and I think it's a travesty that they don't get their worth...either in salary or recognition.
If it wasn't for the lovely nurses three years ago I wouldn't be here now, either.
Coo. That's me done in.
Will have to go for a lie down and a quiet contemplation on the subject of our new Sports Personality.
oho yerssssssssssssss
love
hazel
x
aka One Running Nostril
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that's not my cow
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MW,a!
The decs I invested in at lunchtime are black leather stars with red beads and red feathers coming out the top. Awesome!
Also got a thing about Venetian masks this year - so beautiful.
Cheryl x
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Black leather........ now there's a shock CtD....LOL
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I always say "morning campers" to my "kids" (21,19,16) in the morning - glad I'm not the only one!
Looking forward to the Chris Evans festivities this week. x
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Oi Bondy!!! They caught my eye, alwight!
Anyway, how was your birthday? Was it as debauched and norty as we're all hoping it was?
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CtD - for stockings this year Errol has a snow boot, and I've got one of my thigh high patent leather boots.
Not that I'm greedy or nuffin...
MW, a!
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pop quiz - me and my fella have never done stockings for each other - we have main presents and things like DVD's/ Cd's etc and that is it -
does everyone else do stockings for their partners?
Super bp x
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hello boys and girls!
James, did you have a bondtastic birthday?
I put our tree up on Friday night - yep, had to rearrange the whole room but it's worth it, it's all red and gold and sparkly (with lots of tinsel of course!!)
CLP totally agree re the forces and the nurses, and they are SO taken advantage of because they have too much dedication to ever go on strike for better pay.
Bingo - wishing your mum a very speedy recovery.
Debbie - hope you're feeling as gorgeous as you should today!!
T xxxx
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Bagpuss - we tend to get eachother gadzillions of "little" things rather than one or two big presents. More fun opening all the prezzies on Christmas morning, drinking bucks fizz in our PJs.
MW,a! - only you dahling, only you! Next year ..... waders!
Hi Tins!!!
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Birthday was great!!!! Football, football, football, who can ask for anything more.......
As far as who should get paid what, I have always thought that you want the best people in the job that protect our communities/countries and those that help educate the children. I would agree 100% with you Chris and would add nurses, teachers and the police to that list. But that's just my opinion..... for what it's worth.
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MW, a! - thigh high boots - priceless! x
CtD - lovin' the sound of your Criggy decs - gorge x
I tend to buy Mr P a big present (this year, tickets to see Othello) and then some little bits and bobs (T-shirt, DVDs, vinyl etc). Usually save the best for his birthday - I think it's more important than Christmas meself.
Advent Guesses: Santa and a mouse with a sackful of prezzies.
Rosie x
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Where's the lovely Jovial today?
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Rosie & MW,a!
The boys have their shed, so I think it's time we had our very own Goth Girls Room.
I say lots of black, a spattering of red, lots of leather, lots of silk, a swish of velvet, candles galore and shoes as ornaments.
You in?
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can I come in? We needs lots of deep purple silk and black dribbily candles :-)
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This year we said spend would be no more than 150 squid on each other, and another 20 for stocking prezzies.
We are treating ourselves to a PS3 on Friday, but that doesn't count as Xmas goodies.
MW, a!
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Advent guess -
Mouse in a ballerina outfit ... one day I'll be right!!!
Thanks for the Little Drummer Boy update on the last blog btw - we're going to have to go some to beat the x factor by the sound of it!!
Tiggy, hope you feel better soon. There are so many poorly people about at the mo.
T xxx
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can I be i charge of moozik?
Plenty of bauhaus, cure, mission, sisters of mercy.....
MW, a!
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MW,a
Mr Diva has a PS3 (and a PS1 and a PS2 - hooked? Hell yes!)
What games are you planning to get? Can recommend Buzz. Let us know and we can challenge your sofa all the way from our sofa!
C xx
PS: of course Bagpuss. Not sure bout the dribbling tho!
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My arms are raised, my cheekbones are sucked in ... and ....
Stay with me
Lay with me ...
LOVED THE MISH!
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...also Christophe, re the Strickly debacle...do people really not have more to worry about??? A refund on their phone bill??? Gawden Bennay. I did vote once, and to be honest, I'm glad I don't need to next week now.
Whereas the Lord Hoy...
...ono...here I go again...
umdiddle-iddle-iddle-umdiddliyiyiyiiieeeee
love
hazel
x
pee.ess Mariella, am SOOOOOOOOO jealous of your PJ day...bet you're all snuggly buggly...and big sox...and cosy wosy
...and who was it that was talking about edible decorations for the Christmas tree...think it may have been young Fernley-Whittingtrouser...edible decorations? Tree up. Decs on. Cats in. Tree down. End of.
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Chas N Dave on Steve Wright now. I so hope she's got the raydeo on for the school run! xx
HL - edible decs: Nigella starts tonight! Yay!! The Uber-Goddess!
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Well said Christoph - agree - must fish out but read somewhere how many extra and better paid nurses and service men we would have on just two premier footie players salaries.
Like Hazel I wouldn't be here either if it wasn't for the nurses who worked on New Years Eve four years ago!!!! and No it wasn't booze related!!!
Diva - liking the sound of those decs - like James said, (hi James) - leather, what else!!
Bingo hope your mum gets though her problem alright.
Beesmum xxx
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OMG have you seen the little clips of "Willie's chocolate Xmas"?? Can't wait for that.
Everyones got a xmas cooking prog this week, Nigella, Jamie, River Cottage (perhaps not Gordon, he may be too busy, ahem!)
Did you see the Hairy Bakers Xmas last week too? Brilliant!
T xxx
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CtD - Dunno what games we're planning on. Tho buzz sounds like fun. I want the full band kit to at least pretend to be able to play an instrument, instead of just playing the strumpet... let us know what you recommend, and let battle begin.
Still undecided on the sky thing btw.
HL - umm, not that cosy wosy, toes a bit chilly as socks don't fit in slippers. But yep, its fab.
Morticia (the 2nd!) is now in, and amazingly she is a scaredy cat as far as the tree is concerned. Takes a very wide berth, crouching and slinking her way past. Chickens like the beads though...
MW, a!
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By the way I think I got the words of that programme in the right order, just had to read it back to double check ;-)
T xx
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That should be through!
Advent calendar turtle doves
Mouse skiing
Beesmum xxx
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Hi BeesMum...... Happy Monday!!!!!!
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Tinsel
A woman after my own heart. I can't wait for all the Christmas cooking progs to air - sooooo exciting! And we've got Nigella 5 times this week!
Mr Diva wasn't overly impressed with Jamie Oliver having one - he's not a fan of the Essex one.
Is there a new River Cottage one this week? The one that was on Ch4 last week was a repeat of last years and I felt swizzed!
Gordy had his Christmas Cookalong last Friday but we missed it.
Also obsessed with all the glossy Christmas cookery mags - just can't resist them!!!
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Nigella is on the radio now.....
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James - twas Happy until I just went in to town - grrr!! Mr B out of the way in house with his man flu/tummy whatever (I'll just make a few phone calls in a sad voice)!!!!
Wasn't gonna rant but I will - ok its going to be busy in "smiffs" at this time of the year so you expect the odd line of folk at the till but narrow aisle --- person with hunking great push chair - didn't even park it next to her - right across the aisle and she was on the other side so between the two of them, no-one could get through! After a couple of us had squeezed through she put the darn thing back were it was !!! I thought the woman following us was going to clock her one!!!
Oh Joy!
Beesmum xxx
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ELLO ALL-
Bingo Star ere.......
Sorry this blog is abit of a mad one.... ere goes.....
Thanks for your kind words - me mum 'as 'ad for over a year the CYPD - smokers disease - it's fatal but it can take 20 years ter kill - me mums got it moderately but she's given up smoking so 'opefully she'll last a long time!!!!!!!
As for me - Ave been down.... abit like a stockmarket graph.... but ave 'it me bottom. 'it it BIG..... ouchhhhh!!!!!!
When yer down yer can only go up.... and am going up without drugs..... nyyyyaaaaa!!!!!!
It's all ter do with Pluto entering Capricorn on the 27th November..... yes Pluto.... abit like the other week when the moon aligned with Venus and Jupiter creating a smiling face image in the sky- (saw it meself... spooky) (there's a photo of this on Brian May's website - 'e's inter astromony in a BIG way)!!!!!
A know this sounds mad but the darkest week of me life was 20th November week.... ave since 'eard Pluto entered Capricorn on the 27th of November... meaning a 16 year new period for us all but especiallly capricorns!!!!!!!
And a felt something 'appen ter me that week..... something weird all..... something deep inside the psychee!!!!!!!
Maybe it was ter do with this!!!!!!
2009 am determined ter make a gooden!!!!!
In fact ave joined an advanced acooooustic guitar/ song writing course starting one dee after me birthdeee in Jan.... am gonna conquer me fears and push me music further!!!!!!!
Something that's been ripping meself apart is, a don't know if yer can understand this but, yer know when yer feel (without sounding like am blowing me own trumpet ere) like yuv gotta talent deep inside...... but due to terrible stage fright I just can't perform..... even though am brill at playing the guitar, keep coming up with mega guitar riffs and find it easy ter write songs...... this 'as been eating at me.... like such a painful demon inside..... but ave gotta overcome me fears and see if I really ave gotta talent.... or if I aven't.... maybe a talent ter write/ produce for others!!!!!!!
It's just I feel abit mad writing like this.... I feel i'm only an ordinary truck driver, like am suffering from delusions of grandeaur thinking a can make great music.
Why should I be able ter write/ perform great music?????
But I suppose if every musician 'ad that thought there would be no music for CLP ter play on 'is most nice radio show!!!!!
It's just a don't feel that clever playing me guitar as I find it very simple.... but then other people ave 'eard me play, like at the music school where I 'ad lessons a few years ago, and told me it sounds brill and original.... so maybe I ave goot a talent!!!!
All I know is ave always been abit different ter the crowd... even as a child that's why a goot inter the guiness book of records at 14!!!!
Soz if this comes across as me being big 'eaded or talkin' about meself but it just something a need ter get off me chest!!!!!
This lately 'as been killing me inside along with everything going wrong for me financially and in me love life!!!!!
So am going ter try and get inter the right circles... join the Liverpool university on a music course!!!!!!!
A just feel I don't wanter be a truck driver for the rest of me life and waste me talents if ave goot any - know what am sayin'!!!!!!!
Chow!
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Beesmum, apparently if you type MANFLU into youtube you get a very funny clip.
Not that its funny of course, man flu is very very serious.
Big admission now ... have gone off Gordon!!! Never thought I would but I have. Haven't liked his new cookalong series at all and am a bit disappointed in reports of his recent behaviour too!
However, bring back Jose and I'll be happy :-))
T xxx
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Noot another long blog..... why can't a wreet short ones.... give me strength!!!!!
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Bingo, go for it you lovely man!!!!!
"It's just I feel abit mad writing like this.... I feel i'm only an ordinary truck driver, like am suffering from delusions of grandeaur thinking a can make great music.
Why should I be able ter write/ perform great music?????"
Why should you not??? And you have enough life experience to write it from the heart!!
And we'll all download it too!!
T xxx
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Bingo for Christmas #1 2009!!!
That aside, I've bin sent home. Apparently I look tired. That'll do for me...we have our Christmas Do (loooooooong lunch...) tomorrow, and any sleep I can get before then is going to be welcome!
I have a reputation to keep up, doncha know
love
hazel
x
It's an equitable life...chickens and beads...I dunno...it'll be cocks and rings next...of the poultry around the leg kind of course...
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bingo- good luck to you - everyone should follow their dreams
not sure about capricorns having it good after the 27th - my life seems to have god steadily worse since that date and i'm beginning to get worried about each day - everything seems to be getting hard
but - noff about me
super bp x
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10 Days and I've only one present bought. Looks like I'm in for the usual Christmas Eve manic run-around again this year.
btw - maybe I should change my nickname for Mondays . . . feeling more like Detritus right now . . . :-s
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Bingo... go for it... I suspect you are a man of many good talents...
Suzie xxx
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Bingo - no doubt about it - you will succeed, as you love your music and there's nothing better than enjoying your work! And Yes we will all download when you release your first masterpiece.
Beesmum xxx
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BeesMum, I know what you mean with people like that. It's like you are inconveniencing them......oh well hohoho and all.....
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Bees - have just braved M and S...what a mistake! How i didnt batter the ignorant lady who walked straight into me, stood on my foot, almost caused me to drop my wine (horror!) and then looked at me like it was my fault i dont know! and whats with everyone buying 6 of everything? anyone would think there was something happening...
in...out... in... out...deep breaths and nice smily thoughts now all!
mSc x
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Good for you Bingo! It might be just what you need, in all sort of ways, and if you don't try you'll never know.
df
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Too much rushing around so just popped in to say hello.
Advent calendar - a christmas tree
Alternative - elephant on one leg balancing ball on his trunk
Nev
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Scoob - know exactly what you mean!! and she would have got clobbered if she'd made you drop your wine!!! Stood in the bank afterwards doing me yoga breathing to calm down - although my "favourite" teller was there getting her sales pitch........... ...no no noooo don't start me on that!!!!
Ho ho ho thump James!!!! hehe!
Beesmum xxx
Spike the shoppers
with sprigs of holly
tra la la la la
la la la laaaaaa
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Hmmm! Advent Calender #1 star
Weird Calender - Penguin beside a fire
A bit tired today so not contributing much - lurking mainly and a bit of online shopping!
Just realised forgot to put the roast in the rayburn this morning so looks like Baked potatoes and bolognase sauce for tea!
hope you all had a good weekend and hopefully will catch up tommorow
quack
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Sam - don't worry - not bought a thing yet - although I have done cards as recommended by me postie earlier than usual!!!
Bees xx
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Me again.
Feel rough as rough can be in the last hour or so - what's THAT about?
Anyway, Advent Calendar for today is:-
A DRUM!
boom boom!
"Other" one - a mouse swinging on a snowflake. Random!
Laters. Tummy permitting.
CtD xxx
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Oh No not you too Diva!!!! - Mr B tried to work a few times today and just totally given up again. (unless - - - you didn't eat something dodgy lunch time did you)?
Big hugs mate xx
Beesmum xxx
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Greetings Ter ALL,
Bingo Star ere.....
Sparkly Tinsel, Super Bagpuss, MsScoobycat, Derbyfi, Suzie Boozy, 'azel Love and B's Mum..... thanks for all your kind comments - you are all very nice!!!!!!!
I wish everyone could be as nice as the CLP bloggers!!!!!!
Super Bagpuss - I'm sorry your aving a really bad time lately - A think it iz a capricorn thing but 2009 is mean't ter be a good one for caps!!!!!
A remember they said 2008 was going ter be an outstanding year for caps but I thought they mean't good... outstanding means either!!!!
But this Pluto thingy is mean't ter mean 16 years of big changes for the good for all!!!!!
It's mean't ter mean 16 years of level 'eadedness in the world.... maybe Obama is the start of this when 'e comes inter office on the 2oth Jan!!!!!
Just 'ope Obama doesn't change once 'e's the boss as they often do.... remeber Blair with 'things can only get better'.... look what 'e did.... more tory than the tories!!!!!!!
Fingers crossed Obama iz the mama.... sorry man!!!!!!!
Chow!
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CLP good points well made! Your show on Friday was fab!
Am just back from Cheltenham and thought I'd better pop in and say hello!
Bingo- just keep believing honey!
Bond- glad you enjoyed your footy mad birthday :)
Luv
Lyndyloo
(Booboo not back from Grandma's yet)
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Here’s the thing... Arrr well to be really truthful to you bloggers there is nothing, not a thing, absolutely nothing, not even a raisin - after 15 years.
Who likes the police, Sting was never better…
mj x
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Sting is my hero xx
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Bloggers One an All
Is it me or does the show tonight lack summat? i can't put me finger on it but it seems like there is deffo something missing :(
The Police WROCKED (to nick Bingo's expression)
Steve :-D
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I love the feeling!!!!! xxx
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Hi lyndyloo, football is life, life is football......
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Couldn't agree more Bond! Here's to the men and their various shaped balls!
Luv
Lyndyloo
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Why do people always pick on Premiership footballers when they want to give an example of an overpaid group of people.
When comparing the earnings of the lower paid occupations such as nurses why not use the example of rock stars, actors , or even, dare I say it, Radio 2 DJs.
The hard truth is that people are willing to pay to watch footballers ply their trade, while the same cannot be said of nurses.
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cough cough cough cough bark cough cough
Have you missed me? no ah well I have a note from me mum on me absence I picked up someones horrible bronchol virus and have been laid up ever since but still working except for Friday when I stayed in bed on my day off.
Bingo I managed to catch up on the blog and I wish you all the best.
As I live on my own I go to my mum's on Christmas Day and come back the day after boxing day I am at work on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. If I don't go to my mums I would be on my own with 4 walls and that's not a good thing. I am getting the decorations out of the attic this week and when my cousin is over with her 3 yr old son we will put some of them up and make the place look a bit more festive.
As once been one of those poor soldiers who go wherever they are ordered to and paid little - I really understand the meaning of earning and wealth and happiness. I would be quite happy to see emergency services (inc nurses) and armed forces paid better and I am so pleased that the Gurkhas (with which I served for 4 years) have the right to live here and that armed forces personnel injured now are getting a better payment for their injuries all for the better.
Sorry for going on and on and on and on.
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Why does that lotto advert with the turkeys always remind me of Dookie????
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Lyndy....LMAO
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OOOooooh Lyndyloo - not back to the spuds topic again are you?
Bondy you not iced in then
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phoenix....... Like the old joke, "What's worn under a kilt?"....."Nothing...... everything is in perfect working order"........lol
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On the subject of Armed Forces and nurses earning more as opposed to football players . . .. One group are in the private sector and are commercial concerns and the other are public servants and therefore subject to the amount of taxed raised. People seem to forget that. I don't watch premiership football so i'm not contributing to their wages. I AM a tax payer so therefore AM paying for nurses and soldiers (soldiers is used instead of armed forces as it's quicker to type) I object to the amount of tax i pay as does everyone. I do make full use of the NHS for various health probs i've got.
What we as people should do is to STOP the Govt. from fleecing us with their wage bill and allowance system for MP's. If we pulled out of Europe and didn't pay them then we'd be a lot better off as a result.
I could go on and on and on and on and on and on
but i wont.
Steve :-D
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totally agree Steve and as for public service pensions - don't start me either!!!
Fished out the article about the comparison and it was just a fact thing in the readers digest ( other mags avail) will quote when I can be faffed to go to the little room and recover said article!
Bees xxx
and just for the record way back when - I voted No!!!
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Hmmm.......I seem to have upset one or two people with my earlier opinion.
I also think it is wrong that someone like - just for instance - Lewis Hamilton, Tiger Woods or Roger Federer gets paid many millions to wear a sponsor's logo on their clothing. I accept the argument about private v public sector and recognise that not everyone in those sports get that level of remuneration but I happen to think the gulf between the very top stars in these sporting arenas (or Hollywood film actors to use your other example Mary) is just too big when hard-working people in tough jobs are paid a barely living wage. But I also know that there's not a snowball's chance of it changing. So I rest my case.
df
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Derby fi - twas me on about footie players and their obscene wages so thats three of us on the same wave length.
And to change subject I just love the adverts only shown at Christmas for F grouse (other booze available)! Just brilliant!
Bees xxx
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Yes, they are very good B-sMum. Most adverts just annoy me though - especially those for a certain furniture store! I like to watch programmes on the recorder so I can fast forward during the breaks, esp. on Channels 4 and 5.
df
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Me too df but occasionally like the adverts so I can go and wash up!!! but that grouse one - just sooo cool!
I'm lost tonight without Spooks on - don't watch too much tv but enjoyed that series. Watching the c 5 thing about the sixties - am coming to the conclusion I may have missed a fair bit of it - certainly the early bits!! blast!
Bees xxx
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evening all, hope you're well?
Chris, I fully agree re the armed forces and nurses, however it's the way it is and I don't think it'll ever make sense. What i fail to understand is how politicians - and not even the high-brow ones - earn more than the frontline fighters and angels in hospitals.
As for the news channels, let's make that the law, my heart bleeds for their families.
Is the sprot pesonality based on success or actualy personality??? Never known the answer to that one either!
Not been in long from work, loads of revising/prep to do for interview tomorrow whiach has been vrought forward 3 hours to 1pm....bloomin' cackin' it I can tell you.
Hope the meet went well, look forward to hearing all about it
bonnet de douche
KWx
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sprot pesonality???
No spell check from this flame-haored blogger either!!!!!!
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or even haired.....I'm off x
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Good luck for tomorrow Gingembre. Knock 'em dead!
Good night BM and anyone else who's around.
df
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Gingembre - giggling away here - fingers working quicker than the old brain A!! ?
Will be thinking of you tomorrow and keeping all crossed for all you want for your career. Think positive me man - you'll do it no problem.
Bees xxx
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Night df
Bees xx
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Evening one and all
I suppose this says it all for me.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094747/Justice-wounded-heroes-Payouts-double-badly-hurt-soldiers.html
Hazel and Debbie glad you enjoyed Guru Josh. I love Dance Music/Trance Music now and again with no lyrics just your imagination to take over.
Bingo Man, if Eggon (excuse my Irish) can make third in the X factor you can walk it.
PP
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Hurray. They have all gone to bed, and I have half an hour to myself. Peace and quiet. which is strange seeing as I have been getting 'the silent treatment' but I'm sure that you know what I mean.
Saw mum and dad's new puppy today, Alfie. He is adorable, and had a heavy heart to heart with mum. Been waiting for that chat for years and so pleased that it happened.
Actually felt part of the team at work today and feeling optimisic about things at the bakery. Nice to have something positive to think about.
Debbie x
PS: Sending lots of love to Bingo, and anyone else feeling crap or poorly. Hello to everyone else and Rosie....blonde bombshell..moi? Bless you!
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Evening PP. That's the kind of music that I could listen to on the ipod in the bath. That and that Robert Miles song that you stuck on a little while back.
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Oh I forgot to mention here that I got paid today! Have my first payslip since last March......feels so good to earn my own money again. I almost want to frame it.
So it's not a huge amount, certainly doesn't pay the mortgage but hey...I earned it.
Ok really am off now to catch up on tv for half hour.
x x x
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Hi Debbie.
Hope all's well you might like this one for the bath too....
This is good BATH music too.....
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1PW1-XFRCYI&feature=related
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Hooray for Debbie and the paycheck it feels good doesn't it?
Gingembre- Good luck not that you need it.
PP - I love CDM but something a little more melow for me in the bath...ahhhh....
Everyone else (speshly at the Scottish meet) hope you've had a great day/night.
Luv
Lyndyloo
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Kirk,
GL tomorrow/today :) hope it goes well for ya.
Steve :-D
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bees
fanks for the custom!
tiggs xx
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Tiggs - you're welcome - spent far too much! Nite nite!!
Bees xxx
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morning all
hope it went well last night at the scottish meet
ginge - good luck today - I;m sure you will walk it!
Debbie - your own money - what a great feeling that is and you can start spending it on things you want too :-)
super bp x
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Morning all! Is it me or is it beginning to feel a bit like Christmas? Or is it that I've started wrapping Crimbo prezzies and I'm planning my Christmas day....?
Luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
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My other half said that us cyclists can't moan anymore after doing so well at the SPOTY on Sunday evening...horaah for Hoycules!
Anyway back to earth with a bump and this week i'm finishing my CIMA module with manufacturing accounts, gearing and control accounts...oh joy! Lots of study for me over Xmas. Still, can't wait till next week...ssoooooo excited!
TTFN
Jx
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Yawn..............stretch.............morning! Can't get myself into second gear today and I have an important but quite tedious job to do - on which I must start today or it will never be done before Christmas.
Only one more week to work after tonight though!
CtD - for the calendar today I guess a sack of presents. Can't imagine what the dodgy one will be - another scary clown to spook us all maybe?
df
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Guten Mogan
You can tell it's almost Christmas.
Can't walk into the local Supermarket without the sound of a fairground organ and a bucket rattled in your face.
A Celebrity Chef telling us how to spend an eternity preparing for Christmas.
Packet of Paxo, a Turkey and Vegatables and the jobs done. How easy is that.
Christmas cards all sent but a few spare ones just incase those people you don't really like send you one and you have to send one back.
Yes it's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas....
PP
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today is my least christmassy day - 5 meetings - no time for lunch
the first I had to present over the net to 20 people - it was a bit scarey but all done now :-)
Another one looming - wish me luck
super bp x
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PP - I do think there's a complete overkill with TV chefs this year. They seem to think we all have weeks to spare for planning one day of meals. As someone said the other day it is really just a big Sunday roast with crackers and a few extra bits!
Do like some posh chocolates and a nicely iced Christmas cake though. Oh, and a glass of fizz!!
df
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Always read your blogs Chris and the comments but haven't posted before. It was my birthday on Saturday and we were booked for dinner at The M. Glad it was the M and not the L (which I assume is the one which was flooded). Notoriously bad there for flooding as I am sure you know!
Just to say had a great evening, food delicious, great atmosphere, loved the art work and the place was buzzing. A great end to the wettest birthday on record I think.
Happy Christmas to you and yours and all the bloggettes
x
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sunny
thanks for the comment and please feel free to comment some more - you are more then welcome to join in and play
super bp x
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Morning all and hello Sunny Disposition - great name!!!
Just have to share my weird dream. I was at a party where we were playing all Barry Manilow music, and we were all singing along to Mandy, giving it everything!
Suddenly who should walk in but Barry himself, who'd heard us all singing his songs - so he came back to mine and stayed the night in the spare room.
I woke up and had to rush to my CD player and put Mandy on at 6.30 this morning, goodness knows what the neighbours thought!!!
happy Tuesday!!
T xxx
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Ola!
Well, I feel much much better today, thankfully.
Spent last eve fumbling, tieing up, getting sticky with Mr Diva ..... yes, we were wrapping prezzies! (what were you mucky lot thinking ... ??)
Tonight it's the round-robin of delivering said prezzies to the owners and their rugrats. Joy!
At this rate I can see me bringing Mr Diva's bits and bobs to work and wrapping them in my lunch hour.
Hello sunny! Welcome to the insanity of CLP's Blog!
Oooh - thank you for the Christmas cards - you know who you are!
Laters lovecats.
Cheryl xxx
PS: I was oh so impressed at how Nigella got that HUGE christmas tree in the house and up in a jiffy all by herself on her ownsome! What a woman!
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Sparkly ... very worrying. I was jiggling around to Copacabana at 8 am this morn ... !!
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Beezer - more pic on FB for you! xx
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CTD - thanks for the card - and nice to see you are trying to save the planet by the size of your cards :-)
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This is what a dream interpretation website reckons singing means ...
Singing
To sing in your dream, represents happiness, harmony and joy in some situation or relationship. You are uplifting others with your positive attitude and cheerful disposition. Singing is a way to celebrate, communicate and express your feelings.
To hear someone sing in your dream, signifies emotional and spiritual fulfillment. You are changing your mood and experiencing a more positive outlook in life.
That'll do me!!!!
T xxx
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Morning morning morning,
Not really feeling Christmassy yet, to be honest (STILL no tree - has SusanS got hers yet?) It's the swapping of Secret Santa gifts on Friday at work though so hopefully, that'll put me in the spirit.
Debbie - yes, you ARE a blonde bombshell - I've seen piccies on fb. Talking of which, I'll be back online on Friday when the Virgin man visits the homestead (*add your own jokes here*)
QUESTION: Have you got a special Christmas tradition that is personal to you and yours?
Rosie x
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oooh Rosie, secret santa, I love it!!
I got a "Grow your own toyboy" this year.
And the pressie I bought was a voice changer, we had great fun with that!!
T xxx
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Morning all,
I write to you all today from my sick bed having been hit by a car on Saturday in MK, in a car park when this p*ll**k reversed through a parking space into the pedestrian area. Fortunately he only hit me at a slow speed but enough to bruise my knee joint and cause me a few back pains.
Anyhoo, Debs the military families know the details of the death before it is released to the media, and they usually request a 24-48 hour delay on releasing the name to allow the news to spread through the family first. Terrible as it is, I agree that these news items should take priority over anything else, within the constraints that the family know first!
Trust you are all well, and that the Diva's back problem has eased!
Catch up with you all soon, and I hope that the Scottish meet was successful and enjoyable!
DD out
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OOH Dave, get well soon!!!!
Same goes to everyone else who's poorly - my mum just got over one virus and has now got another, she's feeling proper sorry for herself!!!
Txxx
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DD - still a bit stiff but better than it was. Thank you xxx
Ouch to your wee malardie too. What a berk! (the other driver, not you!!)
bagpuss - it's not the size but the sentiment!! xxxx
;-)
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Shhh you've not seen me.
Our tradition is that we put small extra pressies on the tree and on boxing day the tree's presents to us are located and opened. Don't know when my mum started this tradition but it continues each year.
Another one is that one member of the family makes the alcholic tiffin (receipe brought back from singapore during WW2) and we visit my Aunt's on Boxing day and extended family meet up and perhaps it was my parents way of keeping us occupied on the car journeys that the tree presents came in. Well for the last 8 years I am the maker and holder of the family receipe and will be making the tiffin this coming weekend.
Good luck wishes to Gingembre on your meeting hope all goes well.
Thank you to the card senders - you know who you are.
My decorations are still in the attic and the cards are on the table to be written in my bestest copperplate handwriting.
Did anyone go to Rochester for the Dickensian weekend?
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Hi everyone:
Just checking in to say that the Scottish Bloggers had a really great night!
Attending: AnnieG, Dozymac, EG, Mary, Susan and yours truly. Also, Susan's husband, and their two beautiful girls. The baby slept all evening - (Susan, did you get any sleep at all?!) And Niamh's big sister was so well behaved!
We all had a good laugh, exchanged stories and just in general enjoyed each other's company.
I have to officially nominate Susan for Yummy Mummy of the Year! She is looking absolutely fantastic - one of those mums straight out of Hello Magazine! HOW can she be so slim, so soon after Niamh being born?!
C xx
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Morning,
Ditto what Chrissie said. Everyone was lovely, just as I expected, very welcoming and friendly, and Susan's girls are a credit to her.
Gail.
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Chrissie it sounds like it was a great night and we were all thinking of you. I might have even had a glass of vino rosso to toast you.
Traditions at Crimbo. When I was little my Nana in Wales always hid one present that I had to find on Christmas morning it was always the best game and one year I remember she had bought me an umbrella that was wrapped up and hung over the back of a bedroom door handle and it took me hours to find it.
I'll be missing the tradition of Dad phoning me at 7am to ask me "has he been yet?" but I might just phone Mum and ask her instead.
Did I ever tell you about my friend Simon (aka the pieman) who used to ring all of our friends kids on Christmas eve and in his biggest booming Santa voice ask them if they'd been good and if they were going to go to bed early so that he could get all their presents delivered in time to get round the rest of the world? Without fail all of the children would be tucked up in bed really early and be wide eyed telling me about how Santa had called them the night before to make sure they were being good.
Ooooh can I borrow some small children?
Luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
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Tinsel - I love Secret Santa too. I've bought my colleague loads of cute, gothic badges, keyrings, bookmarks and hand mirrors. Last year, I got smellies - clearly from someone who doesn't really know me / couldn't be bothered to think of anything better. Or is that just cynical?
DD - ouch! Hope you feel better soon.
Phoenix - the Boxing Day gifts idea is genius!
We always have smoked salmon and scrambled eggs with bucks fizz for Christmas brekkie but I think that's pretty common.
Rosie x
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Morning all .
Dissing you poor thing - and what an idiot doing that - did he have a hat on? did you punch his lights out? sue him!!! Hope you are feeling better soon.
Good to see the scott meet went well - look forward to the pics.
Thanks Diva - will look tonight!!
Loadsa work today / tom hopefully back later.
Beesmum xxx
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Ooh B-sMum - something else we have in common. Men driving cars in hats are always (in my experience) rubbish drivers!
Sorry to hear about your injury Dissing and hope it gets better soon.
df
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DD: you must have had the fright of your life. Hope you are starting to feel a bit better - you must be really sore.
Ooooh, I hate cars - they are lethal weapons!
Rosie: I do agree - it is much better if some thought goes into a gift, but sometimes we just take the easy way out!
I have just mentioned to the boys in the office that we are having a Secret Santa for when we break up next week (23rd). They are all in a huff. Too bad!
C xx
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Chrissie: I admit, I've probably fobbed off some people once or twice with smellies - I suppose it's the 'safe' option if you don't know the particular person well enough.
They can always chip in for a pair of Louboutins though...the £7.50 limit would probably cover 1/100 of the asking price ;)
Rosie x
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Thanks guys!
Had Mrs DD not warned me he was coming my way I may well have been an addition to his car, a boot ornament if you will! As it was she warned me and I started to turn hence he collided with the side of my leg!
Sore yes but not too bad really! Have spent the morning catching up on my Italian lessons through a Rosetta Stone course. so for now
Arrivederci!
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Oh! No hat but old enough to get away with wearing one! Mrs DD was about to lamp him one when I stopped her! After all I don't want him counter-claiming!
DD out
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Hey DD sorry to hear you had a fender bender incident. Are you going to claim med injuries (PI)?
Chrissie et al re scottish bloggers meet - good to hear you all had a really good getogether.
I try not to buy the "safe" options for the odd person but sometimes it is the safest route for one particular person who always checks the sellby/use by dates etc and grumbles about other stuff so it's a trip to B..ts for 3 for 2 offers and get something that way. Sent her an adoption certificate for a tree and she moaned for almost the entire year.
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Wotcha peeps...SBeep, hope you're feeling better! I'm suffering from a lack of oxygen mainly due to guitar in the frote and unable to breathe fru my dose...but we have our works lunch very shortly, so I feel a medicinal rum or several might hit the relevant spot!
Plum, I like a bit of trance too...and wot with the lack of air to what is left of my brain, I think I'm making my own music in my head...or maybe I'm just rocking, who can tell???
Dissing...hope the damages aren't too bad! Have a 'kiss it better' anyway...x
I got a pressie through the post yesterday...thank you...whoever...as I'm not opening it til Christmas Day!!
gotta go...gotta do the Festive Quiz answer sheets...wot fun!!!
love
hazel
x
peas glad the Scottish lot had fun!!!
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I feel I didn't leave enough !!!
So here are some more.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for your time.
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peas again
I always thought the Rosetta Stone was Egyptian???
Good luck trying to learn Italian off it...
buona notte principe dolce
love
hazel
x
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Dissing - let me know how you get on with the R Stone "dynamic immmersion" method - had R Dig. Italian tapes for yonks first one opened - others all still in wrappers!!! norty bees - gone all roja now! ciou (sp).
df - and the ones with their noses on the steering wheels too - in the middle lane of motorways doing 60 - grrr!!
Used to like the secret santa pressies when worked in a big office - two big buckets one for girlies - one for boys! They got ruder each year and the lads always made sure I got the rudest!! humph!
Really must get on with this work!!
Beesmum xxx
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we have secret santa as work this year (about 50 of us) and I got someone I don't know too well so i got a safe presetn of scented candles - a cop out I know but the way it is sometimes
super bp x
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Ooh yes BM.........I hate middle lane hoggers. The worst place I find for that is south of the M25 on the M1 - relatively little traffic but it is all in the middle lane - why??
df
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Awwwww. We don't do Secret Santa here but I really miss it.
Can I give you a Woman's Minute Christmas Tip which is also Secret Santa related .......
Look out for BOGOF offers if buying for a female. Last year I got a gawjus set of La Senza sleepwear for my "victim" (a field sales rep who was deffo the office hottie and had all the lads' jaws on their desks whenever she was in the office). The budget was 10 quid but as the sleep sets were buy one get one free i got 2 for 20 quid - one for her and one for me!
The only "issue" was that when she opened it, she looked pleased in the first instant, then a bit worried as she clocked all the salivating young pups watching her take it out of its tissue wrapping. Noticing her discomfort, I took her to one side and fessed up that it was me that got it and not one of the rampant young pups on the sales desk!
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diva - we had a budget of 2 pounds - that certainly makes you think :-)
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PS: I've got everyone here (4 people - office collagues plus lady boss and man boss) some posh chocs from Liberty. Would it be wrong to leave the Liberty label on them .....
;-)
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Two quid!?!?!?!?! Did you go bonkers in the pound shop?????
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Oi oi oi!
Whats wrong with smellies for christmas?
I love a decent set of new smellies, its a present that you can almost guarantee will get used, unless you have a nose like our outdoor toilet (totally blocked and useless) and get something that smells rather of feet and stilton.
So, all yous lot casting scorn over the smelly buying/receiving rest of us, pack it up else I'll be sending you my home made rose petal perfume from 2003!
MW, a!
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Must admit not averse to a bit of smelly providing its nina ricci l'air du temps!!! other pongs are of course available - anything else and it turns in to mouldy socks on me - worst is canal no 5 !!
Bees xxx
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i'm allergic to most scents (male and female) so him indoors is limited to lynx and I have green tea - and thats about it
super bp x
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christmas tradition, don't know if anyone else does it but we always have small gifts at tea time from 'the tree'
Tiggs xx
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Join the club bagpuss that's why I send them a weird smell I think - they make me itch too, - except one mentioned above!
Cannot stand blokes who smell like perfume factories - yuk! puts me right off. Now a just out of the shower soapy talcy smell - that's different!!!
Bees xxx
Diva - leave the labels on!!!
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helps if I read the rest before I post, guess it's not just our family that do that! Nan always had the Dairy Diary on the tree, the year she died one of my cousins did it and had all my aunts in floods
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It's those little family traditions that make Christmas special, more than the amount of ££s spent on presents.
df
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Diva - I second Bees - defo leave the labels on!
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Alright. Labels. On.
I love perfooom. My all time fave is Jean Paul Gauliter for Wimmin. Have just run out so hoping that Santa Baby has been to the perfumery this year!
And in the summer I like O'de Lancome. Lovely and citrussy and fresh.
Sarnie time now - roast turkey breast with cranberry sauce!
Diva xx
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Oh Lord DD thank goodness you did not get run over by a Fair Ground Organ... anyways go for compo and hope the leg gets better.
One thing about Christmas is that it is nice catching up with old work mates etc.
Nothing amuses me more than discussing the local airport.
Voted by the Telegraph as the third best airport in the country whose readers must have been on drugs.
I tried very hard to help this airport for many a year. everyone knew me from the Troller collector the the MD. Unfortunately they did not listen and I now find it sad but it's a dead duck.
Thank heavens for the Red Arrows the only thing left. flying over Bournemouth.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DE-A4rLyWW8&feature=channel_page
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yum, would love that sarnie but still can't bear anything other than water passed my lips :o(
My fave perfoom is Knowing - Estee Lauder or Eden by Cacharel (was my wedding scent, daughter still recognises it and I thought she didn't like me back then)
Tiggsxx
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DD
Hope you get better soon
Tiggs xx
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Good Afternoon Everyone,
I,m literally getting the Christmas spirit as me office is looking more like an off licence.
Mmm think I will be hanging in to the Remy Martin , Glenmorangie , Corvossier and a very aged Tawny Port.
Oh and the Playboy calender of course .
JTT.
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do you think the hint on r2 page means he has Ting Tings on drivetime tonight?
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Sorry that was trolley collector to the MD.
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tiggs - thanks - book just came in the post
I know where you work - i have a friend who works in your finance section :-)
big thanks to you - an early birthday/christmas present - now just need to put it away and do some work
super bp x
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you're joking, small world!
Glad it arrived in time though!
Tiggs xx
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JTT - if you have any extra Remy looking for a good home I'm sure my son will be more than happy to adopt it - he always does mine!!
df
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Right. Family Christmas Tradition:-
When I was a ickle girl we used to spend christmas at my nan and grandads in London, along with other aunts, uncles, cousins etc - quite a houseful.
On Christmas Night we all used to look forward to "The Pick".
In the run-up to Christmas the matriarchs (dead traditional!) would go to the 1970's equivalent of the pound shop and buy lots of little bits that would suit everyone, from grandad right down to the babies of the clan. Then the bits and bobs would be wrapped up so nobody could see what was in each packet, and raffle tickets taped to each one, with the counterfoil of the raffle ticket going into a box, all folded up.
Then at about half eight on Christmas Night we had The Pick. Not rocket science - each person in turn would draw a ticket and take their booty until all the little packets had gone. The fun bit was seeing who got what, having a good laugh about what nan would do with a set of Cortina wiper blades etc and then .... swapsy's began!!! The haggling, bartering, bickering ... all in good hunour, of course.
We've got loads of old family photos of various christmasses past where giggles galore have been captured on camera. It's one part of Christmas I truly miss but will never forget.
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I do like watching the Red Arrows . . thanks for posting PP :-D thats a pretty good clip as well :)
Steve :-D
PS
Secret Santa. . . . . .. BAH HUMBUG
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Ladeez,
If any of you are going to invest in after shavs etc, I would reccomend Eau D,issey after shave Balm by Issy Miyake for that special someone.
He will think he,s died and gone to heaven,an old girlfriend bought me some years ago and been using ever since.
Not cheap but lasts a while, gorgeous stuff girls.
JTT.
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On the subject of Xmas traditions . . .. . i don't believe i have any anymore . . i do remember as a kid opening pressies on xmas day and then having dinner then on boxing day going to one set of grandparents or the other but that's about it really. Will be seeing my parents on xmas day this eyar as they now live over here and round the corner. My daighter will be over as well (she's at her b/f's grandparents for dinner)
Will there be a XDWC at all?
cheers
Steve :-D
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Don`t forget the nippers stockings by the bed with a line of glitter sprinkled on the floor to the fire for where father crimbo walked. It`s a shame we have to grow up!
mj x
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JTT,
Errol got that one last time we flew. It is loverly indeed.
Mind you, our bathroom looks like something out of Heathrow's departure lounge Duty Free. We both buy something new each time we fly - and this year we have flown a lot!
My fave is possibly Flowerbomb by Viktor and Rolf, although Silver Rain is loverly too, but a tad expensive.
At the last count there were 32 different bottles of perfume/aftershave in the bathroom.
Excessive? Yes.
Do I care? Not a jot!
MW, a!
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JTT I'm partial to a drop of tawny if you wanna share... I'll bring the stilton!
Luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
-x-x-
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Can I dibs any spare Bombay Sapphire .....
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Why of course, anything for you Lyndloo.x
JTT.
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Steve - what's XDWC? Am I being 'fick?
I like Jean Paul Gaultier for him and Maitresse by Agent Provacateur for me.
MW, a! - Not excessive at all - who knows how you'll want to smell each day?
Rosie x
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rosie
christmas day wine club at a guess
super bp x
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Ting Tings deffo on CLP this afternoon. Heard them this morning on R1 - they did a great version of Santa Baby!
T xxx
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Super BP - Ta. It was the X that threw me x
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Well that's me sorted - off to play goosegog with Lyndy and Jovial - port and stilton yum - I'll bring the celery and bikkies and I wont stop long!!!
Bees xxx
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i'll bring me own tonic water for the bombay sapphire .......
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Hello
DD how horrible for you. Hope that you feel better and recover soon.
Had a quick skim through the posts while at work, but didn't have time to comment.
Hurray!
Did some proper work today. If you find something in you loaf of bread that shouldn't be there, it might just end up on my desk for investigation!
Just out of interest.....does anyone call food or a meal something totally different, so that no one else would know what you were talking about?
For example, LM asked me for Roman Soup last night.
Eventually, I discovered that his teacher has recently been to Rome and mentioned to the class that she'd had minestrone soup.
Hence, Roman Soup!
Debbie x
PS: I just have say once more...Rosie..Bless you!
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debbie
yes me and him indoors have out own language but much too embarrsing to document for the blog
although i did ask him for wiggly chips and after a lot of thought he realised I mean crinkle ones
Super bp x
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Debbie - as a kid, I hated tinned tomatoes but would eat them if my Mum told me thay were Bombabomps. They still get called Bombabomps in our family now.
Told you I was stupid child...
Rosie x
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Morning/Afternoon everyone.
Christmas traditions.... well it HAS to be football on boxing day doesn't it. When I was in the mother country I always used to go and watch.... now I'm in the colonies I have to make do with the games on TV...... oh well......
Sorry to here about the accident DD. Hopefully you got the guys details and he pays a kings ransom for your pain and suffering......
Sounds like the Scottish meeting went very well yesterday. Wish I could have been there. Looking forward to hearing more details and seeing the pics.....
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