lots of news. going to sum up the main bits, and go into detail on the kerfuffle in the kitchen today.
right - since i last posted, i got a job. i'm doing freelance transcription, which is great. i get to write (even if i don't get to create), i don't have to worry about getting into dublin for 9 in the morning, and i can go make tea whenever i want (it's work-from-home, if you hadn't guessed). fantastic.
saturday was my cousin, audrey's, confirmation. i went over to their house with denise. their house is beautiful, and so big. the day was good, got to meet aunts and uncles, and granny again. and i get to do it all again this weekend, because it's my cousin, conor's, confirmation. i'm looking forward to it - i'll get to see even more people.
i've started draft 3 of my novel. lots more changes in this draft, but not quite as drastic as the changes between drafts 1 and 2. i'm tackling the first chapter this week. i'm giving myself a week on ch1 and then a day for the rest of the chapters. until ch 14 (or whatever - the one that used be chapter 6) then i have to devote some time to making large changes again.
so today, or more accurately this evening: it seemed like a normal evening, had dinner, watched doctor who. and then i decided to water yoshi's tank and clean out his pool. normal enough tasks. but while i was at it, i decided to clean his little waterfall / fountain thing. i lifted off the top "rock" and in the pool of water underneath was a little floating island of critters. or critter larvae. all swimming around like bacteria under a microscope. awful. anyway i dumped them down the sink and washed out the waterfall and all was well.
but the god of tricks wasn't done with me yet. thirsty after my exertion, i got a drink. as i closed the glasses press, the smoothie maker fell from the shelf above it. but it didn't just fall onto the ground (no - that would have been too easy). it fell onto the tub of crickets (yoshi's food) and crickets, cricket poo, porrige and shed skins went everywhere. well the last three fell on the ground and on the counter and stayed put. the crickets fell on the counter and on the ground and immediately scurried for the closest dark space.
they ran under the dishwasher, under the washing machine, behind the cooker, under the microwave - even into the cracks in the tile grouting. we picked up as many as we could find, but i know for a fact there are at least three still loose in the kitchen. gooo. i'll be seeing them scurry across the floor for the next month - if not more.
It was a long evening :)
ReplyDeleteRight i think i may have to use bullet points for this i have so many little comments to make.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on getting a job, it sounds perfect for you. I'm super happy for you, well done.
It's kinda mad, it seems i'm getting more updates on how the Clark family is getting on from you that from mammy. How are you getting down to Connors communion? You somewhat interested me it going to it, Liam isn't free for joans burial so I was thinking the communion may be a good time to bring him up
You poor think with the crickets. Can they do any reproducing or is it just the annoyance of having lose crickets? They may die off if they are not fed. Liam suggested you could let yoshi loose and he'll hunt them...
i laughed at liam's suggestion. but the spaces are too small for him to fit under.
ReplyDeleteif you want to come up tp carlow next weekend, do. i'm getting a lift down with denise, but it would be cool to see you and liam. and i think it's a confirmation, not a communion.
the crickets won't reproduce, but they will stay alive for a good while, feeding on bits of food that roll under the machines.
i found three last night - they decided to wander into the sitting room and i caught them as they dashed across the carpet.
Oh yea, I ment to say confirmation. I'm not sure exactly what i'm doing fro the weekend.
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