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Solita and the Spies
Jan. 27th, 2015 11:55 amOur Prime Minister, honestly. Last year, in response to precisely no demands, he re-started the practice of creating knights and dames. Yesterday was Australia Day* and to mark the occasion, he knighted Prince Philip. I assume he did this because he couldn't dame the Queen.
Back in the real world, painting is proceeding at... maybe not at full steam, but definitely at some steam. They start at 7:30 in the morning and finish at 3:30, without stopping for lunch, which I find extraordinary. I need lunch.
They bring a radio with them and the head painter likes to sing along. This morning while I was having breakfast he was stirring paint under the patio singing along with Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on fire", but the only line he knew was, 'Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm on fire'. So Bruce would sing about the freight train running through the middle of his head, and the painter would chip in about how he was on fire. Then at the end, he whispered, 'I'm. On. FIRE!' to the paint, sounding as though he should be doing jazz hands. I don't know if Mr Springsteen finishes the song like that when he performs it in concert, but he should consider it. It was just what was needed.
A few people on my f-list have been doing that 10 day challenge meme, which I have enjoyed reading. Here's the start of mine, fashionably late:
The 10 Day Challenge
Day 1 - Ten random facts about yourself
Day 2 - Nine things you do everyday
Day 3 - Eight things that annoy you
Day 4 - Seven fears/phobias
Day 5 - Six songs that you’re addicted to
Day 6 - Five things you can’t live without
Day 7 - Four memories you won’t forget
Day 8 - Three words you can’t go a day without
Day 9 - Two things you wish you could do
Day 10 - One person you can trust
1. When I was little, I would find a long stick, put one end on the ground and the other in my belly-button, and walk around the garden. This was tremendous fun (I was a sad and lonely child, yes), until I hit a bump and the stick pushed back. It's a great game, and I urge you all to play it. I take no responsibility if it disembowels you.
( And nine more, just as thrilling )
* Was I made Australian of the Year? No, I was not.
Back in the real world, painting is proceeding at... maybe not at full steam, but definitely at some steam. They start at 7:30 in the morning and finish at 3:30, without stopping for lunch, which I find extraordinary. I need lunch.
They bring a radio with them and the head painter likes to sing along. This morning while I was having breakfast he was stirring paint under the patio singing along with Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on fire", but the only line he knew was, 'Ooh-ooh-ooh, I'm on fire'. So Bruce would sing about the freight train running through the middle of his head, and the painter would chip in about how he was on fire. Then at the end, he whispered, 'I'm. On. FIRE!' to the paint, sounding as though he should be doing jazz hands. I don't know if Mr Springsteen finishes the song like that when he performs it in concert, but he should consider it. It was just what was needed.
A few people on my f-list have been doing that 10 day challenge meme, which I have enjoyed reading. Here's the start of mine, fashionably late:
The 10 Day Challenge
Day 1 - Ten random facts about yourself
Day 2 - Nine things you do everyday
Day 3 - Eight things that annoy you
Day 4 - Seven fears/phobias
Day 5 - Six songs that you’re addicted to
Day 6 - Five things you can’t live without
Day 7 - Four memories you won’t forget
Day 8 - Three words you can’t go a day without
Day 9 - Two things you wish you could do
Day 10 - One person you can trust
1. When I was little, I would find a long stick, put one end on the ground and the other in my belly-button, and walk around the garden. This was tremendous fun (I was a sad and lonely child, yes), until I hit a bump and the stick pushed back. It's a great game, and I urge you all to play it. I take no responsibility if it disembowels you.
( And nine more, just as thrilling )
* Was I made Australian of the Year? No, I was not.