Posted in socialising on 31 December, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Golly gosh. I have got so much make up on it is almost unreal. Ain’t no way nobody’s gonna tell Blue here is actually off-colour. Well, not from looking at me anyway. As soon as they start talking to me they’ll realise that I have clouds inside my head where my brain used to be [...]
Posted in Blogging, Friends, rants, work on 31 December, 2006 | Enter your password to view comments
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Posted in health on 31 December, 2006 | 8 Comments »
Bugger it all. My head is pounding. I have strapped the hot water bottle to my back with my dressing gown tie. I have three pairs of socks on, warm clothes and The Duvet has been allowed out of the bedroom and onto the sofa with me because I can’t lay in bed any longer. [...]
Posted in health on 30 December, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Well, an entirely new story in that it is not a kidney infection.
No, the emergency doc who prodded and poked and pulled me around reckons I have ‘flu.
But doesn’t that leave you practically bedridden for the duration of the virus? I ask, clearly not bedridden as I sit hunched in his examination room 2.5 miles [...]
Posted in food and drink, health on 30 December, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Ok, so Out-of-Hours health service in Hampshire lady on the phone says I need to see a doctor, not a nurse-led service. She says she will make me an appointment.
But it’s rather late…?
“Oh, I have one at 9pm in [insert another suburb]. Can you get there for then?”
9pm? Ok. Am I going to turn up [...]
Posted in Random, current affairs on 30 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Here I am going on about my kidneys and I’ve only just read the news that Saddam has been executed. I don’t want to get into a debate about it all - far too serious for this blog - but just wanted to prove that I do follow the news and current affairs and am [...]
Posted in health on 30 December, 2006 | 8 Comments »
So, at the wonderful walk-in centre there is a 3 HOUR wait. Erm. Right. So, nice lady at reception says, “love, why don’t you go home and have a warm bath and give us a call in a few hours because we are open until 9.30pm and hopefully it will quieten down later? Drink lots [...]
Posted in health, socialising on 30 December, 2006 | 2 Comments »
“Yes, it sounds like you have got a kidney infection,” says The Doctor on the phone just now.
Oh great. This is totally sodding up tomorrow night.
“You need to go to the GP.”
[incredibly whiney voice] But the GP is closed!!!!!!!!
“There’s the walk-in centre in [insert suburb of my city]. You have to go there and get [...]
Posted in Celebs, TV on 29 December, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Does Leona Lewis (winner of the latest UK X Factor) know any other words besides “lovely”? Erm, apparently not.
D’Argh… The girl has NO personality. But at least she doesn’t have a stupid piggy nose like that daft little Ray guy.
I have buggered my kidneys and am in a bad mood. And despite this I am [...]
Posted in Blogging, Commuting, Random, TV, Transport on 29 December, 2006 | 13 Comments »
I have considered moving Blue Soup to an alternative blog provider. I do like WordPress but hate that there is no facility for javascript tracking. Hey, I’m a geek. I can’t help it. Blogger, on the other hand, does allow these add-ons in the footer and sidebar. But Blogger is a nightmare to use (I [...]
Posted in Commuting, Random, rants on 29 December, 2006 | 13 Comments »
Right, the rant will come. If I just start typing, the pissed-off-ness will reveal itself. Well, maybe. I am not at my ranting best at the moment. It is something I have noticed. Over time I have stopped ranting with such force. Am I chilling out? Hmmm, unlikely. Am I just too lazy? Much more [...]
Posted in Random, Relationships, TV on 28 December, 2006 | 1 Comment »
So, Boxing Day evening TV saw the return of the fantastic top top top programme, Challenge Anneka. I am saying this with a straight face as well! As cheesy as it was, with Anneka running all over the place with her mobile brick, I mean, phone strapped to her ear and doing all this great [...]
Posted in Random, food and drink on 28 December, 2006 | 7 Comments »
Well. Where did my life go? I am sure that my blog used to be semi-interesting. Now it is just pants.
Today I have mostly… been asleep. Got up after noon, and then fannyed around before going over to The Boy’s to help put things in the loft… Next thing it was gone 6pm and I [...]
Posted in Celebs, Random on 28 December, 2006 | 4 Comments »
THE movie of the year. The only film you wanna watch in 2006 (well, it is soon to end!!). Much better than the original.
Blue Soup Productions presents:
Happy Feet: The Rage of The Penguin (cert 1
[fast disclaimer voice] Don’t watch this film if you are on Ibuprofen. [...]
Posted in Random on 27 December, 2006 | 13 Comments »
Yup rub a duck. Today is one of “them” days, one of those days that just doesn’t really go any where. It’s just stagnant and crap. So apologies for this incredibly uninspired posting. I am only on my blog out of pure boredom. Boredom in its purest form. Even Robbie on The Hits isn’t working [...]
Posted in Christmas, Friends, Love, Relationships, family on 26 December, 2006 | 7 Comments »
With my earlier moaning in mind I texted The Doctor. I am alone this Boxing Day evening as The Mother and The Sister have buggered off to Dorset. I had a sneaking suspicion that The Doctor was being a proper doctor this holiday - as in, on call, walking the wards and being a much-needed [...]
Posted in Christmas, Random, family on 26 December, 2006 | 7 Comments »
So, Boxing Day. I didn’t “go out.” I was the bigger person. I was adult about everything. On the way home from The Aunty Sue’s this morning, The Sister and I stopped off and got a nice joint of beef. We came home and I converted kilos to pounds and worked out how long the [...]
Posted in Children, Christmas, Random on 26 December, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Before Baby O gets her little mitts on it:
Posted in Celebs, Christmas, TV on 23 December, 2006 | 3 Comments »
One-off Challenge Anneka on Boxing Day!
This is the stuff dreams are made of!!
Seriously, I used to live for that programme when I was a wee kid!!! Oh, God, what if it doesn’t live up to expections?!?!?!
Posted in Other Blogs I Write on 23 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Blue soup will now share with you all the top drinks for the festive season (apart from oooodles of wine)
Dr Pepper:
You will need: Lager, Pepsi or Coca cola (but no supermarket own-brand rubbish) and Amaretto - oooh yum.
Now what? The best way to drink this is to half fill a pint glass with about two-thirds [...]
Posted in Christmas, Random, food and drink on 23 December, 2006 | 4 Comments »
So… yesterday was a day off work. How lovely. I spent muchos time lounging around in bed with the stereo blaring random tunes and probably upsetting the neighbours. Oh well. Festive cheer la la la laaaaaaa. Getting up was followed by the usual wandering around the flat minus clothing kicking stuff that was on the [...]
Posted in Christmas, Random on 21 December, 2006 | 17 Comments »
Waking up at 5am has predetermined that today will be pants. And not even good pants either. Massive grey pants that once were white and made you feel like a virgin but snuck into a coloured wash and went a minging colour. You should use these pants as a duster, they are so crap. Perhaps [...]
Posted in work on 20 December, 2006 | 4 Comments »
.. and why do people keep leaving me voicemails when I am out. How rude!
Posted in Christmas, work on 20 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
We just got back from the pub after another Christmas thingy.
We left at 12.15.
I am neveer going to get throguh to 5pm…………………………………………. Good lunch though.
Posted in Random, Relationships, family, work on 20 December, 2006 | Enter your password to view comments
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Posted in Christmas on 19 December, 2006 | 11 Comments »
… or not so quick!!
Theboywholikesto pointed out here that I could start off the festive lip locking on my blog (after I complained that there doesn’t appear to be any mistletoe about)… What a fabulous idea! Obviously, virtual snogging is difficult. So, use your imagination. I am very good, honest
Merry Kissmas [...]
Posted in Celebs, Love, Random, Relationships, socialising on 19 December, 2006 | 16 Comments »
Celebs don’t usually draw my attention really. I mean, sure I read about their antics in the “newspapers” (ha, like The Sun) and sometimes I indulge in a copy of Heat. Hell, sometimes there may be a bit of chitter chatter going on about some A-lister or Z-lister or whatever at work that may even [...]
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Posted in Random, food and drink on 18 December, 2006 | 12 Comments »
When did I turn into a fat, bloated pig? Today I feel like I have a right jelly belly And I only had two cups of coffee so far - I know, how well-behaved?! - so I can’t blame it on caffeine-induced water retention either. I think I am going to have to admit [...]
Posted in Random, food and drink, fruit and vegetables on 17 December, 2006 | 14 Comments »
Asparagus makes some people’s wee smell. We were discussing this at the table last night. And then this morning when we were having breakfast, My Bestest School Mate Ever pips up that she went to the loo this morning and thought to herself “God, what an awful, disgusting smell! Surely one night without a shower [...]
Posted in Christmas, Friends, Love, Random, Relationships on 17 December, 2006 | Enter your password to view comments
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Posted in Christmas, Relationships, family on 17 December, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Right, so after a 160 mile round trip, we now have not one, but TWO Christmas trees in our flat. As I predicted earlier, I left The Sister sorting our tree out in the lounge and watched Twister (all the while marvelling that they made a film about weather - we Brits must be [...]
Posted in Money, work on 15 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Remember all my moaning about working really hard when my director was off?
And then the report came back and it was all ok?
Well, today it just got better.
I just got a bonus! I have never had a bonus before! Obviously it isn’t mega bucks, but it’s a pretty enough sum for me Yay. I [...]
Posted in South West Trains, Transport on 15 December, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I have just had a phone call from a man at South West Trains.
He was a nice man.
He sounded as tired as me.
He grovelled a great deal about the service and how much we travellers have been “suffering”.
I couldn’t wait to get him off the phone.
It makes me feel guilty for being peeved that they [...]
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Posted in Random on 13 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Right… it is getting on a wee bit. I am scoffing pitta bread and dips and am on glass number three of a yummy Hardy’s Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon (just how many grapes?!)
And I just laughed harder than I have laughed in few months…
Why?
Well, it is terrible, but Catherine Tate is on…
They made a curry… out [...]
Posted in Commuting, Driving, South West Trains, Transport, rants on 13 December, 2006 | 3 Comments »
As I predicted in my comment here, the trains were buggered tonight.
We practically limped back. Nearly half an hour late.
Where’s the bloody BBC when you really need them eh?!
Posted in Christmas, Random, Relationships, family on 13 December, 2006 | 9 Comments »
We have lost our Christmas tree!
App!!
Our lovely lounge is looking rather bare when compared to those belonging to the various neighbours that inhabit flats in our block. I think there may be a mini Festive War of sorts going on, as lights go up and people compete to have the brightest, flashiest lighty apartment. Well, [...]
Posted in Random on 13 December, 2006 | 12 Comments »
This post has been inspired by a comment I wrote to my blog pal MiM.
The best British swearing phrase that I know is “Oh farts”
Other good ones that I use more often than I should include:
Poppycock
Fiddlesticks
Poo
Oh just bugger off!
Go and play with the traffic
Your Mum
Get out of my [...]
Posted in Commuting, London Underground, South West Trains, Transport, Tube, food and drink, rants on 13 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Coming shortly… when I write it.
Scheduled arrival time at Waterloo: 08:46am ***The guard today said that this is the actual scheduled time, not 8.48am… so, there we go, please update previous posts in your mind accordingly…***
Actual arrival time: 08:52am
Right well, that is just typical, isn’t it? The day that I am shadowed on my train [...]
Posted in Commuter Friends, Commuting, Lady with the Blue Scarf/Orange Bag, Milk War, Random, South West Trains, Sun Man, Transport, Winchester Arty Girl, Winchy Commuter Boy, food and drink, rants on 12 December, 2006 | 7 Comments »
Scheduled arrival time at Waterloo: 08:48am
Actual arrival time: 08:53am
Five minutes!!!! Humpf. That might not sound like much but if I am five minutes late on every train journey every day (both to and from work) then that is 50 minutes a week. That amounts to around 4 hours a month. That’s TWO days a [...]
Posted in Commuting, Jubilee Escalator Thought, London Underground, Random, Transport, Tube, Weather, work on 12 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
A rocky weekend led to Blue soup being “taken down”. I was on the verge of deleting her completely.
Then I had some emails asking where the site had gone?
That was nice. Thank you.
So, without going into the events of the weekend, I have decided to reopen Blue soup. It has taken a wee bit extra [...]
Posted in Commuting, Jubilee Escalator Thought, Random, South West Trains, Transport, work on 8 December, 2006 | 10 Comments »
Scheduled arrival time: 08.48am
Actual arrival time: 08.51am
Well, when the train pulled up, I felt like I ought to be congratulating SWT for only being 3 minutes late this morning. Then I caught myself and sternly had words with my inner voice for even considering giving that blasted company an inch: 3 minutes late is still [...]
Posted in Commuting, South West Trains, Transport, rants on 6 December, 2006 | 8 Comments »
I can’t be bothered to write this post. I have done the only thing that really can be done after a shit experience like the past day or so and gorged on pizza and drunk too many beers. I am going to complete the trio of perfection presently when I buddy up with my much-loved [...]
Posted in Random, work on 6 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Right, that is it! I have RSI. My hand is curling up in spasms and my arm feels hollow and like it has been smashed with a mallet.
Can I sue? There must be someone somewhere that I can sue!
I am Basil Fawlty. Except without a dick.
Posted in Commuting, South West Trains, Transport, rants on 6 December, 2006 | 6 Comments »
And this goes way way way beyond their overcharging train users for a shit service. This goes into the realms of actually breaking the law. Yes, the legislation that governs the land and that you and I are expected to abide by. Of course, South West Trains are obviously above the law. Well, naturally…
I present [...]
Posted in Commuter Friends, Commuting, Jubilee Escalator Thought, Lady with the Blue Scarf/Orange Bag, London Underground, Random, Sun Man, Transport, Tube on 5 December, 2006 | 8 Comments »
JET for 5/12/06: Yes, I am officially a saddo. Even more sad than I previously suspected! My main thought today was that we were all like animals at a cattle market while being herded through the ticket barriers at Waterloo. I was still contemplating this on the way down.
And then I had my next [...]
Posted in Commuting, London Underground, Random, Transport, Tube, rants on 5 December, 2006 | 8 Comments »
Well, no-one took up the bet; I guess the daily testing of my temper that is the commute to London all too frequently has the same outcome: an utterly narky Blue soup ranting away at length on the internet.
So, the joys that pissed on my parade this morning…
Well, first up, I got thoroughly drenched on [...]
Posted in Blogs I love, Random, Weather on 5 December, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Yes, I am on my blog at about 6am. In the morning. An unGodly hour, yes.
Theboywholikesto told us yesterday about the crazy howling banshee that was on his roof all the previous night, the one that kept him awake until the wee small hours. Well, I sincerely hope he got some decent shut-eye tonight. In [...]
Posted in Children, Random, food and drink on 4 December, 2006 | 6 Comments »
I have just eaten the fattest curry in ages… and necked a bottle of wine. I am now noshing a bottle of Becks. And typing slowly so as to not make mistakes.
Anyway, belly fed, both in terms of food and the devil’s best bits, I canny be bothered to write my blogs. I had a [...]
Posted in Random, rants on 4 December, 2006 | No Comments »
I just have to get the following off my chest:
If I ever come across the bastard that came up with the Hastings Insurance advert on TV, I WILL kill the fucker. 0-800-double-0… ten sixty-six…
BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I will pop an artery if I hear it again!!!
Posted in Random, rants on 3 December, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Let it be known, that at 15.05 on Sunday 3 December 2006, I have decided that I hate HATE HATE HATE HATE *HATE HATE HATE HATE* cleaning.
So far my duvet has been ample distraction from the chores. But now P is making me feel guilty so I have hauled myself out of bed.
I am still [...]
Posted in Friends, socialising, work on 2 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Well, the hangover has worn off and now to survey the wreckage. Last night was one of the best night out in a while. I was so not up for it yesterday when 5 o’clock ticked round, but I was worried that if I pulled out then another work girls social just wouldn’t happen. If [...]
Posted in food and drink, work on 1 December, 2006 | 12 Comments »
This is a game I like to play sometimes.
Today I have been playing it for 4 hours and 36 minutes. The last thing I said was “Good morning” as I walked through the office door. I am going to try and get to 1pm, when I have to speak to someone to buy lunch. Actually, [...]
Posted in Children, Commuting, Jubilee Escalator Thought, London Underground, Random, Transport, Tube, rants on 1 December, 2006 | 5 Comments »
JET for 1/12/06: When I got to the escalator today there was no JET to be had. The JET is a continuous thought process, rather than a thought that I have specifically on the escalator. It is just a case of the “stand on the right” sign seems to trigger in me that I should [...]
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