Na jó ez kicsit korhatáros lesz. Nem vészesen, 12 alattiak kíméljenek :)
Ok, this will be slightly rated. Like 12A / pg13 :)
Ez a hét annyira unalmas volt, hogy a legnagyobb történést a tegnap esti két foster + egy jéger jelentette. Ja és hogy beszéltek hozzánk angolok. Na, az aranyos volt.
Kicsit nagy volt a tömeg, úgyhogy a mellettünk - egész tetemes mennyiségű üveggel - borozó társaság egyre közelebb szorult, míg végül egyikük feltette a szokásos kérdést: Bocsi, lengyelek vagytok?
Ha ha.
This week was so boring that the biggest events were the two fosters and the shot of jägermeister yesterday evening. Oh and we got talked up by englishmen. That was nice.
There were a bit bigger crowd as usual in the pub so the guys drinking - pretty nice amount of vine btw - near us kept gettng pushed closer to us, until finally one of them asked the usual question. "Are you polish?"
Ha ha.
Aztán elhúzták a csíkot, deee! Négyen visszajöttek, és leálltak dumálni velünk egy kicsit. Első kérdés.
- A p..... miatt vagytok itt?
- Bocs, ezt nem hallottam...
- A p****k miatt jöttetek ide? felszedni párat?
- He?!!
Az nem létezik hogy azt mondta amit én hallottam. Pedig de, mert harmadszorra is ugyanezt a szót használta... Ehh. Közöltem, hogy nem, csak sörözünk, dumálunk - furán néztek ránk, hárman rögtön vissza is húzódtak a háttérbe és elkezdték nézegetni az órájukat. A negyedik - aki alapból a legértelmesebbnek tűnt az egész társaságban - még beszélgetett egy kicsit, aztán hagytam hadd menjenek.
They all left after a while, but!!! Four of them came back and we had a little chat. First question.
- Are you here for the d....
- Sorry, i didn't catch that...
- Are you here for the d***s? To get some?
- Ehh?!!
No way way that they said what i heard them saying, but yes, they used the same word for the third time as well. Sheesh. I told them that no, we are just having a beer and chatting here - they looked like not believing me, and three of them immedietly fall back and started to check they watches. The fourth - the one who looked the most intelligent in the whole band from the start - talked with me a bit more, then i let them go.
Azért annak örültem, hogy uralni tudtam a helyzetet. Még némi kis lenézést is csempésztem bele - de sajnos úgy tűnik, errefelé 20 és 30 között tényleg az a normális, hogy péntek-szombat este azért megy ki pubba az ember, hogy beszerezze a hétvégi partnert... És ezért néznek ránk furán, mert mi nem.
I was quite happy that i was able to not just handle but control the situation, and even put in a slight disdain too - but the conclusion is, that sadly, i think the norm around here is that if you are about 20 - 30, then you spend your friday and saturday evenings with getting someone to get laid with for the weekend. And since we are not doing this we are simply odd.
Saturday, 12 September 2009
Sunday, 6 September 2009
Könyvespolc - Bookshelf
Átköltöztem a másik szobába - már sokkal régebben megtettem volna, csak mindig olyan kongónak, üresnek éreztem ezt a szobát, ezért csak halasztgattam. Elsőnek természetesen az asztalt és a számítógépet hoztam át, szépen letisztogattam mindent és igyekeztem nem gondolni a másik szobában hagyot kupira :) Bekapcsoltam a gépet, és mindjárt oké lett minden.
Aztán visszamentem folytatni a rámolást, és furcsamód most már az eredeti szobám tűnik kihaltnak, pedig csak az asztal hiányzik.
Meg a zaj. Nem bírom, ha egy lakás kong a csendtől. Valami zizegjen, rádió, tévé, nem érdekel hogy mi, vagy ha nem értem, mi megy, csak legyen valami zaj, ne legyen csönd. Sok beszélgető ember is megfelel :)
Aztán áthoztam a könyvespolcot is, kicsit átnéztem, de azt hiszem elég jól elrendeztem a múltkor, nem változtattam semmit. Viszont megszámoltam, hány könyvem van. 65 "rendes" könyv, úgy mint regények és értekezések (populásis ismeretterjesztő dolgok, semmi magasröptű ;) ; plusz még 20-30 receptes, kézimunkás meg karcsúsítós könyv és mangák. Nem rossz, azt hiszem, de persze nem elég :) Elvileg már úton van az első 3 twilight kötet - nem szimpi a sorozat, de mivel az ajándékozottam meg az Öcsém is megveszik értük (tesóm legalábbis a Kristin Stewart-ér - miért nem lepődök meg ezen? :D ) ezért gondoltam, elolvasom. Az utolsót nem vettem meg, mert abból még csak keményfedeles kiadás van, és nem szeretem a keményfedeles könyveket. Fölösleges pénz- és papírkidobásnak tartom: túl nagyok, ormótlanok és nehezek, és sokkal kisebb helyen is elfér minden ahogy ez mindig kiderül, amikor kijön a puhafedeles kiadás... Mióta munkahelyre cipelem magammal a könyveket az egyórás ebédszünetre való tekintettel, azóta különösen zavarnak :) Persze megvan a helyük, pl történelmi meg fantasy rgényekhez nagyon is hangulatosak, sőt. Nem tudom elképzeni hogy valaha is olvassak pl Lovecraft- ot papírfedelesből, de ezek a ritka kivételek.
Ma főztem is, a rizs-grillcsirke kombót feldobtam egy kis csőbensült zöldséggel (brokkoli és sárgarépa). A zöldségek szokés szerint nem puhultak meg rendesen, a riszbe elfelejtettem sót tenni, és kezdem unni már a grillcsireket, de szerencsére unokatesóék nem panaszkodtak (csak a zöldségre, az meg teljesen jogos), L meg akármennyi grillcsirkét meg bírna enni, imádja.
Még mosogattam is egy kicsit, no nem mindent...
És rendeltem még egy harminc fontnyi gyöngyözős pakkot is...
Miután múlt hét vasárnap átruccantam Basildon-ba az ittani Hobbycraft-ba és otthagytam (kapaszkodás) 59 fontot. Ez a legnagyobb összeg amit valaha is elköltöttem hobbifelszerelésre. Nem lett volna ekkora a vég9sszeg, de féláron adtak patons merino gombócokat, és nem bírtam otthagyni. 1.74 volt így egy gombolyag - a legolcsóbb hasonló kategóriás fonal (gépben mosható, 100% gyapjú) az a Bendigo, ami 2.10- 2.20 körölre jön ki per 50 gramm. Az majdnem 50 peni per gombóc, nem hagyhattam ottt! Eredetileg úgy volt, hogy K is jön, de anyagi okok miatt lemondta - mindig túl sokat költünk ezen a helyen :) De jobb is volt így, mert ha ott lett volna, akkor nem mertem volna 10 gombóc zöldet bepakolni a kosárba. Így is jó 20 percet tipródtam, 3szor mentem vissza, és végig égett a fejem amíg pakoltam le a polcról egymás után a gombolyagokat, míg alig maradt pár zöld mutatóba. Aztán bepakoltam még egy pinket, egy lilát meg egy mályvaszínűt is. Meg két sötétkéket. Szóval a fonal kitette majdnem felét a számlának. Plusz még vettem egy VogueKnitting naptár-mintagyűjteményt is tízér, a szokásos nagyképű szöveg van rajta, de a minták tényleg jók, úgyhogy megérte.
Aznap kimentünk a stégre is megnézni a vitrlást, nagyon erős szél volt, néha alig tudtam levegőt venni, de legalább nem esett. Viszont olyan alacsony volt a dagály (kb félúton volt még, nem tetőzött) hogy nem engedtek föl senkit a fedélzetre. K meg utálja a szelet, és víziszonya van, úgyhogy nem kínoztam sokáig, és visszajöünk.
Bár a víziszonyáról teljesen elfeledkeztem, egészen addig, amíg a kisvasúton ülve megjegyeztem:
- Gondolj bele, kinn vagyunk a tengeren két kilométernyire!
Mire ő:
- Blöe, kösz - és lesápadt :D
Aztán visszamentem folytatni a rámolást, és furcsamód most már az eredeti szobám tűnik kihaltnak, pedig csak az asztal hiányzik.
Meg a zaj. Nem bírom, ha egy lakás kong a csendtől. Valami zizegjen, rádió, tévé, nem érdekel hogy mi, vagy ha nem értem, mi megy, csak legyen valami zaj, ne legyen csönd. Sok beszélgető ember is megfelel :)
Aztán áthoztam a könyvespolcot is, kicsit átnéztem, de azt hiszem elég jól elrendeztem a múltkor, nem változtattam semmit. Viszont megszámoltam, hány könyvem van. 65 "rendes" könyv, úgy mint regények és értekezések (populásis ismeretterjesztő dolgok, semmi magasröptű ;) ; plusz még 20-30 receptes, kézimunkás meg karcsúsítós könyv és mangák. Nem rossz, azt hiszem, de persze nem elég :) Elvileg már úton van az első 3 twilight kötet - nem szimpi a sorozat, de mivel az ajándékozottam meg az Öcsém is megveszik értük (tesóm legalábbis a Kristin Stewart-ér - miért nem lepődök meg ezen? :D ) ezért gondoltam, elolvasom. Az utolsót nem vettem meg, mert abból még csak keményfedeles kiadás van, és nem szeretem a keményfedeles könyveket. Fölösleges pénz- és papírkidobásnak tartom: túl nagyok, ormótlanok és nehezek, és sokkal kisebb helyen is elfér minden ahogy ez mindig kiderül, amikor kijön a puhafedeles kiadás... Mióta munkahelyre cipelem magammal a könyveket az egyórás ebédszünetre való tekintettel, azóta különösen zavarnak :) Persze megvan a helyük, pl történelmi meg fantasy rgényekhez nagyon is hangulatosak, sőt. Nem tudom elképzeni hogy valaha is olvassak pl Lovecraft- ot papírfedelesből, de ezek a ritka kivételek.
Ma főztem is, a rizs-grillcsirke kombót feldobtam egy kis csőbensült zöldséggel (brokkoli és sárgarépa). A zöldségek szokés szerint nem puhultak meg rendesen, a riszbe elfelejtettem sót tenni, és kezdem unni már a grillcsireket, de szerencsére unokatesóék nem panaszkodtak (csak a zöldségre, az meg teljesen jogos), L meg akármennyi grillcsirkét meg bírna enni, imádja.
Még mosogattam is egy kicsit, no nem mindent...
És rendeltem még egy harminc fontnyi gyöngyözős pakkot is...
Miután múlt hét vasárnap átruccantam Basildon-ba az ittani Hobbycraft-ba és otthagytam (kapaszkodás) 59 fontot. Ez a legnagyobb összeg amit valaha is elköltöttem hobbifelszerelésre. Nem lett volna ekkora a vég9sszeg, de féláron adtak patons merino gombócokat, és nem bírtam otthagyni. 1.74 volt így egy gombolyag - a legolcsóbb hasonló kategóriás fonal (gépben mosható, 100% gyapjú) az a Bendigo, ami 2.10- 2.20 körölre jön ki per 50 gramm. Az majdnem 50 peni per gombóc, nem hagyhattam ottt! Eredetileg úgy volt, hogy K is jön, de anyagi okok miatt lemondta - mindig túl sokat költünk ezen a helyen :) De jobb is volt így, mert ha ott lett volna, akkor nem mertem volna 10 gombóc zöldet bepakolni a kosárba. Így is jó 20 percet tipródtam, 3szor mentem vissza, és végig égett a fejem amíg pakoltam le a polcról egymás után a gombolyagokat, míg alig maradt pár zöld mutatóba. Aztán bepakoltam még egy pinket, egy lilát meg egy mályvaszínűt is. Meg két sötétkéket. Szóval a fonal kitette majdnem felét a számlának. Plusz még vettem egy VogueKnitting naptár-mintagyűjteményt is tízér, a szokásos nagyképű szöveg van rajta, de a minták tényleg jók, úgyhogy megérte.
Aznap kimentünk a stégre is megnézni a vitrlást, nagyon erős szél volt, néha alig tudtam levegőt venni, de legalább nem esett. Viszont olyan alacsony volt a dagály (kb félúton volt még, nem tetőzött) hogy nem engedtek föl senkit a fedélzetre. K meg utálja a szelet, és víziszonya van, úgyhogy nem kínoztam sokáig, és visszajöünk.
Bár a víziszonyáról teljesen elfeledkeztem, egészen addig, amíg a kisvasúton ülve megjegyeztem:
- Gondolj bele, kinn vagyunk a tengeren két kilométernyire!
Mire ő:
- Blöe, kösz - és lesápadt :D
Friday, 4 September 2009
Gondolkodik... - She's thinking...
Azon gondolkoztam, hogy vajon van-e - mármint statisztikákban is kimutathatóan - valami emelkedés a szeptemberi születések számában. Mert hogy 4-5 ismerősöm van aki szintén szeptemberi, az egy dolog. Hogy munkahelyen augusztus vége óta minden hétre jut minimum egy szülinap, és ez így is fog még maradni egy darabig, az egy másik dolog (a csoki a harmadik, de az most lényegtelen :) De hogy szeptember az pont 9 hónappal a karácsonyi-szilveszteri hacacáré után van, az már nem lehet véletlen.
És nekem 28 év kellett hogy erre rájöjjek?! LOL
...
A csomag megérkezett, épen és egy darabban, és nagyon örültek neki :) Aminek meg én örülök nagyon :)
Azért nagyon rá tudom hozni a frászt (többnyire csak) saját magamra és (szerencsére csak ritkán) másokra is. Azért hasonlítok kicsit Anne Shirley-re abban, hogy a hibáimat csak egyszer követem el.
Utána kitalálok valami új, érdekes lököttséget :P
...
I was thinking about if there's a - statistically significant - rise in the number of childbirths in september. 'Coz me knowing at least 4-5 other people who also have their birthdays in september, that's one thing. That in the factory at least one person has birthday every week since the end of august, that's anotehr thing (the sweets are a third thing, but they do not matter now :) But the fact that september is exactly 9 months after the christmas-new-year let-my-hair-down period can't be a coincidence.
And i needed 28 years to figure this out?! LOL :D
...
The package has arrived, safe and sound, and Receiver was happy for it - so, i am too :)
It's crazy how can i freak out (mainly) myself and (luckily only rarely) others too. There's a thing too, in which i am very similar to Anne Shirley: usually i commit the same error only once.
And then i find new, exiting ways to drive myself mad. :P
És nekem 28 év kellett hogy erre rájöjjek?! LOL
...
A csomag megérkezett, épen és egy darabban, és nagyon örültek neki :) Aminek meg én örülök nagyon :)
Azért nagyon rá tudom hozni a frászt (többnyire csak) saját magamra és (szerencsére csak ritkán) másokra is. Azért hasonlítok kicsit Anne Shirley-re abban, hogy a hibáimat csak egyszer követem el.
Utána kitalálok valami új, érdekes lököttséget :P
...
I was thinking about if there's a - statistically significant - rise in the number of childbirths in september. 'Coz me knowing at least 4-5 other people who also have their birthdays in september, that's one thing. That in the factory at least one person has birthday every week since the end of august, that's anotehr thing (the sweets are a third thing, but they do not matter now :) But the fact that september is exactly 9 months after the christmas-new-year let-my-hair-down period can't be a coincidence.
And i needed 28 years to figure this out?! LOL :D
...
The package has arrived, safe and sound, and Receiver was happy for it - so, i am too :)
It's crazy how can i freak out (mainly) myself and (luckily only rarely) others too. There's a thing too, in which i am very similar to Anne Shirley: usually i commit the same error only once.
And then i find new, exiting ways to drive myself mad. :P
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Idegek - Nerves
I definetly have them - too many and too weak. Actually my hair is like that too, too many but too thin, according to a hairdresser i went to a while ago. And i thougt it's too few but thick... but the same woman told me i have darkblonde hair, so... (I'm dark brown. Medium in bright sunshine. Not a shade lighter.)
So... the thing is, the package i sent last monday still haven't arrived as of today (thursday). The letter - posted on last thursday - arrived on tuesday, but no package yet. I feel so sorry for my pal, i already had that net connection blunder, and now the packet is late.
I'm just so afraid that it's my fault, i messed up the adress, put something in it so now it's being examined by counter-terrorist specialists, or fell into pieces mid-air, or the owl got a heat stroke over the French Riviera or a stray turbulence smashed it into a skilift over the alps or... or the royal mail simply lost it, because it is a simple air mail and not something recorded, signed for, or tagged with biometrical identification... yes, these later are my fault, and that's what i'm dreading. I sent it as a simple air mail package, as so far everything i ordered from abroad, from the us to australia, arrived safe and sound and quick with "airmail, no fuss".
Maybe the problem is that those came in, and this one went out.
But if some thickneck postman stole the cookies and the yarn and is having a tea with them while watching eastenders, i will curse them to boogies. Arggghhh.
So... the thing is, the package i sent last monday still haven't arrived as of today (thursday). The letter - posted on last thursday - arrived on tuesday, but no package yet. I feel so sorry for my pal, i already had that net connection blunder, and now the packet is late.
I'm just so afraid that it's my fault, i messed up the adress, put something in it so now it's being examined by counter-terrorist specialists, or fell into pieces mid-air, or the owl got a heat stroke over the French Riviera or a stray turbulence smashed it into a skilift over the alps or... or the royal mail simply lost it, because it is a simple air mail and not something recorded, signed for, or tagged with biometrical identification... yes, these later are my fault, and that's what i'm dreading. I sent it as a simple air mail package, as so far everything i ordered from abroad, from the us to australia, arrived safe and sound and quick with "airmail, no fuss".
Maybe the problem is that those came in, and this one went out.
But if some thickneck postman stole the cookies and the yarn and is having a tea with them while watching eastenders, i will curse them to boogies. Arggghhh.
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Input
Listening: Kerrang Radio, HP4 (the one with the goblet, Rita Skeeter and Cedric Diggory)
Reading: Joseph Campbell: The Masks of God: Primitive mythology - brilliant, i mean... 3 chapters on, not a single word about actual mythologies, only explaining the background, and although i do not understand it fully (wouldn't even in hungarian, i reckon) it is absolutly interesting and and... wow. I'm so glad i signed in the library again, this is my third pack of books and a second one - the first was the one about britain's religions - with seriously good facts, and the "widening of horizon" i missed in the last few years. Of course it can turn awful later (only three chapters down), but it was worth already. I love it when i read a book and instantly know that i learned something or some already known pieces fell into their places.
Watching: i'm afraid i will watch the HP movies again. Have Bridget Jones now too, but it's too... erm, close to home? Single girl drinking... oops :D I'm not that bad though as Bridget. I drink much less :D :D
Thinking: being bilingual(ish) can be tireing. Sometimes the words only come in just one language, and it's a real pain to translate them. The lines i type out effortlessy in one of them just doesn't sound good, clatter, break on the other... I'm already losing the nuances of hungarian, composite words start to sound strange, some expressions i cant find a true match for - and on the other hand, my english grammar is faulty, my vocabulary still not wide enough, and the pronounciation- well, thats simply troll. Yesterday i told one of my british collegues that i once worked at McDonalds - and he heard "mental ward" instead. Okey, they are not that far from each, but still...
And once i knew german too :) Danke schön :)
Reading: Joseph Campbell: The Masks of God: Primitive mythology - brilliant, i mean... 3 chapters on, not a single word about actual mythologies, only explaining the background, and although i do not understand it fully (wouldn't even in hungarian, i reckon) it is absolutly interesting and and... wow. I'm so glad i signed in the library again, this is my third pack of books and a second one - the first was the one about britain's religions - with seriously good facts, and the "widening of horizon" i missed in the last few years. Of course it can turn awful later (only three chapters down), but it was worth already. I love it when i read a book and instantly know that i learned something or some already known pieces fell into their places.
Watching: i'm afraid i will watch the HP movies again. Have Bridget Jones now too, but it's too... erm, close to home? Single girl drinking... oops :D I'm not that bad though as Bridget. I drink much less :D :D
Thinking: being bilingual(ish) can be tireing. Sometimes the words only come in just one language, and it's a real pain to translate them. The lines i type out effortlessy in one of them just doesn't sound good, clatter, break on the other... I'm already losing the nuances of hungarian, composite words start to sound strange, some expressions i cant find a true match for - and on the other hand, my english grammar is faulty, my vocabulary still not wide enough, and the pronounciation- well, thats simply troll. Yesterday i told one of my british collegues that i once worked at McDonalds - and he heard "mental ward" instead. Okey, they are not that far from each, but still...
And once i knew german too :) Danke schön :)
Képes szombat - Picture saturday
Warning - long and picture-heavy :)
Well, i started the morning at 6.15, when i sit up, turned on the pc, and then tought "why the hell i'm up?" and went back to sleep. Then got up again after 8am, posted my sp package picture on the forum - finally, i kept forgetting to do this for 2 weeks now - then popped my head out the front door to check mail and I GOT PACKAGE!! Again!!! Lovely way to start the weekend :)
After knitting a bit for breakfast, i started to sort out all the things laying around in the room, so now it is really, truly messy, so much that i realized i have to go and buy some boxes for all the magazines, colour papers, yarns, and other thingies i own. So i hit the high street - and only managed to not buy anything 'coz i know how filling
italian food is and i could not eat anything of it alone, and throwing out is not an option, i feel terrible when i have to do that. It's a sin(-like thing). We usually have food stalls on the highstreet over the weekends, mostly locals, but sometimes we get french, german, and now, italian ones. Green-white-red everywhere, even the Tomassi (italian restaurant on the other end of the street) were decoreted.
I only bought a vanilla latte in my fav starbucks, and walked down to the seafront to check out the ship. Should've arrived yesterday, but we didn't see it then - but now it was there! Can't wait for tomorrow to go on board :)
Owl Man was out there too, with a new owl - the fair one whit it's head down - plus the big eagle owl who is always there and a very windblown one with a i-wanna-get-outta-here expression. I see them regularly for four years now and still keep stopping by and just watching the birds for a while. I like the most when they have the little one out too - it's really small, a real life Pigwidgeon :)
I went to the little market off high street as i wanted to by some fabrics but didn't liked anything well enough to pay for it. I walked around though and find a flea market shop with some seriously cute and ridiculously cheap things - lamps, china tea-sets, figurines, victorian silver spoons, and a brilliant chess-set with knights, dragons and wizards on it - for less then 20 pounds. The queens dresses where the only downs - painten with made-for-guys, show-everything costumes :D If those would've been ok, i would have bought the set right there.
Then popped in the LYS too, bought some aida, beads and... sock yarn... *weak grin*
I just had to buy some monochrome ones! I got two 100g balls of dark green Regia. The sellers asked if i really want this much, two big balls and not two 50g balls? I said yeah, as i will make socks for my brother from them - he has big feet and is commuting a lot and goes to concerts all the time, so if i make him socks, they ought to be thick and long. They louhged. (Oh and the lady who sold the Noro for me last week, she gave such a longing sigh when she saw it... :D couldn't help thinking about this when i walked past the Noros)
Back on the highstreet i found a booth where they collected for a kid's charity, and had a lottery; the price was a real Mini - and there were some minis around too, but... well, the italians not only took their food and wine - apparently they took a Ferrari too. It's italian day, it is.
Then i walked back, through the food stalls, and i really d
on't know how did i missed it out on my way out, but in the square in front of the cinema there were about a dozen Ferraris and a same amount of Ducattis. Wow!!!
I drooled, and gazed, and snapped pictures as i walked around - made two full rounds :) And i'm no car enthusiast. But these things are just beautiful!! There were 7 Ferraris, a Lamborghini and some Alfa Romeos, but really... i don't know, on pictures, they - the Ferraris - aren't that impressive for me, but in real life... it just feels good to even look at them. The shape and colour together i think just makes them perfect- at least for someone like me who doesn't really know about cars, and just goes about the look. But they outlook really says something like " i can do 300 kmph and that is good for you" or something like that. :D
Ah and there were the bikes too, one of the Ducattis just left and had a crazzzy sound :D
All in all, a very nice saturday morning. Cousin K is working - making pizza :D - so we will go only tomorrow anywhere else - we plan to go to Basildon to the Hobbycraft store (yeay) and after coming back to Southend, i will take the cousins to the pier. They never went there before - and hopefully we will be able to see the ship too, if the weather is cooperative. Here's hoping.
Well, i started the morning at 6.15, when i sit up, turned on the pc, and then tought "why the hell i'm up?" and went back to sleep. Then got up again after 8am, posted my sp package picture on the forum - finally, i kept forgetting to do this for 2 weeks now - then popped my head out the front door to check mail and I GOT PACKAGE!! Again!!! Lovely way to start the weekend :)After knitting a bit for breakfast, i started to sort out all the things laying around in the room, so now it is really, truly messy, so much that i realized i have to go and buy some boxes for all the magazines, colour papers, yarns, and other thingies i own. So i hit the high street - and only managed to not buy anything 'coz i know how filling
italian food is and i could not eat anything of it alone, and throwing out is not an option, i feel terrible when i have to do that. It's a sin(-like thing). We usually have food stalls on the highstreet over the weekends, mostly locals, but sometimes we get french, german, and now, italian ones. Green-white-red everywhere, even the Tomassi (italian restaurant on the other end of the street) were decoreted.I only bought a vanilla latte in my fav starbucks, and walked down to the seafront to check out the ship. Should've arrived yesterday, but we didn't see it then - but now it was there! Can't wait for tomorrow to go on board :)
Owl Man was out there too, with a new owl - the fair one whit it's head down - plus the big eagle owl who is always there and a very windblown one with a i-wanna-get-outta-here expression. I see them regularly for four years now and still keep stopping by and just watching the birds for a while. I like the most when they have the little one out too - it's really small, a real life Pigwidgeon :)I went to the little market off high street as i wanted to by some fabrics but didn't liked anything well enough to pay for it. I walked around though and find a flea market shop with some seriously cute and ridiculously cheap things - lamps, china tea-sets, figurines, victorian silver spoons, and a brilliant chess-set with knights, dragons and wizards on it - for less then 20 pounds. The queens dresses where the only downs - painten with made-for-guys, show-everything costumes :D If those would've been ok, i would have bought the set right there.
Then popped in the LYS too, bought some aida, beads and... sock yarn... *weak grin*
I just had to buy some monochrome ones! I got two 100g balls of dark green Regia. The sellers asked if i really want this much, two big balls and not two 50g balls? I said yeah, as i will make socks for my brother from them - he has big feet and is commuting a lot and goes to concerts all the time, so if i make him socks, they ought to be thick and long. They louhged. (Oh and the lady who sold the Noro for me last week, she gave such a longing sigh when she saw it... :D couldn't help thinking about this when i walked past the Noros)Back on the highstreet i found a booth where they collected for a kid's charity, and had a lottery; the price was a real Mini - and there were some minis around too, but... well, the italians not only took their food and wine - apparently they took a Ferrari too. It's italian day, it is.
Then i walked back, through the food stalls, and i really d
on't know how did i missed it out on my way out, but in the square in front of the cinema there were about a dozen Ferraris and a same amount of Ducattis. Wow!!!I drooled, and gazed, and snapped pictures as i walked around - made two full rounds :) And i'm no car enthusiast. But these things are just beautiful!! There were 7 Ferraris, a Lamborghini and some Alfa Romeos, but really... i don't know, on pictures, they - the Ferraris - aren't that impressive for me, but in real life... it just feels good to even look at them. The shape and colour together i think just makes them perfect- at least for someone like me who doesn't really know about cars, and just goes about the look. But they outlook really says something like " i can do 300 kmph and that is good for you" or something like that. :D
Ah and there were the bikes too, one of the Ducattis just left and had a crazzzy sound :DAll in all, a very nice saturday morning. Cousin K is working - making pizza :D - so we will go only tomorrow anywhere else - we plan to go to Basildon to the Hobbycraft store (yeay) and after coming back to Southend, i will take the cousins to the pier. They never went there before - and hopefully we will be able to see the ship too, if the weather is cooperative. Here's hoping.
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