I've had a productive weekend. And very pleasant too! The nice weather helped.
Finally cleared out the spare room - chucked out a desk, too. It's looking a bit more like a room and less like a dumping ground. Though let's face it. It is a dumping ground.
Today it's raining. But luckily I got lifts both to and from work so survived - and my book didn't even get wet!
Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts
Monday, August 23, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Wellies.
Well. I needed to write about wellies - I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I can't not do it.
First of all - I'm sorry if this upsets anyone who has/likes wellies ;) My views may be provocative, unkind and judgemental but I need to get this off my chest.*
I don't understand it. Wellies are selling out in York. I was in ASDA and they had one pair left. One pair. A lass at work said they'd driven round all the shops and couldn't find any.
Ok, it's been snowing. There has, in fact, been a lot of snow lately. So wellies sell out?? To my mind this is so incredibly illogical. Sure, wellies are pretty good at keeping the wet away from your feet. I'll admit that. Fine, wear them in the rain, in the mud at festivals, but in the snow? They're useless for keeping your feet warm.
Fine, I know, some people will be wearing woolly socks underneath. But that's not the point - let me hate in peace.
I mean... how ugly can something get?
I do wonder if my childhood hatred of wellies has just carried on into adult(well, ahem)hood. There's nothing worse than being in wellies, feet nice and dry, dragging them through the sludge to get to the boat (or wherever) and suddenly stepping into a deep bit with one foot, thus draining it. Whilst the other stays nice and dry. It's like washing my hands - I can't have just one hand wet; it's both or none. But I digress. Oh, and of course there are worse things. But I love all things hyperbole.
But then there's a part of me that just wonders if my current hatred of them is due to jealousy. Maybe I too want something pretty & eccentric to put on my feet and not have people laugh and stare! Something pretty & eccentric, but not wellies...
Maybe one of these days I'll establish myself as a great fashion blogger. Great start, don't ya think?
xx
*I am, of course, joking. I very much hope a post about wellies wouldn't upset anyone.
First of all - I'm sorry if this upsets anyone who has/likes wellies ;) My views may be provocative, unkind and judgemental but I need to get this off my chest.*
I don't understand it. Wellies are selling out in York. I was in ASDA and they had one pair left. One pair. A lass at work said they'd driven round all the shops and couldn't find any.
Ok, it's been snowing. There has, in fact, been a lot of snow lately. So wellies sell out?? To my mind this is so incredibly illogical. Sure, wellies are pretty good at keeping the wet away from your feet. I'll admit that. Fine, wear them in the rain, in the mud at festivals, but in the snow? They're useless for keeping your feet warm.
Fine, I know, some people will be wearing woolly socks underneath. But that's not the point - let me hate in peace.
I mean... how ugly can something get?
These are... passable. Probably just cos they're red and I have a weakness for anything red...
...but I also have a weakness for polkadots - and these just aren't working...
These are kind of cute actually, I like the little wedge heel and the fact that they're slightly more shapely than normal wellies.
I had to add these in. It's not so much the colour - it's the heel. Chunky, clunky, thick AND pink. Never a good combination.
...if you had a kid, would you get these for them? I definitely would. Together with a head scarfy thing and an eye patch. I'll pass on the hook for a hand though; I'd want that to be his/her choice when old enough...
These would be cool! I'd pretend my feet were eating the sludge you brits call snow...
But if you can find me the ones below, I will be eternally grateful...
I do wonder if my childhood hatred of wellies has just carried on into adult(well, ahem)hood. There's nothing worse than being in wellies, feet nice and dry, dragging them through the sludge to get to the boat (or wherever) and suddenly stepping into a deep bit with one foot, thus draining it. Whilst the other stays nice and dry. It's like washing my hands - I can't have just one hand wet; it's both or none. But I digress. Oh, and of course there are worse things. But I love all things hyperbole.
But then there's a part of me that just wonders if my current hatred of them is due to jealousy. Maybe I too want something pretty & eccentric to put on my feet and not have people laugh and stare! Something pretty & eccentric, but not wellies...
Maybe one of these days I'll establish myself as a great fashion blogger. Great start, don't ya think?
xx
*I am, of course, joking. I very much hope a post about wellies wouldn't upset anyone.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Rainy thoughts and trash TV.
BBC Weather says it's going to rain today. Lots. At the moment it's nice and sunny.
Doesn't matter; it's not like I've time to go out and enjoy it.
Our new TV arrived the other day. It's good to have a proper one finally, after a couple of years of only having a tiny on or one that constantly flickers...
There's too much in my head at the moment - can't write just now. Tune back in a week.
xx
Doesn't matter; it's not like I've time to go out and enjoy it.
Our new TV arrived the other day. It's good to have a proper one finally, after a couple of years of only having a tiny on or one that constantly flickers...
There's too much in my head at the moment - can't write just now. Tune back in a week.
xx
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
It's raining today. It always rains when I'm geared up to walk to uni.
Presentation is coming along nicely. It's tomorrow, so that's good... I've restructured the writeup though, it didn't seem logical to do the different sections and then have to talk about the different aspects I'm looking at in each section - so now there will be a section all to do with articulation rate, one on voice quality... etc etc. It is fun work actually, I am rather enjoying it. Despite all the pissing and moaning I've been doing recently, and will be doing over the next two weeks.
So - it's raining today. The sky's a sheet of grey and there's a steady stream of tiny drops against my window. It doesn't really encourage going outside. Well, I do enjoy the odd walk in the rain. But not when I'm going somewhere.Esp not getting there and having to sit there soaked for hours. Like in Amsterdam - one morning the skies just opened up and we had a bit of a trek to/from the tram to the uni. We were completely soaked for most of the day.
But that's enough about rain.
Presentation is coming along nicely. It's tomorrow, so that's good... I've restructured the writeup though, it didn't seem logical to do the different sections and then have to talk about the different aspects I'm looking at in each section - so now there will be a section all to do with articulation rate, one on voice quality... etc etc. It is fun work actually, I am rather enjoying it. Despite all the pissing and moaning I've been doing recently, and will be doing over the next two weeks.
So - it's raining today. The sky's a sheet of grey and there's a steady stream of tiny drops against my window. It doesn't really encourage going outside. Well, I do enjoy the odd walk in the rain. But not when I'm going somewhere.Esp not getting there and having to sit there soaked for hours. Like in Amsterdam - one morning the skies just opened up and we had a bit of a trek to/from the tram to the uni. We were completely soaked for most of the day.
But that's enough about rain.
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