Don't you let 'em tell you when to bat your eyes

Solution to spending the daylight hours heat-wasted and the night not sleeping: wake up at 5am. It's the only way to make it possible to exercise the dogs properly (even Squish is suffering with the heat) and it gives me a great excuse to fall asleep in the afternoons. Which I'm doing anyway because my brain utterly shuts down during the worst of the heat.

Roll on autumn.

( More kitten pics from yesterday - in which cats do amusing things in and on common household objects. )

As soon as I've had my second cup of coffee I'm getting a pocketful of Swedish meatballs, three of the small soft footballs I got free from Sainsbury's (buy five products with a "Yay Summer" sticker on and they give you free stuff! Very cool!) and I am going to let my Squisher run loose. WISH ME LUCK PLZ.

Don't you let 'em tell you when to bat your eyes

Solution to spending the daylight hours heat-wasted and the night not sleeping: wake up at 5am. It's the only way to make it possible to exercise the dogs properly (even Squish is suffering with the heat) and it gives me a great excuse to fall asleep in the afternoons. Which I'm doing anyway because my brain utterly shuts down during the worst of the heat.

Roll on autumn.

( More kitten pics from yesterday - in which cats do amusing things in and on common household objects. )

As soon as I've had my second cup of coffee I'm getting a pocketful of Swedish meatballs, three of the small soft footballs I got free from Sainsbury's (buy five products with a "Yay Summer" sticker on and they give you free stuff! Very cool!) and I am going to let my Squisher run loose. WISH ME LUCK PLZ.

Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?

Fucking hell, even at 8am it's hot enough that I came home dripping sweat and both dogs are panting like pants.

However, I need to tell the world that Squish is a Very Good Dog Indeed. If you'd seen him today you'd never have realised he had recall/running away issues.

( Dog training ramble )

We are WINNING!


( Portrait of a hot dog )

P.S. It's a huge pain in the arse carrying greasy chunks of meatball around when it's too hot to wear my jacket with pockets. I had them in a plastic bag in my skirt pocket and kept a few palmed at all times so I'd have them ready. I don't always take them with me for on-leash walks any more but I wanted to have some for this. What do you guys do about treats?

Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?

Fucking hell, even at 8am it's hot enough that I came home dripping sweat and both dogs are panting like pants.

However, I need to tell the world that Squish is a Very Good Dog Indeed. If you'd seen him today you'd never have realised he had recall/running away issues.

( Dog training ramble )

We are WINNING!


( Portrait of a hot dog )

P.S. It's a huge pain in the arse carrying greasy chunks of meatball around when it's too hot to wear my jacket with pockets. I had them in a plastic bag in my skirt pocket and kept a few palmed at all times so I'd have them ready. I don't always take them with me for on-leash walks any more but I wanted to have some for this. What do you guys do about treats?

Crash, bang, wallop, crack, splatter!

Thunder!

Lightning!

Torrential rain!

Orgasmic glorious storm!

Crash, bang, wallop, crack, splatter!

Thunder!

Lightning!

Torrential rain!

Orgasmic glorious storm!

Push me, let me run and let me do

( Cattens - more fun with household objects )

Shona is the only one who's actually come out of the bedroom so far, although Elda and Callette have both sniffed noses with Spike over the videotapes.

I love the way my messy junk-filled bedroom has become an adventure playground :)

Push me, let me run and let me do

( Cattens - more fun with household objects )

Shona is the only one who's actually come out of the bedroom so far, although Elda and Callette have both sniffed noses with Spike over the videotapes.

I love the way my messy junk-filled bedroom has become an adventure playground :)

Blackened the face of the country

GUH!

Just came from One Stop. I am so glad I don't try and take Spike and Squish there with me any more.

The first thing was the cat. It was a young black cat who reminded me of Cassie - the same lithe long-legged prancing only just not a kitten thing. S/he was following a blonde girl across the playing field. I don't think the blonde girl was the owner, I think it was just a friendly young (wandering, collarless) cat. The blonde girl was almost at the shop, cat at her heels, when the (loose, collarless) German Shepherd puppy that had been racing round the outside of the basketball court startled the cat and sent it up a fortuitously-located tree.

GSD puppy had a Lab/Staffie mix puppy companion, but no visible owner. Both were capering around One Stop wagging their tails at people and enjoying themselves hugely. I was torturing myself alternately imagining Spike's reaction if I'd brought him and worrying about the loose dogs running onto (fairly busy, fast-moving) Throop Road when the owner ambled into view with another loose GSD more or less following her.

Me: "Oh, are they yours? I was worried they'd get run over, running about LOOSE like that."

Owner: "Yes, they're mine. They're friendly, don't worry!"

Me: "Gosh, I'm glad I left my dogs at home. My Collie really hates it when he's ON-LEASH and loose dogs run up to him." (I can see they're bloody friendly. Do you imagine that'll deter a moving car or a dog-aggressive dog, you dumb irresponsible bint?)

Owner: *calls dogs*

Dogs: *look at owner, make no move to go to her. Loose, muddy, GSD puppy runs into the food shop*

Owner: *goes into shop and hauls GSD pup out, wanders away*

Dogs: *sort of follow her, not particularly under control*

Me: *brain 'splode with stupid*

I was going to rant about denture fixative as well, but I seem to be ranted out. I'll just say that 1. Sainsbury's have stopped stocking Poligrip Flavour Free which is the only brand I can stand to use.

2. Fixodent "Flavour Neutral" is NOT fucking "flavour neutral" at all. IT'S FUCKING BLOODY MINTY. There are few things more revolting than spending the entire day with your mouth all minty fucking fresh. Every bite of food, every sip of drink and every cigarette tastes disgusting. After the first couple of hours, your mouth tastes like stale chewing gum. It's particularly galling when the fucking label lied to you about the flavouring.

Edit: I just found the Fixodent website and copy/pasted this into their feedback form with the bad words cut out. DIE PROCTER AND GAMBLE, DIE.

3. Fixodent does not, however, lie about the "extra strong hold." It hurts to take the fuckers out at night. It feels like I'm either going to break the dentures or rip the roof of my mouth off.

4. The only piece of good news: when I asked the One Stop manager if she'd consider stocking my Poligrip she said she would. A major, major point in favour of the small local shops. But unless I haul my fat overheated arse to Boots tomorrow before 4pm, I'm stuck with the nasty Fixodent for at least a few more days. UGH UGH UGH UGH UGH.

...ok, so I lied about being ranted out. Excessive mintiness will do that to you.

Blackened the face of the country

GUH!

Just came from One Stop. I am so glad I don't try and take Spike and Squish there with me any more.

The first thing was the cat. It was a young black cat who reminded me of Cassie - the same lithe long-legged prancing only just not a kitten thing. S/he was following a blonde girl across the playing field. I don't think the blonde girl was the owner, I think it was just a friendly young (wandering, collarless) cat. The blonde girl was almost at the shop, cat at her heels, when the (loose, collarless) German Shepherd puppy that had been racing round the outside of the basketball court startled the cat and sent it up a fortuitously-located tree.

GSD puppy had a Lab/Staffie mix puppy companion, but no visible owner. Both were capering around One Stop wagging their tails at people and enjoying themselves hugely. I was torturing myself alternately imagining Spike's reaction if I'd brought him and worrying about the loose dogs running onto (fairly busy, fast-moving) Throop Road when the owner ambled into view with another loose GSD more or less following her.

Me: "Oh, are they yours? I was worried they'd get run over, running about LOOSE like that."

Owner: "Yes, they're mine. They're friendly, don't worry!"

Me: "Gosh, I'm glad I left my dogs at home. My Collie really hates it when he's ON-LEASH and loose dogs run up to him." (I can see they're bloody friendly. Do you imagine that'll deter a moving car or a dog-aggressive dog, you dumb irresponsible bint?)

Owner: *calls dogs*

Dogs: *look at owner, make no move to go to her. Loose, muddy, GSD puppy runs into the food shop*

Owner: *goes into shop and hauls GSD pup out, wanders away*

Dogs: *sort of follow her, not particularly under control*

Me: *brain 'splode with stupid*

I was going to rant about denture fixative as well, but I seem to be ranted out. I'll just say that 1. Sainsbury's have stopped stocking Poligrip Flavour Free which is the only brand I can stand to use.

2. Fixodent "Flavour Neutral" is NOT fucking "flavour neutral" at all. IT'S FUCKING BLOODY MINTY. There are few things more revolting than spending the entire day with your mouth all minty fucking fresh. Every bite of food, every sip of drink and every cigarette tastes disgusting. After the first couple of hours, your mouth tastes like stale chewing gum. It's particularly galling when the fucking label lied to you about the flavouring.

Edit: I just found the Fixodent website and copy/pasted this into their feedback form with the bad words cut out. DIE PROCTER AND GAMBLE, DIE.

3. Fixodent does not, however, lie about the "extra strong hold." It hurts to take the fuckers out at night. It feels like I'm either going to break the dentures or rip the roof of my mouth off.

4. The only piece of good news: when I asked the One Stop manager if she'd consider stocking my Poligrip she said she would. A major, major point in favour of the small local shops. But unless I haul my fat overheated arse to Boots tomorrow before 4pm, I'm stuck with the nasty Fixodent for at least a few more days. UGH UGH UGH UGH UGH.

...ok, so I lied about being ranted out. Excessive mintiness will do that to you.