We'll all be lonely tonight, and lonely tomorrow

[lizblackdog]

You scored as General Jeb Stuart. One of the poster boys of the Civil War, you're almost like a son to General Lee. Then you screw up at Gettysburg and eventually die in battle. Easy come, easy go... </td> William T. Sherman 85% General Nathan Bedford Forrest 85% General Jeb Stuart 85% General James Longstreet 70% U.S. Grant 65% General Ambrose Burnside 65% Robert E. Lee 60% General George McClellan 40% Stonewall Jackson 30% General Phillip Sheridan 25% Which American Civil War General are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Nicked from zogblog. Seems obscurely appropriate. I've never really heard of him. Maybe I'll look it up when I'm feeling less apathetic.

Made some good progress on the kitchen. I've filled two bin bags with ancient bottles of herbs and spices, ten year old bottles of vitamins, old wine-bottle corks, seasoning sachets from long-eaten ramen noodles, yellowed, brittle shopping lists and the like. Everything has a half-inch crust of sticky dust on it. What's hardest to shift are the fossilised splatters of ancient, sticky cooking oil that have hardened into something resembling smelly amber, but, like everything else, there's a secret - start by rubbing on some Cillit Bang (lifesaving stuff, that, even though you don't want to get it on your skin), leave to marinate for ten or so minutes and then scrub off with a Brillo pad.

Spike and Squish are being characteristically unhelpful. The hole in the middle of the lawn is bigger than ever, one of them keeps removing all the sheets from Mum's bed (how? why? who? No idea), and yesterday Spike trod in something foul and tracked it all up the stairs and onto Mum's underblanket (since the sheets had been removed) - so I had to wash both the underblanket and his feet, which he really didn't appreciate.

Cleaning usually makes me feel better. There's a grim satisfaction in defeating the hordes of filth minions, in drawing the line in the dirt and then wiping the dirt out.

Maybe I need to try harder.

Comments

[kiss-kass.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you hon.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Oh good! In that case, could you make a start on the bathroom? ;)

[angriestangel.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Hope you feel better soon Liz

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Oh, I will. You know what I'm like - moods up and down like a whore's drawers at the best of times - I'm just in one of the down phases. I'll be fine.

[angriestangel.livejournal.com]

Yes .. but I still rather see you on the upside :)


and for some reason it's going around .... a lot of people we know are going through being down :(


*have another hug*

[orac-zen.livejournal.com]

I can certainly relate to that mood description.

But you'll be okay. It's one of life's great certainties. ;)

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

That's the great thing about being alive, isn't it?

Anyway, a bit of pain is no biggie. It'll pass, and it was worth it.

[orac-zen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but this is you we're talking about. You survive. That's the certainty. And why you'll be okay. ;)

[auriocookie.livejournal.com]

*sneaking in to give a hug* Sweetie dear, you are going to be fine. I just know it. talk later :)

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

shame being down's not as much fun as going down ;-)

As for this:
What's hardest to shift are the fossilised splatters of ancient, sticky cooking oil that have hardened into something resembling smelly amber, but, like everything else, there's a secret - start by rubbing on some Cillit Bang (lifesaving stuff, that, even though you don't want to get it on your skin), leave to marinate for ten or so minutes and then scrub off with a Brillo pad.
Reading it this soon after waking up, with no coffee, and in the default font REALLY made me think you were using some sort of sex lube as a cleaning aid

Cillit Bang

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

I knew somebody would pick up on that one... and I am so very, very unsurprised that it was you... :D

Re: Cillit Bang

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

Have dirty mind, will travel

Re: Cillit Bang

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

...but not over here, huh? :p

Re: Cillit Bang

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

unfortunately I haven't quite developed my powers of mind over money yet

[jeneration-why.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...I only took one class on the American Civil War (I tend to shy away from American history, overall), and all I know about Jeb Stuart is that he was a Confederate Army general. Yick. :-P

Oh, and feel better, matey. Best of luck with the cleaning.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

james_the_evil1 was expressing disbelief that I only had the vaguest idea who J.E.B. Stuart was, but like I told him - when someone says Civil War in this country they generally mean the one involving Oliver Cromwell.

Not that I know a great deal about that either...

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I won't be as evil as james_the_evil1, but I wanted to ask - what is this Cillit Bang stuff, and where might I find it? I have a few surfaces in my kitchen that have suffered from cooking oil splatters too...

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

http://cillitbang.co.uk/

I have no idea if you can get it in Canada - a Brillo pad by itself will get the stuff off, but you need a hell of a lot more elbow grease.