Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Raider of the Last Miniclip

Just in case you have been wondering where I've been ... I have found a great site full of time-wasting free online games ... so instead of worrying about all the Xmas presents I haven't bought yet or what I am cooking for Xmas dinner, I am playing Crypt Raider .. stuck on level 65 of 100!

Friday, November 26, 2004

General Goliath & Captain Pugwash


You wouldn't believe it to see him now ... but Goliath used to be cute. This is him in his General Zia outfit ... don't you just want to grab his cheeks and give him a good kicking. In those days I could ... then he was my little brother ... and you could guarantee to make him cry if you threatened to pull the head off his cuddly toy ... it was this vile knitted creature, that must have once been a proud looking lion ... it actually looked like a beige blob with a head held on by string ... but he loved it. I must point out that although I may have threatened to pull its head off, I never actually did ... unlike Goliath who mutilated my favourite blue bunny by yanking its ear off! I am still traumatised by the event.

Although still a terror to this day ... Goliath does have his soft side ... he couldn't sleep without listening to his favourite tape ... Captain Pugwash ... actually thinking about it ... he has more than a passing resemblance to Captain Pugwash now.

Sunday, November 21, 2004

I've been googled

I found out today that I am officially available to the world ... Remember before computers, when you were young and you would look up your name or rude words like fart in the dictionary (an explosion between the legs .. always had me in hysterics) ... well the nearest eqivalent in this century is to put your name in a search engine and see what comes up ... come on ... admit it, we've all done it at some point (no? ... alright, alright ... maybe I'm just egotistical) Anyway ... I typed in Xzsara and Google came back with my blog ... granted it was fourth after several models of car ... but nonetheless it was there. So I decided to try a couple more .. and there I was ... Yahoo and Lycos obviously thought more highly of me and had me in first place. What a revelation ... could it be that people worldwide have found me in a search engine and are reading my postings? I am now tempted to put in a counter to find out but am afraid it will simply prove the sharp object to my inflated ego ... Just imagine Sky news tommorrow ... "A massive explosion was heard from the NW9 area last night. Experts have confirmed it was not a fart."

Saturday, November 20, 2004

Didn't I just make that decision already?

It's not often that I have to make an important decision twice in the space of six months ...but here I am again. The proverbial chocolate bar in the fridge has now metamorphosised into three ... yes count them ... three seperate bars of chocolate. The decision is not made any easier by price as they are all the same. White chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate.

White chocolate is out of the question! If it ain't brown it's not chocolate as far as I am concerned. (Please note ... this does not work the other way round ... just because it's brown does NOT mean it's chocolate. Trust me ... good lesson to learn!)

So I am left with two ... milk chocolate ... what I am used to, normal day to day ... or dark chocolate ... now that is a little special, rich and a bit more of a luxury. My recipe may be influenced by others so my choice must take that into account and of course the end product itself.

Will look at the recipe book on Monday ...

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Saturday, November 06, 2004

Mujnu trying hard to sleep


Its been a real hard week ...

Poopee Xzsara

Mujnu is celebrating his first week on earth ... it has been an eventful week for him ... He was violently ejected from the place he called home for the last nine months .. against his will ... he wasn't coming out on his own, despite Dejanari's best efforts .. he has been passed from one google-eyed family member to another ... he has learnt that meals are no longer on tap and unless he wants to starve he has to order his meals now. He has learnt that this means screaming and thrashing his arms and legs violently ... I mean the things you have to do to get the attention of the waiter! He has perfected the stinky poo task ... and even I ... yes I .. have been drafted in to change a nappy ... he thought it would be a hoot to pee on his Auntie whilst she did her best to wipe his bum ... Now I understand why I am called a Poo ... pee.