The Dead… Shrew? (by sarah)

Ok this probably isnt a good post to read if you are a)squimish b)eating.

We went over to feed the cats in the Mill yesturday when we noticed a silvery slime trail - so whilst Al was feeding the cats I was on my hands and knees searching for the culprit be it snail or slug - I was wearing my lovely LED head torch that Rob got me for my birthday, to help with the investigation. I spied something under the table and chair but it seemed it be a small rodent - a bit larger than the shrew I cuaght before but not mouse sized. So I got one of the cats spooms thinking that as it was probably something Tim had cuaght I'd put it with the rabbit I fell over earlier.

Once on the spoon it appeared to be moving so I brought it up to face level to see if it was injuried - It had not head and there was a gash along its stomache which was full of small white maggots 🙁 Now as some of you know I am petrified of maggots - snalis, spiders, toads, catipillars, snakes, scorpions, sculls - all fine - but maggots - especially meat eating maggots I just freak with 🙁 Al had to recue me but I still cuaght the escapies on the carpet - even if Al desposed of them!

Exorcist The Beginning

Sigh oh well - now we have kittens - I just hope we find any kills before they reach that stage! Oh and I didnt find the silver trial culprit either - sigh!

Intermissions (by sarah)

Now when I was little I'm sure I remember films having intermissions where you would go a loo and buy popcorn like the theatre. Al said he's sure of this too - so why does it nolonger happen?

Surely if a film is over an hr and 1/2 there should be a break some where - preferially the middle. Now I remember being cuaght out with this one when I wnet to see a five hr film at the cinemar - no break large coke etc....

What are they thinking - the last three times at least that me and Al have been to see a film we have both practiclally run out as soon as the credits start due to pressing bladder problems and one of those times we didnt even have drinks on the film with us!! (so bangs goes that solution!). Now surely they would make more money having the breaks? They take your tickets at lots of cinemars before yiou get to the bar and sweets area so no problem there plus people would finnish their food etc.. and want more?

Is it the 21 st century concentration span that is at fualt - would people loose the thread of the film if there was a break? Or is it that they would only be able to show the film say four times a day instead of five, and the extortionate price of the tickets means they would rather do that - fear that is there isnt a film starting every ten minutes they would loose customers? I dont think they would becuase you look up the times before you leave or take pot luck on what you are going to watch and watch what evers stating next. I dont mind wondering about for 1/2 before a film starts - sigh.

Sunburn!? (by sarah)

Ok the day before the thunder started well actually it was the day the thunder started! I was sitting in a park with David (my bro), Micheal (his girly), Al and Jean - I was wearing factor 25 and was in the shade - I burnt 🙁 No one else did - including Jean who was only in a nappy (mind due she had factor 40 on!).

I didnt burn in Greece or Spain or Kenya but in England - I burn! Whilst sitting in the flippinf shade (Makes annoyed looking faces)

Missing Geology (by sarah)

Sigh - I'm keenly missing rocks!

I just want to be sitting at the microscope in the lab - desparing over what tyoe of feldspar happens to be at the cross wires, or at the museum photographing all those slides and finding obscure papers from the victorian era. I miss the smell of hydrochloric acid working on the sandstone.

I know I'm sounding sad but my MRes course have just told me I need to get a GP letter saying I am fit enough to continue - the GP already wasnt happy about the fact the course is in London. I just cant bare the thought of not being back in the lab for another two years :'(

I was so excited about my project - all those impactites waiting for my at the Mueseum, I should be just about finishing the thing now.

This really will balls up career plans and what not if I don't get that letter - sigh.

Apologies for the wading in self pitty.

Blog Sections (by alaric)

For those of you who read this blog to see how the family's doing, my computing / electronics posts are probably a bit irrelevant. And for tecchies, all the personal family stuff probably gets in the way of the bits you find interesting.

So I just thought I'd make sure everybody realised that the 'Categories' section on the right has links to separate sections of the site for Alaric (and my subtopics), Jean, Sarah, and The Family (which is about things that affect us as a whole, such as our domestic arrangements). Clicking on a section link takes you to what's basically a sub-blog only showing things in that section, with its own RSS feed and everything.

Enjoy!