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Wolfie's eating Pork Scratchings. They have bits of hair on them. The thought makes me queasy. My stomach has never been strong. I have had this condition for eight years. Should probably see a doctor but he'll just say I am fat.

I have a cold. It surely is a flaw of human design that such things affect your ability to breathe - it's a fundamental of being, surely. Why can't viruses affect your bowels more, or your tummy? Why is it always your sinuses meaning you need to nip to the toilet every 10 minutes at work in order to blow your nose. I am sure my colleagues think I am incontinent or something. Sucking on Strepsils all week - been a lifesaver if I was being honest. Snotting all over my trousers too - my collegues probably love me. Guinness works well for colds too - been drinking one a night in the hope of getting the iron fortification I need. Tonight I drank three because I like the sauce.

There's a new advert around from the Keep Britain Tidy people. It says "Sadly there is no such thing as the dog poo fairy". Probably true but I'd like to see the job description if there was. I would keep Britain tidy by cutting off Cornwall and Norfolk. That's just me though. And God do we need a dog poo fairy here. Or someone who harvests dog shit for the sake of a sexual fetish. That'll do. The streets round here need clearing up. Does anyone have a dog poo fetish here? Fancy coming round? There's a path I can point you to.

The buses have been messing me around this week too. The X11 has gone back into First Leeds control rather than First Bradford meaning the bus on Tuesday didn't turn up, Wednesday's just sat in a bus stop for 20 minutes whilst the driver had a break screwing the rest of us and I didn't even bother today. What with other buses being cancelled or turning up late, I am close to becoming one of those moaners who writes off to companies to complain about poor service. Sadly, the UK roads are not fit for purpose - they are too small and too covered in potholes - meaning that delays are almost inevitable. I empathise - just not after a hard day at work. I had a massive strop in front of everyone at the bus stop on Tuesday. I needed to be home for an important engagement. I flounced off. Probably not my finest hour.

I am getting into some new music too - bought the second album from Finnish children's metal band Hevisaurus (who are a real metal group dressed as dinosaurs made out of reindeer pelt) whilst I have discovered German rap-metals Herzer just lerking on my computer. Brilliant.

Sunday was a quiet day - I worked from home as Wolfie had to study. I cooked a lamb shank though with all the trimmings followed by out-of-date apple pie (40p from Sainsbury's - a steal) and custard. Sadly, I couldn't open the can and had to push the metal lid into the container, forcing custard to spurt all over my cooker. It was like a clown orgasming over a custard pie. Not good. The meal went down well though. I do miss cooking but now Wolfie and I have vowed to eat more healthily, we are hoping to cook more stir-fries and different cuisine. That's the plan anyway.

Diet starts on Monday after my cold is over. I have been procrastinating for three years if I was being honest.

Date: 2010-09-30 11:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rustyfox.livejournal.com
Wolfie has good taste! Pork scratchings are lovely, even better than the hairy ones are the big curly-crunchy bits with a soft gooey underside. Mmmm!

I know what I'm buying tomorrow lunch now :)

Date: 2010-10-01 12:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lupestripe.livejournal.com
I quite like the curly-crunchy ones with the soft gooey underside - but it's the hairs that really put me off. I don't know, it just feels really bad for you which means I get guilty about it. Did you manage to get some for lunch today?

Date: 2010-10-01 12:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rustyfox.livejournal.com
Sadly not - I've had to come home to search for my debit card, which appears to have gone walkabout :(

Date: 2010-10-01 01:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lupestripe.livejournal.com
That's a shame - hope you manage to get some pork scratchings soon :)

Date: 2010-10-01 04:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rustyfox.livejournal.com
So do I, but not this weekend - I have a fiver to last me until the new debit card arrives!

Date: 2010-10-01 04:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lupestripe.livejournal.com
Pork scratchings could dent into that as they can be quite expensive, bizarrely. Hope you have a good (and frugal) weekend - I am working throughout. I have to be frugal too at the moment.

Date: 2010-10-01 06:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rustyfox.livejournal.com
Fox-activities this weekend include moving a rack of servers from one datacenter to another (private job, a welcome few extra pennies!) and later re-fitting my bathroom. I might put the scratchings on a credit card as a kind of greasy celebration.

I sorely miss lazy, do-nothing weekends! When I finally move into my own hole, I'm going make up for lack of those in abundance.

Date: 2010-10-02 08:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lupestripe.livejournal.com
Credit card for pork scratchings? Is it worth it for such a nominal amount?

I hardly have lazy days any more, let alone weekends. I miss them too but that's just not really viable for me at the moment regarding work.

Date: 2010-10-01 12:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hytiger.livejournal.com
Pork scratchings.. nice to see you eating a black country delicacy!
Made from belly skin, the hairs manage to survive being deep fried... but when was the last time you had a scratching with a nipple on it?

Date: 2010-10-01 12:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lupestripe.livejournal.com
Are they from the Black Country are they? Wonder how they originated. Never had a nipple scratching but then I imagine it would be hard to tell.

Date: 2010-10-01 08:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kevlarhusky.livejournal.com
Pork Scratchings. I'm going to go with you on this one. YUCK xP
Eating more healthily is a good idea too.

Can't comment on buses :P We get maybe, two a day through here or something stupid. Don't like them anyway ¬_¬

Date: 2010-10-01 12:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lupestripe.livejournal.com
It just feels like eating grease, I feel really guilty about eating them as I am big enough as it is. Healthy food is definitely the way forward.

I am not a massive fan of buses but I can't get a car as there's no parking space (and it's too expensive) and I feel a scooter/motorbike (my real dream) would get stolen here. Same is true regarding a bicycle so I am stuck with the buses. They had an hour and a half on to my working day - and that's when they are running properly :(

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