Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Hello!

Lordy, lord....another week...

DID YOU KNOW.....

1752 was the first year in England to officially begin on 1 January. Until the Calendar Act of 1752, the year in England began officially on 25 March (Lady Day), and not 1 January (even though this was when New Year’s Day was celebrated).

Thus the year number did not change until 25 March, so taking 1558 as an example, the dates ran as follows:

November 1558
December 1558
January 1558
February 1558
March 1 to 24 1558
March 25 1559

I bet you all REALLY wanted to know that, didn't you?

So...what else don't you know?

Well, did you know that if you stick your bare foot in a heap of runny cat shit, and it oozes between your toes at 4 in the morning, it kind of makes the whole day go seriously wrong.

(On a sidenote, did you know that no amount of shaking the cat, frightening the cat, showing the cat the catflap, chasing it down the garden with a pint of water or picking it up by the scruff of it's scrawny neck and lobbing it out the door with a barrage of insults still ringing in it's ears will make it GO AWAY.) This cat is pooping in my house, peeing under my dishwasher, sleeping in my bed, hiding in the spare room, sneaking in when I'm not looking, and I CAN'T get rid of it. Help me pleeeeeease. What shall I do?

(I do love animals, honestly....but I can't CAN'T take on another one.)

Oooh, another thing you don't know. People who never drink wine stronger than 9% should NEVER drink wine which is 13 and a half %. (I couldn't find the symbol for 'half' on my keyboard.) But...it's lots of fun watching your own mother doing it! (Love you Mummy. x)

And, before I go, some advice.

(a) Don't attempt to dye your hair wearing a white dressing gown, because the chances are that a big dollop of brown stuff will drip off your head and land in your ass department, which will make someone think you have done something nasty 'down there' when you really, really haven't.

(b) If you wanted Ruth Lorenzo to still be in the X factor, you should have voted. (I'm gutted.) So vote for your favourite! (No, I'm not on commision.)

(c) If you haven't got a regular home for your sellotape, get one. I have three rolls somewhere, but can I find them?

(d) If anyone ever tells you to LOOK AT THE MOON RIGHT NOW because it has a nobble on the top, then look! I missed a photo opportunity last night.

(e) My final piece of advice. Don't waste your time reading a load of ridiculous ramblings when you could be doing something FAR more interesting.

And purely for my own entertainment...had I been a lesbian (or should I ever decide to be one) this is the one who (if I allowed her to, which of course I wouldn't, because I'm asexual, don't you know,) would push my buttons. (And that's only if I allowed her to, of course, which I already said I wouldn't... right?)

26 comments:

Kingcover said...

Do you remember 1752 like it was yesterday Laney??? Haha! (dead man walking here folks :-P)

Rae!xx said...

What a lovely typical Laney post, I do love you, I voted for Ruth too it's a fix...lol...xx

Jennysmith said...

Sweetie, chill out and have a nice relaxing bath or a glass of wine or something.

Will think what to do about the cat.

xxxxx

East Anglian Troy said...

½ - testing - ½
if you type 1/2 into Word it reformats as ½ automatically. You can then cut and paste that from Word into your blog (if you think its worth the effort!).

The Savage said...

I love pointless tidbits of information like that...

Evening said...

I have nothing more important to do than to learn what you have been up to.

The woman in the video is HOT!!!

xoxo

Flowerpot said...

My life is much fulfilled after that post!! Will try and think about the cat situation. Have you tried ringing your vet and see what they suggest?

Miss Construed... said...

Don't know if it was only in the Southern hemisphere; but last night Jupiter and Venus appeared above a crescent moon :)

Smiley!

rosiero said...

I so wanted Ruth to win too. But looking at the goggle-eyes Simon Cowell makes at her every week, I should think he'll sign her up anyway.

Suldog said...

My suggestion? If you can't get rid of the cat, make it wear a tiny little saddlebag and put the sellotape inside it.

Akelamalu said...

Take the cat to the RSPCA and tell them it's a stray!

You gave some great tips there Laney.

Ruth was good, much better than JLS or Owen(can't spell it the Irish way). I was gutted when Laura was voted off I wanted her to win. I do think Alexandra is brilliant though and I hope she wins now.

Karl said...

Good Afternoon Laney,

Call your nearest Chinese take away, they'll fix the cat problem...






Just kidding, just kidding.

So you can plan ahead, Monday night's convergence of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter won't happen again until 2052

Crystal Jigsaw said...

Haven't really watched the XFactor but have seen snippets of Ruth's singing and I can't believe she's been voted out while the two youngsters were kept in. That's the reason I don't watch it..

Cat poo. Hmmm, not nice. I think I'd be tempted to take the animal to a rescue place if you're serious about getting rid. I'm sure a good home who doesn't know about cat poo will take it on.

Good luck !!

CJ xx

Shelly Rayedeane said...

I don't have a problem with people who are asexual, bisexual, gay or straight. I do however think someone who fucks everything and everyone, and expects everyone else to do the same, is fucking sick. Long story short, I believe in monogamy.

Furthermore, I do have a problem with people saying they want you to be happy whilst shoving a stick up your ass, and then expecting forgiveness while pretending they weren't the one holding the stick.

I also have a problem with people trying to control other people and make them conform to a belief system.

Is that enough problems for one day?

By the way, did you read my new post? All of my computers are routed to different start-up pages now.

I go to https://www.blogger.com/start2

instead of to

https://www.blogger.com/start

Do you do the same when you put www.blogger.com in a search engine? I'd be interested to hear an answer.

jd said...

So......the thought of becoming a lesbian HAS crossed your mind?

Fusion said...

I agree with Akelamalu, take the cat in, and hopefully they can find it a good home. The x-factor is a Brit show? Or am I just out of the TV loop?

Oh, and I like reading anything you write as well :)

Cheers!

Woman in a Window said...

Hey, you whoever you are. My first time here and I'm left feeling like I've just met you on video. You do look a lot like your crush, don't you?

Your blog strikes me as fun and irreverent, as does that show. (So much more honest it seems than American Idol, even Simon, but then this is only a clip.) I like it.

Thanks for coming by my way.

barman said...

I watched one season of the American Idol that, from what I can tell, is the American version of the XFactor. That was huge for me as I do not do "reality TV".

Anyway I will not watch the Idol again as the voting was just plain stupid. I really believe over here the kids run the voting system. I tried to vote once and gave up trying. When I see the really good people being voted off and the horrible people that do not even belong raising to the top... I will not watch that show ever again.

I love that song that Joan Jet did to begin with. Your potential button pusher, if you were ever so inclined, which you are not... was very strong and did a great job with the song. I could see where she could cause someone to bat for the opposite team.

Thanks for all the wonderful facts but I do have to ask... why would you start a year in the middle of a month? I mean I will give you March, whatever... but on the 25? Why not February 29?

Heather said...

Interesting facts, ma'am.

Ew Ew EW on the kitty squirts.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Jim said...

The graphic description of the early morning cat excrement encounter was quite enough, thank you . . . I'll pass on owning one, despite your high praise.

The hair blob thing reminded me of the natural and eery magnetism that exists between pasta sauce and anything white that you happen to be wearing, as well.

XO

~gkw said...

hmmm, I have a shotgun.. Would that help on the Kitty situation?

:) I've got three cats of my own and have felt just like this several times (like when the newest cat decided to use my leather couch as a scratching post)

KJ said...

Catshit...gross

Brown drop on white gown..funny

I have nothing better to do than read ramblin's...it's what I live for

I do not like wine.

She is hot.....way hot!!!

Have a good weekend

Jim said...

Btw, I thought they changed the calendar from the Julian to the Gregorian in 1751, adding 11 days to the old dates. What about the people born prior to the calendar change . . . did they suddenly become 11 days older than they were before, or did they keep their same birthday?

Interesting . . . but not as interesting as your dilemma about whether or not to become a lesbian ;-) . . .

XO

UBERMOUTH said...

I think she murdered he song.
Hard to believe that one of th judge's called it a Britney song, when it's a Carole Pope song.

The Savage said...

Hooters is the name of a restaurant chain out here.... To Americans hooters are large breasts.... The restaurants tend to employ very cute women as waitresses.... they wear short shorts and tight shirts to show off their hooters.... It is surprisingly a family type place....

Michael said...

Two words.

Litter.

Tray.