Peace and quiet

[bookzombie]

We saw comedian Simon Amstell at the Hexagon in Reading on Friday. He was funny in parts if not hysterical, although some jokes exceeded even my low standards of taste (Mr Amstell, where I come from we don't make jokes about rape). I love what he does on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, but I think being able to see his face close up that deceptive 'little boy' charm lets him get away with stuff that you can't at a distance.

This weekend was the first weekend we have had completely alone for some weeks. And that was wonderful! There was some gardening, reading, tv (end of season one of Battlestar Galactica), food, computer games, drafting a review. Pottering stuff.

The weekend was nicely rounded off by possibly Bob's most disgusting present yet. I think I've mentioned before his tendency to munch on rabbits? Well last night he came in just as we were about to go to bed, with a disembowled rabbit in his mouth; seriously the head was whole, but all of the fur of the body was left with no insides. It was really quite grotesque. Honestly, if he'd told us he wanted a glove puppet we would have got him a glove puppet...

Tonight we have watched the first two episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya which is, even by anime standards, completely barking (even with the video release which puts the episodes in (sort of) chronological order, which is different from the original broadcast order). It's possibly brilliant, certainly mad and we're looking forward to more!

And as the company share price continues to edge its way down, work is a bit sucky, but it's been worse. At least I'm getting my bonus this year!

Comments

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

re: Bob
It sounds like he misheard something and thought YOU wanted a glove puppet.

[brisingamen.livejournal.com]

Well, given he's not got opposable thumbs and couldn't use one himself, one would have to assume this. I mean, what would a cat do with a glove puppet?

[kicking-k.livejournal.com]

What WOULD a cat do with a glove puppet? My parents' two have just started bringing things in, and it is not popular. I reckon my parents did well to go a whole year without unwanted dead things...

I keep meaning to try to get hold of Battlestar Galactica, since it sounds like something I'd like.