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Over on Feeling Listless, Stu's added an Epilogue to his review of 2003, explaining what he did, how, and to some extent, why. In one fell swoop, it illustrates not only what kind of year 2003 was, but why the net and blogging are just so damn good. In what other medium would you be able to get a hold of so many people and get them to review their year for you?
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Not in the same bowl, though.
Tonight’s risotto was much, much better. Less butter, a lot less onion, more rice, and half a glass of white wine. (Thanks Andrew!) Very nice indeed.
Spent some time this morning in the small void between the ceiling of the room in the roof and the roof itself. Not out of choice, you understand. My arachnophobia means that I prefer not to hang out in places where there are spiders and cobwebs.
But some things have to be done, and putting down insulation in the loft before this house is sold is one of those things that can’t be put off. Someone had to crawl through the 2ft gap and spread the vermiculite out. And it was pretty obvious that it wasn’t going to be either of my parents.
I had protection against the spiders though, in the form of my Dad’s sun hat. If there’s one thing I hate worse than spiders it’s cobwebs in my hair.
What I didn’t have protection against, and I wish I had had, was the dust. Vermiculite dust is really not nice – I spent much time once I’d crawled back out hawking up great gobs of mucous and vermiculite dust. Eugh.
Still, that’s a nasty job done, and my parents owe me. That’ll be one I’ll not let go. 😉
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