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getting rid of mr.president,

How to feel good

1. Create a new file.

2. Name it “George Bush”

3. Send it to the recycle bin.

4. Empty the recycle bin.

5. Your PC will ask you, “Do you really want to get rid of “George Bush?”

6. Firmly Click “Yes.”

7. Feel better.


Posted by becca on November 28th, 2007 :: Filed under Humour

such as boredom is my life

well I’m at home again today. still ill and drugged up to the eyeballs with painkillers, which don’t seem to be doing much.

It’s back to work tomorrow. I don’t care if the stupid lump is still on my throat. I cannot take another day of doing nothing.

the good news is that my gums aren’t swollen anymore, although I do get a massive headache whenever I sit up, and I feel faint which isn’t so good.
hopefully that will pass.

Daniel and I are thinking of going on holiday, although we don’t know where. We’ve thought about Edinburgh, Dublin, Rome. so far we’re not sure. Daniel wants to go somewhere where they speak English. I want to go somewhere a bit warm and sunny. it’s not going to be until April next year, so I guess we have plenty of time.

It’d be nice to get a way for a while, get away and have fun. just the two of us.

well I guess it’s back to watching crappy ole tv now.

over and out.


Posted by becca on November 28th, 2007 :: Filed under Life

All about dental abscesses

ok, so I decided to google it…..ew!

A dental abscess is an infection of the mouth, face, jaw, or throat that begins as a tooth infection or cavity.

  • Bacteria from a cavity can extend into the gums, the cheek, the throat, beneath the tongue, or even into the jaw or facial bones. A dental abscess can become very painful when tissues become inflamed.
  • Pus collects at the site of the infection and will become progressively more painful until it either ruptures and drains on its own or is drained surgically.
  • Sometimes the infection can progress to the point where swelling threatens to block the airway, causing difficulty breathing. Dental abscesses can also make you generally ill, with nausea, vomiting, fevers, chills, and sweats.

A doctor or dentist can determine by physical examination if you have a drainable abscess. X-rays of the teeth may be necessary to show small abscesses that are at the deepest part of the tooth. Signs observed by the doctor, including nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, or diarrhea, may indicate that the infection has progressed to the point where it is making your whole body sick.

The doctor may decide to cut open the abscess and allow the pus to drain. Unless the abscess ruptures on its own, this is the only way that the infection can be cured. People with dental abscesses are typically prescribed pain relievers and, at the discretion of the doctor, antibiotics to fight the infection. An abscess that has extended to the floor of the mouth or to the neck may need to be drained in the operating room under anesthesia.

oh boy…i hope it’s not an abscess……


Posted by becca on November 27th, 2007 :: Filed under Dentistry

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At the moment, I’m laying in bed, feeling sorry for myself and feeling oh so shit.
My gums are still swollen, and my lymph nodes are swollen and painful.
I nearly passed out on the train into work this morning, so when I got to Charing Cross, I walked to Soho and saw a nurse at the Walkin Centre.
Aparantly my lymph nodes are acting up because of an infection in my body. My tonsils are fine, my chest is fine, everywhere else is fine, except my gum. Which is still a bit swollen. The nurse has put me on a 7 day course of antibiotics. (argh) and I have to see a dentist now, as she suspects that it is an abscess. oh joy!

I have dentist on Friday, so we’ll see then i suppose. I guess they’ll have to take x-rays and that should be fun, seeing as I have a tiny mouth, and last time i had xrays done, it was a challenge even using the kiddies xray films.

I don’t even know what kind of treatment I’ll need if it’s an abscess.
I’m thinking I might stick Pride and Prejudice in teh DVD player and sink under the duvet.

over and out.


Posted by becca on November 27th, 2007 :: Filed under Life

an update

So I haven’t blogged in a while. about a week or so I guess. At the moment I’m sitting/laying in bed, watching Ella Enchanted, with very swollen painful glands. My gums are swollen too, which leads me to believe I have contracted yet another infection. oh yay.

I got my order form for the Witchfest Yule Ball today. I don’t think Daniel will want to go, so I think I might give it a miss. Maybe next year. maybe.

so what’s new with me?

On Wednesday Daniel took Sophie and I to see the Lion King in the West End. It was really really good. I totally enjoyed myself. We met in Starbucks on the Strand, and the blond woman who served me was awful. She spoke hardly any English, and I had to explain to her that my panini was meant to go on the grill before being served. Silly lady.

Thursdays – I can’t really remember what I did.
Friday – Daniel came round to my house for the first time. I was really nervous. My mum cooked us dinner (not people pie to Daniel’s relief…) We spent Friday evening watching tv and what not. And then I basically played good host for Saturday. Normally when I’m at Daniel’s house, he’s waits on me hand and foot, so now it was my turn. :-)
We watched Rose Red (well the first half). It’s a great film. Shit scary, but really good.

Sunday we went to Daniels, and went to GBK. It was ok. I must say I prefer Ultimate Burger. At GBK they put herbs and crap in the garlic mayo – they had lemon grass in it. not so nice. the chili mayo was yum yum yum though.

I started to watch Schindlers list yesterday evening, but Daniel was doing Uni work and missed the first bit, so I stopped watching it. Daniel wants to see it, so I think I may buy it. :-)

Today it was back to work. feels like it should be Tuesday, but it’s not. a bit odd.

I’m going to start my world domination game with Daniel now.

over and out.


Posted by becca on November 26th, 2007 :: Filed under Life

The man on the bus goes jiggle jiggle jiggle

As expected, the trains were up the creeck this morning. so I got on the first train and got off at London Bridge to get the 521 bus.

I don’t think I have ever chuckled so much on a commuter bus in…well in ever!
this man obviously thought that he was the biznezz. he has a fancy hair do, all gelled up with a quiff and everything, massive 80′s style (think the police officers in Chips) sunglasses. It was 8 a.m. – why he needed sunglasses at that time of the morning is anyones guess. He had his i-pod playing at god knows what volume (which was clearly annoying the old folk in front of him) and then he started dancing. not just nodding his head, but full on body wiggling dancing, whilst humming to his techno/drum and bass/dance tunes. it was hilarious. eventually the bus emptied out and the seat behind him became empty, so I moved over, pulled out my mobile and hit the record video option. I will put this on facebook later this evening for all to see.

At least today has started better than yesterday did. :-)


Posted by becca on November 20th, 2007 :: Filed under Uncategorized

that time i went to….

argh. it’s not even 7 in the morning and already I find myself glued to the laptop, checking out (you got it in one!) facebook.

we were talking about addictions last week, and someone said to me, that they easily become addicted to things, and began listing them, alcohol, cigarettes, sweets, people…. i think being addicted to a person, borderlines on stalking….but I’m not overly sure if I’m correct. perhaps it’s something I should look into. maybe, or probably not.

I was in a foul mood yesterday. It sucked majorly.
People did nothing but piss me off, it was raining and cold, my trains were delayed, despite leaving work on time, I still didn’t get home until gone 7.
One of my close friends seems to not be talking to me, and I suspect it was because I didn’t go with them a few weeks back. despite texting, no response. Now I’m the nicest person possible (unless you royally piss me off), I always give second chances etc. Like that time when I invited all my girly school friends to my house for a sleep over, and they all said they were coming, and I spent a load of money (well it was a load of money back then) on snacks, and DVD’s etc, and none of them turned up, didn’t even tell me they couldn’t make it, until the Monday (a bit too late by then don’t you think??) They had all decided to go somewhere else instead. How nice of them. Yet time and time of this happening all over again and again (you’d think I’ve learned my lesson by now….) they continued to do it, and I continued to let them, and remained friends. Always doing what they wanted, never complaining etc.

Just for once, I would like someone to show me the friendship that I have shown others. Let it be consistent. just for once in my god damn life.

I should be greatful, I should. I have a lovely family, who, although a bit bonkers and mad, are ok really. I have a lovely boyfriend, who thinks the world of me, although I’m not sure why…. :-)
but I seem to choose friends who are good friends, up until a time it suits them. I respect that everyone gets busy and has their own lives to lead, but really, is it that hard to show a common courtesy to a friend, by responding to a message, or getting back to them when they’ve called you to invite you out?

Perhaps I’m just a needy friend, and perhaps I’m too nice…perhaps.
Maybe one day I’ll break the habit, although I have been saying this for close on 4 years now, and I still haven’t managed it. well sort of. I’ve learnt to say no (but always feel guilty afterwards, so maybe it doesn’t count…)

anyhoo – enough of the moaning, and moping.

I have a new book to read. Tis called ironside by Holly Black. It’s the second part of a series, and I’m really looking forward to reading it. I bought it when I was on my first ever date with Daniel, just haven’t got round to reading it. I think it’ll be done by the weekend. :-)

right, guess I’d better start getting dressed, otherwise, I’ll miss my train. bet it’ll be delayed anyways. it always is from my station. delayed and packed. bloody south eastern trains.


Posted by becca on November 20th, 2007 :: Filed under Uncategorized

piss me off will you??? I think not you little twerp.

First things first – the weekend. Was excellent.
Friday was Daniel’s leaving drink. Very funny. Daniel, Till and Drew dancing – hilarious! Betting on the Buses. Great fun all in all I feel. I will be putting photo’s and video’s on facebook, so please do have a look!
Saturday – I spent the whole day in bed I believe. I was so tired. I did promise Daniel I would watch Evil Dead. Started to watch it and I fell asleep! Felt very bad about that. :(
Sunday – just lazed about. Daniel’s mum did a lovely breakfast, and Tash and Alan made a really scrummy roast dinner.
Monday back to work today.
Right Mondays – and the rant begins.
Ready? Set? GO!!!
The world is going to end on a Monday. Monday’s are generally bad for most people, I normally don’t have issues with Mondays but today has been totally shit so far, and it’s only reached 1 p.m. in the day. I still have 4 hours to go.

The IT department seem to be making my job so much harder. I sent a query to IT asking if someone changes data on their account with us, is a notification email sent to the CSM, only to receive back “this is not an IT issue, please speak to your manager”. Firstly, from my understanding this is an IT query. I am simply asking if we change data does a notification get sent out. Surely IT create the system, so they should know. Secondly, I am the manager of my department, my line manager is the Head of our Client Services Operations Department….if IT don’t know the answer, I don’t think she’s going to know, she didn’t build the bloody system.
I have to do a presentation next Monday to our new employee’s about our department. So using my initiative (apparently this isn’t built into most people now-a days, perhaps more research should be put into gene therapy to see why this gene isn’t included in the DNA helix!) I thought it would be good to do a presentation on this….chances are they are more likely to retain the information I tell them. So I used to have PowerPoint upstairs, and WAHLA! Now I don’t. So I email IT, asking can I please have this application re-installed, and stating the reasons I need it, to be told by the IT director no. I tell you what. Why don’t you do my presentation next Monday.

Right now I am like PMT lady with a shotgun and hell bent on blowing anyone up who pisses me off. Hopefully this will subside as the day goes on (already eaten shit loads of chocolate!). Poor Daniel, he needs to write a complaint letter to Mesh (the manufacture place for his PC). I really wish he would let me do it, so I can vent my anger.

Grrrrr!!!!!!!!


Posted by becca on November 19th, 2007 :: Filed under career,Life

He name is Rick Stein!

I watched the coolest ever film last night.

Planet Terror – what a film.
I was really worried that it was going to be scary and then I wouldn’t be able to sleep, but after about 30 minutes in, I realised there are no scary bits at all, just lots of gore. I LOVED IT!

It was very hard to see Rose McGowan play a different character, as I’ve only ever seen her as Paige from Charmed. Very cool though. She was excellent. It would be great to have her body(obviously not the machine gun for a leg….although that would be excellent….)

On Wednesday evening I went to see Stardust with Tash and Sophie, and I loved it. It was such a good film, and so romantic. I have decided that when I grow up I want to be a star. :)

Today it’s back to work (on very little sleep!) Hopefully it won’t be too busy. One of my girls has called in unwell, with possibly the mumps….I hope it’s not the mumps as I don’t want anyone else getting sick, and I certainly don’t want to be sick either!

Tonight is Daniel’s leaving drink at the Sorting Hat or something or other in Twickenham. It’s also one of his old colleagues birthday too. I don’t plan to drink much, if anything. I seem to have gone right off alcohol. pity i’ve not gone off food! well I sort of have. I will make an effort to eat today, so far I’ve eaten a pear. I have 3 banana’s, 1 apple and another pear to eat today. That’s 3 of my 5 a day sorted.

Tomorrow – I’ve no idea what we’re doing, but I think there might be some sort of zombie theme…. Daniel mentioned that I was going to have an “evil dead” weekend…. hmmmmmm.

Sunday there’s something about lunch at Daniels… not sure.

anyway – better get some work done. It’s going to be a busy day!!!

over and out!


Posted by becca on November 16th, 2007 :: Filed under films

Food Glorious Food!

 

lunchtime!!!

woo!


Posted by becca on November 14th, 2007 :: Filed under Food