I know, Im rubbish at this these days.....

I had the weekend off so I went to Calgary with Jim. I'm getting used to the 5 hour drive thing now, it soon passes with my ipod supplying the tune-age We went for lunch in the mountains, did some shopping and I even found Fruli in a store so I bought out the whole of their stock. Get in!!!

Jims filthy giant red truck that drove us there

The weather has gone nice again, I bloody hope thats it for snow now until winter. Talking of winter I am now determined to spend new years eve in Sydney. I just need to find a reasonable flight. Im already not looking forward to winter here again.

Sorry, I'm blostipated again. I have just finished work at the Farm Centre (where everything confuses me), Jeremy is snoring on the settee and I think my Mum and brother are in the bar. Dad is still in the UK and hopefully bringing me back some yorkshire pudding tins and Tescos own mixed peppercorns (there is none finer). I'm having a jacket potato with brie and chillies for tea and that is all I know.

ITS UBER UNBELIEVABLE

Last Sunday I was enjoying the 25 degree warmth riding around in a t-shirt on a quad.
This Sunday there is bloody six inches of snow going on outside and its proper freezing out. Proper.

I thought that the snow had gone. Well, I hoped it had.

It has not.

CAN YOU SMELL CRAB PASTE?

Here she is......you complete set of bastards yer.

Mel B yesterday

Courtesy of Kay (shes like Reuters with booze) here is the lady we saw in Vegas. Have you ever seen this lady and Mel B together? I think not, therefore one can only conclude that this is indeed Mel B. We did the classic "I'll stand here and you pretend to take a picture of me but really take one of her" move which probably wouldn't have been as suspicious if I hadn't previously chased her through the labyrinth of fruit machines shouting "Crab Paste".

gambling Vegas lady

Ok, I guess I should return to blogging.

Vegas was cool, it was very much like I imagined it would be. I finally made it to the bodies exhibition. I'm glad I didn't try too hard to make it there that day in London when I was super hungover. I would have chundered there and then. There was a foetus there, a few months old and a man and his son were looking at it. The son asked his Dad how it came to be in the display. The Dad told him that the mother probably lost it naturally or had it aborted. The son then asked if the lady gets to keep it after the operation. I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Like a gallstone? I asked Erm no, they don't let you keep it. It was a good exhibit though. Mush better than the 4 storey M+M shop. I had no idea that people were so obsessed with M+M's. I love chocolate, don't get me wrong but I didn't understand the need for so much M+M stuff. Again, another bad place for a hangover.

In true Catherine tradition I took my camera but only actually took pictures one night so I don't really have any pictures. Well, I have 40 pictures of the fountains going off at the Belliagio and some of some lights. I am not very good at holiday snaps. In fact I accidentally ruined Lindsey's taping of the fountain show. In my defense I didn't know she was videoing it so she now has me remarking how I have 50 f*ucking pictures of a fountain at the end of the show. God damn my potty mouth.

It was lovely to see Kay and Linds again although it seemed like I had only seen them yesterday (It had been 4 months which I guess isn't really a long time anyway).

This weekend I went to my cousins wedding and ended up in a complete state, I'm beginning to get some of the photos through on facebook....seems I was busting some legendary moves.Not.

I didn't feel that rough on Sunday to begin with so I had an impromptu driving lesson, tried shooting cans with a rifle (at which I am skill-less) then fell asleep and threw up. At my age you would think I understood the effects strongbow and vodka have on me, but no.

Anyone who has been following the weather progress of things here might be pleased to know that I am no longer in a minus 40 degree hell. Yesterday it was 25 (as in sunny) and today was just a bit less. I'm so excited now the snow has gone (touch wood - although Calgary had 20cm on Friday!)

GET OUT OF MY HEAD

Argh, after stacking tins of 'flakes of turkey' I am still singing in my head that song 'drops of jupiter' by Train or whoever. Its annoying me now.

VIVA LAS VEGAS

Had a blast.....photos are here

Macclesfield Dates, by Author Clive Worth,

For the record. I am NOT one.

Anyone know this randy old fart?

OMG

I didnt know Neil Buchanan died.
I'm so out of the loop over here.

I'm going to get a whole load of clothes, plates, boxes and some other shit together and make a big giant picture viewable only from a tall building in his honour.

Or maybe not.

Blimey......Beadle, Buchanan who's next ? Tommy Boyd?? Gaz Top?? God forbid its not Cheggers. Please Lord, spare Cheggers for us.

HA HA HA HA RAY

Yes Annie, I did forget to mention it didn't I? It seems the police have uncovered some of his internet purchases (found here) which helped lead to his arrest

I am now 7 hours behind Macc. The clocks don't go forward or backwards here.
I just noticed.

KATHRYN WILLIAMS: no-one takes you home

Aww, I forgot about this song....

*DOWNTIME*

I'm quite uninspired at the minute hence the lack of postings. Instead of pouring out lots of drivel I'm just not going to say anything.
I'm off to Vegas on Thursday so hopefully will return with some more blogthusiasm.

Until then apologies.

SEW ITS QUILTING FOR ME

Well it finally happened today. It rained.
When I say rain it was more like snow that melted and just because its been so long since I've been out in it I am calling it rain.
It was windy aswell, really windy. When I cycled home from work it was wet, windy and grey out. It almost made me a little homesick.

Ok, I am joking with the homesick thing but it was a lot like home weather wise today. To get away from the bleakness I treated myself to a go on the sunbed. You wouldnt believe the price...$84 for 500 minutes!!! So thats £42 for 500 minutes, what was I paying before? I think it was £40 for 100 minutes, something like that. Blimey. I'm off to Vegas in a week and a half so I thought I best get my skin adjusted to sun as its been suffering minus degrees for a longtime now.

I havent really wrote much cos I havent really done much, just work and dog walking. We walked up to the farm yesterday to get Jeremy a bone. H came back with a cows tail which was quite repulsive, hes eaten it all now though. We walked past the gut pile, I will walk back up there and take some pictures I promise...its minging. There are even 2 dead coyotes there and some cows stomaches that look like they are about to explode. It will well put you off your dinner I can tell you!

Thats about it, I have decided that quilting is the way forward. I want to learn how to do quilts. So this is my new mission, lets see if by this time next year I have done anything about it....

I KNEW I SPOKE TOO SOON

Its snowing out again isn't it!?
Bah!

I have gone from thinking I couldn't handle not having a mobile phone to not having one for about 120 days, and I am fine!
There is life free from the ties of the mobile!

DEMONS OUT

Well, its the weekend. I have just finished work and have pigged out on pistachio jello.Now I cannot move.
I was reading the National Examiner during my break today. There is this stupid psychic man in it called Tony Legget, he's holding a "Heal-Athon" tomorrow where he will...get this...pray for you for free if you fill in a slip and mail it to him. This will all go down at 2pm my time (3pm Eastern Time,1pm Mountain Time and Noon Pacific Time). Ha ha ha, here is his prayer...

My life is filled with an abundance of blessings. Divine healing encompasses and penetrates my entire being making me healthy and whole and manifests in all who ask. The universe is filled with love, peace and joy creating a world of understanding and harmony.

What a load of rubbish. I did tell my Dad about this when I first read it last week. I'm going to visit him in hospital tomorrow (he's not been feeling very well) I'll mention it to him then....see if he fancies getting involved in Tom Leggets Heal-Athon!!! It might even be Dr Tom Legget, I cant remember.

I've gone off booze this past week, so I think I'm just going to have a quiet one and stay in tonight. Although the tv better get better than stupid Mr Big on Law & Order. Bring back Pile, he's my favourite. (Also for the record I HATE Horratio and his stupid Miami team....gimme CSI:NY and Lieutenant Dan anyday.)

What is it with me? As soon as I write that I have gone off booze I can SMELL BOTTLECAPS. I can, I really can. Oh, I do love the bottlecaps.

In other news....Crowther, if you are reading this then can you email me or something? I haven't heard from you for time. Thank you.

LAW & ORDER

I much prefer it with Private Pyle than I do the ones with Mr Big and Cybils ginger daughter team.

Just thought I'd set that record straight.

I AM STOKEY HEAR ME ROAR

I finally got around to it. It took me 7 attempts until the first one bore any resemblance to one but here we go....

I finally make me some oatcakes.
They look like oatcakes and now they are cold they feel like oatcakes, only I fear they may be a little salty. Not as salty as a Otis Spunkmeyer cookie, I'll try them properly tomorrow for dinner. By properly I of course mean with tomatoes, onion and a little cheese.

I am very excited. I also have some banana muffins in the oven...they can only be good.

WEATHER MATHS

I have not seen rain for over 109 days.
How good is that!

I HOPE I'M NOT GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF

...but yeah, the snow is melting. This got me getting excited about summer again and about something else. Every single April/May I always got hayfever, annoying hayfever you know the tree pollen induced one. I'm banking on that not being a problem this year as there are no trees. Well, I saw one today whilst out walking the dog.

No, of course there are trees, but not many and not like the ones at home so fingers crossed I'll be laying off the Piriton this year. Get In.