Yesterday I worked too lte by accident. I'd started half an hour earlier and ended up leaving 25 minutes after work ended, so not much progress
:/
On the way home, as I approached a busy crossing, an ambulance chopper hovered over the road. Had to cross the road on foot, bicycle by the hand. Five
police cars, fire brigade, 2 ambulances were still on the scene.
Had I not left too late, I could have witnessed a horrible car crash, where a car ran into a pedestrian at high speed. The pedestrian didn't make
it.
In miscellaneous news, there is serious train delay between home and work, which is very annoying. Today I was so ocused on leaving early and taking
the bus, that I forgot to take my medication - or bring it for lunch. Eddie RUKidding - 18-6-2024 at 23:14
At least you missed the crashPlook - 18-6-2024 at 23:46
Yes it is no fun witnessing something like that, I have and it sticks with you.polydigm - 21-6-2024 at 16:02
I would ask you to just look up the artist Turbulator, but unfortunately for me, there are a whole bunch of items, including another artist, that come
up with the search term of Turbulator. I'm particularly attached to it, so won't be changing it any time soon. That other Turbulator is from
the Netherlands I think and hasn't been active for many years. Step aside, I'm just getting started!!
Maybe I need to be an artist with at least one album for some time before I appear in searches.
Anyway, I've already sold a copy of the digital album. I think it might be Arkay from zappa.com days. I was taken very much by surprise because I
wasn't expecting it to sell. The notification popped up by surprise in the middle of me designing my page banner, not long after I'd
published the album.ursinator2.0 - 21-6-2024 at 19:48
Congrats on that major step, the first million is always the hardest to earn, as they say in the trade
My "little" sister (54 years old) has released two novels in the past months and put lots of money, time, and effort into it but it is very
hard to gain a name in the biz, maybe some day? Hope it will work out better/faster in your case.
Btw, did you shoot the coverphoto by yourself (and what is the meaning of the bottle opener)? BBP - 21-6-2024 at 21:22
Aww sweet of Arkay! Congrats on your sale!
Had a rough week for it, due to train constructions my commuting time doubled, but I hope it'll be over after this weekend.polydigm - 23-6-2024 at 16:01
… Btw, did you shoot the coverphoto by yourself (and what is the meaning of the bottle opener)?
Yes. It’s a kind of sculpture I
put together a while ago on a shelf in my studio. Beer is mentioned in one of the songs and also in the program.ursinator2.0 - 23-6-2024 at 20:50
I see, so your obviously not only talented in sculpturing air molecules
My first guess about the bottle opener was that it might be related to the trash container in terms of producing/avoiding/recycling waste. polydigm - 24-6-2024 at 20:24
The main intention is that it relates to the theme of delusions of grandeur.BBP - 25-6-2024 at 14:56
Back in the doctor's cycle, even took sick leave today. Oh help.polydigm - 25-6-2024 at 20:04
Sorry to hear that Bonny. All the best.BBP - 28-6-2024 at 11:32
Called the doctor today to see if we can put in some blood work today. In the mean time Im waiting. I'm too faint to do very much though. Have
been playing lots of computer games involving cats (BF gave them to me. I love cats a lot and always wanted to have one, but he doesn't, so I try
to indoctrinate him with kitty love a bit. )BBP - 29-6-2024 at 09:31
So yesterday I called the doctor, and by 1 o'clock I got the OK to request the blood test.
Thing is, I couldn't do this on Monday and as they wouldn't work weekends, and by Tuesday the issue might be gone to come back next month in
full force (it being cycle related). As it was already midday and I tried to get it done the same day, I checked out the options - the only place
where I could get the blood work done within a manageable distance was in Veldhoven, at 45 minutes cycling.
Due to construction works it became an hour, after getting the blood tapped I went to the city center there to browse shops and stuff, and then cycle
back.
So I guess I'm not as poor as earlier this week. Hurray!Plook - 29-6-2024 at 14:31
2 hour round trip on a bike your a stud Bonny, I can barely get to Starbucks and back...BBP - 2-7-2024 at 07:38
Called the GP yesterday for the better part of my lunch break and prepaid bundle for the results of my blood test (no anemia and no clotting issues),
and to make an appointment for further testing (smear, brrr, brrr, brrr) but they couldn't see if there were slots, and I'd have to call
back in the morning.
Call back in the morning - no place available. :swear: Appointment for next week due to work.
:swear:BBP - 7-7-2024 at 10:17
Apparently there were riots in my home town last night after the victory of the Dutch over the Turks.
Don't you just love football?BBP - 9-7-2024 at 13:33
Doctor's tests went ok, the results will be in in 5 days. I expect them to be negative.Eddie RUKidding - 9-7-2024 at 23:27
Good to hear Bonny, hope its all good news.BBP - 11-7-2024 at 19:17
Been a rough week again with the train works making me get up earlier, leave home earlier and spend more time commuting. I don't get enough sleep
either, with general stress and my health and DED of course.
Yesterday was a bad day for it. As my team at work discussed the chances of the Dutch team at Euro 2024, I was the only one convinced they were going
to lose and I told them "if they win tonight, I'll wear my orange dress tomorrow."
Way from the station became a small disaster when I got in the train in the wrong direction. Which takes half an hour to arrive at the next stop. And
then I had to go back. I called my dad to warn him to eat, as I would certainly not make it home in time for dinner. I didn't have any time at
the station to grab anything more substantial than a sandwich to eat. Arrived home at 7:36, an hour and a half later than normal.
The sandwich I had on the train couldn't cut it so I got the munchies and baked 2 eggs. One egg had gone off and I got diarrhoea.
Went to bed shortly before the match was over, to a 1-1 tie, and on my way to bed I cut my foot so badly I need to go downstairs again for a bandaid.
Went down, heard Netherlands had lost the game, fixed up foot for the night, went back - and discovered I had to remove several blood stains off the
carpet.
Barely slept a wink. I'm ready for this week and need to work one more day.
Eddie RUKidding - 11-7-2024 at 23:32
The Weekend is close your almost there Plook - 12-7-2024 at 01:15
Bonny the good news is you don't have top wear the Orange dress...:grin:Henry - 12-7-2024 at 12:56
It sounds like you are having a bad time of it just now Bonny.
Sorry about the football the other day.
Other than those involved with the team, the English don't deserve their success. The near universal moaning and complaints and calling for the
sacking of the manager throughout the tournament have been way over the top against a fellow who has been our most successful of all time.
Great work with your new album poly. I've sampled it and added it to my long list. Have you thought of offering it for donations only? You might
make a bit more that way and certainly would get more listeners and perhaps even develop a small but loyal audience. This is slightly different but I
recently heard of a chap in a small English town who decided to promote concerts by progressive jazz groups. He was charging a reasonable £15
admission and got audiences of 20 or so. Then he made them donation only and the place started filling up and takings rose considerably. There were
more people coming and whilst they often paid a pittance there would be the odd prosperous person who'd make a substantial contribution.
Anyway, that's just a thought, it might be nonsense. BBP - 12-7-2024 at 19:53
Yay, weekend! :bouncy:
I've moved on from phone duties to complaints department at work. It's very interesting, and I work with a gaggle of fantastic ladies.tinkamok - 16-7-2024 at 17:05
We here in England have joined the losers club in the football :biggrin:
The better team won fer sure . BBP - 16-7-2024 at 17:22
It's another blissfully quiet day off today. I'm still waiting for the test results from my GP, as it's been 5 working days and they
said this is how long it would take.
I fully expect them to either show nothing at all, or to have gotten misplaced again.Plook - 16-7-2024 at 19:20
I'm praying for a good result for you Bonny!
On the humorous side I almost said a "Positive Result" but that wouldn't be good when it comes to medical testing...:duh:BBP - 16-7-2024 at 21:21
Unless it's a blood type test.BBP - 20-7-2024 at 10:43
It's a typical Indian summer: cool wet, cool wet, cool wet, bit warmer wet, nicely warm, very warm, hot thunderstorm, cool wet cycles of a week
or 2.
Been so busy I hadn't even been able to switch on my computer for days.
Blood test is in, was good. Smear still isn't in.Plook - 22-7-2024 at 19:15
President
Kamala...:bouncing:
BBP - 22-7-2024 at 20:04
I am really really happy now that I'm on complaints.
Because of the Major Power Outage caused by literally 1 incorrect file name in the wrong place, still has its repercussions in he form of hundreds of
flight cancellations, causing a lot of financial damage in the travel industry. Plook - 23-7-2024 at 00:20
You must be very busy.BBP - 23-7-2024 at 10:01
No not yet, but I will be in a few weeks. The high season for complaints is always a bit later than high season in travel.BBP - 24-7-2024 at 09:10
Nothing to see on the echo except my age Plook - 25-7-2024 at 01:21
Its good news then...:grin:BBP - 25-7-2024 at 21:18
It's the best result as it's one that doesn't require surgery - but it is the result I was fearing, because it means very early
menopause. There are numerous ways to fix the issue of too much blood loss but all of them means there's a big strike through starting a family,
and that's a door I didn't want to close.
Smear still isn't in but if that test were positive it would be a disaster, so we're waiting patiently for that and then probably I'll
have to swallow it all as inconvenience.tinkamok - 26-7-2024 at 17:10
Wishing for good news for you Bonny .Plook - 26-7-2024 at 17:28
Hopefully it will be good news Bonnypolydigm - 28-7-2024 at 07:34
I’m sitting here in a motor home in Champsecret in France, in the driveway of my cousin Christine. We’re really enjoying catching up with family
and we have been spoilt for three nights in a row at three of my cousins places so far, but we’re all sad too because my aunt, at 81, is dying of
lung cancer. We’re glad to have had the opportunity to visit her - luckily it hasn’t affected her mind and we’ve been able to have a good talk
and express our feelings.
Back to England on Wednesday to spend more time with daughter, son in law and granddaughter.
The circle of life.BBP - 28-7-2024 at 21:33
Sorry to hear about your aunt Ploy... <3
I just got back from my BF, which was long overdue, I hadn't seen him since the concert on June 1st. We looked after the home of one of his
sisters - the one with 2 bunnies and an aquarium. She surprised us all by telling us they were going to get a kitten.
I had a great weekend in spite of my lady issues, we went for a walk and saw hares, watched videos, played a game and solved a puzzle and did other
couple things. Plook - 28-7-2024 at 23:12
Sorry to hear about your Aunt Poly, but glad to hear your getting to visit with your family that is great.Eddie RUKidding - 29-7-2024 at 23:45
I'm back in Kingston 2000Km to Brisvegas and 2000Km back towing the caravan with the TATA and the only problem (was a bit of a problem) was too
of the 4 new tyres (Tires for Plook) I had fitted to the Tata blew out side walls- one on the way up to Brissy- was fine at Goondiwindi but when got
to Caravan park on Bris northside one front tyres had bulge in side wall - so swapped in for spare, then on way back 2nd tyre developed bulge in side
wall - not as bad as the first but still there - again at Goondiwindi but the tyres shops there did not have a 16" 4x4 tyre, so had to drive on
to Moree where luckily I brought the last 16" 4x4 tyre they had :duh:
Made it the remaining 1500km with out any more trye issues but had to chip ice of the Tata at Tooleybuc, on the morning of the last camping at (it was
F...kin cold in Tooleybuc) :biggrin:
PS I finally bought a wammy bar in Brisvegas, for the princely sum of $10(bris has some good guitar shops), for my 1979 Fender Stratocaster- it only
taken me 30 years to get around to it. Should good for Joes Garage now :guitar: BBP - 30-7-2024 at 19:37
Basically all of Europe is melting, pff so hot!
I caved in and bought a summer's dress about a week or two ago, in a bold teal colour I liked. Long but loose fit, so looked ideal to stave off
the heat. Turns out that it is not colourfast. Found out when my desk had turned teal by the end of the day.
Whooops.
Oh well. I guess it could be worse. One of my clients accidentally put his initials instead of his first name (made the same mistake on his
wife's name) and was stopped at the airport, had to buy different flight tickets. Blew about 5K euros in savings.
He refuses to believe he misspelled his name.Plook - 31-7-2024 at 00:15
Good to hear you made it back safe Eddie, sounds like an adventure...The only ice we are seeing is from the ice maker it has been triple digits for
over a month with maybe 2 or 3 days in the 90's, there is a 360,000 acre fire going just north of here thankfully the airflow is keeping the
smoke away.
Bonny try to stay cool in the heat.Eddie RUKidding - 31-7-2024 at 08:09
Thanks Plook, is foreboding what the summer downunder may bring :wow:BBP - 31-7-2024 at 20:32
I wish I was in Tooleybuck. Bet I could write a song with that title.Eddie RUKidding - 31-7-2024 at 23:50
I wish I was in Tooleybuck. Bet I could write a song with that title.
A quick search on line shows there definitely is an "opening" to do a Tooleybuc song
the only one I could find is the very sad Tooleybuc-Manangatang Football Club Song below. I'm sure you could get your Manangatang,
Tooleybuc'd in a song :biggrin:
Do we sing that to the Fine Girl music Plook - 2-8-2024 at 00:48
It's set to The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary...:shocked:Plook - 2-8-2024 at 00:49
I need about 20 more pages of lyrics...Eddie RUKidding - 2-8-2024 at 23:53
And lot more more place names BBP - 4-8-2024 at 21:28
Swallowed a mouthful of soapy water when doing the laundry.
Sometimes the water pump in it doesn't work and you have to blow the pipe that drains the water from the washing machine, but as I blew the water
came out and hop. YUCK. Gobbled down a box of Norit to keep it together.
Am trying to maintain sanity by watching the Pieterburen Seal Center livestream, which went viral in Japan for some reason. Seals are totally
adorable.Eddie RUKidding - 4-8-2024 at 23:29
Zappa would have written a song about your washing machine - Electric Aunty Speed Queen :biggrin:Henry - 5-8-2024 at 18:22
But was the water dark? And did it come from Kansas?BBP - 5-8-2024 at 20:03
Hot soapy water in the first degree.Eddie RUKidding - 6-8-2024 at 02:19
Are we talking about the probe to Uranus or some Lumpy Gravy :biggrin:BBP - 7-8-2024 at 20:57
My latest jam is something trending in Japan - after someone posted on TSNFKAT "Hey, let's all watch this live stream of a Dutch seal
centre", I find myself watching seals every day. They're irresistably cute.
Tummy is still rowdy but revocering from the adventures of the past few days.Plook - 8-8-2024 at 02:00
Bonny your trending...:guitar2:BBP - 8-8-2024 at 19:35
‘Best slow TV ever’: scientists mount cameras on endangered sea lions to map Australia’s ocean flooPlook - 9-8-2024 at 01:35
Maybe I should strap a camera to the Jellyfish...
Eddie RUKidding - 10-8-2024 at 00:17
Not sure I want to see that BBP - 11-8-2024 at 21:44
Back from BFs where I helped him take care of my nieces' 5 bunnies.BBP - 13-8-2024 at 16:15
While it's way too hot out here I'm back in the elephant knitting business. Colleague of mine is an elephant collector and soon has her
birthday.Plook - 13-8-2024 at 22:30
Dam I should have ordered one Kats B-day is coming up...:duh:polydigm - 16-8-2024 at 17:24
Bonny, how’s DED going?BBP - 16-8-2024 at 20:53
"oh, I'm ok," he says. I should try to get him to chat here sometime.
His oedema wouldn't go away even after the knee surgery, so his legs were first taped in (which was a tale and a half because it took him 6 weeks
to find a party that would do it) and now he has compression stockings.Summer's been a cycle of about 10 days starting with 2 days of humid heat,
then thunder storm and cool down, then rainy weather, then nice day then back at the humid heat. We are currently in the "rain" phase.
Aside from the works we had several weeks ago the trains are generally running ok, but today had to take the bus instead, which was exhausting.
One of my favourite faits divers items of late evolves around one of my kryptonites: young harbour seals, which get me whimpering in cute overload
mode for hours. The Dutch baby seal hospital Seal Center Pieterburen has gone viral in Japan and has now got an enormous momentum in the far East.
Visited the reptile fair n order to get grips of my spider phobia.
Saw tons of spiders, felt at ease and even thought some of them were cute.Plook - 20-8-2024 at 15:16
They have a movie for that...polydigm - 21-8-2024 at 00:54
It, er ... it, er ... it's not that good.BBP - 22-8-2024 at 22:59
In the category "great fun for someone we don't see as much as we want and we call him Punky"one of our finest parades Brabantsedag is
held this Sunday. Been a fan of the event for over a decade but was never able to go.
And now I got me a ticket. :bouncy:Plook - 23-8-2024 at 23:32
Have a good time Bonny!BBP - 26-8-2024 at 19:32
The Brabantsedag was absolutely amazing. I made a lot of photos, had a great time and got sunburnt.
Chic's best song by far for me is Good Times often played at the disco's in the late 70's and early 80's impressively long coming
in at over 8 minutes with no deeper meaning other than you can dance to it and you should be having a Good Time well doing so...:roll:
I'd still rather Disco Boy BBP - 9-9-2024 at 09:08
Vurrently at BFs. I took half a dayś leave dso we could dine together - and on my half day at work I was asked if I like to go on a study trip to
Prague starting Monday.
If it woks out Iĺl get into a sleeper train this evening and I will be back Wednesday morning.
If that wasnt enough I had a great time at my BFs, visiting the WorldFamousInJapan Seal Center in Pieterburen where we saw a lot of very cute young
harbour seals. Afterwards we went to a small zoo where I got a lovely Chilean tarantula on my hand. It was warm and fuzzy.
So, hereś hoping Prague works out.Eddie RUKidding - 10-9-2024 at 01:36
Hope so too Bonnypolydigm - 10-9-2024 at 23:21
Hey Bonny, hopefully you're in Prague right now, resting after spending an enjoyable day there.BBP - 11-9-2024 at 14:32
hahaha by the time you posted that I was already in Germany.
This was a "study trip". These are often organized by companies in the hospitality industry. In this case it was a train with nought but
sleeper cars. I shared mine with two female travel agents, both about my age.
"They may call them "sleeper cars", but a more proper term would be "noisy prison simulation guaranteed to keep you awake."
I spent 13 hours getting to Prague, either chatting to the other ladies in the group or tossing in the bed. Biggest moment of excitement was when the
fire alarm went off - one of the girls on the train had used deodorant, causing the alarm to activate.
The sleeping car is most definitely not my thing. The movement of the car make me nauseous and wake me up if we go through a rough section, plus there
was this nasty ticking sound, like there was a woodpecker in the couchette with us. https://www.europeansleeper.eu/the-train
I had a fold-out prison-bench type on the top as it's supposed to be roomier, but i couldn't even sit straight, let alone change in there.
For the return I decided to go on the middle one and fold up the top one.
The beds were very tiny - with my 1,75m I couldn't lie straight in it - narrow and with just a sheet and a fleece blanket provided.I used to
think I could sleep anywhere
We were only scheduled to have 7 hours in Prague, but that quickly turned into 5 hours when the train got delayed. In those five hours we had a good
lunch with typically Czech dishes, we rushed past several sights, were briefly showed around the theatre, were taken to the astronomical clock and
then the Charles Bridge, and from there we basically were supposed to make our way back to the train.
Way back went without delay. Halfway through the night which was spent awake and sea-sick, tossing and getting annoyed with the tapping sound, I
finally found the source of the noise: the folding beds are heavy, but are held up with just one hook on the side, so the other one starts flipping
around. By lowering the bed I may have had to sacrifice my overhead space, but lo and behold, the woodpecker flew and I could actually get one or two
hours of sleep.
Due to the train strike, there were no trains from the Dutch railwais for a few hours. Which meant that my original plan of getting out at Amersfoort
at 5:30 which would have gotten me home by 7AM couldn't happen as no trains were going until 8AM and after that I'd have to wait for the
peak hours to end. Rather than waiting for hours in a drafty dark station in Amersfoort, I had to travel to one of the last stops in Roosendaal which
is about the same distance away and would give me one hour to kill there. Got me home by 11:15.
Five hours in Prague, 30 hours in the train, hardly any sleep... I'm presently a bit of a zombie.
ursinator2.0 - 11-9-2024 at 20:29
In case you consider Prague a beautiful town, at least you prooved the line beauty knows no painPlook - 12-9-2024 at 02:02
Sounds like an adventure Bonny...:grin:BBP - 13-9-2024 at 20:42
It was! But now i am panic cleaning. Bf iscoming over.BBP - 15-9-2024 at 10:02
BF came and went, he'll be back next week because he's on a work trip to Germany.BBP - 16-9-2024 at 20:25
https://ismy.blue/
How blue is blue?Eddie RUKidding - 17-9-2024 at 07:25
My blue is greener than 63% of the population. I probably feel that way because my idea of green is darker than the green used in the RGB system. But
then again, my idea of blue is also darker, so wtf?BBP - 17-9-2024 at 21:16
I'm in the middle.
Saw a squirrel, did the laundry, and now that I have just a slither of spare time I'm doing maths. The hard type (B) at the level I wanted to do
but couldn't because I lacked 0,1 point on my final grade. Hope I can get revenge this year.
So far I learned about vectors, which weren't standard to the curriculum in my day.Eddie RUKidding - 17-9-2024 at 23:33
Thanks Plook - thats what blue and Green made me think of lolBBP - 2-10-2024 at 20:36
Am still in baby seal mode, spent a lot of my free moments... decided to look up knitted and crocheted patterns and found some very cute ones.
Which I then found out were AI-created pictures.
Not a fan of this tech development .BBP - 4-10-2024 at 20:35
Happy World Animal Day!Plook - 5-10-2024 at 18:40
I got an email from Radley he wants to get the old crew together on a Zoom call.
I gave him an update on a few things and said I would let you all know his idea, if any one is interested I will let him know.
Bonny he has never joined your site should I tell him to contact you?BBP - 6-10-2024 at 10:02
Sure he may. My e-mail address can be found on the forum bytheway for new sign-ups.BBP - 9-10-2024 at 20:17
Flat tire epidemic here.
Sometimes the broom cars come by with rotating steel brushes to clean the street, but unfortunately they "forget" to ride behind them with a
vacuum car, so the stray steel bristles are left on the cycle path, ready to cause mayhem. I have endured 4 punctures in 3 different bicycles in 3
days.
Today I got a puncture halfway home, when it was pouring with rain. As feather in my cap, the puncture was not the leak I had fixed just the day
before, but a new one. So I can fix them all-right. Yay.
As another feather in my cap, I write this from my Windows 7 laptop, which was my daily jam up and until my employment with Belvilla ended.
Sooo, here it is! A post made in Internet Explorer 11!Eddie RUKidding - 9-10-2024 at 22:26
Old Tech is best tech BBP - 11-10-2024 at 19:54
Today my holiday started! Woooohooooo!!!BBP - 18-10-2024 at 19:55
Soooo on vacation I had a bad cold for the first few days, went to walk near Bakkeveen on Wednesday and visited a zoo today. Was great fun!
