Gracii Guns

@Graeme Please remind me, which 90s boyband were you in? 

On 24/06/2020 at 9:42 PM, marlingrl03 said:

^ As a lead toddler teacher with a class of 10 rugrats, boy don't I know this!!! 

Dangerous to admit to things like that here. We'll all be asking you for advice! 

For the past few weeks, I've been working on a painting. On Sunday night, I left my daughter in front of the TV with her dinner, while I say in the next room. 

This was the first time I've done this. 

She was fairly quiet, so after dinner I popped in to check on her, to find that she'd helped with the painting. 

Thankfully it cleaned up beautifully. 

So please can someone explain something to me which I'm missing. 

There's a lot of talk about how we're in a recession and it's going to get much worse. 

I understand how an economic downturn is happening as many businesses can't operate now. But over the coming months, things are going to return to more or less as they were. People will return to their jobs, events will take place, businesses are going to pick up steam again, and people will spend money. 

How is all of the above going to worsen a recession, instead of if being a sign of a recovery? 

Nice song. Can see how it didn't make the cut for an album, but not so bad. Guy has some balls, to want to step into Scott Weiland's shoes is one thing. To take Jesus' job is quite another. 

I'm really glad about this. Lockdown hasn't been taken seriously enough by too many people in the US. Covid is still spreading, and I honestly felt that any attempt to bolster the economy there would have been far too early. 

That's a real shame she's lost her business. It sounds like the kind of place I'd visit. 

41 minutes ago, cineater said:

That's the guy you want.

I know, I'm still unsure what qualifications he has (if any) but he had some great online reviews and is eager. 

I learned a little business technique from him. I read that any design studio should offer three services max. I offer nine. But I was then going through websites for a gardener and knew I didn't want a garden designer, landscaper, or jack of all trades. This guy just does lawns and straightforward gardening. So I'll narrow my business down to the essentials and see what happens. 

Hired a gardener this morning. The first person who came over to have a look turned it down as she didn't want to deal with high branches. But the lad who popped over this morning has a 'can do' attitude. So relieved! 

OK, so in my early days, CDs were gifts. I could name a couple of albums which were purchased for me:

A double compilation CD of dance party hits `98, featuring Vengaboys etc. 

Britney's Baby One More Time. 

And S Club 7's debut. 

I turned 11 in 2000, so this wasn't all last week. 

My memory gets hazy regarding ones I purchased myself, as it was a long time ago. However I do remember being given £20 for a week's lunch money and spending most of it on the Monday morning at Woolworth's on Red, White & Crüe. 

I can see this being reassuring for people who are living with the risk of domestic violence. It's a hugely under-reported area of crime and one which disproportionately affects women and children. If they ain't going to lock the bastard up, and there's no room in a refuge, then this is one intermediate step to protect lives. 

On 27/04/2020 at 2:10 PM, soon said:

Heavy. 

This publisher sounds neat. Did you happen to know the publisher when finding this book? I find their model intriguing (hybrid of traditional and self published) and am just generally curious how their readership connects to this publisher/ their books?

I had no idea about the publisher, it just came up in a Kindle search and seemed interesting. 

I do like how technology has advanced to the point where the stigma associated with vanity publishing has vanished. Authors are expected to publish an ebook and do their own marketing first, at a fairly low cost. I've supported a couple of crowd funded print books which have worked well. 

Started this tonight. It's such an easy read. Very relatable as it's from the perspective of a mum of young kids. She's got postnatal depression and all the above has taken a toll on her marriage. 

Today has been my worst day yet. I burst into tears while getting The Boss another fromage frais. She just tells me what to do, or disobeys me. It's day 30 of us having no childcare and I'm just not coping anymore. There certainly have been nice moments, but today she didn't want to go for a walk, she wouldn't let me dress her and my IQ is lowering rapidly because the only thing I can do for her which isn't a waste of energy is put the TV on. 

My husband has been very receptive and I now have a couple of hours to myself.

In February I earned more than my husband. All my clients have since ditched me, so I'm really lacking purpose. I know things will improve and the best is yet to come. 

And my husband keeps saying "this too shall pass" as if he's some kind of guru, when actually he's being really annoying. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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39 minutes ago, soon said:

Your garden looks beautiful!

I’ve never successfully over wintered lavender here. No one I know has, even though it’s sold as a perennial. In my beds I’ve also had to work to get it to flower, but I like it with or without and it still smells incredible. 

One plant that comes to mind, since I’m growing it, is anise hyssop. It has really showy blue or purple flowers and is aromatic - of anise as you’d imagine. It’s incredibly winter hardy and generally  durable. And like lavender it has culinary and medicinal uses. Although in my book lavender edges it out on both looks and smell.

Thank you Soon, I'll look up anise hyssop. The previous resident of our house is a food writer, and she based her ingredients for her recipes from our garden. As the garden has been in our novice hands for the past few years, we've lost a couple of the items she planted, so we really need to fill in the empty patches again. 

Has anyone got any experience with lavender, please? 

I need a fairly hardy plant which tastes or smells good, and doesn't spread everywhere. 

Mowed the lawn, did some pruning and weeding today. Was bliss to sit out here this evening and listen to the birdsong. 

It's something I've been considering. Since the lockdown, I've bought a lovely dress. Otherwise, I'm trying my best to avoid Amazon and only purchase from local retailers. 

I think we all need to do what we have to to get by. Lockdown is hard, and I wouldn't judge anyone negatively for trying to make life easier right now. 

Please can we talk about China?

The origin of the disease was there. It's the world's largest subcontinent with densely populated cities of people living and working in close proximity. Yet there are only 3300 reported deaths. And it was managed well within a fairly short term. Was it a case of "don't go grocery shopping, even if it means you starve"? 

If you don't listen to the Everything Is Alive podcast then we can't be friends. Please start listening to it. 

This is my next one. It's doing the rounds at the moment as more parents are home educating. This is the story of a girl who grew up with no formal schooling, but self taught and earned degrees from Cambridge and Harvard. 

It was very timely to read Daisy Jones straight after Heloise and Abelard. They're both about falling in love with someone who is unattainable. Have to say that for the early middle ages, Heloise was far more erotic than Daisy Jones in the era of free love. I never considered myself a romance reader . 

My only conclusion on My World was that Axl had already put the sound of a woman climaxing on one song already - four years previously. The novelty and edginess of it was gone. 

3 hours ago, soon said:

Those are some heady lyrics for a dis track - 'you're synapses dont even work that well!' Especially coming from a guy who probably thought that CT Scans (aka Cat Scans) scanned to see what historically significant cat you were a reincarnation of. 

 

This is the hottest take on Use Your Illusion.