Moose Musings

10:33pm: The new Embarrassing Bodies seems to have changed nights, it's on right now, why was I left uninformed? Damnit Foxtel keep it together.

The other weird thing is my ankles...this afternoon before I headed off for ice skating I was hanging out my second load of laundry when I ran out of pegs, so I headed towards the main house to look for the peg bag and the wooden block at the top of the stairs gave way and I almost ended falling! Thankfully, I stayed upright, but my left ankle did twist a little and felt a bit sore on the drive to the Mall and it seemed fine, skating went well, I'm getting pretty good at skating on one foot I even tried to do a bit of an arabesque which due to my lack of flexibility wasn't much, but hey, it's a lot more than I could do at the beginning of this year!

And my ankles felt fine until church...when my right ankle started hurting as if it's the one I twisted, but I know it wasn't. So what the Hell is going on? Thinking about it, I must have favoured my right leg today without realising it...so now I've hurt the right ankle. Well that's just great and very annoying. I should put my ankle brace on, since I've got one.

Anyway, on less weird injury news, the hunt for pink shoes remains unsuccessful, so I'm thinking of turning to the internet, I looked at EBay and found what I was looking for right away, and at a decent price. However...buying shoes online sounds like trouble, I mean I'm usually a size 6...but I've also had shoes that are 5.5 and my sneakers are size 7s. So, you know, it's really very hard to know if shoes will be right without trying them on. And due to the cost of postage in Australia returning them if they are the wrong size will probably be more expense than its worth. However I've been nearly everywhere I can think of and there's only one pair I've found and they cost $119, and I suppose even the cost of having to return the ones I saw would be less than that (although if I had to do that I'd still have no shoes!)

I did make a purchase today though, a black bag the same style of the red and brown one I all ready have, I had to pay full price, but that was only $34.99 so I figured what the Hell. Plus I asked the girl behind the desk about it because I couldn't see any sign of the bag in the shop, they had it in stock, but it was way up high in a cupboard and after the girl went all the way up a ladder to get it so I felt like that was telling me something.

And yikes, I've just noticed the time! I should wrap this entry up so I can get ready for bed, tomorrow I need to wash my car, go to the gym and also work more on the bodice, I've put together the lining, but I'm still trying to decipher the instructions regarding how to attach it! Obviously, I haven't got a grasp on all the lingo. :OP

But I'll do the last Friday Meme before I go though:

The (Other) Friday Five

A Slightly Less Conventional Friday Five

These questions were written by rude_not_ginger.

1. It didn't happen? No, thankfully I didn't take a tumble down the stairs today! o.O

2. What if it did? I'd be pretty fucked if I'd hurt myself, because I don't have sick leave for my job so if I broke something...well I don't want to think about it!

3. Did it hurt that badly? Well not that badly, but my right ankle does hurt.

4. Would you remember? Falling down the stairs? I imagine I would! Unless I hit my head...knock on wood!

5. And if you forgot? Well, I'd have a concussion so I'd need to keep a close eye on myself in case of any after affects, Hell, I might even need to stay with my parents.

And that's all I have to say about that.

Oh! And I've decided on Nedshenko for my fishy...thanks crossover_chick!

Goodnight all!

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10:39pm: And that's a glowing reference for Jimmy Savile, who since the book in question was published was revealed as a hideous sex offender. Obviously the author in question had no idea about this when he wrote it, but it's like oh God, stop talking - it's an audiobook - ick.

Which reminds me, unfortunately, that both Dee Why and Mona Vale Library has stuff by Rolf Harris in it. I wonder if that's been brought to their attention and if not...should I? Because seriously that stuff shouldn't be there.

I'm further reminded that while at JB Hi-Fi looking at DVDs I saw The Cosby Show was available, should that be stricken from the record too? I mean other actors were on the show, but who would even want to watch that now?

In other news, the new Embarrassing Bodies is back! If indeed it went anywhere...and there's a lady here with a huuuge hernia, and I'm confused as to how this has been missed, I means it's giant. The lady has had many operations so one would have though she'd be going to the doctor often, so who's dropping the ball here?

And there sure are a lot of gentlemen suffering from man-boobs on the show lately, poor guys, it's safe to say people aren't nice about that. The guy on tonight had to quit his job his co-workers were being so shitty to him.

In non-book and non-TV show related news I didn't get home until almost 5:30 because after Mrs S's I went to the Job Centre only to discover I wasn't meeting the guy today, but tomorrow, do'h! Then it was volunteering at the library where I got quite a lot of selecting down and also a piece of cake, yum!

Theeen I went all the way to Manly to look at the Vinnies and Salvos to look for a suitable dress for my Halloween costume, but alas no luck! Well, I did see something that might do, except it's too dark and I don't think I'm game to try and make it paler. It'd be one thing to dye a white dress, I've dyed clothes before, but bleaching something, aw Hell no.

So there's three more possible second-hand shops I can try and then I guess I'll have to give E-Bay a go.

After that, I headed to the gym to catch up on my exercise before heading to the Dee Why Grang to get some groceries before I finally got back here to the flat. Phew!

All in all it's been a good day and now I must be wrapping this up so I can head to bed!

Goodnight all!

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10:50pm: Today was the day of the on-site induction at Mona Vale Library, hooray! It included getting to know the returns system, which is rather hi-tech, with an electronic pad that can read the barcodes of more than one book at a time just by placing them on it. Also shelving! Although, I didn't actually do any work on the desk, whoops! However! I have four shifts come up on successive Tuesdays so I'm sure I'll end up on it pretty soon.

The only problem, I'm not sure what to do with the car situation, I took the car today, but parked a fair distance from the library and I'm not sure if there's any non-timed parking spots closer to the building. However, in the winter at least, there's the issue where it's dark by the time my shift will finish (since I can only work in the afternoons). Soooo, what to do, what to do?

But it's all very exciting! They'd all ready had pigeon holes marked with our names and everything! :O) The only downside is they took photos for our ID Badges (I guess) and I have a couple of rather nasty pimples on my chin! Aw man...how embarrassing. Maybe I should go see a dermotologist or something, I feel I've been lied to, I mean we were always told that pimples were a teenage problem, ha, I think not.

Anyway, it's Embarrassing Bodies night tonight and I have to ask...do men really have no problem giving sperm samples in any location? Because on this show they often have them just going into a public toilet and giving one for the doctors to examine. I mean seriously? How can they do that in a public toilet? I'd think the location would be enough to put you off.

And that's pretty much all I have to report for today, it's been a busy day! I wonder how I'll go next Tuesday when I'll be working from 8:30 to 6pm, although there will be a two hour break in between, maybe I'll have to learn the art of a power nap! :OP

Oh and I almost forgot...as I was driving to work this morning I was making a turn when a car came out of nowhere (at least to me O.o) and we almost ran into each other! To make matters worse we were going in the same direction and I was kind of worried there was going to be a road rage incident. Whoever was in the car not only honked me at the near collision, but later on - for no reason that I can think of - eventually we went our separate ways. But I was left to wonder...was I the one at fault or were they? I swear I looked both ways before beginning the turn. Maybe they came out of a driveway. Hmpf, I'll have to be careful!

For now, though, goodnight!

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9:26pm: Because it's made me worried about my waist circumference (my BMI is fine, but that can be sort of dodgy) and uhoh, it's not too good. In fact it's periliously close to the high danger category - unless I've measured wrong. Dang, how concerning. I thought I was looking a little rotund in the gut area, guess I'll have to keep up the squats at the gym! And keep away from the Nutella...again (that bastard).

Speaking of the gym, I meant to go today, my abdomen was being a jerk so I didn't, which is rather annoying seeing as I took my gym bag with me. But it was also library volunteer day and I was all out of steam by the end of that, I tell you some of those Home Library Service clients make it hard...like people who want 20 books each time. Man, some people read a lot!

However! I did manage to go to the hardware shop and get some sandpaper for my bathroom vanity - a couple of weeks ago I put my straightner on it in the incorrect manner and it melted some of it leaving a rather sharp point. As you can imagine this makes wiping it clean with the sponge hard to do because it gets caught. Long story short, I explained this to the hardware shop guy who got me the right grade of sandpaper and now it's no longer a hazard.

I mopped the floor this morning before leaving, as I promised Mum I would, so go me, except I kind of left it a bit late and thus ended up missing the bus, which kind of stressed me out a bit even though I have the car and drove that. But you know, I had things all planned out in my brain etc.

And I burned the top of my mouth eating dinner, ow...why I gotta do this to myself? Fail.

What else to report? Well, the Fed-Ex is up against Murray in the semi-final of Wimbledon, will the Fed continue to be awesome? Will Murray make Britain proud? I hope for Roger! This is the 10th time he's been in a Wimbledon semi, and if he gets to the final it could be an 8th Wimbledon title for the Fabulous Fed.

Now, the new Embarrassing Bodies is on so I shall be off to watch that! :O) Tomorrow is the pyschiatrist appointment so I need to get to bed at a reasonable hour so I get enough zzzzs.

Wish me luck, then!

Goodnight all!

PS. Oh wait, I've checked it out and it turns out I was measuring the wrong way, no need to panic people, remain calm! :O)

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Waist Woes

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10:43pm: And not because of the reasons you think! The show is Embarrassing Bodies, which often does have gross crap on it, but I usually just look away at those parts, but my problem is when they talk about eyes, whenever they do that my eyes go nuts, like twitching eyelids nuts. Which sometimes makes me worried that they'll get stuck doing that long after the show is over! Suffice to say that hasn't happened, so phew!

Moving on from that, I did some food shopping today to get some more cereal and cheese and some crackers from Aldi and chicken legs and cheese wedges from the supermarket near my apartment. Which is good, I also got a new belt, which at $16 was a very big bargain but has still broken my budget. Oh dear, what to do... I really need to find a way to make a bit more money, I don't think the newsagency can offer me any more shifts, at least not with any regularity. On the other hand will I have any luck looking for a new part-time job? I suppose I can only keep applying for full time work, fingers and toes remain crossed for the ABC!

Although, it would be a shame to have to leave my current job, I really do enjoy it, even though it causes does cause a lot of paper cuts, ow! And I was a little worried today when we had a big meeting about moving the tax forms and Superannuation forms electronically, which I feared would cut back on filing so much I wouldn't have a job at all! Fortunately, it doesn't look like that will come to pass, though I won't be getting any extra hours, boo.

And this entry has got quite long and the time is getting a bit late, so I shall do the me me and head for bed!

Booking Through Thursday

Spring Up

What’s the last book that made you spring to your feet, eager to spread the word and tell everyone how much you enjoyed it?

Hmmm... well, I'm quite enjoying the Crime Investigation Australia books, most interesting and well-written. Good times, good times.

And now I bid you all goodnight!

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