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    Moving back inside…


    2011 - 03.26

    Most of the last 24 hours’ waking moments have been spent in rearranging the Study around a new desk (courteousy of Dusty) to replace the 2 old ones I’ve been carting about since 1990.

    Study full view

    Study full view with bookcase moved to the left


    At the moment it’s cost me the second PC in the Study but I’ve gained much desk space compared to the old arrangement. Not only does it look better, tidier and more organised, but the snake pit of cables has been vanquished!
    Desk wide view

    View showing luxurious desk space to the left and lack of cables underneath compared to previous arrangement


    And just to remind those who’ve not seen how it was for a while.
    Old version

    Old version complete with the ubiquitous snake pit... Admittedly this isn't the most recent of photos, but it hadn't changed all that much in the last two years.

    And Then There Were Two…


    2011 - 02.13

    It’s Two Years today that I settled on this house, so it’s a day of reflection and fun. I’m just starting to make a few changes now, as I didn’t want to do anything drastic until I’d been in the house for at least a year. I’d also not wanted or needed to do anything major to the house for these two years, but now I’ve got the “bug” to start.

    Upcoming tasks:

    • Paint the facia boards, and pergola.
    • Finish staining the spare bedroom, bathroom and study windows.
    • Try and get some new trees in to replace the ones that are dying due to the extended drought.
    • There’s also a need to cut down a few dead trees too.
    • Get a kitten!

    *sigh* money…

    Chairman of the Board(games)…


    2011 - 02.07

    Just how many games can I fit in my cupboard? More still it seems. Part of Furbag’s xmas present for me arrived on Friday. Horus Heresy is on the table being play tested in the study at present: photos soon. Meanwhile, Dust Tactics is still to arrive, being on back order it seems.

    More Alchemy


    2010 - 11.26

    Apparently once again a kitten has transformed: into a whiteboard!

    To be Open is to Close…


    2010 - 05.21

    I’ve spent the best parts of both my teenage and adult life avoiding being close to people and letting them into who I am. I’ve used sex as an avoidance mechanism and it’s worked so successfully, that when it came down to it, Sammy and I couldn’t allow ourselves (either of us) to loosen the inner vault door that final few inches to let another cross in as completely as possible for two people. It’s a bit more complicated than that, and there was baggage on both sides. In the end we both had agreed we just couldn’t go there. Lost opportunities *sigh* sometimes they’re hard to swallow when the opportunity is permanently lost…

    The perversity of the Cosmos is that when I actually wish to do this with another, and start to try doing so it negates the opportunity of apparent unattached sex and anything else, and there’s no escape from the feelings! I thought I’d be doing a better job and starting from a better point in the first place, by opening up, but somehow it’s gone elsewhere, no doubt in the Cosmos’ direction for me. It’s not necessarily the opposite of what I would hope, but it’s not how I would have preferred it to go. Not that I really know I guess. I ponder, but meaning is missing for me at the moment. I guess more will become apparent, but there definitely seems to be something crazy with how this show is written so far, I’m sure I didn’t write this script. But then again I always was wanting instant gratification, and there’s no doubt this time I didn’t, so I guess I got that right.

    There is humour in this in a black way I guess…

    A simple request…


    2010 - 05.16

    Dear Cosmos,

    I’d really like a day soon when I wasn’t an emotional ricochet all day…

    PS. don’t tell Furbag, I would like a few more late breakfasts on her part 😉

    Because I could…


    2010 - 05.06

    Migraine for fair chunk of night meant I stayed home today. Byron sent me an SMS asking about posting to a blog by iPhone so I thought I’d try the wordpress out since I run that on bombadil. It did require an update of WordPress to version 2.9.2 but it was about time for that anyway. I’ve not tried posting with a photo yet, and the geolocation seems to be taking a bit of tweaking. I have advised Furbag that she’s been updated too. She will no doubt test later.

    Millstones…


    2010 - 04.22

    A tough week at work exacerbated by family factors at other times! Furbag has been equally tough on me this week for no apparent reason. However work’s done for the week, off until Tuesday. Looking forward to something different.

    My Runes have been hopeful this week, but none boding fruition in the short term. I’m still bouncing like a bearing in a pinball machine!

    The Four Corners…


    2010 - 03.26

    It seems people are falling apart around me. Two friends have told me today they’ve left their respective long term partners, and another two told me that they’re precariously balanced with regard to their relationships.

    All of them involve children of some age under Ten, which means it will be difficult for the children to understand what their parents need to do and why. It’s amazing how far apart people will grow before they take the necessary steps, or even admit that’s what needs to be done. Still such investments are difficult to release and there just isn’t a nice and easy way out. I know, I’m a nice guy who likes the idea of an easy way out but has never found one!

    Furbag and I have clocked up Fifteen years together, maybe I’m in for another surprise before the week’s out!

    Too much Pussy…


    2010 - 03.16

    It seems Furbag wasn’t particularly enamoured of the idea of a kitten about the place when I suggested it. I’ve pin holes in my leg for my temerity.