Headin’ down the Atlanta Highway…
04/21/2008
Well it must be getting close to summer…
I can always tell because I can’t stop singing B-52’s songs… *shrugs* don’t ask me why, I just live here…
All I know is a good resounding burst of “Love Shack” at the top of my lungs is a sure sign that the good weather has finally arrived.
It’s been quite busy here of late… Dental appointments, Opticians appointments…
I was at the dentist this afternoon, and I think I’ve seen it all now.
I sat in the chair and I was asked to put on a pair of safety goggles…
Now maybe it’s me, but I’m a bit confused why I need to be wearing safety goggles while someone peers down my throat.
Apparently it’s for health and safety, in case they poke a tooth and some of it shatters, flies through the air and lands in my eye, in which case I could sue…
Personally if that happened I’d probably be more concerned about suing for what on earth they were doing to my teeth to cause that to happen than the fact that it went near my eye… At the rate we’re going people will have to be placed in hazmat suits just for a trip to the doctors at this rate!
I’ve got a busy day ahead of me tomorrow, a trip to the opticians, and a haircut since I’ll just be up the road, followed by a trip to the wool shop to get a new jumper ordered (It’s only taken about 5 years, but I’ve finally found somewhere that does knitting to order, so my poor 16-year-old jumpers days are well and truely numbered!)
Then next week I’m off to the hospital as a volunteer guinea pig.
They’re doing a new study for Chronic Fatigue so I volunteered.
They called today to arrange the appointment. I have to go in next Monday, where they’ll strap me to a table (should I be worried if I find the consultant is called Miss Whiplash?) they’ll have various sensors strapped to my fingers and toes and will then fling the table all around the room to see what effect it has on my heart and blood pressure.
A strange way to spend an afternoon… But hey, it’s a trip out at least ![]()
Oh and those two doves are at it again.
I swear they’re nymphomaniacs with voyeuristic tendencies. It’s the fourth time in the last week we’ve caught them having sex in a public place. At this rate I’m going to have to apply for a restraining order! There’s small people around the place who could see these shenanigans… Me for one! ![]()
Oh, in other news… I’ve finally ordered my very first ever Camcorder, a snazzy looking little thing that is smaller than my hand, uses a SD card, and has a 40x optical zoom *drools*
I’ve never had a camcorder before, but it was too good an offer to pass up (as long as it’s as good as it looked in the demonstration on QVC) At least now I can make some money from the free birdy porn going on outside ![]()
Is that wrong… I never can tell ![]()


blulady said,
April 21, 2008 @ 10:09 pm
Funny Mark, the link to “more” in MySpace wouldn’t work, it said it was phishing.
Anyway, I’ve never had to wear goggles at the dentist!
What kind of camcorder did you get? You know me and cameras, I’ll have to look into it and might even order one for myself, that 40x optical zoom sounds really good!
Ren said,
April 21, 2008 @ 10:35 pm
Myspace is re-writing the links to my blog and I have no idea why.
The camera is a Canon, it should be delivered later this week then i can test it and post a review of it (it’s a Canon FS100 from QVC). It certainly looked good on the QVC demonstration, pretty good night vision too, assuming the demo hadn’t been tampered with.
blulady said,
April 21, 2008 @ 11:21 pm
Cool thanks, I’ll check it out.
Yeah, I suppose the reason they removed your link is the same reason I can’t paste my photos in MySpace now. Since my photos are linked to Wordpress, it’s a link so therefore it must be bad!
moonshadow said,
April 22, 2008 @ 3:30 am
They’re gonna fling you around the room WHY?
Ren said,
April 22, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
blulady - Yes they seem to have been playing about on myspace, it doesn’t seem to like any kind of external linking now, so I guess readers will have to get the rest of the entry the old fashioned, cut and paste way
moonshadow - Umm… Because they want to?

It’s to test the heart rate and blood pressure and see what if any changes happen as I am moved to different positions. At least that’s what they tell me…
cia said,
May 2, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
ok so now im cursing you cos i have the Love Shack song stuck in my head!!!!!!
Glitter on the mattress
Glitter on the highway
Glitter on the front porch
Glitter on the hallway
The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together
Love Shack bayyyyyyyyyybe Love Shack baby
Love Shack that’s where it’s at!
Ren said,
May 2, 2008 @ 6:19 pm