So STWer's, it's Friday night…

..what are you all up to?

me, well some of this with a mate 😆

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trotting round the living room, with my grandaughter on my back, singing,
horsey horsey dont you stop
just make your feet go clippety clop
your tail goes swish
and your wheels go roung
giddy up were homeward bound 8)

racking some beer into a second fermenting bucket so I can add some priming sugar tomorrow ready for bottling, without disturbing the yeast

Busy tring not to cough a lung up, am suffering the aftermath of some man flu. Can’t string a sentence together without coughing for 10min so sat being busy tryin not to cough as it’s getting painful now

waiting for GF to show up, making big casserole, and hoping that custard I made for trifle (her fav) will set.

Settling down to cilli chips and cheese.

Botted/kegged 25litres of homebrew, now chilling with some of said ale.

Sat on a purple bean bag with daughter number 2 watching mifi on DVD! Whilethe kitten savages my feet! The little sod! Rock and roll! X 🙂

Drinking a couple of beers doing my best to avoid thinking about the fact I’m emigrating on Sunday and starting a new job on Monday

Trying to get over the fact that the NHS seemed to have screwed up my funding. Let’s say it’s not been a great day… 😐

Rachel

Drinking stella listening to annie mac, and looking at bike stuff on the tinterweb.

atlaz, where are you going?

Drinking hot chocolate and eating ice cream, feeling a bit sorry for myself so might just go to bed in a minute!

Wanting to play Skyrim but Catfleesette is watching TV. So I’m deciding what spec I would like on my new bike and looking at a new car on autotrader on my painfully slow phone connection. I’m very happy, just had a nice big paycheck 🙂

I’m entertaining Jim Beam 😛

atlaz – Member
Drinking a couple of beers doing my best to avoid thinking about the fact I’m emigrating on Sunday and starting a new job on Monday

Wow, exciting. Anywhere exotic?

I’ve just put the boys to bed and am awaiting the arrival of Mr Nich with my fish and chips 😀 And drinking a large glass of wine…

Working out how much I’ve frittered away secretly pigging out on Xmas bargains that were meant for friends and family. Seriously considering put a padlock on the cupboard with the little that’s left and giving the key to my Mum until Xmas.

shit Rachel, that’s sounds crap. will it get sorted?

Botted/kegged 25litres of homebrew, now chilling with some of said ale.

already? won’t it be a little, er, “young”?

I did the beer – Brupaks Fixby Gold, 18 litres of it, then I racked another demijohn of pinot grigio. Second racking to get it off what’s left of the lees, should be good to bottle next weekend

all very rock’n’roll I assure you 😉 at least it’s not cheese

Hanging around on here while the kids are having a danceathon in the living room before bed, then off to the neighbours for copious Rioja, macademas and chat.

Honest answer emsz is eventually, yes it might. It’s just that mentally I was preparing myself for everything in February and to have the rug pulled from under my feet has *really* messed me up. Burst into tears at work and everything. I thought I was really good with dealing with it all by now but it’s all gone a bit wrong.

I was only arranging my mum to stay for a few weeks at lunchtime today to look after me. Now I don’t know whats going on…

Rachel

nich3000/ton – Nowhere exotic, am off to Luxembourg. Looks like loads of good riding on and off road though (and a load of uplift assisted bike parks within a reasonable distance).

oh shit my lovely, you must be in bits *big hugs*

why don’t you get your mum up anyway, might be nice to have someone about for a bit?

I’ve almost finished my one and only bottle of pear cider, so may as well go to bed – working tomorrow too 🙁

The kids are in bed, the missus is watching Glee, and I’m tossing back San Migs in an effort to numb the pain in my ears from the TV.

Yeah – parents are down here Sunday, emsz – will be really good to see them. 🙂

I’m just annoyed with myself for ‘letting my guard down’. I knew this whole thing would be an emotional challenge but I never expected the only group of people that would make it hard would be those that are *supposed* to be facilitating things. Seriously, it’s a fight at every turn…

Unfortunately, it’s not all hanging around nice houses in the countryside, drinking wine and taking limos into Soho.. 😉

I’ll be okay – I just need to get it out of my system. Thanks em.

Rachel

Rachel

Staying dry after a tish week at work . 1 resignation , effective immediatly + 1 off sick for 2 1/2 days .
Been drinking too much home alone on friday nights as i am done in by the end of week to do much else .
Bedtime for me in a min

Working 🙁 Trying to finish off writing up a journal article on physical activity and health benefits, so I can head off out into the mountains tomorrow.

Rachel – really sorry to hear that. There’s nothing worse than having your hopes raised only to be let down. I think we’re at opposite sides of the UK, otherwise I’d offer to meet for a ride or something, but instead virtual hugs comning your way.

Emsz – high five!

Very mellow. Got rid of 2/3 of my work(over)load this week, couple of pints, I cooked dinner, might be in with a chance 😉

Drinking sauv. blanc, while simultaneously trying to supervise daughter’s use of Twitter, son’s surfing of eBay for Lego minifigs, and watch Man Lab on iPlayer.
It’s way past all of our bedtimes.

HIGNFY and Black Sheep here

slumped on the sofa from which I have barely moved all day having been awake all night with a sore throat and throwing up/feeling sick all day. I was on annual leave today too – complete waste of a day 🙁 gutted

Mrs is on the phone, waiting for M&S ‘dine in for £10’ to cook, then later play on garage band, just downloaded app on ipod yesterday….had a little play so far….how much fun!! Then maybe get up early and catch a short ride, then see Jamie at High Peak cycles about a tasty Hope R4 light..

Sitting on the bed with the missus watching tv, again M&S meal deal being consumed avec vin rouge red. The 8 week old snooring gently. Bliss…….

About to head out for a night ride in Maryland, followed by cooking steak on a bonfire, lubricated with Sam Adams Winter Lager and Clynelish.

It’s going to be pleasantly freezing. Can. Not. Wait! 😀

Edited as I didn’t know that was on the naughty list… 😳

Hey scamper 8 week old snooring gently sounds like my first born (she slept through from 8 weeks until today, aged 9!!), watch out for number 2 (assuming this is number one for you) he first slept through age 3.5 years!

Just built my new bike and am having a bottle of wine ( Barbera Piemonte) with my feet up on the sofa. (Whilst admiring my new toys shinyness)

Chatting to mate in Ireland on the Book of Faces

Paolo Nutini on the iTunes

Portuguese red in the glass (for six quid it’s a corker)

Pizza in the belly = happiness

Knee still throbbing from a “mild tumble” this morning. Wet leaves, manhole covers, sharp corners and inattention a poor mix.

Admiring the beauty of a Thomson seatpost clamp.

This is me till 7am. Sigh.

What the hell have I done with my wine glass?