sicky poo today

hi everyone, ok, the tattoo pic isn't really of me. i admit it. :) i woke at 5.30 am with pain in my stomach. same pain as a gall bladder attack only not quite so severe. i had GB out a few years ago and still have attacks if i take codeine. weird i know. i didn't take any codeine so don't know what caused it and i got nauseous as well. sick as a dog. couldn't go to work and had to go to doctor. three hours later i got home. doctor and chemist took forever. i've slept all afternoon and feel better now. i cancelled my dental appointment tomorrow coz still feel a bit delicate. i'm working late tomorrow. other than that nothing much to blog about. i got a lovely painting the other day of a belly dancer. all blues and greens, very nice. i may take a pic and post it. i've been thinking of taking it up again coz i need to exercise badly. i'm losing weight but not doing anything about my muscle tone.

out to dinner

this is a pic of me and my new tattoo. it's the one on my left knee. it's a gecko. i got it in bali this year. i'm hoping to get another one on my left shoulder blade next february.

hiya, just returned from a lovely evening out with Maz and her g/friend. i feel great coz we had lots of laughs and i needed a good laugh. Maz's dog is a little shit, it used to nip at me and bark at me. now i must say that animals usually love me. i'm adorable. but not this dog. but, the last two times i've been to her house the dog is fine with me. barks when i get there and doesn't like it when i leave but other than that he's fine. she has him on medication coz he has fits. he's epileptic i think. anyway, we went to the severington lodge or something like that opposite the tea tree gully hotel. it's chinese. lovely food and we had a new champagne called something pink. it was delicious. made by borloti or something like that. it's from SA. i'm not being very helpful am i? there was a minor car accident outside the restaurant just seconds after i turned into the parking lot. i don't think anyone was hurt but the police, ambulance and rescue people arrived about half an hour later. they got the car towed about two hours later. does anyone want to buy a toyota badge? someone told me to put it on ebay. have you ever heard of such a thing? bizarre. then we went back and had greek coffee and Maz read our cups. she's very good at this but tells it like it is. but no mind, mine were all good tonight, except that she saw someone who's passed over that i'm going to dream about or something like that. now that could be anything or anyone. it's freezing out tonight. i've just made a cuppa and there's nothing on the teev except kevin07 making his acceptance speech thingy. i went around to Kim's again today to make some jewellery. she loves it. she fed me again as usual. strawberries. and then sticky rice with coconut and herbal tea with ginger. all delish. btw i went off the rails tonight re: diet. i had black pepper sizzling steak which was really beautifully done. i gained weight this week when i was weighed which is bloody ridiculous as i've been very very good again. i'm sure it's because she weighs me one saturday morning and then the next friday night. or it might be fluid. i'm looking for excuses here. basically except for tonight i've been good. Kim did give me some pineapple with kalua (?) the other night. wow it was great. there's an asian thing she does with fruit, with the strawberries today she puts a salt and chili mixture on them. just a tiny bit. now, i know this sounds weird as but trust me when i tell you this it brings out the flavour like you wouldn't believe. it's got something to do with the sweetness of the fruit i don't quite know. apparently it's very common in Asia to do this. they sell little bottles at asian supermarkets. go figure? oh well, i'd best go to bed and read i think. nothing on tv and too late to start watching a movie. have a good day tomorrow, i hope it's a good one for you. bfn

sad news

i was saddened to read that Les's beautiful cat Harley has passed away. He had an accident some weeks ago and I think was recovering quite well. But alas not. My daughter lost her beautiful dog last week too. She was a lovely girl. She jumped up onto the windowsill as she did throughout the day and hit her head. She's done that before too, many times. My daughter thought she looked a little stunned and kept an eye on her until she went to work thinking that if she wasn't herself when she came home from work she'd take her to the vet. My daughter's partner went into the backyard when he got home around 2.00 pm and found her dead. Of course, the family is still dreadfully upset. We love our pets and they are so much a part of our families. I still miss my beautiful, faithful and loving Siamese cat Vincent every day even though he passed on three years ago. He was 14 years old and I loved him so much. He's in the yard near the bird bath so that he gets the afternoon sun. He was such a cold little fish he insisted on getting under the covers in 'our' bed and slept on top of the heater during the winter.

nothing in particular

i did learn today that flies do it doggy style. they were at it on my rubbish bin. get out! who knew? but enough of that.

i've lost 6.1 kg. don't forget the .1, that's what i gained last week. i don't understand as i've followed the program really well (notice i don't say to a t?) i've been very good. my pants are too loose and are uncomfortable. i don't like wearing a belt but i may have to buy one. i only have one, i got it in bali for 100,000 rupes. it's a quicksilver but it's a fake for sure. i got it from a friend as a favour. i know it's way too much. i keep meaning to give it to my son or at least someone who may be able to use it. i may take it back to bali in February and give it to my friend over there. he'd wear it but he'd have to cut half of it off to fit.

my herbs are doing fairly well. i had salad for tea with basil and parsley from my garden. how proud am i? wow. the rocket i planted is not doing so well, i think it's in flower. weird as i bought it a few weeks ago as seedlings. the chives are ok i think. they dry out very quickly so i have to water them daily. isn't it great that the weather report has been amended and it's not going to be 39 tomorrow but in the low 20s all week. then it's warming up i think.

i saw my indo. teacher yesterday. we went to another student's house to view her quilts. omg, they were magnificent. beautiful japanese fabrics, all natural fibres and just beautifully done. i can't afford one so bought a handbag instead. i need a new handbag like i need another hole in my head but you know how it is. it's really very special. gorgeous.

that's enough from me for the moment. i have not been up to much. hopefully it will be a quiet week. my tooth was hurting a bit but is better now, just a little bit sensitive. have a good one everyone, hope the week is good to you. bfn