I've had the day off work, the sun's been shining, I took a walk to the pine woods and sunbathed for a while, made myself stop thinking about the stuff I have to do (or the world may well fall apart don't you know - lol!) - with the exception of writing on here of course, and now I'm waiting for Bernie and John to arrive cos I'm making a huge amount of chinese chicken curry!
The only (kind of) productive thing I've really done today is investigate the webcam on my computer, I took a pic of myself and amused myself, for longer than I'm going to admit to on here, getting all confused with which way round everything was (it's not like looking in a mirror you know!) as I struggle with left and right at the best of times lol!
Happy days!
8 comments:
Hello.
I struggled with my webcam thing for ages, as well. And then, once I'd finally mastered it (after about twenty weeks), I found myself getting paranoid that people could see me. I know, I know - I need help. I ended up covering the peep-hole thing with a plaster (which is still there to this day). Tragic, admittedly, but there we are.
I was actually going to write and say how much I enjoyed the picture of Robocat with the other cat (especially the one with the caption: "What are you staring at?"), but then got distracted by this webcam stuff of yours. But I did, anyway, just to be clear - enjoy the the Robocat things, I mean.
Phew. This is going well.
I think it should probably be very apparent that I spend far too much time on my computer doing highly unproductive things - putting plasters over my webcam, looking at Robocat for an unhealthy amount of time, lingering on blogs like a malinger....you get the picture - so don't feel too bad about spending so long on your webcam investigations. Actually, do.
Kind regards etc....
TPE
(Oops, I seem to have signed in with the wrong account, not my blogging one, so there is no link back to my blog - sorry. Not that you're missing much, right enough. And I'm not in the UK, I'm in Ireland - although quite why I'm telling you this is a bit unclear. Like I say, I think I spend far too much time on the computer and it may very well be starting to affect my mental health. Deary me.)
TPE - Hello!
Wow, thank you for your comment (and the realisation that someone is reading this (which sent me into a momentary panic!)) Really interested in reading your blog - would be great if you come back to visit (I've yet to write about Conehead Cat!) and let me know your blog details!
Ha.
I remember when I first got a comment from an absolute stranger that I pretty much died with fright, unease and outright suspicion. I was happy, obviously, but properly spooked. It just felt so ridiculous that someone might be watching. It still sometimes feels weird, actually, which is one of the reasons I frequently turn the comments off – that and the fact that I tend to talk myself to a nervous, gibbering standstill (hard to believe, I know).
Ach, I’ve just noticed a typo in my first response: it should have been “malingerer”, not “malinger”. I don’t like when that happens.
Where was I? Yes, I’ll link back to my blog just as soon as I’ve written another post (this can sometimes take months, alas, as I move at a glacial speed), because the most recent one, I’ve just realised, has three swear words in it (most unusual for me) and I don’t want you thinking I’m a needlessly sweary or nasty person. (Don’t worry, I never say anything bad when I visit other people, I promise.) So yes, I suddenly feel a bit ashamed about that for some reason and so we’ll all just have to wait until something more genial has been written. (The tension will be killing you, I’m sure.)
Conehead Cat? You have lost your mind, perhaps? Excellent. Conehead Cat sounds like exactly the sort of thing I would like. Sad but true.
Anyway, I hope you’re enjoying the blogging experience and I’m sorry for making you jump. It’s also very nice that you took the time to respond, actually, as this is a dispiritingly rare occurrence in Blogland where good manners often seem to count for nothing.
Kind regards and tally-peep etc….
TPE
(I have no idea why I've suddenly become so insecure about the swearing thing. I last swore in a blog post over a year ago - it was artistically merited, mind. I need to get a grip.)
Yes, it did freak me out a little (as does the fact that other people, that neither of us know, could now be reading our conversation (you really could spook yourself thinking about this!) but hey, 'feel the fear and do it anyway' right?!
Funny you should mention your typo (no need to worry though, I knew what you meant!), I noticed that Robocat was Rococat at one point (hastily edited), mind you I have to admit that I did find myself typing Robocop at one stage too (concentrate Orange, concentrate!)!
The anticipation of reading your blog is almost driving me to distraction - and now I feel as though I'm putting you under undue pressure to perform, if it's any consolation I'm also distracted by shiny objects! Yes, you do need to get a grip, sometimes the situation just calls for swearing and, trust me, I'm not that easily offended!
Ah, Conehead Cat, I think it's only fair that in order to fully appreciate the beauty that is Conehead Cat I need to do a special posting (which reminds me, Auntie Betty also deserves her own posting at some point), I'll crack on with that and hopefully get something on here over the next few days - and as for losing my mind, well, all I can do is quote the Tick - "And, isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit"!
Anyway, I'm sure by the time you've read the Conehead posting you'll be in no doubt as to my mental health/ill health - whatever.
Watch this space.........
Oh lordy, I try not to think about that – the fact that other people can read these weird, slightly surreal, out-in-the-open conversations. It’s a baffling thing, really, that we (bloggers) choose to do this at all. I’m not complaining, of course, because I love it, but that doesn’t make it any less strange.
Hello again, Heidilouise, I hope you’ve had a ridiculously enjoyable weekend. Yes, I can imagine you’ve been losing sleep waiting to see my blog, poor thing. It must have been simply awful for you. It’s a wonder, in fact, that you’ve had the strength to continue with your day-to-day life, you know.
Unusually for me, I’ve been quite productive lately – I sometimes go months without writing anything on my blog – so there is now some distance between the latest post and the sweary one (although I’m glad to hear that you feel it’s sometimes okay – even necessary – to swear like a loon). Don’t be fooled by the name, the blog has nothing whatsoever to do with cricket (a relief, I imagine), but here it is, anyway.
Don't worry, the comments are switched off at the moment, so you won't need to think of anything to write. Don't say I'm not good to you.
I'll keep an eye out on your mental health in the weeks and months ahead, righty. I fully expect to be frightened. And may very well call the police.
Nice to have crashed into you out here in space, though.
Kind regards etc....
TPE
Hi TPE
I'm rubbish! I've started to write about Conehead cat but haven't got around to finishing it - and by the time I do it's bound to be very anticlimatic!
Thank you for sending me your blog details, my life is now complete. I have to reassure you that any swearing I came across was entirely appropriate, and I have to reassure myself that my frequent (often manical) giggling was also.
So good of you to spare me the trauma of having to comment!
At some point I will get around to finishing the Conehead piece, I'll try to remember to provide advance notice before I post so you can adequately prepare yourself!
All the best and all that gubbins
H ;-)
Oh, don't worry about it, I'm sure I'll find plenty to read and gawp at. I imagine one would need to be in a particularly Coneheady mood to write about such things, anyway.
I notice that you've suddenly exploded into life, Heidilouise. Good grief. There are at least six million posts to read through. I'll have to come back tomorrow when I have more time so that I might make sense of it all, however. Maybe I'll even manage to make a coherent, clever, utterly engaging comment somewhere along the line, too. (Not to put pressure on myself or anything.)
I'm glad you weren't too dismayed by my blog. A relief.
Back disastrously soon......
Kind regards,
TPE
Well that's just me all over, sudden bursts of motivation and activity followed by lengthy periods of utter lethargy!
I doubt very much that coming back tomorrow will mean any of this makes any more sense but feel free! I have to say, I am enjoying your comments, between us we're managing to make Fabulous Friday look particularly interesting!
Not dismayed at all - you can't know how relieved I was to find that you weren't, in fact, the Toilet Paper Entrepeneur.
H ;-)
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