The Life and Times of Me

Those of you who payed attention to genetics in school will already know this answer... Howard is a female cat (tortoise shells cat only be fenale coz its resessive). She didn't start out with that name (she was originally Vicky) but Eric being the boy that he is wanted his cats named after Everton greats so Howards full name is Howard Kenndel and her brother was Dixie Dean. To confuse things further, me dad insists on calling her Mabel and Dixie used to be Fred. The Vet really loves us.

This mixing of the sexes thing is just following Lesley fanily tradition, our previous male cat was called Kelly!

I cant see no mouse/rat... Which bit of the photo are you talking about? I think the bit sticking out of the top of her is a leaf!

I'm visiting Malc in France at the moment and trying to blog after a glass of beir and using a French key board is very difficult.

posted by Amy @ 20:40 3 Comments

Fat Howard!

posted by Amy @ 22:14 3 Comments

For those of you who don't know, I am no longer a single gal!

I have been home for the weekend. Its nice to be in Liverpool. Saw some friends ate, went to mothercare (not for me, don't worry), went and watch Pride and Prejudice, which I might have to see another few times before I can make a proper opinion of.

Startling discovery of the w/e is that my cat Howard has got fat. When there were two of them, she always ate less coz her brother was a bully, now though she can eat all she wants. Other thing is that now she doesn't have a buddy she doesn't go outside very much (she is scary cat). Eric said that she has to squeeze through the cat flap! When I am on the right computer I will post a picture of Fattie Howard as she is now known!

posted by Amy @ 12:55 3 Comments

Your Superhero Profile

Your Superhero Name is The Earth Star Your Superpower is Abnormal Brain Function Your Weakness is Clowns Your Weapon is Your Energy Gel Your Mode of Transportation is Dinosaur

posted by Amy @ 20:52 0 Comments

I am turning into Monica from friends, I have a ring binder, coloured paper, prit stick and occanisaion! What am I talking about... well thats for me to know and you to find out!

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So England won the Ashes... I am soooooo happy about that and my boy Freddie is such a star! Apparently, the royal mail are releasing stamps in honour of the occasion, youu've guessed it, they are the price of the cost to send a letter to Austrailia.

I got this passed to me at work:

Mark Szabo, Barry Humphries, Jason Donovan, Richie Benaud, Harold from Neighbours, Crocodile Dundee, that bloke Steve who likes talking about snakes, Olivia Newton John, your boys took a hell of a beating!

Here are just a few of the pre-series quotes.

Terry Alderman
"I definitely believe if any of our batsmen get out to Giles in the Tests they should go and hang themselves. But I'm confident that won't happen." Giles has taken 10 wickets - okay, his average is 50.20 - in four Tests and Australia's batsmen are still breathing.

The Daily Telegraph, Sydney
"What's worse than a whingeing Englishman? Gloating Pommies. One day we'll lose the Ashes and it will be as horrific as waking up after a night on the drink in a room full of images of Camilla Parker Bowles."

Glenn McGrath
"I think I was saying 3-0 or 4-0 about 12 months ago, thinking there might be a bit of rain around. But with the weather as it is at the moment, I have to say 5-0."

Ricky Ponting
"We want to win every game we play in and if we do that and we have created some momentum then all well and good, but I don't take a lot out of one-day series. Test cricket is a different game, there will be a few changes of personnel so we will have to see how it goes."

Neil Harvey on going through undefeated
"With Steve Waugh's team and during the last ten years when England have been down, they still weren't able to do it and I'm not sure why. They should do it this year, I reckon. They are not playing many games, let's face it."

Jeff Thomson
"Hoggard's like a net bowler when you compare him to McGrath and Kasprowicz."

Darren Lehmann
"Harmison and Flintoff have looked the part in the one-dayers, but on Test-match wickets I don't see England having enough firepower to take the 20 wickets. Matthew Hoggard has to come into the equation, but if England are going to stand a chance, Flintoff and Harmison not only have to have a good series with the ball, they have to have an unbelievable series."

Ian Healy
"This England team, while they are better and on track, I can't see them beating this Australian team in a game."

Jeff Thomson "England will lose the five-Test series 3-0 and the margin will be worse for them if it doesn't rain. If you put the players from Australia and England up against each other it is embarrassing. There is no contest between them on an individual or team basis."

Rodney Hogg
"I just know Shane [Warne] will be someone who will really hone in on Andrew Flintoff and I'm sure there's a weakness there with Flintoff." Flintoff has finally become the next Ian Botham.

Dean Jones
"I'm just a little worried that [Andrew Flintoff] might be rushing back too quickly after the surgery. It took Glenn McGrath six months and some intensive rehabilitation to get back to the level he is at now."

John Buchanan
"The one-day series give us the opportunity to pit our skills against theirs, and then we would hope that in playing pretty well, we would assert ourselves and provide some sort of statement about the rest of the tour." Australia lost to Bangladesh and were twice beaten by England in the limited-overs phase.

Terry Alderman
"If Australia get away to a good start then England have got no chance. They have got to be competitive in that first Test at Lord's or else it's goodnight." Australia won by 239 runs at Lord's and haven't looked like matching the performance since.

Simon Katich
"We've spoken about the fact that the schedule suits us, but we also realise that the ECB have got their reasons for scheduling things a certain way. It doesn't stuff us around too much with travelling." An absence of lead-up first-class matches has been one of the reasons blamed for Australia's form problems.

posted by Amy @ 22:02 4 Comments

Had a good weekend. I am now knackered!

I'm a tad pissed off, Jocasta has flies, Jocasta has been on my bed! Would normally put everything is wash but sleeping bag is getting long over due clean and so I would end up with nothing but air to keep me warm :(

posted by Amy @ 19:59 0 Comments

Excitement over at Planet Mad!

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Oh I just remembered. I wanted to talk about fires in Paris. Don't think I have ranted about this yet.

I Scotland a few years back, two students died in a fire in a flat because the landlord kept it in such crap conditions. As a result the Scottish Executive changed the rules regarding housing. Any house/flat that had 3 or more unrelated people living in it had to get a Housing of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) certificant. This basically means, there are fire doors throughout, integrated fire alarm, fire extinguishes and safe exits.

In Paris over the last 3 months almost 100 people have died in fires because of crappy housing quality. Investigations have been started but nothing has been done! Why does the dealth of two "white" students get such a reaction in Scotland, while the dealth of dozens of "black" immigrants in Paris gets nothing done. My brother, says it is very suspcious, I think he was implying that the far right had something to do with the fires or that the government didnt want to do too much in case they lost the vote from the right!

posted by Amy @ 19:56 3 Comments

So last night it was "oh flower of Scotland when shall we see the likes again who fought and died for on wee bit hill and glen and stood against him (gainst who) proud Edwards army (b**tard) and sent him homeward (F**k off) to think again!" It is very complicated why I suppose the Scottish Football (and Rugby) team(s) but I do and I was glad they won last night. Norway aren't easy opposition either. Don't worry I am not going to say anything about NI and England ;-)

Then this morning at 10:25 I was humming (thought I better not subject the office to my singing) "and did those feet..." (spelling is letting me down now, how do you spell acheint?). So England have the chance to win the ashes for the first time since 1987... It wasn't the best of starts.

Better get off and do some knitting...

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My SEA scoping report of the minerals development framework is on this page however, the link doesn't seem to be working!

posted by Amy @ 12:35 3 Comments

As everyone is talking about Cats, this is the one I live with.

She is called Jocasta which is a stupid name and I can never remember it!

Last night I went to see Crash at the cinema, this film is f**king amazing! It is written and directed by Paul Haggis who some of you may recognise as the man behind Due South. For those for you don't know, the film is about post 9/11 race relations in LA... They are funny moments, there are serious moments, there are moments which might make you cry!

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