Living La Vida Loca

[andrewducker]

This weekend has largely involved boxes.

That is, taking half of my book collection, placing it in boxes, and then placing them in the toilet. When this is finished (nine boxes down, two or three to go) I will be able to take down half of the shelves, (8 of them, each 8feet long, although the top shelf is board games rather than books) so that the damp people can get at the wall on Wednesday morning. It's a joy, it really is.

We also went into town, for one bit of shopping failure (no decent long coats anywhere. Everyone has jackets, but Scotland is _cold_ in winter, and a full length coat keeps the wind and rain out rather well), and two bits of shopping success (steak from Sainsbury's in town, as the local Sainsbury's is shut for a week for renovation. And Mario Galaxy 2, as we've reached the final, grindy, levels of the first one, which means it has pretty much stopped being fun. Awesome while it lasted though.)

It's now 9:45, and with both of us worn out we're not going to make it out to lilaanne's birthday drinks, so I'm going to stare at the internet or re-read one of the many cool books I discovered while I was supposed to put them in boxes, and Julie is going to watch Simon Cowell be mean to people who can't sing.

Comments

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

taking half of my book collection, placing it in boxes, and then placing them in the toilet

Um.

Silly me for being an American who suspects that she's drastically overestimating your level of frustration, but you do mean "the room that contains the toilet", right? What we here in America would call "the bathroom" (whether or not it contains a bathtub is irrelevant) but would never call "the toilet" because that name is reserved for the actual porcelain waste receptacle that's filled with water?

[andrewducker]

Yes. I have a room with an actual bath in it. That's the bathroom :->

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

> whether or not it contains a bathtub is irrelevant

And right there's your mistake ;)

A toilet always contains a toilet, I'm pretty sure.

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

It's a national error, I'm afraid I can't take personal responsibility for it. :)

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

If you find a source of long coats, do let me know.

One of the designer bits in Fraser -- I forget who, but near the top of the escalator ;) -- has some fairly nice mid-length coats but I found them a bit pricey.

[broin.livejournal.com]

M&S have some reasonable long-er coats. But your best bet will probably be secondhand shops. Check the inside for fraying (especially the pockets) and the bottom edge for wear.

[joexnz.livejournal.com]

there was a really nice wool coat in the shelter on nicholson street for £50
high quality mens tailoring
though no idea if its still there