A2K time zones: What's the time where you are & what are you up to?

12:40 pm, Sunday 30th May, Melbourne:

Just got home again. Excellent breakfast: poached eggs on toast. (How does she do that without breaking a single egg? I am awed.) Orange juice & cappuccino.

Then, an introduction to Wii. (I hope that's the correct term.) C had created a cast of (cartoon) characters, including herself, her male friend, her daughter, me & another friend. She wasn't happy she'd gotten the "Olga" character right, so felt a few changes, based on observation & consultation were required. Clothing right (jeans & purple top). Hair almost right, just a few adjustments to the fringe required. Adjustment to glasses & eyebrows, with various options available. The mouth was the hardest part. Just the right wry expression took quite some finding. Got it! Perfect! Very funny!

Then (my god, there was more to come!!! ) we had to indulge in 10 pin bowling, via Wii Sport, the C character, against the Olga character. (This included aiming, throwing & clicking, scoring or not scoring points.) Needless to say, she beat me. Hands down! Never was that great at bowls.

It's 11:15 pm EDT and I have a splitting headache. I worked at the liquor store this evening and the satellite radio station had something that sounded like a Young Rascals Reunion Concert on continuous loop . . . three hours of unvarying, too loud music. My head is pounding.

11.47am SW England, UK

little bit of sunshine, little bit of rain - awaiting pain pills to kick in and then to finish the cleaning - bedrooms today - then I shall be "sprung clung" Lots of music playing - washing all done, cupboards sorted. 'Til my as-is-sis and family arrive tomorrow and then we shall mess the house up again - yay - can't wait Oh, and waiting for Tesco to deliver - biggest shop of the year - my pantry will no longer be bare - so says "Iz'Old Mother Hubbard"

8.24 pm Sunday night.

Waiting for Noo Yawkers and any lovely folk who can make it there on the relevant dates to respond on my visiting Noo Yawk thread so I know how long to stay!!!!

Been doing lots of tidying and putting away.

9:00 pm Sunday 30th May, Melbourne.

Drying my hair. Checking the pot on the stove in which the soup is re-heating. Just about to eat a late dinner. Hunting down all the necessary documentation to submit for my 5-yearly police check. ( A requirement of people working with children here) ... all sort of simultaneously.

7:15 AM , SUNDAY #0, May EDT, CHESTERTOWN Md

SUnrise over the water was peaceful. WIndless morning so the outgoing sailboats just cut rolling slices through the quiet water. All the wakes caught some sunlight .

your day ends, mine is just beginning. I think we may leve tomorrow AM , Ive got some pastures to mow and Im feeling guilty about my apparent sloth.
I can only take one more day of this "do nothing" freeloading.

I think (in Oz and the US ) it's called "relaxing", farmer.

Sounds like mad (but good! ) chaos at your place, Iz! I like that sort of chaos!

07:45 Sunday May 30, just got back form an hour walk, having a couple of oranges and some yogurt, listening to the Archers Omnibus podcast

11: 08 pm, Sunday 30th May, Melbourne:

The weekend is almost over here. Less than an hour to go. It went way too fast!
Time for bed.
Good night, all.

10.45 pm. Sunday evening.

Good night msolga, I'm heading in the same direction shortly.

Good night, Dutchy.

(Hope you get more rain!)

10:39 EDT, Massachusetts
A beautiful day but with a note of storm hovering in the air.

Despite not sleeping well, I was up early to bake mushroom crostata with blue cheese. I got the recipe from www.napastyle.com/recipes, the web site for Michael Chiarello's gift and decorating shop. The site also features his great recipes and is set up so that you can maintain a recipe box for yourself.

While the crostata was baking, I went out to check on the morning glory seeds I planted at the base of my front porch. They sprouted! I am looking forward to the blue flowers blanketing my porch.

A beautiful morning in San Francisco. Resumed working out yeaterday after a several day's lapse due to a sore tendon. Now, refreshed and still a bit sore as a result, thinking of whether to hit the gym before or after a mandatory appearance at granddaughter's (7 years old) ballet show in a few hours. It's a good excuse for the delay, but I usually struggle unnecessarily with these excuses.

15:20 Sunday, May 30

taking a break from edging the gardens, had to get a new lawnmower the other day and i need to widen the borders around the gardens, as it has a different wheel configuration from the old one, listening to Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Monday 6:30 am, 31st May, Melbourne:

<blink> Good morning, everyone.
Drinking tea & trying my best to make the mental adjustments required for another Monday. Not there yet. I would love to have slept longer.
Pitch black & very cold outside. I am so envious of the reports of beautiful, sunny mornings in the US.

Good morning MsO. I'm curious how you define "very cold".

I was startled the other day to read about Dutchy having a fire on when the temp was 20 celsius. That's my warm marker, so the fire seemed, well, odd.



For reference, I'm going to post my personal quick temp guide:


- 40 celsius - way too cold
- 30 celsius - extremely cold
- 20 celsius - very cold
- 10 celsius - cold
0 celsius - cold
10 celsius - cool
20 celsius - warm
25 celsius - hot
30 celsius - uncomfortably hot
35 celsius - way too hot
40 celsius - I'm melting!



( - 20 celsius to +20 celsius are my happy place, temperature-wise)

22:45 Suitcases packed for our trip to Vienna et. al. tomorrow. Lenses cleaned, batteries charged.

Excellent, Walter.
> Lenses cleaned
> Batteries charger
Our friend Fbaezer has a thread started called The A2k World Cup Striker Fantasy Game. He is off on holiday for a week.
I noticed you participated 6 months ago in a thread involving football.
So....
> Make your picks.

Good day, Beth.

"Very cold" is all relative. To what you're used to, where you live. I'm positive that your version of "very cold" would mean absolutely freezing to me! By your definition, it would be "cool" here right now. By mine, brrrrrr!
No time for a longer response. Gotta get myself organized for work. Slow going this morning.

Enjoy the rest of your long weekend!