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October 2005

cement

esther is already better than me at spelling. but what a fantastic way to spell cement – ‘sment’. kids today are using phonetic txt-spk before they’ve got the hang of proper spelling.
one of esther’s friends writes esther’s name as ‘Sd’ which is quite cool.
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on the edge of their patch

the cleaner on the left is eating a sandwich whilst watching the other cleaner removing a massive pile of litter on the other side of the road.
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my 1000th 400th birthday

on the 1st December 2005 i shall be 1000 400 (measured in months from my birth). i think that’s quite exciting.
but how should i celebrate the occasion on the blog ? i think i need to start preparing now, so all suggestions greatly received ! something participative which involved you the reader would be good too.
have a think and let me know
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my friend paul (an accountant) has pointed out that i’ll actually be 400 months old not 1000 ! oops. i’m sure i’m 1000 somethings though. i need a new battery for my mental calculator.
but, as paul points out, it’s still worth celebrating a 400th birthday.

frog

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the beauty and the bins

look at this bin. it’s holding a bouquet of flowers. but why ?
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it’s trying to woo the bin on the other side of the road
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and here’s looking from the other side
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supergrass

jane and i went to see Supergrass last night who were most excellent. the support was son of dave who was a kind of one man band which was … good to begin with but then lost its novelty after about three songs
i didn’t take too many photos as there was a very drunk chap sitting next to me spilling his beer, shouting and generally jumping all over the place in the seated area. i would have been annoyed with him, but he knew all the words to every song, so i think he was just a really excited fan having a great night out !
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seeds

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bath

looks inviting ?
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someone hasn’t rinsed it out
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fitness magazines are rubbish

there’s a magazine publisher round the corner from my office and they occasionally leave interesting rubbish for the bin men.
here’s a good example. it’s a load of men’s fitness magazines with a note on top saying ‘rubbish’. i wonder if that was written by their editorial department ?
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power plant

this chap doesn’t know his own strength and has smashed itself out of its shell.
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