What are you doing right now? (6)

[Rocket Spud]

Listening to what sounds like some frantic activity from my usually very quiet downstairs neighbour. I hear a motor of some sort (probably hoover), bangs, thuds, this and that. Seems to be in one room and then another. I do hope she's not preparing to move out. The longer she's there the higher the possibility though, add in the turbulence of the rent market. I will cry if it's so - won't get another one like her.

[Shy_pretty_Angela]

Its awful when someone moves out isnt it Spud? My neighbour has just moved out and Im nervous of who will move it now!!!

[anewyear]

Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Listening to what sounds like some frantic activity from my usually very quiet downstairs neighbour. I hear a motor of some sort (probably hoover), bangs, thuds, this and that. Seems to be in one room and then another. I do hope she's not preparing to move out. The longer she's there the higher the possibility though, add in the turbulence of the rent market. I will cry if it's so - won't get another one like her.

It's probably just a poltergeist or another simple explanation

[Rocket Spud]

^^ Yes, Angela, it's a real worry, i've been so lucky with the two i've had here since moving back. The first was a guy who was mostly quiet except for the odd occasion where he'd play some music - which is tolerable and it wasn't loud. When he left i was thrown into the torment of not knowing and i feared the worst but the new (and current) neighbour is exceptionally quiet. No music, can't hear tv, rarely hosts, nothing unusual, no coming and goings on late in the night etc. Let's hope you get the same

^ Yes, very possibly!

[genovese]

Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

I hear a motor of some sort (probably hoover), bangs, thuds, this and that. Seems to be in one room and then another. .

It's Mr Marbles

[Rocket Spud]

Excellent...

[BFG_]

Recovering after an enormous roast dinner. Don't think i can move for at least a day.

[Tubbs]

Going to paint my nails in rainbow colours.

[Percy]

Originally Posted by Tubbs

Going to paint my nails in rainbow colours.

Can we see the end result?

[Tubbs]

^ Well I was going to paint my toenails...! I did think about about starting a Post Your Feet thread, but I'm not sure anyone wants to see that

[biscuits]

Aw bet they'll look so cute, Tubbs!

That reminds me that I need to paint mine this evening.

[Scurrilous Rumour]

Originally Posted by Tubbs

^ Well I was going to paint my toenails...! I thought about starting a Post Your Feet thread, but I'm not sure anyone wants to see that

Maybe a Post You Painted Toenails thread might work.

I'm in my 50s and I've noticed my big toenails have started to look particularly unsightly with lines running down them. I've found myself wondering if nail varnish would improve their appearance. Do heterosexual men in their 50s paint their toenails? Does L'Oreal do a range for middle aged men? Am I having a midlife crisis? How do people react to 50 year old men with scarlet toenails? I don't know the answers to these questions.

[Percy]

Originally Posted by Tubbs

^ Well I was going to paint my toenails...! I thought about starting a Post Your Feet thread, but I'm not sure anyone wants to see that

Aw, I bet you have lovely dainty feet.

[Tubbs]

Originally Posted by Scurrilous Rumour

Maybe a Post You Painted Toenails thread might work.

I might just do that, but including fingernails as well. For all the SAUK Lacqueristas

Originally Posted by Scurrilous Rumour

I'm in my 50s and I've noticed my big toenails have started to look particularly unsightly with lines running down them. I've found myself wondering if nail varnish would improve their appearance. Do heterosexual men in their 50s paint their toenails? Does L'Oreal do a range for middle aged men? Am I having a midlife crisis? How do people react to 50 year old men with scarlet toenails? I don't know the answers to these questions.

Dooo iiiiit! Men who wear nail varnish are cool, in my opinion

Originally Posted by Percy

Aw, I bet you have lovely dainty feet.

I dunno what to say to that!

[Percy]

Cooking my dinner.

[Rocket Spud]

Wondering whether anyone else is aware that we have 'glow bugs' in this country.... ? I've just got back from a walk and seen two of them. The first one i thought was an electronic device of some sort with it's LED glowing in the grass verge - maybe someone dropped a phone or something. It was only when i looked closer and noticed it was a bugs arse end. I never knew we had them. Then a bit further on i spotted a second! They're fairly large ish in size too. Didn't seen them flying, just hanging out in the growth.

[Clumsy*]

^ you made me Google 'glow bugs UK'. Apparently there aren't any fireflies in the UK, but only glow worms and they don't fly.

Must have been really cool to see!

[anewyear]

Originally Posted by Tubbs

Going to paint my nails in rainbow colours.

So if these colours are numbered 1 to 5.
And if your toes are 1 to 5 starting from your big toe.

I'm gonna guess you've applied them as
5 4 3 2 1

How many colours have I got right?

[Rocket Spud]

Originally Posted by Clumsy*

^ you made me Google 'glow bugs UK'. Apparently there aren't any fireflies in the UK, but only glow worms and they don't fly.

Must have been really cool to see!

Haha, yes, i did my own search and found out that they are a thing and fairly common too, especially this time of year (maybe only this time of year?). It was quite bizarre because i've walked many a time at night for many years and i'm certain i've never seen them before. And two on the same night!



I'm wondering whether i should tell my downstairs neighbour that i'm about to use a carpet cleaner vacuum thing. I've borrowed one from work and i've no idea how loud it is but i think the idea is to go over the carpet quite thoroughly, over and over. My carpets a mess and i was planning on really going at it too.

[Merry]

Sitting in my car putting off buying a ticket for a silly amount of time because it's an old ticket machine at this car park and doesn't take card and last time it wouldn't work and a man ended up helping me and I felt really stupid.
Also there's lots of mums around yelling at their small children which is making me anxious.
I don't like listening to aggression, even when it's got nothing to do with me.

[Clumsy*]

^ How did it go, Merry?
Tbh, even the modern machines confuse me.
and anyway car park machines are stupid, and having to pay for parking is stupid.

[kirbycrackle]

Drawing

[Merry]

Originally Posted by Clumsy*

^ How did it go, Merry?
Tbh, even the modern machines confuse me.
and anyway car park machines are stupid, and having to pay for parking is stupid.

It was ok thanks, Clums
The parking meter has no written instructions to follow, but I just kept pressing the green button and it did work! Plus it was £1 for 4 hours parking, which was unexpected, I'd taken a purse full of change
It was worth going, I had a nice walk and (I think) made a new friend. I had to walk a long way around to meet up with her to avoid some day time drunks on a bench, but I managed.

[Clumsy*]

^ Aw yay !
Yay for cheap parking and potential new friend, and well done to you for going out and doing something new

[biscuits]

That's lovely, Merry. I love it when the ending makes all the rubbish that comes with the build up all worth while.

*take that social anxiety!*

[Tembo]

Merry, that sounds very positive!

[Rocket Spud]

Deliberating (for the past couple of hours) on going outside.

[Mo34]

Resting my ankles/heels. Never do a shit load of walking with the wrong shoes. 4 days of it, pushing through the pain with 2 open wounds.
I thought i'd actually crippled myself this s'morning when I woke up. I'm somehwhere between

[Rocket Spud]

Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Deliberating (for the past couple of hours) on going outside.

^

I've got that 'going back to work' feeling already too. I feel awful.

[Mo34]

Are you working bank hol Monday then Spud? (I had to mentally check it is Sunday then and i'm not going loopy),

I know how you feel . Tho I'm not back till Wed. It's a feeling i'm well accustomed to it.