Ok, so that I can make those of you who are schadenfreudic* very unhappy, I would like to announce the following:



I am taking an older, glamourous woman** that I love very much out for a really nice meal tomorrow evening. What a way to start the weekend ........





* I'm not sure on the exact dictionary definition of the word but it basically means "Boston Red Sox fans"


** alas it's not a romantic encounter. That older glamourous woman happens to be my mum - she's over visiting London for the next week or so.

Yeah I do...I can't say who she is because she doesn't know who she is.

schadenfreudlich====Melancholy

I take it you mean the literal definition of "schadenfrude" which is "pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others." (Leave it to the Germans to have such a perfectly precise word for that particular emotion.....)

As to the rest, you might have a chuckle at a recent conversation I had with a baseball fan when she asked me to guess her favorite team. After several failed attempts at the correct answer she prompted with "Remember I'm from Massachusetts" and I replied in all sincerity "I didn't know Massachusetts had a baseball team." Whoopsie...that went over like a lead balloon.

Enjoy dinner with your mum.

Katniss~~(But ask me about Indy cars, Daytona or Southern college football/SEC...American version and then we could have a conversation....Roll Tide)

hehehehe
 

I just love this one...and my hitachi as well, I admit.
 

I've got my eye on you.....
 

Katniss - yes, that is EXACTLY what I meant. I love your anecdote re the Massachusetts baseball team. Forgive me, but I think I will be using that in future.



Everyone here - I have a question / predicament and looking for constructive opinions / advice. Okay?

So, here I was this morning to meet a friend for a coffee. Everything was fine. Except, he'd brought his dog. She is a beautiful bull-type dog of some sort and small enough to carry. It reignited my long-held desire to have a staffie bull terrier. I SO want one but, given I work up to 16 hour days, it is impractical and would be wholly unfair to get one.

So I'm now thinking that, if I could get a live-in partner here in London, we can overcome this problem and I can get a staffie.

So cutting long story short. I want to ask for potential partners here on the possibility that they uproot their life in the US so that they can mind my dog whilst I'm in work. However, before I do so, I would appreciate a sense as to whether it seems reasonable and realistic?

Find a reputable dog walker or dog/house sitter for while away or at work, with explicit instructions on training and behavioral issues, frequency and length of walks, total time/distance/location, and which dog parks your furchild is permitted to frequent.

Crushing hard on the people who can turn a phrase in their posts, mmmmmm eloquence, so hot.

Then you're back to finding a domestic goddess who can fix a meal to make a table groan, mind all the housekeeping, be a personal assistant and secretary, and mind the dog. And is there a salary involved at this point? All that doesn't leave much time for earning a living.

But seriously, do you have time (already mentioned) and space for a dog, even a small one? Or access to a doggy day care or dogsitter? Then you'll have veterinary care and supplies.

The reason I have cats instead of a dog, though I love them, is because cats are very independent and don't require walks. However, dogs make great pets if you choose a breed wisely.

If you ARE actually serious....

Dogs like people...especially their Masters at home. Personally, I don't think it is so kind to leave a dog at a daycare for 16 hours a day (and I doubt you will be able to find one that stays open that long).

Your dog wants to be with you, doing stuff with you. To me, it doesn't sound like you have time for a dog. I feel shitty if after I get home from work (8.5- 9 hours), I leave him to go out with people. Most of the time I don't, but I always make sure to make up for it on the weekends with long hikes, etc. To ME, it doesn't sound like you have time for a dog.

I say focus on getting the girl first, then get the dog! No girl = no dog.

Suck it up and get a cat (a lot of them don't give a shit).

Thanks all for the constructive advice. No, I wasn't actually being serious - so I feel a bit guilty now. It was a failed attempt at self-deprecation i.e. suggesting that I lack a grounded reality :)


Don't get me wrong, I would actually really like to have a lap-dog. However, it's not a realistic option in the next few years. More importantly, same as I wouldn't actually base a relationship choice on a lady's lasagna-making skills or her ability to clean a bathroom, I wouldn't either on her aptitude to mind my dog whilst I'm out working :)

Ok ok I confess there are a few femmes on here that sparked my curiousity. I do suck at the approach but once that is out of the way. I am good to go. ;-)

<-----has such a hard time admitting crushes and in the past when I actually do, I don't think they realize that means I actually "DO"!!! *sigh* lol

In other news, I made a four layer chocolate cake from scratch. The type with espresso powder. The frosting=Sinful :|

That is all for my randomness today!

Can one crush on a baked good? And it's baker?

Awe! Absolutely! :)