OK I am going to stop looking for unusual things

Right this one tops the weird list. Its even stranger than the man-with-a-rabbit-on-a-lead.

So Saturday P & I go to Canary Wharf to see the Jack the Ripper Exhibition (which by the way isn't that great). I spot a perfectly normal looking bloke in the tube station - well dressed, briefcase, presentable. However, (you knew there was going to be a 'but' or 'however' didn't you) he was sporting the most unusual headgear I have ever seen.

Imagine, if you will, 4 gold pencils laid out so they form the outline of a square. Then imagine one gold pencil standing vertically from each corner of the square. Then move the topmost points of the upright pencils together so that their points meet together to form a pyramid.

This is what he had on his head.

I wanted to follow him to see where on earth he was going. Some weirdos convention probably. I bet it had something to do with Scientology.

And Another Thing...

This morning at 8.30am I spotted a woman walking down the road in her pyjamas.

I am so bored. Am at work and have had absolutely NOTHING to do since about 10.30am. I could either cry with boredom or fall asleep. I mean how can you run out of things to Google??? There is now nothing I don't know about Margaret Rutherford or Hattie Jacques.

Hardly surprising, then, that I was made redundant from 'My Toy Job' last week.

More Things I Have Seen

Yesterday I saw a dog who needed a haircut. Its paw-fur was so long that it looked like The Cat on the Hat. Without the hat.

Today I saw a man with a huuuuuge handlebar moustache.

Strange Things I Have Seen This Week

Sock Monkey has seen some unique things this week.

1. A man walking through Victoria Train Station with a rabbit on a lead
2. A pigeon inside a tube train
3. A man with 2 index fingers on his right hand

I will keep my eyes peeled for the rest of the week

How Much Money Can We spend?

Bank Holiday last weekend was rather expensive round at Sock Monkey Mansions. I have to stop spending money!

Friday evening I met P in Camden, had a couple of drinks then had dinner and I schlepped off back to South London.

Saturday it was an early start as I had an appointment at the seaside with my nephew, sister and brother-in-law. We went to Whitstable which is really quite lovely. After our picnic we went and looked at the bookshops, toyshops (George my nephew is only three and a half) and had ice cream. I couldn't find my sunglasses so had to buy a pair there. They were the same colour as George's and he kept looking up at me and saying "Aunty Mandy we match!"

Sunday I basically sat on my nether regions doing not a lot.

Monday I met P at lunch time. This was a v expensive day. We checked into our hotel. Extremely nice 5* actually IN Leicester Square. Then we went and had lunch and did some shopping. Then we went back to the hotel for a little nap followed by a shower. By then it was time to go off to the Royal Opera House to see the Royal Ballet performing Sleeping Beauty. I hadn't seen classical ballet for years and years. Actually, I sort of fell asleep in the 3rd act...oops. OK then - I did fall asleep but it was dull! Then we had a gentle stroll from Covert Garden back to Leicester Square, via a hot chocolate & croissant establishment and back to our swanky-de-la-posh hotel.

Well if you are going to go on a date push the boat out.

The Weekend at Sock Monkey Mansions

So I had a rather nice weekend.

Friday I met my friend Angela for a couple of drinks in out usual haunt in Balham. hadn't seen her in months so it was nice to catch up. Even if she was a bit hacked off about a) her house hunting, b) her telephone engineer, c) her car windscreen exploding when she was washing it (lucky escape if you ask me).

Saturday I arranged to meet The Girls Splinter Group for a picnic. We met up at High Street Kensington, bought loads of nice food and proceeded to sit in the park and stuff our faces for the next few hours. I had intended to bring Swingball but as I was going out afterwards thought better of it.

After stuffing my face and gossiping with The Girls I met Andrew. We went for dinner (I must have been on some sort of Eat-a-Thon on Saturday) then we went Trip-Trip-Billygoats-Gruff down to the Soho Theatre to see Dina Martina. We won prizes! Actually you didn't have to do anything other than put your hand up to get a prize. I 'won' some streaky bacon patterned sweets. I'll never eat it - it looks absolutely vile.


Sunday I lay in the garden for approximately 30 minutes, decided it was way too hot for a Sock Monkey and decided to lie my sofa watching tv instead. Wasted day? hell no I also cooked and did laundry (laundry is my WORST hated thing in the world.).

Books With Stupid Titles

Next in my occasional series 'Books with Stupid Titles' I came across this at work today:

"Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards"

Its like a sort of Meat Recognition Guide and it basically shows pictures of bits of meat, pork chops and what have you. But I suppose they do need here as they are finishing off writing a huge cookery book.

Rats & Fish

I actually posted this on my old blog but thought that you new people would like it too:

Rats in My Room
When Danny Baker presented the breakfast show on BBC London 94.9 he played this track by a lady named Leona Anderson. Dubbed 'The World's Most Horrible Singer' she released an album in 1957 entitled 'Music to Suffer By' but, alas, this is no longer available.
Please enjoy 'Rats in my Room' (click on the icons below). Another of my favourites is entitled 'Fish'

Rats In My Room
Fish

'Work'

I'm at work. Its now just after half 11 and I have finished everything I have to do. Some days I run out of things to Google. The other day I sneakily listened to the radio and read a book. I keep inventing spreadsheets and forms to fill out for entertainment - 'oooh what colour will I make this one?"

I could be at home decorating or something.

Mice

It was bad enough reading in the paper this morning that office keyboards are dirtier than bog seats but we just had this email sent round:

"We found a dead mouse behind the bottom cupboard with the plates in this morning – the pest control man is here right now and checking the other kitchen cupboards as there is a ferocious smell in the kitchen! Could you warn all of your staff who lunch down here that they should take their plates from our top cupboard near the window. Obviously we will be putting all the crockery in the dishwasher this morning – I’d give the plates a rinse before using anyway – just to be on the safe side!"


What??? "Obviously we will be putting all the crockery in the dishwasher this morning" Don't the dishes usually get washed? I've never been in the kitchen here and have no intention of ever setting foot in it.

I'm not surprised we have mice here. Its disgusting. There are cake crumbs all over the place and George, who sometimes works all night and sleeps here (because people being in the office distract him - WTF?), leaves nuts, tinned fish and other mouse tidbits around.

Thank God we are moving office in two months.