In that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola

I wish the ladies in the flat above me would just go out. It sounds like a bunch of elephants in jimmy choos got lost in our apartment block whilst on a ritalin high & decided to charge up & down the stairway, on a Jack Bauer style mission no-one else knows about.


Alas, no quiet retreat can be found in the living/dining /study/kitchen-room, as the other half put the washing machine on before bed - the general din has now turned into a surround sound experience, complete with shaking floor boards, & ornaments crashing from the shelves. Looking around at the piles of personal affects & crockery encrusted with tonight's takeaway curry, I think this is pretty close to what Jarvis Cocker meant when he sang about living like common people.


On an unrelated note, v. much enjoyed Charlie Brooker's new show, 'Gameswipe'. It's the first computer games related show on mainstream telly in ages! Reminded me of the good old days of 'Bits', & that other one with Dominic Diamond. Really wish my 'steam' wasn't playing up, nothing like a bit of zombie killing to calm the nerves before bed...

I think I'll end post this with this weeks baking adventure - a delicious apple, custard & cinnamon turnover. Of course, in a picture it looks just like a mound of puff pastry - but that's what imagination is for, innit!