If It Wasn't for Bad Luck

Walking past the bank downstairs from my flat two weeks ago, on my way home in the rain with my daughter and my attention is brought to the cash point machine by someone looking at it, possibly laughing I can't remember really...

Anyway, there's some money hanging out!

I take, it and go back to the banks front door, but it's closed. (It's about 5 pm.)

I walk back past the machine and see the receipt slip hanging out, get that too, and walk on towards my door.

The slip is for £250! I count the money and yes there's 250 quid there. Result! But, the slip goes on to say the closing balance, three hundred and fifty something. So, the 250 was about 40% of their total wealth. (In that a/c).

I went into the bank the next morning, told them the story, gave them the slip (but not the money) and my moble number to call if the money was claimed.

Now it's TWO WEEKS later, and they've just called me. Someone has come in and claimed the money! ARGH! I have exactly zip, zero, zilch, nada, nothing of it left. I was good for a week and did nothing, but after that I thought I was safe - a nice little present from God for being such a good Liam. Sigh... So, I'm going to have to go overdrawn to pay them back!

LunaNi?a.com | Unconscious Mutterings

1. Sleep:: Cat nap
   
2. Stats:: lies
   
3. Portfolio:: work
   
4. Lipton:: ice tea
   
5. Telly:: TV
   
6. Immigrate:: emigrate
   
7. Viable:: workable
   
8. Serene:: calm
   
9. Mountain:: climb
   
10. Natalie:: girl
    

LunaNi?a.com | Unconscious Mutterings

1. Nostalgia:: Things ain't like they used to be...
   
2. Irreplaceable:: unique
   
3. Odd:: Strange
   
4. James Spader:: Odd
   
5. Flamboyant:: Gay
   
6. Intense:: Deep
   
7. Simple:: Things
   
8. Septic:: Tank
   
9. Ton:: Ton that mans son (I have NO idea what that's about either...)
   
10. Turkey:: Roll
    

Birthday

It was my birthday a couple of days ago (July 6th 1967). I mostly got books, also had a bottle of Vanilla Vodka from my mother-out-law, some baseball papers and a bottle of Branston pickle from Maisy!

Books are:
Pierlugui Collina - The rules of the game
Chuck Palahniuk - Fugitives and Refugies
Richard Matheson - I Am Legend
Neal Stephenson - The Confusion
Caspian Woods - From Acorns

Redstar - Friday 20th August 2004 ULU Malet Street London W1

Redstar and Inner Voice present Demonstration

A live music showcase for one of London's best up and coming bands Redstar, accompanied by Inner Voice (London's choir of visually impaired singers) and live animation by Matt K.
Support by acoustic acts.

Redstar are sort of "Zero 7" like... seeing as I'm getting a couple of hits at the moment I thought I'd blog their gig.

LunaNi?a.com | Unconscious Mutterings

1. Crippling:: Pain
   
2. Tough:: titty
   
3. Slinky:: malinky (childrens book)
   
4. Slogan:: brand
   
5. Stuffed:: olive (BTW, my Mate stu had a band called Orange Olive!)
   
6. Instructions:: rules
   
7. Expletive:: swear
   
8. Cartoon:: character
   
9. Toddler:: Maisy
   
10. Insinuation:: claim
    

Amazingly enough I got to be the first to mutter for the first time ever, so it's a shame my answers are so dull this week! (Except for my Maisy of course!)

Omodern

When you find something like this, Omodern, one just has to blog it.

I love this one. Eurobad '74. I mean, there's a bloomin' horse in their kitchen!

LunaNi?a.com | Unconscious Mutterings

1. Resignation:: leave a job
   
2. Coupling:: comedy
   
3. Grounded:: stay at home
   
4. Habit:: habitat
   
5. Chainsaw:: massacre
   
6. Rental:: video
   
7. Deleted:: removed
   
8. Online personals:: classifieds
   
9. Penguin:: books
   
10. Offend:: hurt
    

Sargent Bilko - The Phil Silvers ShowTHE PHIL SILVERS SHOW

I'm spending yet another day at home waiting for a boiler repair man. Monday was diagnostics, Wednesday was a no show (tube strike), and again today. Anyway, I noticed Sgt. Bilko was on the telly, and they showed the last ever episode, Weekend Colonel, where Bilko finally gets put away.

Man, I love Bilko. I wish they'd release the whole lot on DVD.