Snippets

Last night, watching TV I discovered a good thing. This nice young man told me that if I sms 31something or other I can find out if I'm the next Lotto winner. Well, at first I thought this might save me a lot of money, once a week I sms this number and if I'm NOT the next Lotto winner I don't have to waste my time buying a ticket. Genius! But then I realised the sms would cost more than the ticket so I'll carry on taking my chances.
I bought a new product from The Body Shop - now that Estee has pushed her prices too high for my taste. An organic range of moisturisers, lovely. Last night I cracked open the eye cream, it goes on so smoothly, but just a tad tingly. As I had taken out my contacts I was able to read the (very) small print on the packaging and Horrors, it contains Aspirin, Salicylic Acid. I'm allergic to that, taken internally it causes, well, death but I don't know what it would do to my skin. As I don't want to turn more pruney than I am I shall return it today. Maybe that's why Estee increased her prices, she doesn't use Aspirin in the range I used to buy. Do you have any idea how many people text while driving their cars? often with a little kid (no I haven't as yet seen a goat in a car although I'd like to see the George Clooney movie) on the front seat. Faar too many. They weave across the road, go through stop streets without looking and lots of other bad stuff.
When Merlin and I are out in the car (bird, remember?) if he spots a plane in the sky he is so excited. He clearly thinks this is the god of gods, the big bird who rules all and as such he should be greeted with loud birdy cries and reverance. I on the other hand try to imagine the contents of big bird as it's going in to land. The ones who are finishing their prayers for safety, the excited lovers, waiting to see the girlfiend/boyfriend/spouse. The ones who are coming to town to seal a deal or the ones who perhaps lost a big contract the day before. It's so exciting, I love the notion of flying into the blue so I'm really rather peeved that cabin crew would contemplate a strike. Flying isn't just about the destination, it's the whole package, the way in and the way out, some will have saved for, dreamt of and look forward to a trip for months or years, some may be visiting a sick friend, whatever, please don't dash their plans.