Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Grown up points

Went to see a comedy performance a couple of weeks ago. The person introduced the idea of working out how many grown up points you have - e.g. living in your own flat and paying bills by direct debit = grown up points, awarding yourself grown up points = no grown up points! The thing is, I kind of do that too, and I don't come out of it very well... A few months ago I went to an interview and the person showing me round was asking how easy it would be for me to relocate. She didn't call them that, but really she was asking about my grown up point score. The conversation went something like this:

So, do you have children?
No...
A partner?
No...
Mortgage/property?
No...
How about your job?
I'm a full-time student, it'll finish in a few months...
Car?
No, I don't drive...
[The poor woman was looking desperate by now...]
Pets?
Errr, no..... but I do have some houseplants!!

Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Scenes from Galapagos 3

Ok, this is really very odd. On the boat I slept in the bottom bunk, and on the first day we agreed that I'd sleep at the other end of the bed to the way it had been made up, to make it easier for S to get into the top bunk. First night, went to bed, lifted up the pillow, and underneath was a handwritten note that said "Beware of the pig". Ok.... I left it on the side and went to bed, so it was the first thing S saw when she got up in the morning... She politely decided not to mention it... Much debate over the week as to how it got there and why, and I still have no idea really. None of the possibilities seem very plausible, unless I was unknowingly travelling with someone who has a REALLY surreal sense of humour.