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[turps]

This morning I was changing the sheet on our bed. Not a hard job you'd think, but when you have a small gap on one side of the bed only, and you add in the mattress topper, well, it gets more complicated.

First, the sheet is elasticated, which means hooking one corner at the bottom, stretching it onto the other corner and then doing a combined hold on tight-stretch-dive move to get to the top. Of course, this has to be done while in a star fish shape, because you have to keep the sheet taut or it'll spring out of your grasp.

So, you're at the top of the bed, corner of sheet in one hand, and somehow have to heave up the very heavy and awkward mattress with the other. But you know what makes it worse? While doing so I'm being judged by all four cats, because whenever I go upstairs they inevitably all follow. It doesn't matter what they've been doing or where, I go into the bedroom or bathroom, look up and there they all are.

So, they're sitting, judging my bed making efforts, and really, what right do they have? It's not like they could do better. Still, clean sheets, that's always awesome.

The weekend has been nice. On Saturday we went grocery shopping and while at Asda I picked up the new Kerrang for the Frank and Gerard article. While checking out the very chatty shop girl mentioned how she was watching the channel earlier, and I was like yes, come to me fellow Kerrang fan! Then she got chatting how she'd changed musical genres really fast, going from pop to bands like MCR and we got to talking about how I did the same, and how I liked Nsync and she went, doesn't everyone like Nysnc? at which point I wanted chatty shop girl to talk with me about Nsync and MCR forever.

Yesterday we went for a drive to the beach. There was snow on the sand dunes and it looked so stark and beautiful. The pond in the park was frozen over and the seagulls were skating on landing on take off, while the swans lorded it over everyone from their end of the pond which still had unfrozen water.

Then I came home, did the usual Sunday things and wrote. I should hit 20k today and hopefully should wrap it up by 30. Hopefully. In that way there's no chance of that at all.

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[digital-diva.livejournal.com]

*comments*

:-p

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I'll give you a B for effort. Add some content and I'll bump you up a grade next time :D

[digital-diva.livejournal.com]

Hey now, that's not fair! You said comment! Never mentioned anything about content :-p

[turps33.livejournal.com]

That is very true.

I should be grateful you stopped by :P

An A+ just because it's you!

Now go post!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_unashamed/]

Hm, that changing-shets-fiasco sounds awfully familiar. Minus the cats, though. During my Voluntary Egological Year I had to change 65 bedsheets weekly. How I survived that, I will never know. ^^
But I do love to sleep in freshly washed sheets and pyjamas. There's nothing much better than that.

and she went, doesn't everyone like Nysnc?
Haha. WORD.

I'm jealous you live close to the beach. Me wanna. Cold though atm, I guess?

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I hate changing sheets so much. It's worth the effort, but man, at the time bare mattresses and uncovered quilts look appealing. And dude, 65 beds weekly! That's insane.

YES! Everyone should like Nsync.

It's really cold right now, colder than it usually is too. It's been a weird winter over here. I've seen more snow than I have for years.

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

*g* I have this picture in my head of the kitties with little number signs, arguing amongst themselves.

"7!"
"Pssht, 6 at best, surely she could have made that reach at the halfway mark."
"No, no, no, a 9 for sure--did you see that save there at the end? Brilliant work!"

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Ahahhhahaha. Yeah, that's them alright.

You'd think they'd come help, but no!

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Fabulous!

[babycakesin.livejournal.com]

*giggles* for me, it's changing the duvet cover that's a nightmare - it is impressively big and heavy (I LOVE this thing). And yes, there is nothing more wonderful than fresh sheets... gotta wash mine today.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

OMG! I hate that too. You'd think putting on cover would be easy, but I always end up inside of mine, like some huge yellow ghost.

[bououou.livejournal.com]

I'm tall and have a small bed. So, for me, it's easy.
But I love your cats reaction! :p
Sometimes Froufrou just walks suddenly into my room then stops and looks intensely at me. And then leaves.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

See, I'm not tall and have a big bed, so it's an exercise in throwing myself around like a loon *g*

Cats are very disdainful creatures. I'm sure they think we're beneath them.

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

*giggles A LOT* Lancecat completely ignores me when I change the bedding and wash the dishes but dusting and vacuuming is endlessly fascinating. He doesn't do the judging thing though, perhaps because he knows it won't get the same effect with just one cat :-) And yes, clean sheets are awesome!

What a great shop girl!

The beach sounds wonderful. There is something so majestic about the sea in the winter.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that today's writing will be successful.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Yeah, one cat would lose the power of a row of judgment! *g*

She was an awesome shop girl. I wanted to take her away to talk.

Yeah, the beach was wonderful. Cold and still and so weird to see snow on sand.

Well, I haven't started writing yet, but I have time!

[bayouskye.livejournal.com]

YAY for clean sheets! And don't you know that cats are judgmental regarding EVERYTHING you do.... ;-)

That chatty shop girl was made of AWESOME!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Cats are horribly judgmental. Freesia is sitting on my desk now, and probably judging how fast I can type.

She was made of awesome! It makes a change I must say.

[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! I'm pretty sure that nsync has now reached the point in the general populace where it's Okay to say you like them (which I suspect lots of people did the whole time, but, y'know).

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I suspect many people liked them but didn't admit the fact. Though it's beyond me how anyone couldn't like them in all their sparkly awesome glory.

It was fun to talk about them while in line. It made paying for the groceries easier, that's for sure *g*

[sperrywink]

Now that is a shopping trip to remember. All my grocery checker and bagger talked about was snowboarding, which, bleh. Winter sports are not my thing.

20k! W00T!!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Snowboarding is boring. You need to come chat to my grocery girl :)

Well, something came up so I only hit 19,937. I guess I could go for those last few words but it would mean starting a new bit and I need to go to bed sometime tonight.

I made them eat out of the bin anyway, so result *g*

[lassieoshea.livejournal.com]

I love meeting random fans in public, like the chatty shop girl. It's fun to talk to someone at length about something you had no idea they liked too.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's so cool when you meet random fans like that. I'd have loved to talk more, but as it is we were stretching it time wise :)

[paperdollkisses.livejournal.com]

Did they hold up scorecards afterwards? How'd you do?

[turps33.livejournal.com]

They did not! Which sucked because I feel I deserve a 10!

[imsinkingfast.livejournal.com]

Just be glad the cats weren't insisting on being 'on' the bed while you changing sheets, lol. It's always fun when you add shooing cats into the mix. ;-)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

That's very true.

Though I have to admit I once managed to trap Milo under a blanket just because I didn't see him *g*

[spasticat.livejournal.com]

Your bed-making description had me laughing hard! Mine is similar, except with two cats, and for the extra part where Giz dives in with front paws splayed...sliding across the clean sheet towards the corner I've just stretched.

ps...your nsync bonding story and how the snow looked...has me jealous. No more snow here...and definitely no local friends of mine into boybands.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha. Yeah, cats really don't help with the housework at all. It's just they're so adorable.

The snow has been ridiculous this year, we've had way more than usual.

[frausorge]

Omg the judgery of cats! It is to weep.

You and the shop girl are clearly meant to be BFF!

And I love your description of the beach and all the birds.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It is! They think they're so superior, and really, they get to sleep and eat and lounge all day, so they're probably right.

We were meant to be BFFs! We would watch Kerrang and talk boybands, it would be awesome.

<3

[buddleia.livejournal.com]

You know your grocery girl reads your fic!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Ahahah. That would have been an awesome admission over the checkout line!

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

pssst - who are you on last.fm? I want to stalk add you.

I'm http://www.last.fm/user/Alex_Draven

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I've sent a friend request, it should be easy to figure out it's me. Apparently our music match is superb *g*

[rikes]

Changing the sheets is my least favourite housework task ever! At least I don't have cats judging me. :D

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It's such a boring job, and difficult too. I mean, it shouldn't be, and yet each time I end up stuck inside my quilt cover.

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Lol I had to make my bed two days ago when Jem was here and I was fighting against it and I see I'm not the only one who has to turn into a gladiator when doing her bed sometimes? Good to know!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I hate changing the bed sheets so much. It should be an easy job but it isn't at all. I always end up in such a mess of sheets and pillows and just. Meh!