I am a farmer who raise ducks and cows. The animals have a total of 9 heads and 26 feet. How many ducks and cows do I have?
Submitted by The BlueTie.
See - I know how to solve this, cos you'd use quadratic equations. Unfortunately I've forgotten how to solve quadratic equations.
I still might have a go though.
Or I might just do it through trial and error.
4 Cows and 5 Ducks = 9 heads, and 26 feet. Unless one of the ducks is that 4-legged one that hit the news a while back.
Will she keep her sun hat on? Will she bollocks.
It's probably not the best time to be getting started on my new 'pledge' but it's as good a time as any.
I've decided that I'm going to try to be less demanding.
I'm not sure where I'll start, but maybe some double-doses of prozac might help.
In the meantime, if you do notice me being demanding then please feel free to slap me around the chops.
Too busy for a proper post at the mo, so will gussy this up later with a picture and more details.
No nausea lately. Imogen has been feeling very tired though - she even went to bed for an hour straight after putting the girls to bed yesterday evening.
My gym plans have been on hold this week because of being sick. I'm still not 100% and my tongue is a disgusting yellow still - apparently a sign of illness. I am cross because I really wanted to get back stuck in and start seeing a trainer to devise a plan for me to lose 2 stone by Christmas.
I did however, spend the evening cleaning the house, and I feel much better for it. It's not perfect by any means, but at least no dust or dirt is now visible, and things are tidied away. I'm sure that was a bit of a work out.
I weighed 12st 4lb this morning, so I've lost nothing in the past week, but I have been comfort eating toast, butter and marmite, so it's to be expected.
I have been more adventurous with our dinners this week - I suspect that will all go out the window when we're both back at the gym. On Tuesday night I made a delicious beef and Orzo stew (I found some Orzo in a little shop in Boston). Last night we had Quorn Swedish Meatballs with a sweet and sour sauce (okay, out of a packet!), but instead of roasting a squash, I cubed it and dry-sauted it up with some cumin and coriander and then added some water to steam it through. It was lovely, really nutty.
Tonight we're having the vegetable biryani (the store were selling big bags of Aubergines quite cheaply, so I'm having to use them up!).
Tomorrow night I am cake baking for my brother's birthday party on Saturday.
We talked frankly about having children. I am once again going through a vehement "I really don't want them" stage.
We've decided more or less to plan to go to New England next Fall (2009), but maybe plan for a Spring 2010 baby. Of course, this probably won't work out as planned, but it gives both of us at least 6 months breathing space to not think about it. I have been obsessing too much.
Nick is looking into new jobs at the moment. I'm hoping he'll find something that will let him work from home so that we have the flexibility of moving at the end of next year, I guess we could stay where we are, and I love my house, but I am getting itchy feet and want to move somewhere bigger.
I just feel like a load of my life is on hold at the moment, and dependent on other things that I can't control. I don't like that.
21st May. The 21st of May is when I could have been put out of my misery. The 21st of May would have been a good date to learn what's happening on 1st September. So that I can make firm plans. Maybe move and cut an hour off my commute. But I didn't learn on the 21st May as the letter got lost in the post. I only learnt by accident today. I have eight things on my 'must do now! NOW!' to do list and that's not even me trying. The inside of my head is filled with buzzing bees:
At least I've got a future to prepare for now. I've seen around 15 properties I like the look of on paper although moving in a falling property market's sure to be a laugh. Did I mention that I've got a future now - as of today? Not a bunch of mish-mash plans and what not?
Bees, bees, bees. Big Boy's not answering his phone right now which would be useful as he could help shush some of the bees away. He could, for example, agree to a time to meet with the mortgage advisor, which is # 1 on my MUST DO NOW list. 17:08 - too late to book anything now. Bees.
Well Nate and I are packed and getting ready to go. Our hotel indicated free internet so I might be able to log on and stuff. We'll see. Hope to see familiar faces there!
Gues who's going to a big flashy university as her funding came through? Guess who is finally just about as validated as can be? Guess who's never going to think to herself again that she's a bit stupid (because that's what she promised herself if the funding came through)? Guess who's the happiest person ever right now?
I am going to be BUSY this year now - ooof! That plan I wrote to get the funding was jam-packed full!
And yes, yes it really does happen in real life. The original acceptance letter really was sent out in May and got lost in the post. Today, I found an email in my inbox addressed to "Dear Fellow". Dear Fellow. Oh my god, Dear Fellow. And I checked - it's true. I'm a Fellow. You wouldn't know it it look at me, but I am ;)
From: Techy Bloke at work
To: Me
RE: Your name
Do you want your name changed for next year to Mrs. N. Oldmarriedladywhoisdistinctlypastit – or do you wish to continue as Ms N. Spinsterwhowilldiealoneandhaveherfaceeatenbyhercat?
Please let me know.
Thanks
