Good things!

[enismirdal]

I have Swiss Francs! I love the Post Office (is it a Freudian slip that I initially typoed that "Port Office"?) for not charging commission and for letting me order small amounts of money rather than insisting I get an enormous amount that I couldn't possibly spend! The other good thing about my trip today was that my debit card seems to have resolved its self-identity issues and has agreed to be Chip & PIN now (it never used to be; I used to have to sign stuff).

Yesterday was less successful; I got to the bank before it opened, so had to waste 10 minutes before I could go in and pay in my cheques - I left the house out early to avoid walking in the allegedly 34°C/93°F (almost unknown in the UK) heat. And when I went into the Post Office I found my holiday money was Special Delivery so wouldn't arrive till 1pm. Since there was no way I was either wasting 3 hours in the dismalness of Sale town centre or walking back there in the hottest part of the day, the money waited till today. And now I have it, so the world is good.

In other good news, I have yummy coffee in Raspberries and Cream, Hazelnut and Cinnamon flavours.

And in still other good news, at the weekend we went to a nursery sale and returned with Salvias, Lobelias, Impatiens (Busy Lizzie) and a Verbena. Very pretty.

Also, I seem to have developed an addiction to those trashy parenting/lifestyle TV shows. You know the ones where a family is at their wits' end trying to control a toddler/9 year old who screams all the time and won't eat anything but chips, and they bring in some smartly dressed female clinical psychologist (or, in one variant, a slightly camp male Scottish "baby psychic", but that's another story...) who gives out some fairly obvious advice about diet, boundaries and communication and within a couple of weeks the kid is pretty much fine, yay? Yeah, now we have Freeview there are about 3 or 4 of those shows on most days. I guess it's the freak show factor that sucks me in...

Comments

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

OMIGOD GAG I hate those shows---doncha just wanna slap those psychs? Not to mention the parents and the kids, ack. Of course, this from someone who is addicted to Project Runway. Love it. Yeah.

It's supposed to be 98 (um....about 37) and up here this weekend. This is the Pacific Northwest for crying out loud! And I must work! In an unairconditioned church. HORRORS. Seriously, bleah.

I have Starbucks Frenc Roast coffee and fresh Bing cherries, yum. Can't wait for breakfast. Must go to bed first, heh.

Yay for money!

[luin77.livejournal.com]

Ohh, I love money in other currencies. I remember getting all excited as a child, when my dad got home with foreign money before the vacations, and I am still fascinated with all the different designs. It was one reason why I was sad about the introduction of the Euro, hehe.