wanted: dog sitter

KW’s adorable pup poppy needs dog sitting in march. we’re all off to the snow for a gnarly ‘boned out’ ( http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboarddictionary.asp ) boarding holiday. although J infamously likes to play hard and work hard she won’t be making it due to ‘business’ commitments. hence she is the obvious choice for this task…. i use the word obvious loosely because based on previous babysitting/being responsible experiences J had to prove herself worthy first. she decided a day of dogsitting the neighbours’ pooch would be good experience and may boost KW’s confidence in her abilities.

I returned to the flat to find this scene and J nowhere in sight.

I later found out that our neighbour was frantically roaming the streets trying to find their 'missing' dog.

Poppy will now be staying at a pet hotel (5 star obvs)

confessions of a caffeine addict

in january many people think it’s a good time to make new goals and even give up certain things. for example KW has given up sugar (this includes alcohol!!)

i was left mortified when after (several) calculations i realised i spend a MINIMUM of £500 on a morning coffee annually (large skinny cappuccino, aka three shots of heaven). i decided to give this habit up. i have now been making my own coffee. “but that’s like your signature thing!” exclaimed J in shock.

but just think what I could buy with the £500 i save. so far all I’ve come up with is ONE chloe susan boot (see below post) or breast reduction surgery.

this act has inspired J to give up something to. she informed me that her good looks are her signature thing but she couldn’t give that up (for any monetary gain anyway) so unoriginally has also given up buying coffee. with the money she saves J hopes to sponsor an underprivileged goat in lebanon.

what small changes have you made to save money?

welcome to 2012...

highlights from december holidays include:

J returned from her world book tour (with presents)

i was offered free spanish lessons (i politely declined)

i held a pair of chloe susan boots in my hand…which until now where simply a fashion myth to me (the bad news was i did not have £1000 to purchase them)


i spent a lot of time at KW and PW’s…almost resulting in my own set of keys. which is a good thing because PW makes the best french martinis and they have sky+.

image courtesy of w210 new years special

now in january I am back to my old routine and have to be weened off my staple diet of champagne and cheese. apparently this does not constitute a balanced diet. i can’t think of anything worse… well besides stone washed jeans and a matching jacket. everything’s relative.



(the good news is take me out is back on tv)

i cant believe there's no butter

norwegian butter crisis escalates as swedes arrested in smuggling scheme
the grim situation in scandinavia worsened over the weekend as the norwegian government, attempting to cling to power in the face of a severe butter shortage, arrested two swedes who'd been attempting to smuggle 550 pounds of butter over the border.

americans have so far largely ignored the crisis developing in the nordic countries: a faddish low-carb, high-fat diet, a bad year for dairy production, and the vicious and violent nature of life in the frozen north have combined to create a severe lack of butter—even as scandinavians are gearing up for their most-celebrated holiday, "christmas."
as always, in the face of such a crisis, a black market has emerged

(source: gawker.com)

keeping up with the kooples

being a couple is so hot right now...apparently.

in completely unrelated news J has lost the weight (from the weight gain milkshake powder K had been spiking her drinks with) and is currently jet setting around the world promoting her new book. (http://thegrove-w210.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-become-efficient-business-woman.html) first stop canadia. apparently she has quite a large fan base there

in case of emergency

we didn’t want to publicise this certain incident. however, after much deliberation, we thought there is no way our cause will be realised unless we shared the following with you.

we had a near break in at our w210 headquarters. the doorbell kept ringing and ringing (* 3) and we didn’t know what to do. i went to call the authorities (T was out getting lemons and i was left in charge) but to my surprise no one answered my call. in fact, it appeared that the number i called was busy. i guessed all the lines were taken up by other emergencies, and it was bad timing.

however, after some investigation, i learned that the emergency number in the united kingdom differs to the emergency number from my home land. i was out-raged … luckily we didn’t let the intruder in…. otherwise, our hypothesis is that we wouldn’t be blogging today.

as i researched the matter, i discovered that each country seems to have a unique emergency number. furthermore, it seems that each country can choose the number of digits that makes up the emergency numbers. for more information on what the emergency number is in your province please refer to wiki.

as a result of the above, we are petitioning for a global emergency phone number; one that is easy to remember and easy to dial. our preference is for 111 (as it meets our guidelines for emergency number characteristics).

but do let us know if you would like us to consider other numbers. entries close in 3 weeks. All correspondence will be charged at your average network charge + VAT + 5% ^

^ votes cast after the 3 weeks will not be counted, but might still be charged at your average network charge + VAT + 5%

in a totally unrelated incident, our new flatmate has now asked for her own set of keys

tip of the week