Man of the year: My friend TM, is so comfortable in his manhood, that he agreed to model this Hello Kitty shower cap for you.
Blondie’s bookshelf where you can see her without a bra, behind an elephant, for Christ’s sake
The party: My son can eat ice cream and play soccer simultaneously
The party
You know how I have been nagging you lately about things. Well I grumbled about mommy blogs that only write about poop on Jack’s blogazine and the curse of the mommy blog fell upon me for the duration of the whole weekend. My son’s friends came on Friday night and turned the house into a basketball court. And then we were invited to 3 kids’ parties. All due to bad Karma. Bad Karma -and not stupidity- was to blame when on Saturday I bought two right shoes. I don’t know how it happened. I just came home with two right sandals. What worries me most is that, for a nanosecond, I thought about keeping them both (and maybe having surgery on my left foot). When I took them back to the shop, the salesgirl looked at me in disbelief with the "this person is allowed to vote!" expression on her face. It was my Mr. Bean moment of the week.
My son’s toy. The sarcophagus of the pharaoh.
Then, there was the Eurovision song contest on Saturday night (Greece was hosting it this year and we got 9th place). Watching the Eurovision song contest is a tradition in Greece, much like having a New Year’s party. "Where are you going to watch the Eurovision Song Contest?" is the most pressing question of the day. I voted for Russia because of the way the singer said "blllood of my blllood". I thought it was very sexy (of course still being under the aforementioned spell). On Sunday morning, the others went swimming and I stayed at home with Joe and cooked for all of us. And in the evening we went to my parents’ place for dad’s nameday. Now you know what a nameday is from previous namedays, so I don’t have to explain the fact that it is a celebration in honour of the saint after whom you are named.
Iced tea: summer
Highlights of the weekend The newspaper I was going to work for and then didn’t, came out this Saturday and it looks really awful. It’s like The Sun but more pretentious. So I am happy now. I am happy there were dozens left on the shelf on Saturday evening.
I have to catch up on all of those (some left from the previous week)
A little dialogue on the phone today Man: I am calling you about the CV you had sent us back in March. Are you still interested? Me: Of course. It is the music magazine, right? Man: Yes, we need someone to work in marketing. Me: But I am a journalist. There was an opening for an editor…. Man: Yes, but we don’t need an editor anymore. We need someone for the marketing department now. Me: Then, no, I am sorry, I don’t have any marketing experience. Man: All right. Just wanted to make sure you weren’t interested.
A detail from Blondie’s living room. Her granny had lovingly made this. Blondie asked me to stress that NOT her whole house is decorated in this style.
May 22nd, 2006 at 6:45 pm
I will comment very quietly since I see that it’s 1:40 AM there.
sweet dreams
May 22nd, 2006 at 7:44 pm
erm, an hour later and i am still awake. i am cursed, i tell you, cursed!
May 22nd, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Chloe;
Having just read your comment; how do you function on such little sleep!? I worked for two nights until midnight and was a wreck the next day.
It sounds as though you had a full weekend. Lovely photos and the Euro mucis competition sounds like a good time. I remember it from when I lived in Germany.
The phone call from the magazine is crazy!?…what would they have done if you had said you were interested?…
May 22nd, 2006 at 7:51 pm
Tooooo many kids parties …
I love watching the Eurovision Song Contest … they showed it on Sunday night here. The band that won were pretty way out, compared to the rest of the competitors. It’s always lots of fun to watch.
The phone call from the magazine is very odd !!
Hope you are having a great week. Take care, Meow
May 22nd, 2006 at 7:56 pm
I’m starting to think that employeers are just out to make us feel bad or stupid.
May 22nd, 2006 at 8:49 pm
i love Blondie’s shelf…
the little red car - i have one
too…
and the shower cap - is there
a shower curtain to match?
smiles!
May 22nd, 2006 at 9:41 pm
yes takes a real man to wear a HK showercap! LOL.
your son is multi-talented, yes? cute!!
love the cooking mags. you werent kidding when you said you love them.
glad you made it through the parties. brave girl.
May 23rd, 2006 at 2:20 am
What a weird coversation with that guy ?? What was all that about ?
Eurovision is a fix!!!!!!
May 23rd, 2006 at 3:45 am
You are a way busy girl. No wonder you came home with two right shoes…hope they were really cute and worth all the trouble.
Your son is such a cutie.
Lots of hugs,
Connie
May 23rd, 2006 at 5:28 am
Iced tea, outdoor swimming, forecast for a heatwave and you’ve even taken your rugs up. I’m sick.
May 23rd, 2006 at 10:29 am
I love posts like this, with lots different things to read about, but I never know which to comment on
This time, I choose the shoes: It was probably a salesperson’s fault there were two right shoes in the first place. As you know, I do this sort of thing part time (except it’s hiking boots & running shoes), and I always recommend that people put each of the shoes they are going to walk out of the store with on their feet before they leave. That way they are sure to have both the same size, one for each foot, and no bumps or lumps in the footbed if there are defects.
Lastly - Sweet shower cap, TM. If you had said that is was “his” rather than “this” I would have been even more impressed
May 23rd, 2006 at 10:30 am
Oh - and I mean to try on
Then you just have to make sure everything gets in the right box.
May 23rd, 2006 at 11:28 am
I could wear a shower cap whilst playing football and drink. Who says only women can multi task
May 23rd, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Don’t feel too bad, I’ve bought two left shoes before–hey we could have traded one to each other!
May 23rd, 2006 at 2:04 pm
It could have been worse, it could have been two right men’s shoes. The important thing is you don’t dance like you have two left feet.
May 23rd, 2006 at 3:11 pm
Is that Babar next to the red car? I used to watch Babar!
May 23rd, 2006 at 3:13 pm
More great photos…I wonder what your son will be? An archaelogist footballer?!
May 23rd, 2006 at 3:56 pm
I’m slightly hypnotized by that last picture.
May 23rd, 2006 at 5:13 pm
Chloe, your post was so funny and witty, it’s amazing
I agree with Ben - Eurovision is a fix - I was watching with my extended family and I could guess most of the countries votes…it’s all about emmigration and borders. Obviously Portugal could never go anywhere, we only have Spain next to us (plus the song was hideous but that doesn’t count lol)
Congratulations to TM on being so comfortable and to your Dad for the nameday.
Good thing you didn’t go to that newspaper…you’re too good for that sort of thing.
May 23rd, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Cathy
i am used to it. i am like Margaret Thatcher in my sleeping patterns. one day i am going to run this country.
The magazine call was even crazier but i didn’t want to write every detail in case you thought i was making things up. More or less, this man said that the employees there (not journalists: managers, secretaries etc) write the magazine. It’s no wonder they need a journalist to do the marketing.
Meow
well people are crazy in europe, and especially in greece. i didn’t like Lordi, they are a joke -just like the rest of the contest. The other contestants pretend they are pop singers and lordi pretend they are a heavy metal band.
Day
when i read your post today i thought “oh no! not across the ocean too”
maddy
no shower curtain. this blondie family are shameless people.
Gina
who said i was kidding? i never joke about magazines!
my son is a horrible soccer player. in fact, he is so bad that when they let him be the goalkeeper, they make sure there is another “real” goalkeeper somewhere near.
Ben
who knows? as i said, greece is a nutty place to live. he was a manager who writes articles and wanted a journalist to do the marketing.
Connie
thank you Connie. you are so nice to me. the fact is i am absent minded and daydream all day, that’s why i got the two right shoes and that’s why i have those peter sellers moments all the time. xxxxx
Fuff
tomorrow it’s going to be 36 C can you believe that? It’s May!
Stephanie
again, you are right. not MY fault. The salesperson’s fault.
I asked TM “can i post this?” and he shrugged and said “go ahead”. He is the coolest person i know, honestly. and he doesn’t read this blog, so i am being totally honest.
Steve
(because you are leaving)
(because it’s going to be fun)
you know in Korea, Hello Kitty must be big too. I am sure you are going to find a nice shower cap for your lovely hair.
xx
Etchen
REALLY? and you are a scientist! i am so relieved. thanks Etchen. See people? it happens all the time.
Duncan
welcome.
as a matter of fact, i am left handed and left footed so in my case “two right feet” would be bad.
erikku
yep that’s him. now where is Celest?
i love Babar. i know most episodes by heart.
Finn
he is an awful footballer. he is so bad he has begged me to find him a baseball team although baseball is unheard of in greece.
you are too kind
bedshaped
i am your personal Paul Mc Kenna
devil mood
yes i was waiting for your country’s entry (announcing i would vote for it because “i have friends in Portugal”) when Blondie said it hadn’t made the finals. shame.
How are you now? Better? xx
May 23rd, 2006 at 7:00 pm
awww shucks, my nameday is already the same as my bday. i am valorie valentine and my bday is valentine’s day.
May 23rd, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Ουφ! Έχει πάει 4 και ακόμη ξÏπνιος, τι ωÏαία να είσαι άνεÏγος! Είναι και αυτή η ζÎστη…σε πιο μÎÏος του πλανήτη Îχει 20-25C Ï„ÏŽÏα, υπομονή ως τον ΣεπτÎμβÏιο. Και τον δικό μου πάτεÏα μου τον Îλεγαν Κωνσταντίνο, 6 χÏόνια φÎτος από τότε που Îφυγε από κοντά μας. Ευτυχώς που η μοÏμια με το σάβανο των 170,000 ευÏω δεν πήÏε την Ï€Ïώτη θÎση στην Eurovision, ποιος θα άκουγε πάλι τους ψευτό-ελληναÏες να πανηγυÏίζουν…xaxaxa
Cheers!
May 23rd, 2006 at 9:54 pm
oh, iced tea and swimming pools! can’t wait for the summer…just around the corner.
May 24th, 2006 at 12:10 am
I knew it! Getting a job in Greece is useless without knowing the old mans gang and connections!
XXX
May 24th, 2006 at 12:56 am
No one warned me about the birthday parties. The endless rounds of birthday parties. The weekends in the car, pooting from one park to another searching for…balloons.
May 24th, 2006 at 7:01 am
That bit about the bad karma - I really must stop reading your blog at work, laughing out loud does still attract attention.. Only 3 1/2 more working days at this job, I’d better behave!
May 24th, 2006 at 8:01 am
Hello Kitty shower caps!!! Wow, my niece and sister would adore him for wearing it.
May 30th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Speaking of Soccer…..
I have to say it, cos I’m from Melbourne and was watching the Aust vs Greece game last week from just around the corner from the MCG…..
1-0….Ha.