Odds and ends i.e scraping the barrel

How to become an instant hero:
1) Turn up at your friends' house (in this case Mala and Craig) to help them move 400 yards up the road (well, technically an alleyway but that's another story);
2) Don't drop any of their pillows in a muddy puddle (Nice one Vinnie, is this some kind of Sicilian moving gift?);

Vinnie the pillow assassin or was he

trying to smother the puddle? 

3) Spend a few hours setting up their TV and entertainment system - I was particularly impressed that I managed to work out that the previous occupants had attempted to turn the Sky satellite cable into a standard aerial input. Quick trip back to Craig and Mala's old house, some screwdriver action (or in this case the world's next best thing to a screwdriver - a kitchen knife) and Sky was live and in the house. I would like to point out that the new interesting channels at the far end of the spectrum had nothing to do with me.....;

Craig, Mala why so down, it was only a pillow....... Sit down

and enjoy your freshly installed Sky service. Word of warning 

 though, don't head off to the far end of the spectrum....... 

4) Accidently fix their oven door (honestly guys, it was a fluke) ; and
5) Invite them around for Sunday dinner and get Mrs B to do the cooking.

Result? Instant and probably undeserved hero status - but I'll take it.

Yoga
A big thank you to the little (well she was quite large and not in a vertical way) old lady who rushed over to me at the end of the class and asked was I OK. She was worried about the faces I was pulling and the whimpering noises which turned into yelps after a particularly vicious adjustment from my Yoga teacher. I had to assure the little old lady that I was fine and this is what I normally look and sound like.....I'm now attending three classes a week and it is testament to the fantastic inabilities of my body that I'm showing no visible signs of improvement....

Role reversal

While we sat in front of the TV recently, Mrs B and I had this surreal conversation:
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Me - Cracking Nuts Mrs B*
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Mrs B - That's a mighty fine pussy you have yourself **
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* which happened to be a statement of fact and jolly tasty walnuts they were too
**To put this into context I had Mischief on my lap


Mischief and walnuts.....separated at birth?

The British Bobsleigh team :-
Well done to our latest heroes. Every time I saw any of their runs they were travelling at speed upside down. Hmmm sounds like we need to put runners on the top of the sleigh as well, then watch us go, we would be unstoppable.......

The Mitch winter Olympic report
I'm afraid our reporter on the spot in Vancouver, Mitch, has succumbed to his roof falling injuries and has been unable to submit the guest Olympic blog. I think he's just angling for a no expenses spared (or in fact spent) trip to Russia in four years' time. I'm pretty sure that I will just need to edit his report (when eventually submitted) and change:
Vancouver to Sochi***
Mitch to Mitchski
Joyce to Joyceski (I'm not stumping up for a Russian internet bride, he can rebrand his Canadian wife)

After all, reporting on one British Olympic bobsleigh sliding most of the way upside-down is pretty much the same in Vancouver or Sochi.

*** No I hadn't heard of it either, just think of it as more accidental education brought to you through the BlackLOG

On a serious note I hope you feel better soon Mitchski.....

As you can probably tell it's been a bit of a quiet week in the BlackLOG household...

Have a good week