It's that time of year when things like the car insurance needs renewing; and Mrs Kate who is super-efficient with the home finances had this in-hand, duly challenging the exhorbetent fee the current company wanted to charge for my moderate 2 seater girlie car.
Now, for the last couple of years, Mrs Kate has confused many a T-girl she emails by using an email name/address that's very similar to what I use; she even confused me it (just the once!) - I wondered how I managed to send myself an email before realising it was her trully who had had sent it.
Anyway, back to the renewing the car insurance.... in order for the company to accept the instruction, Mrs Kate has to pose as Bob (unique eh? ... someone posing as an alternative gender!)... and in doing this duly sent a copy (CC) email to Bob's actual formal email address in order to keep me in the picture.
As unintended as it was, this resulted in a formal email from the company acknowledging the change in our requirements identifying 'Bob' by name, with a To: address of KateKat and included a CC: to Bob@hisformalISP.com (doh!).
It's not silly or obsessive to keep profiles and worlds separate - but helps avoid the potential for embarrasing situations inadvertently arising.....
.... which lead me to think if there ought to be an annual award for most inadvertent/innocent 'outing'.... any ideas on what we might want to call such an award? .... just joking - honest!.... 'course such an award would need to disqualify any deliberate attempts to be outed!... know of any nominations?.... (rolls eyes!)
Oh... and Happy New Year to all those special girls and their long-suffering supporting partners! xxx
Monday, 9 January 2012
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Hog brush
Suki and I found this cute fella tucking ito T-Cat's biscuits a few days ago.Later he ambled his way back to nature over the road, but not before attracting the attention of 'yoof - the next generation'.... not sure which was more of a hassle for this poor little guy? .. dodging cars or young adolescents who thought it would be really neat to poke him with a foot.
Suki came to his rescue; as a did a neighbour a few days later when this little guy was found directing traffic.
Monday, 15 August 2011
With the girls from the darkside dancing.
Yoda speaking on our behalf....
'For a well earned session the dancing girls made it out which lasted well upto closing time at Naps; I think not we have ever lasted that long before.
To catch up with Diana and Jen who as it happens had paid a visit to Club Lash we arranged - for the darkside place is more infamous.
To catch up with Diana and Jen who as it happens had paid a visit to Club Lash we arranged - for the darkside place is more infamous.
Both eventually turned up at Naps, her black platform moon-boots Jen looking especially tall in; and Diana in a black pvc dress complete with a red cross motif that would look out of place during the medieval crusades not.
But with her gay friend the girls from the lightside prevailed by entertaining a young girl and; she been out for about 12 months she had not, and to on her way to the next establishment after Naps had drunk about as much alcohol as yours trully ... We decided, time to go home, was it; after all, sure sign that a nice comfortable bed beckons, sore feet and dawn breaking is...! '
Courtesy of learn to speak Yoda http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php
Thursday, 11 August 2011
All quiet on the western front
Shocking and sickening images of my favourite cosmoplitan city... and I felt I just needed to show some soladarity with my fellow 'Villagers' last night...
... much of the media has focused on the main shopping areas - Market Street, the Arndale and indeed the nearest to the Manchester Village hit by these 'Ferule Rats' was the Dawson music store opposite the Brittania hotel, not more than 3 minutes from Canal St. But there's no mention of the Village and how that fared; the Ferule Rats had attacked any establishment they passed by - for the Village that's those establishments closest to those access roads that cross Canal St.
My arrival into the Village was via my usual route along Sackville St, past the gardens; the Deli on the corner had been smashed into, the front door now replaced with plywood; Tribeca had a smashed window that was still intact. As I reached Canal St, I was greeted by the sight of police officers in pairs, stationed at each road junction crossing Canal St; so about 10 in total from end to end, roughly the same as the number of people stood outside Via smoking.
Rembrandt and Via were open, AXM was shut, View had a boarded up window on the Chorlton St side and was shut with all the curtains drawn - apparently had some fire damage. Churchills had a large side window boarded up but was open, Queer appeared Ok but was quiet; and for Velvet and Taurus they were untouched and business as usual - whilst next door around the corner, the probation office was severely damaged.
So I had a few (non-alcholic) drinks in Taurus which was understandably quieter than usual, and I chatted with the regulars who live nearby, who were able to recount the aftermath of the now infamous YouTube video of police officers nicely and fairly dealing with oykes on bikes near to Piccadilly station.
And later I just had to check out Naps, which just like Mctuckys, had not been touched and was open for business. But Naps just had the groundfloor bar open - no upstairs so no mad dancing tonight... despite a few regular girls being in evidence the management felt it was likely to be too quiet to bother opening all floors up. So a quick coke and home before the car park cost me more than £2.
Kate (Adie) Collins, news from the western front.
Claiming our Village back.
... much of the media has focused on the main shopping areas - Market Street, the Arndale and indeed the nearest to the Manchester Village hit by these 'Ferule Rats' was the Dawson music store opposite the Brittania hotel, not more than 3 minutes from Canal St. But there's no mention of the Village and how that fared; the Ferule Rats had attacked any establishment they passed by - for the Village that's those establishments closest to those access roads that cross Canal St.
My arrival into the Village was via my usual route along Sackville St, past the gardens; the Deli on the corner had been smashed into, the front door now replaced with plywood; Tribeca had a smashed window that was still intact. As I reached Canal St, I was greeted by the sight of police officers in pairs, stationed at each road junction crossing Canal St; so about 10 in total from end to end, roughly the same as the number of people stood outside Via smoking.
Rembrandt and Via were open, AXM was shut, View had a boarded up window on the Chorlton St side and was shut with all the curtains drawn - apparently had some fire damage. Churchills had a large side window boarded up but was open, Queer appeared Ok but was quiet; and for Velvet and Taurus they were untouched and business as usual - whilst next door around the corner, the probation office was severely damaged.
So I had a few (non-alcholic) drinks in Taurus which was understandably quieter than usual, and I chatted with the regulars who live nearby, who were able to recount the aftermath of the now infamous YouTube video of police officers nicely and fairly dealing with oykes on bikes near to Piccadilly station.
And later I just had to check out Naps, which just like Mctuckys, had not been touched and was open for business. But Naps just had the groundfloor bar open - no upstairs so no mad dancing tonight... despite a few regular girls being in evidence the management felt it was likely to be too quiet to bother opening all floors up. So a quick coke and home before the car park cost me more than £2.
Kate (Adie) Collins, news from the western front.
Claiming our Village back.
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Is that a man?
Decided to have a run on Friday afternoon after work, wearing my girly top and cuttoffs - but still not too girly (honest - I was fairly guy-ish!....Mrs Kate wouldn't let me out otherwise); on the way back I passed 3 young lads, two of which were trying to persuade the third to come with them to the park. Boy 3 was more bothered about getting his phone home to put it on charge.... as I passed them, I swear I heard boy 3 ask boys 1 and 2 'is that a man?'....
.... guess the herbal suppliments must be working! ... either that or boy 3 just wanted to divert attention away from the pressure his peers were putting him under - Ok so reality was likely to be the latter or boy 3 needs his eyes testing... but I can imagine otherwise can't I?
.... guess the herbal suppliments must be working! ... either that or boy 3 just wanted to divert attention away from the pressure his peers were putting him under - Ok so reality was likely to be the latter or boy 3 needs his eyes testing... but I can imagine otherwise can't I?
Sparkle...
...was Ok I suppose. It was our 4th year so as likely we're kind of getting a bit too familiar with it; looking forward to Manchester Pride at the end of August as a new experience.
We didn't stay over, opting to travel in and did Friday lunchtime through to about 2:30am; and then Saturday afternoon for a few hours. I started feeling a bit under par by about 5:30pm on Saturday; probably tired due to the previous late night.
But what cheered me up no end on the way back to the car-park was a wolf-whistle I got off a 7 or 8 year old lad out with his mum and younger sister, walking along on the otherside of the road. His mum told him off telling him '... it's not polite to do that to ladies!' - priceless, absolutely priceless!... of course she was right to say that in todays politically correct climate!
On Sunday we decided to have an impromptu BBQ and invited the girls who were as likely a little Sparkled-out and at a lose end; it was really nice to have Karen, Di, Emma and Mrs Emma come and visit us. I didn't bother to put my face on - opting for more boring Bob side of androgenous; I still felt a little tired from the week/weekend which turned out to be a minor chill.
We didn't stay over, opting to travel in and did Friday lunchtime through to about 2:30am; and then Saturday afternoon for a few hours. I started feeling a bit under par by about 5:30pm on Saturday; probably tired due to the previous late night.
But what cheered me up no end on the way back to the car-park was a wolf-whistle I got off a 7 or 8 year old lad out with his mum and younger sister, walking along on the otherside of the road. His mum told him off telling him '... it's not polite to do that to ladies!' - priceless, absolutely priceless!... of course she was right to say that in todays politically correct climate!
On Sunday we decided to have an impromptu BBQ and invited the girls who were as likely a little Sparkled-out and at a lose end; it was really nice to have Karen, Di, Emma and Mrs Emma come and visit us. I didn't bother to put my face on - opting for more boring Bob side of androgenous; I still felt a little tired from the week/weekend which turned out to be a minor chill.
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Neglected to say....
Neglected indeed! .... not done anything noteworthy and we're already half-way through the year. Could be due to finding my level?, the recession? (depression more like!), or things just not changing. Mrs Kate thinks I need a holiday but I just can't bear the thought of having to put up with the selfish folk that we will inevitably have to rub shoulders with.
Ok, try to be positive ....
Discovered a great way to end the week and start the weekend; do a Friday morning at work (had to in this case); then at the stroke of noon, dash home and get changed; do lunch at the Trafford Centre, a little window browsing and shopping; then relocate to Manchester just after 4pm and have a quick happy hour Ice Tea; a little more shopping around the Arndale; retire back in the Village for another happy hour Ice Tea and soak up the atmosphere; have a bite to eat, and return home for about 9pm!
But word of warning about the Charles St car park charges - don't stay beyond midnight on Friday without moving your car; from 4pm to midnight it's £2, go beyond that and it could be a whopping £10 - unless you leave just before midnight, drive around the block and then park back in the car park again just after midnight - in which case it's just another £2 for the next 24 hours 'cos now it's Saturday (and they don't tell you that on the sign!).
Ok, try to be positive ....
Discovered a great way to end the week and start the weekend; do a Friday morning at work (had to in this case); then at the stroke of noon, dash home and get changed; do lunch at the Trafford Centre, a little window browsing and shopping; then relocate to Manchester just after 4pm and have a quick happy hour Ice Tea; a little more shopping around the Arndale; retire back in the Village for another happy hour Ice Tea and soak up the atmosphere; have a bite to eat, and return home for about 9pm!
But word of warning about the Charles St car park charges - don't stay beyond midnight on Friday without moving your car; from 4pm to midnight it's £2, go beyond that and it could be a whopping £10 - unless you leave just before midnight, drive around the block and then park back in the car park again just after midnight - in which case it's just another £2 for the next 24 hours 'cos now it's Saturday (and they don't tell you that on the sign!).
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