h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hello all my dear friends!!!

At long last I'm here again!! Sorry I’ve been gone so long. First I was busy settling into my new job and then my computer broke.... and somewhere in between I got distracted and didn’t spend much time on the computer.

My summer job is quite wonderful. I’m working at a summer camp for children and most of them are about six. They’re really so cute! I also really like my boss which always helps. I meant to stay on and work a few afternoons a week in the fall but it’s looking like thats not going to happen now. I guess I’ll have to start saving money more seriously than I have been so far.

Today is the first day my computer is actually working and it makes me pretty excited. First my hard drive died and had to be replaced and then I had a faulty install disk so I couldn’t install the operating system. Disaster!! It’s all sorted out now though and I’m happily sporting Leopard and iLife ’08. Expensive but worth it I think.

My parents have gone for a week to the other side of the country for a conference my Dad has to attend. It’s kind of cool to have the house to myself. My brother is driving me insane though. Its as if every room he goes into is hit by a tornado or some kind of horrible explosion. What on earth is he doing that makes such a mess!!?? I never really noticed it before because my parents are usually around to pick up after him but now that its just us I’m not sure what to do. I like to have everything clean and apparently he doesn’t. I tried talking to him about it this morning and he apologized but was quite grouchy about it.

Well its getting on in the afternoon and I’m looking after the neighbors cat while they’re away and I usually go over at this time. So I’m off to feed the cat, scoop out its litter box and water their plants.

Hope you’re all doing well

hmm, leopard

Nice to hear from you. I'm glad you're enjoying the job.

Nice to see you.

Sounds like you've been busy. Glad the jobs going well, and glad you're back online.

I have been rather busy but its all been the good kind. ....well except for the computer problems.

My brothers home with the flu but *fingers crossed* I haven't got it yet.

I'm feeling guilty because I'm taking tomorrow off because Stargate: Continuum comes out tomorrow. My boss knows why I wanted the day off and gave it to me anyway so I suppose I shouldn't feel guilty about it but it does rather make me feel like a slacker.

Its nice to see all of you again

Beware of that flu. It can be really draining.
I'm not sure if you have the same thing in the USA but in England we have a thing called Man Flu. This is one of the worst things anyone can get, unless you're a woman - in which case it is a mild cold.

A bloke with Man Flu needs to lie in bed all day moaning loudly and demanding drinks and snacks - even though he should really be too ill to eat. His temperature may be raised and he may have a slight headache and a moderately sore throat, but make no mistake Man Flu is totally devastating - for a man.

yeah, totally debilitating. But when us girls get it, we're fine.

If your brother has the man flu you should fetch him drinks and snacks. He won't have the ability to thank you for it but deep down inside you'll know he's grateful.

What? You mean feed into his pretend illness? Never!!!

Women are so hard. No wonder they never suffer from Man Flu.

We're not "hard". We're tough, and sensible. We *know* a runny nose isn't gonna kill us.

I know a runny nose won't kill me but that wouldn't stop me feeling sorry for myself.

Men!!!!

Where? Where?

Bob knows. There's no decent looking men where I live and all the attractive womens is married.

All the best ones are taken or gay. All available ones are too young, gay or creepy.

Let's compromise. TB and I will leave you the young, creepy ones.

Yes, that sounds like a fair deal. So NPY, waddya say?

Well you're welcome to the gay ones if you really want. And if any of them happen to be a bit young and/or creepy too, you can have them as well.