Tuesday 1 January 2008

2008 - first impressions

Bad Lindy:
Social life shaping up well - senior vet whisking me off to conjunctivitis work nite out - evening conference on eye infections in domestic pets. Can't wait.

Harassed mother
Took children to ice rink. Very crowded. Some c*** whizzed past and knocked son off balance. Legs went backwards, face forwards and teeth took impact. Needed emergency dental treatment and root canal treatment next week. Tooth dead cos so much broke off and will need crown. Root exposed so v painful and risk of infection. Happy f****** New Year.

Vicky:
First resolution for 2008 - never to spend another New Year's Eve in remote house with septic tank. They say there's a first time for everything - can't believe this includes laundering tampons, but there you are.

13 comments:

Casdok said...

Oooch, that must have been really painful for your son. Hope hes ok.
Happy new year!!!

Omega Mum said...

Casdok: Thanks for good wishes. Not me, I'm happy to say, but will pass them on.

DJ Kirkby said...

Lol..is this the TV supplement listing for the next installment of 'As the stomach churns'?

Mya said...

Sounds like a fantastic start to 2008. Only Bad Lindy could dredge sexual meaning from conjunctivitis.

Happy New Year OM!

Mya x

Omega Mum said...

djk: It could very well be

Mya: Conjunctivitis, tapeworms - all grist to the romantic mill to her. Happy New Year to you, too.

I Beatrice said...

I have few words of comfort for Lindy or Harassed Mum OM - but Vicky might take some comfort from this extract from my son's recent email from Tokyo, where he has been spending the new year

".....Not sure dad would like the tv too much as all the female anchors look like margaret hodge - at least it seems that way to me! there are of course electronic twists everywhere - the most interesting of which must be the ubiquitous electronic toilet, complete with heated seat, automatic flush, in built bidet and water jets and automatic drying system!! without going into too much of the detail, one need not do a great deal but sit there!!...."

So you see the Japanese at least, have more or less cracked-it!

My very good wishes to you for 2008anyway. I urge you on to greater and ever funnier things! I'm leaving blogland now, to try a different approach - but will always feel the need to come back now and then (for amusement and enlightenment) to your splendid pages...

Omega Mum said...

IB: Thanks for your comments. I feel a distinct sadness that there won't be regular installments for me to follow - I've enjoyed it so much - but am looking forward to hearing about progress. What about keeping a sort of 'work in progress' diary - or is that just too much to ask for?

Anonymous said...

I haven't been around much lately with one thing and another but Happy New Year to you and I hope it will be a better one than your friends!!!

Take care, Crystal xx

I Beatrice said...

That's not such a bad idea,OM. Though of course you will always be able to visit the website, whenever it is that I find the way to get it up and running!

If you could bear to read the same thing all over again that is - albeit a more highly developed version, and told in a different way...?

Beatrice herself was never meant to be more than a fairly minor character mind you! I chose her as narrator because of her relative detachment from most events. But it will be quite difficult I think, to have to manage the whole thing without her.

Potty Mummy said...

OM, my parents have a septic tank. I feel Vicky's pain...

Beth said...

Well, the year can only get better from now on! Anyway, I used to post as Scruffy Mummy but have started a new blog to help me get my non-fiction self-help book written - I've got some interest from a literary agent and now have to get cracking on the thing. Would love to have your comments and feedback!

Motheratlarge said...

Goodness, and I remember the time glandular fever was the worst you could hope to get from a bad date. Equine conjunctivitis puts you in another league altogether.

Guess it's a guess of back down to earth with a thump for poor Harrassed Mother.

As for Vicky, don't know whether the remoteness or the septic tank would bother me more.

And happy 2008 one and all!

Omega Mum said...

CJ: Thanks so much for your good wishes. You, too.

IB: I think it would be something only you could decide. Yes, it would be harder but you could vary the pace more, I think. But it's your book and your decision, so I should balance this sort of comment with what your head and heart tell you to do.

Potty Mummy: So she's not necessarily exaggerating. How awful!

Beth: Very best of luck with your new venture. Look forward to reading about it.

M@L: And the same to you (the good wishes, you understand, not the conjunctivitis).