There are about one million things going on, not least the fact that I'm in London tomorrow, the skin is sloughing off my hands thanks to all the building work we did today, and the delivery guy bringing our curry will be here any minute now, and my God the priority he's been given is amazing. So I bring you snippets again, because I'm a lazy bitch that way, but also because that's how my mind is working right now.

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Pushing Daisies. Why - WHY - has no one mentioned this program to me before? What, I look after you by telling you my deepest darkest secrets and feelings (and Mooncup incidents) but you can't tell me about this little gem?

Pushing Daisies rocks my world more than macaroni and cheese and white wine and footsy pajamas served up on a naked John Cusack bar. It has gotten me passed my deep and unending mourning for the cancellation of Dead Like Me. My life can now go on.

And I want every single one of Anna Friel's dresses on that show, and I plan on holding my breath until I get them because rumor has it that little ploy works.

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My grandma is back home and healing. Melissa is doing well and healing. One of Vicki's sons has been released from the hospital and is busily trying to gain weight. Her other little boy, unfortunately, has gone a slightly longer route to going home - his heart surgery was cancelled as he developed a bleed on the brain. The family was taken via air ambulance to another hospital, where the little guy had a shunt inserted to help drain the bleed. He's in NICU healing and still needs heart surgery, and Vicki still needs all the support she can get.

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I noticed the calendar tonight.

"Oh no!" I cry. "We missed Arbor Day!"

"What's that?" Angus asks, puzzled.

"It's...Arbor Day."

"And what do you do?"

"You...you arbor."

"Right. Shame we missed it then."

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If I see one more US online news page whine about gas prices, I'm going to get stabby.

Yes, gas costs a lot (for the purposes of this one, let's call it gas. Yes, it's petrol here. I'd like to move past that one for the moment). Gas costs more than it ever has. Gas is expensive. A recent online article had a woman in (Detroit? Tampa? Butte? Whatever.) some location complain that gas was now $3.90 a gallon. Gas has been going up in price over there. But gas has been going up in price here too.

Let's analyze, yes?

$3.90 a gallon. OK. Sure, that's a lot. Now want a peek at our life?

Gas here is £1.10. That's $2.20. But that's not per gallon, that's per litre. There are 3.5 imperial litres per gallon. So we would pay £3.85 per gallon, or $7.90.

You pay $3.90.

We pay $7.90.

See? Stabby.

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I'm keen on getting another tattoo, something small and out of the way, to celebrate the babies. Angus has suggested a small tattoo of Eros (the god of fertility). That's a leading contender, any other suggestions?

-H.

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1 I love the idea of Eros for a tattoo. It's much better than the Lemonheads logo...or Asta! I'm not sure I could top that one. I have heard such good things about Pudhing Daisies. We have much technology, but no premium channels. Maybe I can get it on pay-per-view. Have a great week!

Posted by: sophie at April 27, 2008 07:29 PM (ZPzQL)

2 I LOVE Pushing Dasies, too! It's great! And the tatoo idea is also terrific. And, the next time I fill up at the pump, I will think of how much you're paying and feel good about the price here. So thanks for that. Mindy in Tracy, CA

Posted by: MindyMax at April 27, 2008 08:38 PM (rz0Pd)

3 Maybe the Libra symbol? Aren't the babies Libras? I just got another tattoo on my wrist and I love it!

Posted by: TNC at April 27, 2008 09:35 PM (kZ48J)

4 Triple love Pushing Daisies. Major sadness set in due to the writer's strike. Should look up to see if it's coming back at all. I got stars for each of the kids on my ankle. They're a bit bigger than I had originally wanted and now have to figure out how the frak to get 3 more on there. I do like both Angus' idea and TNC's astrological idea. I wouldn't stress out about gas costs so much if we had some awesome mass transit around these parts. I guess I should feel thankful that we don't do much driving. Still, it stung to spend $75 to go to the doctor this past week in gas alone. My mom gets all sorts of trees from the National Arbor Foundation on Arbor Day. So, hug a tree for Arbor Day if you aren't going to plant one? We used to get little pine tree seedlings in elementary school for Arbor Day. Only one took - mine from 4th grade. It's HUUUUUUGE now. Now if I could only set up a deal with Mother Nature to knock it off with the snow and let the trees around here get their leaves. I love the sound of leaves clapping quietly in the wind.

Posted by: Michele at April 27, 2008 10:43 PM (h1vml)

5 Love Pushing Daisies! So sad during the writers strike that it was gone, but I believe it is coming back for another season. I am also trying to figure out what tattoo to get in honor of the twins. Unfortunately for us both, I have come up with no good ideas. Someone mentioned to me a yin-yang symbol or something like that to symbolize them, but it didn't excite me. So yeah, I'm no help.

Posted by: Erica at April 28, 2008 12:13 AM (J5JLP)

6 But gas is almost $4.00 a gallon. *whines* And I'm totally going to whine because I was fucking dumped for nan. Not that I'm jealous you had nan or anything.

Posted by: statia at April 28, 2008 12:44 AM (5IjqH)

7 Eros?? wtf?? please excuse my ignorance but isnt eros that little half goat guy with a hardon? just wondering?

Posted by: jm at April 28, 2008 02:05 AM (ygieo)

8 Yummmm...tattoos..... Eros sounds like a fucking fantastic idea-a little homage to the fertility god is brilliant. Will you be placing intials or names as well? I have been putting off getting a tattoo with the kids names on it for a long time because I didn't know what to get. But thanks to my very talented tattoo artist (I went to highschool with her and she gossips to me about all the popular people who come to get inked by her, and how she gets a special pleasure from causing them pain), we have come up with something that represents one of my many crafty hobbies (sewing) with the kids. I can't wait to get it done-it is my Mother's Day gift. Of course mine will be large and on my chest, so that is me-I don't do much of anything "small". I don't watch much "new" TV save for House and my guilty pleasure of Ghosthunters, but I have heard Pushing Daisies is a good one. I don't want to talk about gas-in any form. (spent all afternoon with my dad and brother-'nuff said) Oh, jm-you are thinking of satyrs; Eros is Greek, but most people are familiar with his Roman counterpart-Cupid.

Posted by: Teresa at April 28, 2008 02:11 AM (zdqL2)

9 I love the tattoo idea. Though not a tattoo person myself (TERRIFIED of needles--like, run-away-screaming terrified), I love hearing the stories behind others' ink. There are a lot to choose from, from the geometric to animals to the Eros you mentioned. Good luck deciding!

Posted by: Marian at April 28, 2008 02:47 AM (OxdDo)

10 I saw the coolest tattoo ever, it was a copy of the babies footprints from the hospital with their names and dates of birth. It was done just very lightly, not dark, kind of a shadow tattoo. Very gorgeous. And I miss dead like me too, I loved that show.

Posted by: Donna at April 28, 2008 03:11 AM (km5So)

11 I vote for two little daisies - one with pink petals, one with blue - to bring your new fave show into it as well! Other fertility symbols - a wheat stalk, or ear of corn, flowers or rabbits. Do we get to see a picture of the final product?

Posted by: Oda Mae at April 28, 2008 07:40 AM (6zvrq)

12 Tattoo - I've never seen one that I thought was attractive on a woman, but that's just me. Gas - It's not the price per se that's freaking everyone out, it's the rapid rise in the price. It's alomost doubled in the last six months. And with the rise in gas prices comes a rise in price of anything that's transported by truck. Pushing Daisies - *le sigh* I watch waaaaaaaay to much TV as it is. I'll stick the 1st season in the Netflix queue

Posted by: ~Easy at April 28, 2008 12:37 PM (IVGWz)

13 Was "Dead Like Me" the show where a man and woman had died but were still visible to people, but as soon as they went out of sight the people forgot them and everything they said? Didn't England put a HUGE tax on gas a few years ago to encourage/force people to use mass transit transportation and reduce green house gases? So a very large part of the $7.90 you're paying is self induced, right? Plus Easy is right, for gas to double in less than a year and almost quadruple in 6 is ridiculous. Demand hasn't doubled in a year's time, why should the price? America has huge oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, and Alaska. I'm not sure why we aren't discussing tapping into these. It can't possibly cost us more than $120/barrel to get the oil out of the ground and to the refinery. In the meantime, I just sold my '94 F-150 (which I loved) for an '01 Corolla (which I like) solely because of gas prices. The money I'm saving in gas is paying for the Corolla.

Posted by: Solomon at April 28, 2008 01:48 PM (x+GoF)

14 I think Eros sounds like a fantastic and fitting idea! We celebrate Arbor Day... but then I work in the Forestry industry:-) We go to a few different towns and bring little sapplings to give out to the kids at a school, or we bring a more mature tree and plant it at a park, etc. Hmm... think I can mail you a sapling...because you so need worry about planting a tree in the middle of your construction, right?

Posted by: Angela at April 28, 2008 02:24 PM (DGWM7)

15 Tat: How about a biohazard symbol? (GD&R) Gas: As our vehicles are more fuel-efficient, and the distances we drive shorter (what with this being such a small island) the real-term spend is probably similar. But it's mostly tax...

Posted by: Steve at April 28, 2008 02:38 PM (3NryK)

16 Other fertility symbols: --kokopelli --frogs --Venus of Willendorf --butterflies (please remember you are not Mariah Carey) --turtles --rabbits (not traditional but still...) --spiral goddess (i can send you a few goddess fertility illustrations if you need.) --elephants --lotus flowers --dragonflies (also known as messengers; i think this works well for you) --pomegranates --corn/maize --there are various runes for fertility i could draw up for you as well --Goddesses: Venus, Cerridwen, Isis, Astarte, Demeter, Juno and specifically Juno Sospita (often invoked by infertile women--Juno had many faces), Shiva, Bast (the egyptian black cat)

Posted by: Ms. Pants at April 28, 2008 03:23 PM (+p4Zf)

17 i think you should get a couple of tiny lemons :-) But this is the girl who would put pooh and tigger on her hip if she could stand the needles. Glad Grandma and Melissa are both well. And, seriously? Sorry about the Pushing Daisies thing. It's a bit of a sore subject with me, as I crave it too, and well, they aren't bringing it back for a while here....

Posted by: caltechgirl at April 28, 2008 05:16 PM (IfXtw)

18 Pushing Daisies didn't get much press here in the US because it was over (strike not canceled) before i got a head of steam. I agree it is fantastic tv and well worth watching - hopefully the powers that be see it the same way.

Posted by: cursingmama at April 28, 2008 05:31 PM (PoQfr)

19 I haven't seen Pushing Daisies yet, but damn, you had me at "naked John Cusack bar". Yes, please!

Posted by: watersign at April 29, 2008 04:15 AM (gRbZd)

20 Oh I know!!! Dead Like Me was fantastic (and filmed here), and I just love Pushing Daisies. That same quirky feel. Ned is so sweet, the saturated colours, the pies, the eyepatch - delish!! Sorry for not sharing

Posted by: Lori at April 29, 2008 04:44 AM (MY7JG)

21 I liked Pushing Daisies, but not as much as Dead Like Me... Also it disappear so soon due to the strike and I'm not sure it is coming back or not. Guess will have to wait and see. Usually things I like get cancelled. *sigh* Tat? No suggestions. You'll know it when you see it. I'm still trying to come up with a design I like that uses my four kids' initials. Gas? Yikes. I thought ours was bad. I'll shut up now.

Posted by: sue at April 29, 2008 03:09 PM (WbfZD)

22 If their names really are Nick and Nora, I suggest a squared N.

Posted by: Stella at May 02, 2008 05:42 PM (sFS+Z)

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