A bit of a cop-out, but I've got behind with my blogs and want to catch up, so I'm grouping a few days together. The reason is that it was a certain person's birthday last week (me) and another certain person's birthday yesterday (Tom's) and it was those certain persons 30th birthdays, no less. And so we had a very busy weekend with lots of friends coming and going and staying and leaving, as well as a bit of a shindig on Saturday night with family and friends. Hence why I'm behind with the blog, and hence why I'm bunching together. Do forgive me.
Eighteen - The Newton Social Club
On Friday, the eighteenth day in our challenge, we chose to have people round and do some old-fashioned socialising (it certainly feels old-fashioned these days - it seems ages since we had a house full on a Friday evening playing games and drinking wine and having fun). We had a few people over to watch the Rugby, and fun was had by all. My dear friend Jamie, from the Isle of Man, also arrived for the weekend, so all in all a lovely evening. Note to self - socialise more.
Nineteen - P.A.R.T.Y
As I mentioned above (I hope you were concentrating), we threw a little party on Saturday night to celebrate our 30th birthdays. It was fun.
Twenty - Learn a new card game
Jamie taught me a really good new card game, which is ideal for two people. As I said in a previous post, we struggle to find games that are good for just the two of us, so this one was perfect. It was easy to learn - maybe that's just because Jamie's a good teacher and I'm a good learner - and got me gripped very quickly. I think it's called the Sunday Night Game (not sure why, but I can't tell you how happy I am that we were indeed playing it on a Sunday night), but I am told that it is a bit like rummy.
So there we go, that's the weekend caught up with. Back to normal blogs tomorrow!
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Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Monday, 7 September 2015
Day Five: Abracadabra!
Meet your Match. Super Skimmer. Crazy Fruit Loops. What do these three have in common? No, they're not the names of a new band of Disney superheroes. They are all card tricks. Our fifth 'fifty things' was to learn a magic trick with which to astound and befuddle each other.
Now, I don't really like magic. I think it's silly and weird and it's not magic is it? It's not actually magical that the card disappears, or that the woman is cut in half, or whatever; it's sleight of hand or distraction or just the magician being cleverer than his audience. If it's more than that, then I think it's a bit sinister and creepy and dangerous. And so I'm not really interested (sorry Phil Dunphy).
But nevertheless one of us suggested this activity for our list, and actually it was a lot of fun. I had that whole giggly embarrassed thing that you got as a child if you were performing a song or doing a little made up play in front of your parents or your classmates. The truth is, even the simplest card tricks were actually quite difficult, which isn't surprising really. It's all acting and confidence.
Tom chose to do a disappearing water trick whereby he claimed he could drink a glass of water that was hidden underneath a hat without touching the hat. Now you can probably see this coming (I didn't), but basically he did a load of stupid things around this hat and then invited me to remove the hat to see his triumph: the empty glass. But of course, when I removed the hat, the glass was still full of water, but not for long. With a look of glee in his eye, Tom picked up the glass and drained it. Nice "magic" trick. Ugh. Smarty pants.
My trick, however, was exceptional. I used my powers of deduction and memory to guess the identity of a particular card within the deck, without looking, after Tom had shuffled the deck to within an inch of its life. It was incredible, and safe to say Tom was completely in awe, bemused and flabbergasted at my skill and ingenuity. (I'm not sure he would agree; take my word for it.)
Anyway so that was that. I have to admit that this activity was probably the funniest and most entertaining one we've done so far. We laughed a lot and that can only be a good thing. You should try it! (But don't ask me for ideas. I will never, ever reveal how I do my tricks) Enjoy!
Now, I don't really like magic. I think it's silly and weird and it's not magic is it? It's not actually magical that the card disappears, or that the woman is cut in half, or whatever; it's sleight of hand or distraction or just the magician being cleverer than his audience. If it's more than that, then I think it's a bit sinister and creepy and dangerous. And so I'm not really interested (sorry Phil Dunphy).
But nevertheless one of us suggested this activity for our list, and actually it was a lot of fun. I had that whole giggly embarrassed thing that you got as a child if you were performing a song or doing a little made up play in front of your parents or your classmates. The truth is, even the simplest card tricks were actually quite difficult, which isn't surprising really. It's all acting and confidence.
Tom chose to do a disappearing water trick whereby he claimed he could drink a glass of water that was hidden underneath a hat without touching the hat. Now you can probably see this coming (I didn't), but basically he did a load of stupid things around this hat and then invited me to remove the hat to see his triumph: the empty glass. But of course, when I removed the hat, the glass was still full of water, but not for long. With a look of glee in his eye, Tom picked up the glass and drained it. Nice "magic" trick. Ugh. Smarty pants.
My trick, however, was exceptional. I used my powers of deduction and memory to guess the identity of a particular card within the deck, without looking, after Tom had shuffled the deck to within an inch of its life. It was incredible, and safe to say Tom was completely in awe, bemused and flabbergasted at my skill and ingenuity. (I'm not sure he would agree; take my word for it.)
Anyway so that was that. I have to admit that this activity was probably the funniest and most entertaining one we've done so far. We laughed a lot and that can only be a good thing. You should try it! (But don't ask me for ideas. I will never, ever reveal how I do my tricks) Enjoy!
Saturday, 29 August 2015
Fifty Things: The Thing Is...
I don't know about you, but I always end up doing the same things in the evening, especially now that I have a baby. Clearing up, sorting laundry, mindlessly checking facebook/twitter/instagram, watching telly, and then bed. You know the drill.
And so, in an effort to be a more interesting person and have a more interesting post-putting-baby-to-bed life, my husband and I have written a list of 50 things, ranging from mundane to fun - via interesting, odd, healthy, silly, yummy, helpful - which we are aiming to work our way through over the course of 50 days.
I like writing, (you can read some of my other blogs here and here) so I thought it would be fun to blog about each one of our 'mini adventures' which is where this new blog comes in! We are starting on September 1st, and by my calculations Day 50 will be October 20th. Perhaps by then we'll have come up with another list of fifty, or maybe we'll be longing for our mundane evenings of yesteryear....
Hopefully you will enjoy reading about what we get up to (feel free to comment using the section at the bottom), and maybe you too will be inspired to do Fifty Things in Fifty Days!
And so, in an effort to be a more interesting person and have a more interesting post-putting-baby-to-bed life, my husband and I have written a list of 50 things, ranging from mundane to fun - via interesting, odd, healthy, silly, yummy, helpful - which we are aiming to work our way through over the course of 50 days.
I like writing, (you can read some of my other blogs here and here) so I thought it would be fun to blog about each one of our 'mini adventures' which is where this new blog comes in! We are starting on September 1st, and by my calculations Day 50 will be October 20th. Perhaps by then we'll have come up with another list of fifty, or maybe we'll be longing for our mundane evenings of yesteryear....
Hopefully you will enjoy reading about what we get up to (feel free to comment using the section at the bottom), and maybe you too will be inspired to do Fifty Things in Fifty Days!
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