He has his contradicting views, she has her cyclothymic moods

Mookie couldn't see the coyote. So here it is magnified:

See it? I know it's faint but I was standing in a fucking nest of fire ants!!!!

I broke into your locker and I smashed your glasses

Monday evening.

I have the Chilli cooking in the kitchen and thought I'd have a scribble.

Got a phone call from the Dome today. All the way from Hong Kong. He's doing well and spookily has a team of 10 working for him! Not bad for a balding fool.

He's missed at Corporate Towers. All the interesting people are leaving. Even the lass in finance who looks a bit like Christina Ricci.

I have been cancelled three times running for a 1:1 with my boss! Must be good news.

What the fuck is going on with this new blogger that it sticks extra gaps between paragraphs?

Anyway, the chilli is good. So I'll leave you with a picture of the Thames Barrier just down the road. Me and Pants went there at sunset for a few photies.

That which passes, passes like clouds

Evening all! It's 5:30 pm on Sunday in Spunky Mansions and is dark outside. We have a bit of 'The Crimson' on the CD and all is relaxed.

It is most excellent to have a weekend at home for the first time in over a month.

Mind you, I have had the JP over this weekend so it was not as relaxing as it should have been!

Death Valley

After the joys of Utah and Arizona we were driving across Nevada to Death Valley. All desert to be honest which I found quite exciting.

The only really interesting event was getting to a T junction and not knowing which way to go. Fortunately there was a huge group of bikers on Harleys there. Finding the concept amusing I drove up, leant out and said in my poshest english accent (not very posh). 'Hello chaps. You wouldn't know the way to Death Valley would you?'

Turns out they were french! The knew the way though, and with a shouted 'Vive la Frnace' we were off again.

First place we got to was Zabriskie Point:

Now why Zabriskie point is famous I don't know. The only thing I know aboot it is that there is a movie named after it by Michelangelo Antonioni and also a Pink Floyd soundtrack.

It was cool though. Actually it wasn't, I climbed up to take that shot and it was 50C. The air leeched the moisture from your lungs.

So we drove on and put up at our hotel in Furnace Creek.

Once checked in we pooped down to Badwater, the lowest point in the US at 282ft below sea level:
Loads and loads of salt, very little water and very hot.

I ran up a hill and was shattered with a bad headache. Needed to drink pints of water. Very impressive though. We drove round to the Artists Pallet:So called because of all the different coloured minerals (mind you it all looks a bit khaki to me) and then on to the Devil's Golfcourse:

Why the heck he plays golf here and not at the immaculately kept course at our hotel I don't know. All those salt formations must make his fariway shots a bit tricky.

So, we go back to the hotel for a swim. Lovely outdoor pool. Expecting a nice cool refreshing dip after a hot day we were disapointed. It was like soup! I have never been in such a hot pool.

Back at the room we had a nice glass on wine on the porch and I spotted a coyote walk past:

If you look closely you can see him just to the left of the middle post. It's a poo picture and the reason I show it is because I flipped off me flip flops to run closer and ended up standing in a fire ants nest! I can tell you that that bloody hurt! I dashed back and ran my feet under the taps in the bathroom, shouting all the way (much to T's merriment). AND I didn't get a better photo!

Never dash aboot barefoot in the wilds of the US! It could've been a scorpion!

Next day we set off for Yosemite. Stopping on the way to look at the huge sand dunes near the Stovepipe Wells:

And off we drove. Ignoring the advice to turn off the air conditioning to avoid the car overheating.

One by one I'll knock you out

MISSION COMPLETE

Our mission is complete. You may remember Jonasz of Poland wanted a Liechtenstein spoon. Well I have found one and here it is:

What a beautiful thing!

Just need to post to Poland now.

I really must start blogging properly again. I've just had my 2,000th visitor!

But for now I am tidying the house. Spunky Manor was going to shit because last weekend I was in Eastern Europe for 6 days. Previous weekend up seeing mum. Weekend before that I was in Latvia with angry.

Busy busy. So tonight, I emptied and cleaned out the fridge, cooked a meal, tidied the whole flat, hoovered, cleaned the sink, bath and toilet, washed all the sheets on both beds and ironed a shirt for tomorrow. I'm shattered.

Spunky Manor is now squeaky though.

Bring on the ladies!

Here I walk the streets without you as autumn fades away

Hello!

Old Trunks is in Vilnius today. A very nice place it is too.

Had a lunch of beef stew with a drink for aboot one pound fifty. Right in the centre of the old town.

We arrived late last night and wandered into a local bar (for local people) and it was 80p a pint. Big roaring log fire, lovely ladies. Just the job.

I also just beat Wee Man at Rummy 5 v 4 HUZZA!

Early start tomorrow to catch a train to Minsk.

And I try and I try and I try, but it never comes out right

Old Trunky is off ill today. I have had a cold for weeks and it's beginning to bug me.

Was up seeing Mummy Trunks at the weekend. She's maybe a little better but it is very very sad seeing her in this state.

I have now moved to Beta! I don't really know what that means so we'll see!

Zzzz zzzz zzzz zzzz zzzz zz zz zz zz zzz zzzz zzzzz!

Well! Guess who woke me up at 11:30 last night?

Yes, that's right! The fucking Bear!

I thought since I'd been away for the weekend, and cos I was tired and went to bed early (9:30pm a record surely!) that I would let the Bear cuddle up and sleep with me.

Generous I thought

How does the little bitch repay me? By drumming her little heart out on the great big mirrored wardrobe until i sit up......then she stops........I lay down...........she starts again!......I get up........she stops.........I lay down............starts!......I swear and get out of bed..............she sprints of and hides under the front room table.

Little turd! I had to go and drag her out and lock her in the kitchen.

Anyway! What was Riga like? I hear you cry!

Very pleasant indeed (barring the Ryanair flight full of stag c**ts).

First picture I took:

There had been 10" of snow the preceding day. And me and Angry had a lovely sit in the pub watching the snow pour down that evening.

This is what the locals think.

I'm presuming they mean 'sick' in the street talk manner.

Headlights burning through the night!

Your man Spunky is back from Latvia!

And jolly cold it was too. I'll tell you aboot it later. I was very snowy.

Cylindrical Buildings of the World - Part III

You thought I'd forgotten aboot this eh? NEVER! It's a mission (just like Janusz's spoon!).













This baby is on the north side of the Thames just near the Barrier. Me and my main man Pants decided to go take a few shots and here we are!

Cylindrical eh? The area it's in is called Silvertown.

Right I'm shattered will post more later.

I can do about an hour on the tower of power.

It is now mine and Pant's mission to get Janusz that spoon! I did find one on E-bay but they would only post to the US. Fascists!

************NEWS FLASH*************

My boss Joe 90 has been given the push! Anyone who has read earlier will know that I think the man is a prize **** but he was binned a touch harshly. He's being all nice now and I feel a bit sorry for him.

HA! do I fuck.

It does mean that I will be forced to schmooze my new boss or die though.

***Other news***

Your man Trunks won the team pumpkin lantern competition, HUZZA! The......................pause to allow the Bear to climb behind the keyboard......................princely prize was a box of milk tray (which I shared) and a £5 Waitrose voucher (Woot! I used it to buy some sausages and a loaf of bread).

*****And Finally*****

Well the Dome is gone for good and in remembrance I will post a photo:

See the horror in the pretty young girl's eyes as the Dome manhandles his nads out for the umpteenth time that evening.

Dome has very big low hanging nads. And he likes to show people. He was actually showing everyone pictures of them on his mobile at aboot 6 pm!

======The Bear is attacking me!!!!!!!!!!!========

That's better. Well anyway. The Dome has left these shores. Hopefully he'll be reporting in from the Kong at some stage. L0ndon is a poorer place without you old son.

Oh! By the way the comedy shades were added to protect his identity.