Wednesday, May 27, 2009

domesticity or bust


Went out with The Dove last night, she was well eager for a couple of beers.
This time a month ago, we were in Berlin, hamming it up like a bunch of over-eager douchebags. Fuck. A month on, we needed a couple of beers.

We decided, as the future godmothers of each other’s prospective children [and even if mine are born out of test tube, from a donor father, which is looking likely at this stage] that instead of random godmotherly gifts, we’re starting travel funds for our respective godchildren instead.

So when Dove’s spawn graduates, Aunty Peas isn’t buying him a watch. Or a Rolodex. Or a surfboard. Sorry mate. Every year of its life, we’ll put away a stash of cash, which means my godchild is going to have one HELLUVA Gap Year.

And best it takes a Gap Year so that it learns how to handle its alcohol and that it can sow his wild oats before getting cum laude in its genius science degree.

A Travel Fund. Aren’t we just so fucking cool when it comes to practical decision-making? God we’re amazing. And one clause: they have to spend their Travel Funds in Europe. Where they can at least learn a smidgeon of culture and history before going to Australia, say. They can muck about in Ibiza for a month for all I care, but they’re going to come back and know a good cheese when they smell it. And also be very astute in Latin languages.

Yeah so. Back to reality.

The Universe isn’t helping me make the decision I have to make, if anything it’s pushing me into a corner.

Black mamba’s strike from corners. It isn’t the area in the room anyone wants to be under pressure.

We’re going antique shopping on Saturday. I haven’t put any homely investment into my house for months, and frankly I’m getting ansty.

I’m not lying when I say my side tables are driving me fucken insane. They’re your standard run-of-the-mill wooden tables, but they are bovvering me to the point of distraction. There’s nothing remotely, ‘Woah hello check me and my vibe out’ when it comes to these side tables; they’re the same as everyone else’s.

And since my giant piece of Berlin Wall needs the appropriate retro centrepiece on which to display itself, I’m bloody taking Dove to Albertsville, at the back-end of town, with me on Saturday.

Albertsville has retro antique furniture, complete with the 80s formica tops and such. And my lounge is going to sing with them. Frankly, during hibernation, one needs something to look at.

And I’ll be damned if it’s a generic artefact from Furniture Warehouse, circa 1995.

It’s time to invest in quality. So I’m putting the seats down in my car and I’m stuffing it full of sidetables. And then I’ll host a dinner party and get catering in.

I’ve become so useless living by myself that cooking has become one of those things I’d need to study in order to do it again. Hosting dinner parties hasn’t happened in, like a century, either. I’ve forgotten how it’s fucking done. Nigella Lawson, where do you get the passion for this shit?

One of my friends is currently unemployed and cooks like an angel dropped from Provence. So I’ll hire her to cook three courses, pay her for her work and time. And then let her eat with us. She might be the help, but she’s also invited to the dinner party.

As long as she serves tapenade and camembert wheels on my retro side tables, she can serve whatever the fuck she wants for starters and mains.

I’m trying to be domesticated. I just need a little help. What. I live on my own, ok.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

A travel fund is an awesome idea! Wish my parents had thought of that. Come to think of it, perhaps I should track my god parents down and check if there is still a fund outstanding... lol!

Peas on Toast said...

Tay - do it! haha!

'Listen godmother, I was wondering when you were going to give me my travel fund? Remember we spoke about this the other day?'

:)

Anonymous said...

Hee hee, could be problematic considering I haven't spoken to them in roughly 12 years! Bummer.

Peas on Toast said...

hahah yeah, that could be a problem.
'Hey, how you guys doing? Anyway, so where's my travel fund??'

Yeah you might have to settle for the obligatory rolodex/book for the moment :)

Pebbles said...

A travel fund is an awesomely fantastic idea! My brotjer and I have already told our younger sister that we'll sponsor an overseas holiday for her when she's done with school.

Before you work out the budget for your furniture shopping, DO NOT FORGET THE WINE SHOW!!! This weekend!

I'm just saying. (We're going Friday night)

Peas on Toast said...

Monki - overseas holiday fund, what a grand idea! Great minds think alike :)

And thanks for the head's up about the wine show - I almost forgot! :)

Revolving Credit said...

For gods sake, don't go shopping and come back with another piano!

Rule: If it fits in your car, it's bound to be able to fit in your flat, if it doesn't fit in your car,measure it before buying.

Peas on Toast said...

Correct. My car isn't exactly equipped for furniture haulage, let's face it.

I'll take your advice seriously and try not come back with large musical instruments this time! :)
teehee

Revolving Credit said...

Well, if you happen tto find a large instrument that you may like...well

Peas on Toast said...

Especially if it's in the shape of a ....cucumber, right?

Revolving Credit said...

Well, I was think more like French Horn - a cucumber is not an instrument1

Peas on Toast said...

hahahahahahahahahaha.

What a bout:
1) a fife
2) a clarinet
3) a sax
4) an oboe
4) a flugelhorn

Revolving Credit said...

So you're looking for an instrument that you can blow?

Peas on Toast said...

...AND make a noise at the same time.

Revolving Credit said...

The noise it makes depends on how well you play it!

Peas on Toast said...

But either way...it makes a noise.Right?

Revolving Credit said...

Well, as long as you don't blow it wrong and all you get is hot air in response.

Peas on Toast said...

haha :)

Revolving Credit said...

Mmmm...Sounds like you're up for some O.M.D - Orchestral Manuevers in the Dark

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