Monthly Archives: October 2005
Sick as a parrot
Over the weekend, the sickness set in. Getting up for work this morning was the greatest torture known to womankind. I nibbled my bagel unhappily, and felt queasy all the way to the office. I didn’t pick up until after … Continue reading
A Dinner Party
Last night we threw a dinner party for the first time since the terrible chilli soup incident of 2004. We were less ambitious this time, only inviting two trusted friends; and I didn’t attempt tapas. The problem with tapas is … Continue reading
A Delicate Condition
In my weakened state, I am finding lots of appropriate words to describe my victorian-lady new penchant for feeling faint and taking to my bed. I am green, I am seedy, I feel under the weather. This morning in the … Continue reading
Wide Awake Again
4.30am This time I think it’s simply because I shouldn’t have eaten all that curry. But it was delicious. The new[ish] curry house across the road does a mean chicken dupiaza, and also I accidentally sneaked a cheese sandwich when … Continue reading
Embryo
At five weeks, the blastocyst becomes an embryo. Essentially, this means that the minute clump of cells becomes a tiny bit bigger and more complex clump of cells. It’s about the size of an apple pip, and it feels like … Continue reading