belgianwaffle

Stalking


Posted in: Siblings

“Dear Siblings,

Look an email from Peter Devlin. Even though they play in obscure places and are not prolific on the album front, it is good to be a Devlin’s fan!!!

Should really be in bed but far too excited too sleep now!!!

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: thank you……

i wanted to write and thank you for your very kind words in the note we received in vancouver . colin and i read it on the journey back to seattle and it put a smile on our faces at the end of a very long and tiring tour. it means so much to get feedback from people who really appreciate what we are doing. thank you.and we must say thank you for making the effort to travel from chicago – we would love to go back there and play , possibly in sept / oct when we hope to return to n.america with the full band for a tour. maybe we’ll get to see you then. in the meantime, take care of yourself and thank you once again.
sincerely,
peter devlin.”

Not much on capitalisation the Devlins but yes,
very good to their fans. On the strength of their caring
attitude to my sister and a quick listen to their stuff from this site, I have purchased the album “Waves” from Messrs. Amazon and have been instructed by my sister to encourage you to do likewise.

Comments
Locotes

on 19 April 2005 at 02:16

Can’t say they do it for me – but very decent of them to write back. Your sister isn’t Lorraine Keane from TV3 by any chance? Because apparently she pretty much stalked a Devlin until he went out with her. And now they’re married. If she’s not, maybe it’s an idea for her to work on?

poggle

on 19 April 2005 at 10:44

Blimey. Mind you, if it was a handwritten note I’d be really impressed ….

belgianwaffle

on 20 April 2005 at 12:25

Good man, Jack. Locotes, must pass this news on to my sister. Think based on form she must have a good chance with the other brother. Does this mean Lorraine Keane would be related to me, though? Ah, pog, you’re no fun.

poggle

on 20 April 2005 at 12:46

Me? How can you say that? Hmmm?
(Pretty boys, them Devlins ….)

belgianwaffle

on 20 April 2005 at 12:57

I’d say it’s just the photos, pog.

poggle

on 20 April 2005 at 12:59

Is it? Damn.
on 20 April 2005 at 14:54

Hmm…the future relation to LK could be a problem alright, though at least being in Belgian-hiding you wouldn’t see her often. She’s Ireland’s most fashionable woman though (allegedly) – so that’s bound to be handy…

jackdalton

on 20 April 2005 at 18:58

Whatever chance ‘waf2 has of landing a Devlin is likely to be seriously undermined if one of them ever comes across this discussion. None are bloggers by any chance are they?
Anyway, he’s probably just after her money… 😐

jackdalton

on 20 April 2005 at 19:01

Or worse: her innocence…..

belgianwaffle

on 21 April 2005 at 20:05

Loc, this is no comfort. Jack, I only wish I could work up to that kind of fame. And what innocence?

Solvency


Posted in: Reading etc.

I got my credit card bill today and it is 10.53 in credit.

Comments
poggleon 19 April 2005 at 10:42

I don’t understand. Wha’?

belgianwaffleon 20 April 2005 at 12:25

Baffling, isn’t it? I have taken steps to remedy matters.

Sympathy


Posted in: Siblings

Email from my feckless brother:”Checked in to the Blog for the first time in a while today…….it seems you were unhappy with the level of sympathy your rash was getting with the
family and turned to your blog readership for some more.

Good to see the Blog still survives notwithstanding the pressures of parenthood, ‘serious’ illness and gainful employment. Strange to see you out past your bedtime when I called last night…..hope you had a good night”

Comments
jackdaltonon 17 April 2005 at 12:43

I think that’s a very commendable and brotherly sort of email. Telling it straight and yet no eviseration or excoration involved.
In fact, I’d be proud if I’d written something like that to my feckless and self-indulgent sibling….

belgianwaffleon 17 April 2005 at 13:58

Heather, that is the correct response. Jack, go to the back of the class.

poggleon 18 April 2005 at 10:33

The cheeky b…. – erm – brother.

belgianwaffleon 18 April 2005 at 19:56

No, no pog, right the first time.

Happy Birthday


Posted in: Princess

Very excitingly, the handsome Prince sent greetings from the Netherlands. He said, and I quote “Happy Birthday to the Princess Van Haar dappere Nederlandse Prins.”These Hiberno-Dutch princes are great linguists.  And emails from a number of other souls who are excellent at remembering the birthdays of friencs’ offspring.
Alarmingly virtuous.

Matters reached a crescendo today with the presence of 6 children and 9
adults all high as kites from excess sugar intake. Thank God it’s
a full year until next birthday.

Comments
Friar Tuckon 17 April 2005 at 17:54

Surely not a whole year! What about your birthday? Surely Mr. W showers you with an equal amount of attention.

poggleon 18 April 2005 at 10:32

Sugar? All I need is sugar?
Now you tell me.
Felicitations to poor mite/genius.

belgianwaffleon 18 April 2005 at 19:56

Thanks for your kind wishes. Yes, pog, I know, after reading your recent post I can’t help thinking of all the money you could have saved.

I blame Charles and Camilla


Posted in: Reading etc.

There I was reclining on the couch watching the start of events having a bar of chocolate and a cup of tea and rejoicing in my retreating rash when I was suddenly struck by migraine.  So the rest of the weekend I spent alternately vomiting and lying in a darkened room with a damp face cloth on my forehead.  But today, touch wood, all is well, rash is retreating, no vomiting, no headache.  I’m on top of the world here.  Even filling 20 goodie bags for the creche (tomorrow is the Princess’s birthday and she must give gifts to all her little friends, this is the Belgian way) and filling in the Princess’s application for school has failed to dampen my spirits.

Comments
Bobbleon 11 April 2005 at 20:54

Please me too. I promise to stick you in the car when we go round Umbria later this Summer.

Locoteson 11 April 2005 at 21:03

Oi, no bribery bobble – I asked first so I did.

jackdaltonon 11 April 2005 at 21:49

Stop pushing, just because you’re bigger than Bobs and me doesn’t mean you can go to the front of the queue.
Besides you don’t like fruit pieces and natural, non-additive laced stuff. There’s no Murphys in the bag!

poggleon 12 April 2005 at 11:32

Poor waffley ….

Locoteson 12 April 2005 at 15:03

How do you know jack? The wonderful girl might stick a can in for me. I can give the fruit pieces to the cat or something…

Friar Tuckon 12 April 2005 at 16:02

You go girl! Don’t pay any attention to those other greedy goobers. I love you for who you are, not because of your goody bags.
Ha ha. Just kidding. I want one too!

Beth(Homepage)

on 12 April 2005 at 20:13

It must have been the hats – at least, they certainly gave me a headache.

Bobbleon 14 April 2005 at 23:32

I think I need a bigger car.

belgianwaffleon 16 April 2005 at 20:17

OK, look there are enough goodie bags for everyone. Calm. Bobble you will get extra though if you take me in your car in the Summer. Thanks for all sympathy.
Beth, surely not…

The advantages of having children


Posted in: Reading etc.
I have a friend who’s thinking about having a baby.  What’s it like she asked me, fresh from her third skiing holiday of the season.  I chuckled evilly and gave her the low down about sleepless nights, vomit, screaming, no more weekend breaks etc. She said coldly “you’re putting me off here, tell me the good things”. It occurred to me that a big problem with child rearing is that the bad things are all very tangible and easy to describe (consider the list above) but the good things are intangible and particularly hard to describe to someone who doesn’t have children.� But the other day, Dooce wrote this and I think that it’s a great example of one of the good things about having children: “This morning you and I were playing on the floor in your bedroom — I was hiding the phone and you were crawling all over my torso and legs to find it — and you suddenly stopped, your face very close to mine, and you leaned in and pressed your nose to my cheek. We stayed in that position for several spectacular seconds, a hesitation that altered history, a moment so intimate it felt like it could end wars. I could feel you grinning on my skin and even though I wanted to scoop you up and cover you in kisses I let you hold your face there for as long as you would. I know there are only a handful of moments like that in life. Thank you for that one.”
Comments
jackdalton

on 09 April 2005 at 21:48

‘ waf, you seem top have a gift for spotting the spot. That would go to the heart. If a guy had one.. 😛

Locotes

on 10 April 2005 at 18:17

Well ok…I suppose that sounds good….but still….I mean….the whole sleepless nights, vomit, screaming, no more weekend breaks thing….you know?

Mikeachim

on 10 April 2005 at 23:26

That’s really nice….
*sigh*
As much as it is possible for men to be genuinely broody, there are time I feel broody.
*realises what he has said*
Er. Hey, any guys that are listening, er, harrumm *cough* *spits* hey, what I mean is, waHEY, lots of practice at making babies first, naaarwhatimean? Oink oink.
*quietly*
But one day….yeah….

poggle

on 11 April 2005 at 10:48

That’s lovely.
But nothing – nothing – could make me broody; it runs in the family (though obviously not for long ….).

belgianwaffle

on 11 April 2005 at 20:31

Hey people, do you think responses to this email sort out the slightly older from the slightly younger? Pog, Locotes, you young people are so unsentimental…

Locotes

on 11 April 2005 at 20:38

Ah sure I have my 50’s to worry about the kids. Once I have my money made, my Ferrari bought, and my supermodels wooed.
*cheeky grin*

belgianwaffle

on 17 April 2005 at 14:01

Careful Loc..