Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Midweek priorities sorted

We've pretty much eaten most of what's in the fridge. But how does one attend to their hunger, alcoholic taste buds and nicotine addiction AND still have money to spare?

Be smart. The challenge was for 2 people to survive on 20 Euros until Friday. Obviously, this was not something planned but somehow we made it work. A pack of plastic cheese, a loaf of super cheap bread, milk and 6 eggs. But wait there's more...


Clearly, "FOOD" was not so much of a priority today. The weather has been fabulous the past few days and definitely deserved to be appreciated. So why not indulge in 6-bottles of Weiss beer and a shared pack of cigarettes too. Best part is, we still have 7 Euros left.

WoooOOooh... watch out!


SO yea, once that was sorted we shifted ourselves outside to where the sun was. We positioned my speakers on the window sill and cranked up the music. What a great way to enjoy the rest of the afternoon... 18˙C air and knockin' back a bottle or 2... mmm.


So there i was in my moment of taking random macro shots of nature when suddenly i felt like something was biting my foot. A bunch of leaves got trapped under the strap of Boobers' size 40 crocs that i borrowed.

"Oh my fucking gawd! What the fuck was that!? Owwwwie it hurts!"

As a result of trying to take a photo of a Dandelion - which i found out is actually just a weed. A pest actually, as it does little for the environment except enhance Hay fever symptoms. Somehow Stinging Nettle attached itself to me and left its' trademark effects. And almost instantly it felt like there was a paragraph of Braille on my foot!

The name itself already screams discomfort but if you've never had the pleasure of touching Stinging Nettle, i can only describe it as an army of miniature needles stabbing you... from the inside!

No, no, no, not nice at all!

IT STUNG like a bitch and definitely ruined the moment. And if you touch it, it just gets worse! Which of course, i touched and it made it even worse. But here's the stupid Dandelion that i tried to use my macro lens on before being stung...


DID YOU KNOW? Stinging Nettle has many medicinal properties. It helps clear the body of toxins amongst other things. But whatever! They're a pain in the ass and they grow wild just outside my window. So this weekend is reserved for pulling them out, so good-bye to YOU devil plant!

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