Breaking Through, Travelling On

Karmacat

Ooh, here's hoping! And those are two good jobs you've done - thats a lot of money to reclaim, good grief!

My stencil making was going well - if I say so myself, I really like the one I've done of the sleeping cat - and I've just got one more tweak I'm doing right now before I get them a little bit smaller - they'll be smaller still on cards, but I want the images reduced in size so there's a lot of detail on the cards. Probably not explaining that well ...

Anyway, its finally going well, except I spent a happy hour looking for Christmas cat pix to give me ideas to do my own

Updated list:
[STRIKE]- texting[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- notetaking[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- session[/STRIKE]
- banking: money in, money out.
- post office - 1st & 2nd class stamps, premium bonds
- Iceland - onions, cheese, frozen veg.
[STRIKE]- finish the stencils! Or abandon them, you have to actually do it to do it, if you know what I mean![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- scan a couple of maps from the library book, note taking for the book has finished, ta-da![/STRIKE] Tuesday!
[STRIKE]- check the swag place, and see if my little £3 voucher has turned up.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- w/m on.[/STRIKE]

Greying_Pilgrim

Goldiegirl wrote: »

I haven't played any board games for a while, but we used to spend hours playing Trivial Pursuit. We used to play girls v boys, and one of the boys was intensely competitive and couldn't bear it when the girls won. My general knowledge is quite good, so us girls would often win, it was quite entertaining seeing him get cross! :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Reminds me of our one and only visit as a couple to one of DP's relations. Purely fluke, Team Greying won...... we've never been invited back....... and it was the first time I played...... :rotfl:

Greying

Karmacat

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Reminds me of our one and only visit as a couple to one of DP's relations. Purely fluke, Team Greying won...... we've never been invited back....... and it was the first time I played......

Exactly! Thats what makes being competitive about board games so funny :rotfl:

Right, this morning the rain showers have come and gone so there's now bright sunshine, I'm fondly admiring my curled cat stencil (omigod, I'm happy with it :j) so today's list is:
- finish yesterday's list ETA did the scanning
[STRIKE]- session work[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- check swag* [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- sort out all the cat images I downloaded last night somebody stop me, stop me :rotfl:[/STRIKE]
- and this is the crucial one - I have to pay attention to the French bill payments. This actually takes precedence over the banking trip this afternoon


But I have another one to add to the list:
[STRIKE]- list all the bookies I've already done, via the emails they sent me, and take note of the username if I can find it.[/STRIKE]

Karmacat

I hadn't done nearly as many bookies as I thought I had - its obviously been going on at the same time as all the bingo stuff, and its all got confuzzled in my head. There was also an interesting little distraction that somebody was working miracles on some of my accounts, which was even more confuzzling.

So, just betfair as an exchange now, plus moneybookers for the plot to take over the world, several confusing bingo sites (is galabingo *only* bingo? Yes, I think it is) so I have a total of only 7 bookies I've done - and I bet I could get reloads at most of those. In other words, there's *lots* of free dosh kicking about, even though I already made lots of profit ages ago.

Excellent! I'm going to do a dry run, to make sure I remember how to muck about with the spreadsheet, and see if I can find a tiny little free bet to play with for tomorrow night. No reason why not, as long as I get it right this evening

Karmacat

Okay, I'd forgotten about something thats called SR/SNR (I won't bore with the details on here) ... so I'll wait till Saturday, with signing up, proving ID, and doing the other things on my list above (which are gaining in urgency the longer I don't do them ) it'll take that long.

NOTE TO SELF: CHECK THAT THINGS ARE SWITCHED OFF WHEN THEY SHOULD BE. No use looking after the pennies when you're throwing the pounds down the drain!

edinburgher

There's also a handy website called Trickybet, much easier to use than spreadsheets for basic bets. Will come back with list soon, worked 20 hours in 2 days so a bit pooped

Karmacat

Thanks ed, I'd appreciate that list when you don't need to prop your eyelids open with matchsticks any longer - those are long, long days you're working

I spent most of yesterday afternoon getting back up to speed on matched betting, cut and pasted from the most important threads about the points that I want something written to refer to quickly

Got several hours work today, and another couple of hours backup/admin work because of that, so not likely there's much mse work going on. First, finish off my morning schedule by checking out Martin's newsletter

ETA - I was slightly too optimistic in gathering up cash that was laying about the house to start my sig with - a client yesterday needed change, and in the end I was counting out 5p coins :rotfl: funny, but if it happens again, I'll be done for :rotfl: time to reinstate the change box!

DedicatedDFW

Hi KC - stencil sounds fab :T and lots of things crossed off your list so looks like good progress

I can't wait to start the MB - Ed - would you mind PMing me the list too if thats ok? Oof sounds like alot of hours work you've done - hope you get a good nights sleep

Karmacat

Yep, I'm getting things done - though all I might be doing this afternoon is snoozing, I got up at about 6 because I was so bored with trying to get back to sleep :eek: Still, I'm off out soon - I have a *huge* list of things to do around the town centre :rotfl: as I've delayed it so long - and the rain seems to only be holding off temporarily, so I'd better get while the going's good. Though instead of posting a to-do list, I'll post a ta-da list when I've actually done it

Goldiegirl

I'll be interested to read about your MB adventures.

I've been doing some reading about it, and I now at least understand the concept. I would like to try it at some point, but probably not just yet.

But it is an interesting way to turn the bookies free offers into cash.