| Saturday, June 7th, 2008 |
| 10:34 pm |
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| Monday, May 5th, 2008 |
| 4:14 pm |
Knights!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9166681@N02/What I did this weekend. Incidentally, my LJ has been fairly sparse lately because generally I am using flickr as a sort of blog. I don't think my day to day life is really interesting enough to regale you with! |
| Sunday, February 24th, 2008 |
| 2:39 pm |
Just finished reading "Jumper" by Steven Gould. Whilst I'm not saying it's a masterwork of contempory fiction it was certainly a rollicking good story, compelling, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a quick no brainer read. |
| Monday, February 11th, 2008 |
| 9:34 pm |
Expensive Car!
Well Noah cost me some serious cash today to finally fix his leak but now he is watertight. As such I have finally been able to give him a wash and he is THIS shiny: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9166681@N02/2258514918/In other news that may make you all giggle like fools, I have just started training for my advanced driving test. Hee hee - soon I will be able to win every "back-seat-driver" argument EVER! "No darling, I think you'll find that I am right. After all, I am Advanced." |
| Saturday, February 9th, 2008 |
| 6:47 pm |
Zoo!
We have just had a very lovely day at Chester Zoo, behaving like a proper romantic soppy couple. It was a lovely day not too busy, lots of baby animals to go "coo" over. All in all, very relaxing and soothing.
Also, between us, some very lovely photo's were taken. Of all of them though this is my favourite:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9166681@N02/2253114702/
Squee. |
| Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 |
| 7:13 pm |
Wedding list!
Following a very lovely weekend with Trevor and Lesley Chris and I sat down and worked out our invite list for our wedding. Due to our limited funds and venue restrictions it involved some tough decisions but it was done without a single argument. Woo hoo! We have also drafted a nice letter and mdae the invitation on my PC. The apparent cheapness here is due to professional or even wel made posh homey jobs costing up to £350. We thought that you, our friends, would prefer more wine on the table. : ) By the by, the caterers have asked us to specify what drinks we want behind the bar as they will sell more that way. So - what do you want to drink people? |
| Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 |
| 8:54 pm |
*Blinks in the New Light*
Once again we are online and back in communication with the world. Our new phone number is the same as the old one.
We have moved! The first thing to say is a huge thank you to everyone who helped us lug boxes back and forth. Chris and I were both so humbled by all the help we received. Thank you thank you thank you.
We are both now getting used to the idea of being homeowners; I am enjoying that last few days of peace before Open University starts again and pottering about making the new house look presentable. Chris is burying himself in DIY with impressive success and enthusiasm (though his electronic stud and wire dectector has mainly been used to find out whether or not I am wearing an underwired bra). Tis all good. Soon I shall take some piccies and put them up on Flickr.
Loads has happened but I am suddenly too tired to write it all down so am going to go and potter about for a while longer. Current Mood:  satisfiedCurrent Music: Slip Sliding Away |
| Friday, January 4th, 2008 |
| 8:27 pm |
Resolutions
1. I am becoming a proper vegetarian and cutting fish from my diet while I am young enough to get by without it. This is not permenant - if I either a) fall pregnant b) my periods stop like they did last time or c) I get old I will return it to my diet but until then our aquatic friends are safe from my plate. 2. I am ceasing smut. It has been pointed out that I can get very smutty in conversation sometimes and it just isn't ladylike. From todayonwards there will be shiny fiver in my purse. I will give it to the first person who catches me intitiating smut. Please note, the offer does not apply to my fiance or to red_hillian for whom talking about painting is rude. In addition I am allowed to laugh at other peoples smut, just not lower the tone myself. : ) Please note, this also does not preclue comments such as "phwoarrr he's/she's well fit". That is lust, not smut. Smut is defined as anything that is implied lewdity, or could have lines such as "f'nar" said in response. Current Mood:  determined |
| Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 |
| 7:23 pm |
Moving on and more rodents.
House is curently eating up all of the time and all of the money. The place has been a rental before now and as uch every wall and skirting board in the whole place was white. The horrible bobbly wall paper upstair was at least unoffenively white too. The carpets are all an unoffensive hard wearing biscuit. Curtains are all calico (which I actually like). We don't have time or resources to re-do the whole things so at the moment are trying to make it look like ours and to make what is there fit with limited resources. I have suitable plans and am finding that the three years I spent working in bespoke furnishings is currently very useful both in terms of quick fix and colour theory. For example we can't afford new carpets but I have found a shade of bedroom blue that looks nice with it and am using a fresh green in my study to do likewise. I am then going to employ a silk I have had for years as a picture (trust me) in the bedroom to pull this together. The white white lounge and downstairs is lovely and light but looks a bit cold. In comes a woven lampshade and a warm fudgey colour on the skirting boards and banisters and hey presto the whole room looks warmer. In the long term my overall design plan is a "earth to sky" sort of thing - earthy tones downstairs with blue for the most upstairs and the Rabbit Anchorage room is green to reflect the garden outside. The external garden wall is currently manky red. This is going to become white like the downstairs interior to make the whole space seem as one. The garden is wierd - I will show you why later - but I have plans for raised beds. In other news, we may as well admit now that we have acquired more rodents. It was the darndest thing - they just turned up on the doorstep wih their cage looking up at us sadly ill we let them in. The clever bit was how they managed to pay for themselves on my debit card. So Nutmeg and Cinnamon the Roborovskis have joined us. They are to little girls, about the size of brussell sprouts. They will never get bigger than five centimetres long. They look like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9166681@N02/2149893366/ Current Mood:  sleepy |
| Friday, December 21st, 2007 |
| 6:45 am |
Hobo Madness
Listening to the Littlest Hobo soundtrack on loop solidly for half an hour can't be good for anyone's sanity.
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| 6:29 am |
Littlest Hobo Nostalgia
Now I have "Littlest Hobo" nostaglia too and am feeling all weepy again. I always cried at the end of the show when the Hobo (played by a doggie called "London" who entertainingly got top billing) had to go. So then I challenge you to listen and not be singing this all day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=banXT6azA-4 |
| Monday, December 17th, 2007 |
| 8:48 pm |
House Stuff
We get our keys on the 21st December. Yay!. We have also had an inspirational idea for a house warming party. It's going to be a camp out party! That's right! Before we move in we invite you to come camp out in a totally empty house! Bring sleeping ag and camp bed along with camping food (we will find a way to roast marshmallows), booze and a good sense of fun. W wwill have no telly so will be playing silly camping games like names in the hat etc. Note we have a fridge and cooker for food and drinkies. On a more serious note we have a high quality singe bed going spare complete with a newish matress. We are very poor so if we could get some money for it that would be great. It is very nice quality though - we just don;t need it anymore s we will be getting sofa beds and chairs for the new house. : ) Let us know if you want or know anyone else who does. |
| 7:57 pm |
Yay! Christmas deccies!
Thank you to Sabrina for the christmas deccies! They are now hung up on our tree. I shall try and take a nice arty photo soon! Current Mood:  Glee! |
| Sunday, December 16th, 2007 |
| 12:11 pm |
I love rodents!
They are just so cool! Some people are birdy fans, others lie fishies - I think rodents are bestestest! As evidence I give you: Rabbits Jeroba Viscacha Gerbils Roborovski's Sugar Gliders (technically a marsupial I suppose . . .) and of course . . . CHINCHILLAS! I have every intention of becoming a crazy old rodent lady. I just like having them around! Life can't be so bad when something is wiggling it's whiskers at you. |
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| Saturday, December 15th, 2007 |
| 12:09 pm |
Swift catch up from The Burrow
The Bullet points are for easeof skim read - other people have more important/good/horrible news. - We are still on track to complete and get our keys before Christmas with the house. Following that we will use the month we have on lease here to paint, accquier something to sit on and move over in slow stages. Following the move there may just be a few furry additions to the rodent collection in the form of Roborovski's. Four of them rolled together are the size of a lemon.You see rodents are an important part of a study room and now we will have two study rooms. All makes sense.
- Help with painting and moving would be both appreciated and rewarded with cake, booze and permission to wield a paintbrush (I love painting walls - very satisfying).
- Work is very very hard work. Driving an average of 400 miles a week and working later on this afternoon. Too damn tired to get anything done when I get home which is both frustrating and worrying. Right now, my out-of-work load is light but that is going to radically change come February.
- Very poor - expect cheap Christmas presents this year. Anyone who is still wondering what to get for me, vouchers would be good! (John Lewis,OU, Next, Pets at Home, Garden Centre, B&Q).
- Riftworld was OK - spent a good chunk of the weekend on the verge of a panic attack and knackered and would be lying if I said I had really enjoyed myself but that was nothing to do with the game or anyone there. Always nice to see that crowd of people and I like playing with my camera.
- A deafening silence has progressed from worrying, to annoying, to "feh".
- My house is a complete tip. Must clean.
- Must stop procrastinating and do something.
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| Sunday, December 9th, 2007 |
| 10:04 pm |
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| Friday, November 30th, 2007 |
| 6:26 pm |
House
It would appear that the house warming party is not in fact cancelled. The vendor has rolled over and kicked their legs in the air; they are going to carry out all of the essential work to the house, provide documented guaruntees on the work and then pay for half of the re-survey costs in order to satisfy our paranoia. We are due to therefore get our keys either . . . just before Christmas or just after it.
We have nothing to sit on - does anyone out there in LJ land know of anyone with a spare sofa? |
| Friday, November 23rd, 2007 |
| 8:10 pm |
Nostalgia
When I was in Sixth form I had a crush on a guy called Simon Harrison. He sat next to me in History, opposite me in English Lit, and was in the Drama group that my Theatre Studies group worked with. Nothing ever happened naturally - he was gorgeous and talented and at the time I was gawkish, had no figure, zitty in the extreme (I was a _very_late bloomer) and hampered by shyness. But he was always really nice to me, spoke to me like I was a human being and not just the geek in the corner, lent me his history notes when I missed a class and was generally polite, humble and lovely. He also happens to be the first real person to make me blush when he smiled. So, I look back on the whole thing with fond nostalgia and a smile for the girl I was and how far I have come since. For curiosities sake I just googled him and found that HE MADE IT! He is a professional actor and has credits with the RSC and is playing Valdes in Dr Faustus in Liverpool Playhouse in Feb. I am so happy for him! Its great to see a nice guy who has got what he deserved and hasn't finished last. : ) Current Mood: happy |
| 7:46 pm |
VnV Nation - Illusion
Thanks to someone else LJ I came across this track about a week ago now. It struck a chord - I know so many people who this will tug a heartstring for and if I was gifted with a voice I'd sing it too them: VnV Nation: IllusionI know it's hard to tell how mixed up you feel
Hoping what you need is behind every door
Each time you get hurt, I don't want you to change
Because everyone has hopes, you're human after all
The feeling sometimes, wishing you were someone else
Feeling as though you never belong
This feeling is not sadness, this feeling is not joy
I truly understand. Please, don't cry now
Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate for all the hurt that you feel
The world is just illusion trying to change you
Being like you are
Well this is something else, who would comprehend?
But some that do, lay claim that
Divine purpose blesses them
That's not what I believe, it doesn't matter anyway
A part of your soul ties you to the next world
Or maybe to the last, but I'm still not sure
But what I do know is, to us the world is different
As we are to the world but I guess you would know that
Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate for all the hurt that you feel
The world is just illusion trying to change you
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