Where Is My Mind?

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:53:13 GMT

Deciding what to write...
All the suggestions seem fake and forced. Dearest, beloved... blah blah blah. None strike true with what I really feel or reflect how it was.

Happy Birthday, Kyth!

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:58:43 GMT

Happy Birthday, hope you have had a lovely day.

And onto Christmas:

Whether you're a grumpy scrooge or a festive little elf I hope you have a wonderful or at least a non-horrible day tomorrow.
Relax, indulge yourself and try not to have too many arguments with the family.
For those just out of reach, don't get sad. You're being missed greatly and the next time you're home it'll seem all the better.

Take care and Merry Christmas!

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:59:50 GMT

Nice coal fire burning well, check.
Mince pie, check.
Just enough light to see the snow falling, check.
Christmas tree with lights and presents, check.
Hot drink, check.
Something is missing.

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:09:17 GMT

Chalking this one up to experience.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:56:06 GMT

My family is certainly getting their monies worth out of the ambulance service this week!
No more 999 calls, please.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:59:59 GMT

I just want her back.

Longer update when I can logically write things.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:14 GMT

Gone. This is weird. This is hard.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:54:27 GMT

Stolen from Lilsi

1.Spell your name without an E,R,S,H,K,I,M,L,C,A,Y,N: D... or my full name would be... still D.
2.Are you single? Yes
3.What is your favorite number? I don't have one but I like numbers that divide by 2 wholly.
4.What is your favorite color? Purple, red, blue, black and certain shades of other colours.
5.Least favorite color? Baby pink and some other shades of colours like baby-poo green.
6.What are you listening to? TV
7.Are you happy with your life right now? I... don't know how to answer that. There are far too many things I want to do but see that my current course of life wont take me in that direction. Not to mention other things that cast shadows on the good things.
8.Are you involved with anyone? No
9.What is your favorite subject in school/ college? English, science and art.
10.Do you shop at Abercrombie? No
11.Do you have money? Yes, though how much is another question.
12.Would you take an ex back? Definitely no.
14.Are you gay? No.
15.Where do you wish you were right now? Various places and different times. Though a field with this weather would be nice.
16.What should you be doing right now? Uni work... lots and lots of uni work.

THE CANS:
Can you blow a bubble? Yes
Can you do a cart wheel? Nope
Can you touch your toes? Yes
Can you wiggle your ears? No
Can you touch your tongue to your nose? Nope

THE DIDS:
Did you ever want to be a doctor? No
Did you ever want to be a fire fighter? Not that I remember
Did you ever want to be a teacher? No
Did you ever break the law? Yes

THE Dos:
Do you like rollercoasters? Most, though I'm not a fan of being spun in circles.
Do you own a bike? I have a bicycle but it's had a buckled wheel since I was 15/16 because of my crash.
Do you play the lotto? Nope, sometimes play scratch cards though.
Do you like football? Nope, I find it dull and the money going into it makes me angry.
Do you have a shopping addiction? No but I do overspend.

THE DOES:
Does your family have family picnics? No, my mum used to take me and my brother on picnics when we were very young though.
Does you wallet have any pics in it? Nope

THE LASTS:
Last person you hung out with? Other than my brother which doesn't really count, Lilsi, Winter, Mustan etc...
Last car ride? From work yesterday.
Last text message? Winter
Last baby you held? Angelica

LAST THING?
What was the last thing you bought? Mince pies, lollies, teabags and a packet of seasalt and balsamic vineger crips.
What was the last thing you had to drink? Apple juice
What was the last thing you watched? Wildlife SOS I think it's called, my mum is watching it. Film... er... something on the tv, think it was Butterfly Effect 2 which is shit.
What was the last thing you read? "What was the last thing you read" and book wise The Diceman (it's only taken me three years to get past the first few chapters).
What was the last thing you hand wrote? Handwrote: Notes between me and someone in lecture.

THE WHOS:
Who last talked to you on the phone? My dad I think
Who was the last person you took a picture of? Of Noname and Meringue
Who do you miss right now? Several people: Lilsi, Winter and Shirley
Who last IM'd you? Kyo is talking to me right now.

CURRENTLY:
What color shirt are you wearing? Grey/black
Have any tattoos? Nope
Have you any piercings? Yes, normal lobes and right ear industrial
Straight hair or curly? Straight
Where are you? In my parent's/main living room

HAVE YOU EVER:
Confessed your love and been turned down? Yes
Accomplished a life goal? I don't know what I want out of life so I've never had goals.
Thought you were pregnant? No
Sang in front of a crowd? When I was in the brownies (a gang show), at school plays and to a lesser extent on the tube and on a train to cambridge.

SIX THINGS YOU WILL FIND IN YOUR ROOM:
1. Bayonet
2. Plushies/soft toys
3. Books upon books upon books
4. Box of randon junk that holds memories for me
5. A rainbow slinky
6. Four post bed

THREE RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONS:
1. In a relationship? No
2.Want a relationship? Yes
3.Wanna get married? Probably not, in the unlikely event I did it wouldn't be anywhere near traditional.

FOUR THINGS ON YOUR MIND:
1. Uni work
2. My mum
3. Two people, one a friend who isn't having a good time and another who makes me smile.
4. The fluffy thing that keeps headbutting me and nibbling my toes for attention.

The way to win your heart? tenderness and honesty
When was the last time you really laughed? London or last night.
What are you like when you're drunk? Apparently not much different, I just smile more, laugh more and am more inclined to dance when there is music and no give a shit who's watching.
Do you drink milk straight from the carton? Only if I'm the only one going to be drinking out of it so basically never.
Who knows a big secret about you? Probably more people than I imagine. Lilsi, Kast and Winter for a start.
How long is your hair? Mid back? I dunno, can't see.
Who was the last person who told you they loved you? Someone whom I assume wants to remain annoymous or Lilsi, not sure on the time scales.
What did you have for breakfast? Nothing...
Is your birthday on a holiday? Nope.
What instant messaging service do you use? MSN
Are you signed on it right now and if so, who are you talking to? Yes, Kyo
Can you cook? Somewhat.
Did you have a nap today? Nope
What do you wear more, jeans or sweats? Jeans
When is your birthday? 25th Feb
Where did you get the shirt you're wearing? New Look, I think.
Do you have any regrets? Plenty.
Do you use an alarm clock? My mobile phone.
Where was your default Facebook picture taken? Manchester - CF when we escaped to the Transport museum and Victorian-ed it up some.
Whats the first thing you notice of the opposite sex? Smile or eyes.
What color is your favorite shoe? Black, blue and grey
Who would you like to see right now? Lilsi, Shirley and Winter.
Who was the last person to call you? Emma
Are you a social or antisocial person? Depends on the situation, the people and how I am feeling.
Do you have a tan? A very light one fading on my arms, chest and face.
Would you rather sleep in the bed with someone, or alone? Depends, generally with someone.
Have you ever been in a mosh pit? Yep
Did you miss someone today? Several someones
What's your favorite commercial at the moment? None that I can think of.
Do you always wear your seat belt? Yes
Who was the last person to disappoint you? Danielle
You know what you want to do with your life? Nope, too many options all not accessible.
How is life going for you right now? Downwards in some aspects, mediocre in the rest.
Do you like American Idol? No!
What was the last reason you cried? Things getting on top of me so lots of reasons.
How do you feel about piercings and tattoos? Depends on how they look on the person, the size and quality.
Do you believe that what comes around goes around? I think so but only when it comes to me doing things wrong, other people seem to get away with a lot, especially when they don't care about what they've done.
What is your favorite fruit: Fresh strawberries! or nectrine.
Does anyone love you? Apparently several people.
Is your best friend pretty? They are wonderful <3 depsite being silly
Where is one place you want to visit? I don't have one place. New Zealand, Canada, Japan, China...
Done anything illegal? Yes.
Have you ever crawled through a window? Yep, a lot of times.
Are you a morning person or a night person? Depends, generally a night person.
Are you a forgiving person? Generally yes, though it may seeth inside for a long time.
What are you listening to right now? TV
Are you taller than 5'6? Nope
Are you single or taken, if so by who? Still not since the last time it asked.
Are you afraid of the dark? No, unless I'm in a silly mood where I've ended up scaring myself.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:55:34 GMT

Some people are shitheads...
I arranged with someone from uni who was going to Coventry tonight that I could catch a lift with her... she was too unwell to go into uni yesterday so i picked up her work, she was too unwell for today too. However... at 3pm she left a message on FB saying "off to Cov! Wish me luck!" I wouldn't have minded so much but she offered and then didn't tell me anything. Even if she said "meet me at X" I could of got to the place rather than just be left in the lurch. She's too unwell to go to uni but well enough to drive (past my house too) to Coventry and get pissed.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:15:46 GMT

I'm struggling.

MK not as shit as I thought!

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:16:42 GMT

So saturday night we headed out, packed into cars up to Ice Planet for Ice Hockey and then Ice Skating. We got to MK and noticed a fair so thought we might try and catch a bit of that if we could. We got to the rink in time for food. The match was fairly interesting, though Romford were utterly shit, scoring only one goal in the second third. MK managed to score thirteen goals through out. Wales managed a hatrick. We moved seats half way through but got stuck with some woman behind us with a horrible voice. Some MK fans had drums which when doing two chants was really good, however they couldn't keep time to Another One Bites the Dust or any other tune for that matter. MK worked much better as a team than Romford who only gave it their best in the second third. Some guy was lucky enough to get a puck when it came out. We decided after to skip ice skating and head to the fair. We wandered for a little bit, got on the ferris wheel, only to find out Tim doesn't like man-made heights and several of us didn't particularly like them. We had a mini-rave on the waltzers and I managed to break Tim's knee on the Bumper Cars. Sadly they were closing everything down after that so we headed back slowly to the car.

Today I went to work before going to Toys R Us to buy some toys for my niece who turns one on thursday. We got a noisy present and two semi-educational ones. My favourite out of them is this bright green puppy you can join to a pc to change songs on him and even the name the child and their favourite things. He sings songs and games to help them learn their name and numbers etc as well as having songs for going to sleep to. There was a purple one too but by the time we walked around and around Toys R Us, umm-ing and ar-ing over good toys, bad toys, ugly toys etc we went with the green one.

Gig was amazing...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:52:16 GMT

So thursday afternoon I headed down to Kingston to meet with Shirley. I ended up on a train with a crazy person who kept saying things along the lines of " The British, we'll get them one step at a time!" and then when a police man came to deal with him he started out on a sob story about seeing his children. The rest of the journey was uneventful. I finally got to see Shirley's flat which is nicer and bigger than i was expecting. The view at night is beautiful for a city place.

We made a quick meal with what little they had in the kitchen, it wasn't very tasty but oh well. We headed for the train and caught it just in time. The people around us weren't too impressed with our conversations but from what i remember they weren't that bad. We got to the gig in time to see both support acts, first guy (Beans on Toast) was.... weird, vaguely funny but especially weird with accordion rap music. Second lot Fake Problems were bog standard kinda band, not bad but by then we just wanted what we came for, Frank Turner.
When he finally came on there was that buzz of excitement in the air and everyone burst into song. He mainly played stuff from his new album but he delighted us with some of the good old ones and even a song from Million Dead. Dan from Dan's song got brought into one song. There was one song that blew me away, he sang a folk song (that i've now forgotten the name of >.< Something like Sarah Allen) on his own, it's the one song that everyone was silent for. The final song Photosynthesis sent us out with a bang, the manager made a bet with him that if he sold out he was going to crowd surf. He brought out the support acts to help join in. The crowd was singing along with all their worth, half way through the manager runs and jumps into the crowd, gets sent to the back of the room and then to the front (where two people who didn't realise who he was almost try to chuck him out because crowd surfing isn't allowed) before climbing back onto the stage and running off towards the sides and skidding to his knees. The song ended with a high that was better than any gig I've been to so far.

Something a little different...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:41:32 GMT

Rather than tell you all about my weekend I'm going to give you a brief look into what I do during my lectures.
So today I had a four hour lecture on the physics of Radionuclide Imaging and Ultrasound. I could give you the ins and outs but instead I'll write up my notes for you all (though I had to skip out the diagrams):

Zombie Plan - LC108

Equipment: Chairs, disassembling desks and benches, mystery back room (Explore further).
Exits: Main door, windows (break or possible safety catch - explore further).
Advantages: Access to lockable quad (quad big enough for ariel support), computer access if power supply remains uninterrupted, black out blinds, Maintenance buggy if within the quad, rooms with more equipment close by.
Disadvantages: No view outwards (only into the quad), low windows, movement around room limited, no good food source, too many people (will spread fast or will cause other problems), automatic doors on some entrances.
Take into consideration: ground floor, many access doors into quad, many access points and junctions in corridors, buildings and areas linked, roof access.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:34:31 GMT

I think this is going to be harder than I imagined.

Stolen from Yag

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:12:52 GMT

Fancy a game of tenuous?

Post a tenuous link to you and a celebrity.

The more tenuous the better for the link, but the tenacity of the celebrity is also important, and also a fine balance. This isn't a who's met the most famous person game, you want somebody famous enough to be known, but not an outright major star.

e.g.

The Queen of England, is bad.

Benny from Crossroads, is excellent.

I worked at my part-time job with the guy who played Ron Weasley's (Harry Potter) best friend.

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:49:06 GMT

I've taken another step backwards.

Putting off what I could do today, till tomorrow...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:45:29 GMT

It's taken me far too long to update this.
I kept meaning to and then just forgot to had a bit of a low so couldn't be bothered. Since the last time I've posted it's been up and down a fair bit.

So quick run down:

Big Food Quiz
Went to watch the program being filmed, it had Sue Perkins, Charlotte Church, Hugh Stanley-Whittingstall, some Chinese chef that I've forgotten the name of and some chef from Ready-Steady-Cook who possibly does Britain's Best Dish now. Went with my brother, his friend and Shirley. Wasn't too bad, me and Shirley went to eat at Belgo's beforehand. We got in line for the show and was told we might miss out on it. The cut off point was directly behind my brothers friend. Was lucky. The show wasn't too bad, the bits that weren't filmed or wont make it to air were funnier. Sue Perkins is excellent.

05/09 LF meet
I decided to go to the meet after taking a long time to decide, turned out to be really good. The atmosphere was one of the better ones I've been to, mainly stayed out the way in the corner outside with Churchy, Alfa and Lupus etc. Went for food with Churchy, Crimson, Kye, Wolfgang and some others which was very nice. I owe Crimson £5 though. Got the train home with Wolfgang seeing as he had to go on the same line as me, had a nice chat with him. Though I'm sure he was probably sick of me by the end of it :P
(I skipped out on the next meet so I could have enough money for more important things)

Herts meet thing and school friends
Bergil arranged paint-balling for some Hertfordshire furs, I couldn't afford it so had to miss out. I caught up with them for a few hours after though which was nice though I had to leave to go for food and then Top Golf/Pub with my school friends. Top Golf is rather fun, despite how crap at it I am, though the amount of children that go without adults is surprising and also annoying overall it was a good day. My friend's girlfriend still ceases to understand that not everything is going to go her way. Just because she doesn't want to go somewhere doesn't mean automatically everyone else is going to go "Oh, ok then!", she gets her way far too much already.

Birmingham and Little Shop of Horrors
Went up to see the lovely Lilsi, who surprised me with a gift. We wandered around the city centre, grabbed some tasty food and finding the drink of pure disappointment. We headed to the theatre to see Little Shop of Horrors, after Lilsi got us a little lost! Our seats were amusingly close to the stage and we were sat next to some nice lady who was on her own.
The actors and actresses were really good, the puppets of Audrey II were stunning. There were a few let downs but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. The songs were sung well and although Audrey's clothing became skimpier and skimpier with each scene she played the part well. We wandered around the centre again singing and got some pretzels for dinner. Heading back to get our trains we said goodbye, I reached my platform to find the train doors slamming shut and the train sliding away. Loitering around the station the next train finally got there, the ticket inspector ignored the fact my ticket wasn't valid on that train and let me settle down to relax.

Coventry on a whim
I mentioned in a UKfur thread that I was going to visit Coventry/surrounding area a few times and I'd try making a Coventry furmeet, well there happened to be one that weekend coming. I checked ticket prices and saw it was incredibly cheap still so I booked for the Friday and to leave on the Saturday. I got to Coventry and left my stuff at Rob's, we loitered a little before going to pick Lilsi up. Peanut butter and strawberry M&M's are delicious!
Hanging around waiting for the other furs to turn up we sat on the bench and kept an eye out. We saw some likely people, the guy looking nervous... we ended up watching for a while instead of taking a risk and seeing if it was him. The rest of the "meet" was... interesting. We grabbed a drink and wandered around, got some food after Lilsi led us to Ikea for hot dogs. More wandering around and chatting before we had to head off early.
The evening... we had a laugh, it was fun. We walked Lilsi back to the station before heading back to Rob's where the rest of the evening was spent watching Sci-fi and drinking Champagne. The Saturday wasn't as hectic and we got through a few films and going to town and getting some stuff for Rob's room. We ventured to Nando's for dinner before I had to catch my train home. I enjoyed the two days greatly and I really needed the break.

Uni
I started my Uni course off again, it's a lot of work this year. I've only been going a few weeks and the amount we are going through is rather high. The cardiovascular system can get pretty boring after the 8th hour of it. Still a lot of lectures left to go on it, let alone the work along side it and the other modules. Getting there though. I feel like I've forgotten everything from my first year though.

LF meet - yesterday
I was having a pretty awful week, especially the Thursday evening, Friday and the morning of the meet. I had to get up and leave early to pick up my new phone! There was a lot of cock ups so I'm going to make a complaint but I finally got my phone (but missed my train) I got the next one after my brother bought me breakfast and drove me around. I was far from happy on the train but I held on and got to Marylebone only a little later than expected, I was still upset and grumpy so I felt awkward and I'm a little pissed off at myself for not greeting Lilsi and Rob as well and much as I wanted to.
We headed to the meet, hoarded ourselves in the corner with drinks for a little while before Yag turned up. We stayed there for a little while just chatting before making our way to the London Dungeons because we booked tickets for the 1:30 tour. It was a nice walk and although we were in line for a while they were playing a good song inside. Once we got into the tour, the first actor we came across made me laugh, not because he was trying to be funny but because he was trying to be serious and creepy etc but sounded so bored.
We got lost in the mirror maze because we ended up following the people in front who didn't have a clue, some man had to rescue is, never leaving his character, when we rejoined the rest of them he jumped onto the "conveniently placed stage". They have stepped up their game since I last went which truth be told was a long time ago. They kept some really good parts. The Judge part is always good and the woman who interacted with us most was hilarious. We wanted to be shown her back passage! Shame she couldn't save us from being hanged.
We wandered back to the meet, accidentally catching up with the fursuit walk. We waited til they passed before going back over the bridge. Me and Rob mainly loitered in the corner outside again. There were some very strange people there but there was a few nice people we got to speak to. Including a man with the deepest voice I've ever heard who happens to be scared of furs.
After we departed the meet we ventured to a burger place with to which we were disappointed but the food was lovely. Lilsi and Yag then got sugar-y, sugar-y cupcakes before I had to head off to get my train and the others had to get theirs. <3 I had a lovely time despite my foul mood and a few furs.

Hopefully I'll keep more up to day... hopefully.

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:41:20 GMT

Right lets see, my mum got out of hospital a few weeks ago and is on her way back to recovery. I had some things I'd like to post to here but always forget about when I get home so leaving the intellectual things behind, here is a three week update.

We hit the 10th Anniversary LFmeet three weeks ago. Me, Lilsi and Yag headed to the Imperial War Museum for a little spell. Was more enjoyable than sitting around with the furs. There were maggots and scary doll head ice cream vans among other things. Was much fun, thanks to both of them. Headed for pizza with people before going to the "party" thing... which I must say was not my cup of tea, even staying there later than I wanted to. However, thank you to those who's company I did enjoy.

I've not got any over-time at work so I've spent the days looking after my mum and fixing up the house a bit. Been doing a bit of gardening, bit of painting. I'm thinking of painting my mum and dad's bedroom for them but not sure on what they'd like. Going to sort out my mum's stuff as well seeing as she'll never be the size she used to be.

Two fridays ago I went to the hospital with my mum for a check up on her blood and her kidney function, it was good news on that front. After that my dad picked my mum up and Shirley picked me up from the hospital to go to another hospital to give blood. That was an interesting experience. Had dinner with Shirley's family and his aunt came around to stay too. They are all really strange people but I love being in their company. Then we went with Viki and Tim to a pub and played ping pong till we could barely see the ball (in the dark). The pub closed so we headed (non of us drank) to a kid's park to go on the swings and stuff. They had these two really cool things were you could lay down and look at the stars and the moon. I should grow up really but it probably wont happen.

I haven't done much since then, my life is pretty boring. Went to the furmeet on saturday, was quieter than usual. Churchy and 'Kast were awesome. Got to talk to a few I don't usually get to see. Drama, drama, drama happened but nothing to do with me. Went for pizza with Churchy and guy's name I can't spell. Thank you to those lovely people that did turn up. There are some great people at the meets but I rarely get to converse with them for more than a few minutes. Decided we really should arrange something some time with just... dare I say "normal" people. Probably wont happen.

Thrilling life I lead... I'm sure there is something I've missed but of well.

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:28:40 GMT

Timing was weird, really missing a wolf.
Friends can be awesome when they need to be <3 thank you (well, even more awesome than normal)

Friends should remember:

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:43:57 GMT

Just because I haven't spoken in a while.... doesn't mean I don't think about you.

Because I'm slow...

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:14:08 GMT

Done this yesterday (and another one the day before but couldn't save it) but didn't get time to tidy it up and have been at work today and my scanner being pants but:

Happy Birthday Sangluna!
Milk wanted to be nice but just couldn't resist helping himself to some of the cake!

Happy now?

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:03:21 GMT

So I've spent the week in A&E, seen some interesting cases and such.
BBQ/meal on saturday other than that nothing interesting is happening.
My uncle died yesterday (got told a few hours ago) but I never really knew him but will probably go to the funeral out of duty etc.
Er... what else?

Also, wuffs are evil but lovely.

The thrill is in the chase!

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:43:09 GMT

So work was OK seeing as I was in the Radio-isotopes department this week. Got stuck with the crazy lady on the tuesday because Jane was ill. She managed to tell one gentleman all her daughters problems (which I've heard numerous times now), put her foot in it about his dead brother and then with another patient managed to ask which veins were better for injections, the left or the right... while looking at him... he only had one arm.
I skived work off on Thursday to go into London with some lovely furs which Lilsi arranged. We didn't do a whole lot but it was fun. Thanks to Lilsi for arranging it and to Mustan, 'Kast and Leon for the entertainment. We went to Camden, saw the new canal side market and some of the other newer parts. It's not the same as I remember it and everything is getting increasingly similar as you go from shop to shop. We wandered around for ages looking for a place to eat which although was long I enjoyed the company. We got sweets, heckled the One & Other man at Trafalgar Square, getting the man to dance. You can also see us in the background looking like idiots :P (www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Simon) at 30:00-ish. Then we headed into the gallery for a little while before heading home. I always have trouble when heading home on trains, it was packed and full of rude people... I guess that's what you get for venturing into London and heading back with commuters. Oh and of course there were delayed trains but this worked in my favour as I got the fast train that most people didn't want but I still had to stand.
Friday I headed into Uni, skiving work again, for my CRB check which I thought started at ten... but wasn't till one. Thankfully I managed to skip out the wait by going to the office and getting some lovely woman to check my documents for me. Also got my first ever blood test, it was to check if my Hep B boosters have worked or if I need another dose. The woman was surprised I've never had a blood test before which made me wonder how often people have to have their blood taken? Coming home they had a French market in the town centre with all types of food, a bakery and stuff which was making me starving as I hadn't got breakfast. Managed to get home with over half the day left and before my mum woke up so made some lunch and a pot of tea when she stirred. Napped as I'd not had a lot of sleep lately and relaxed the rest of the day.
Saturday I was up early again, picked up by Shirley to Viki's where we were getting ready to drive up to a reconstructed bronze age settlement thing. I really want a roundhouse for my garden now, as silly as it may be. There was a lady doing knot work which was very skilled. We managed to miss the bards that they had the week before and the bronze casting they were having the week after. We stopped by a carvery on the way back and had a lovely meal. We played (a very safe) race home, using roundabouts and traffic strategically but sensibly to try and out do each other. Me and Shirley won. Our reward... nothing. The others headed to Music on the Moor but Shirley needed to head home and he was my lift so I had to leave too. We had a lot more leisurely drive back to mine.
Not much else to add...

Oh to the meme that everyone is posting... nope, none for me. I'm boring like that.

Update...

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:24:07 GMT

So last Saturday was the Hertfordshire meet, it was much fun despite the limited amount of people that turned up. Long walk was enjoyable, company was good. Bergil suprised me with an awesome drawing. Went to a nice pub for a drink before heading back into the town to collect meat for a BBQ and a couple of stragglers. Bariki was a most excellent host and cooked for us.
Thankfully it started raining after we finished the BBQ, I was meant to go see some friends in the park but it got canceled and they were going to play video games and have pizza at a house I wouldn't of been able to get to so I stayed to chat and play poker. I lost a lot but oh well! Came second on the real bets.

One the monday evening I was dragged out to the park with Viki and Shirley where we sat and talked, threw a ball around before going to play on the swings... like the grown-ups we are. Stayed there for a while before heading to the same pub we went to on the Herts meet.

Week went by ok-ish at work. Got down by some of the things I saw. Like the woman pleading with God and the young man that was thrown out of a moving van with a broken pelvis... home life didn't help but I got by. Friday evening I took to relax as much as I could.

Saturday, I encouraged to go to the London meet and to Pride but it was Shirley's birthday party/BBQ which I wasn't going to miss for the world. I left early to help set up stuff. Some of his Uni mates were already there so we finished getting things ready (the whole pig was already cooking on the spit) then headed to grab some snacks till the feast and stopped for a drink at the pub. Some kid cried because of Aled and Alex made a tit of himself for a bit. When we got back some of the guests were filtering in. We got a sneaky taste of the crackling and as I expected it was delicious. Evening was certainly different for several reasons but it went well! It was getting past ten when we decided to play spoons but Shirley's family had stolen our usual gazebo from us so had to go find somewhere to play. After wandering around for a little while looking like yobs we picked a patch of grass which happened to be beside a roundabout so everyone going past saw us playing the silly game... I really want to know what the people were thinking especially when Liam decided to pick all the spoons up and run... which spurred all but for of us to get up and leg it after him. A few things annoyed me but I know they were going to so can't complain. The rest of the evening was spent nattering and joking.

I expected today to be boring but around one when I was going to take my break at work it all kicked off, some kid who was banned from the shop caused trouble, when I looked up one of the supervisors had him by his throat. The person I was serving at the till turned around, went "Hold on..." flipped her badge at me and ran off to help. They held him still while he was shouting that they were all racists (I'm the only white person in the store, one was Indian, one was Chinese... etc etc.) while struggling and spitting at them. Soon there was a police car taking him away.

Because I'm bored I've stolen Janner's old survey thingy that Lilsi also stole. Messed up numbering and all:

1. Name: Ask me if you like, I'm sure most of you know my first name and a few my second name.
2. Gender: Female
3. Birth date/Age: 25/02/1987 - 22
4. How long can you hold your breath? About a minute
5. What came first ,chicken or egg? The chicken.
6. Would you rather go to Disney world or Disneyland? Been to Disneyland so might one day if I can be bothered go to Disney World to round it off.
7. What is your favourite colour? Purple... but also Red, Black and Blue are on par too.
8. What is your favourite kind of gum? Not fussed, sticks are preferable though. Spearmint is tasty.
9. Sports bras or hook ones? Little weird for a question but hook I guess
10. What kinda bra are you wearing now? Plain black hook.
11. Can you swim? Yeah, not very well though.
12. Do you like to swim? Yeah... when the pool is empty.
13. Favourite cartoon hero? Don't have one... Super Ted was awesome as a "hero" but generally as someone to look up to a lot of characters are meant to be that. Don't have a personal one.
14. Favourite Actors? Not got any, as long as they can do their job well I don't mind.
15. Favorite Actress'? Same as above.
16. Do you have an accent? Yes, English... Hertfordshire doesn't really have a specific regional accent.
17. If someone offered you a million dollars to sleep with your spouse would you? It would be their choice but I don't think I'd feel right if they said yes to it... it's certainly not a very realistic situation so depending on situations etc.
8. Do you like sex? Yes.
19. Pro-life or Pro-choice? Depends on the situation, pro-choice mainly I guess.
20. Do you prefer pools or oceans? Ocean. I learnt to swim in the sea and it's beautiful to look at. Though I haven't swam in the sea for at least six years.
21. Do you watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer? No, I used to watch it when it was on TV sometimes but wasn't a fan.
22. Pencil or pen? Pencil to erase the mistakes, pen for neatness...
23. Who's better....boys or girls? Neither, we're on the same level. Stereotypes and something that is conditioned into us about gender makes these arguments but people are people and we can love and hate, hurt and create things of beauty. It's all about the choices you make throughout life.
24. Would you like to own a motorcycle? Used to, they are pretty but I don't think I'd survive one.
25. Do you sing in the shower? Sometimes when I'm feeling good and a song is flowing through my head.
26. Who's the best looking person you know? Depends on personal preference I guess... Rob.
27. Who's the prettiest Disney movie gal? Not really my thing, not to mention most of the Disney female characters looked identical just with different hair and clothing.
28. The best way to die? Painlessly. I'm not going to go with a "heroic" one because when it cames to it, depending on the situation... I'd probably chose self-preservation (even if I regret it, my instincts would probably win out).
29. How do you want to die? Painlessly, seen too much in mine and others lives.
30.Have you ever called a 900 number? No, because I'm not American and have never been there.
31.Gold or silver? Silver or white-gold.
32.Would you ever go bungee-jumping? Maybe... doubt it, I'm a wuss.
33. Do you like dressing up? Yes, I like different era's clothing and some fancy-dress themes.
36.Would you rather be short or tall? Seeing as I've never been tall I don't know what difference it'd make other than being able to see at festivals and crowds.
37.Do you enjoy reading? Depends on what I'm reading but yes, although when I start a good book I find it hard to put it down.
38.Do you watch TGIF? That thing with Chris Evans? I've seen one or two shows but didn't really like it I don't think.
39.Which Winnie the Pooh character(s): Eeyore all the way.
40.What was the last movie you saw? Transformers 2.
41.Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? A Piggin' pig called Paddy... but I own way over 100. I'm sad.
42.Do you think you're attractive? I can look ok in the right circumstance... generally no.
43.What's your favourite Nintendo game? MarioKart or Mario Party.
44.What is your sign? Fishies! Pisces.
45.What movie do you really want to see? Some that recently came out but I never got to see.
46.What are your personality traits? I'd like to say a lot of things but I question if I truly am... so I'll leave this for others to see.
47.What is your biggest wish? I... don't know. Lots of things I want to change, several things top of the list.
48.What's your biggest fear? Wasting my life.
50.Who is the least attractive person you know? The people who jump to mind on this are ugly on the inside more than the outside.
51.Are you an optimist or pessimist? I don't know... for other people I'm an optimist but for myself I'm a pessimist, partly for logical reasons. For example, in an exam, if I aim for fail, I pass is great but anything above that is a bonus.
53.Do you like to dance? Yes, even though I suck at it. I dance around my house when no one can see me and sometimes when drunk or encouraged enough in public. I suck at it though.
54.Do you drink? Sometimes, rarely though.
55.Do you do drugs? No and I never want to.
56.Do you smoke? No, passive smoker since birth though (can't stand it though).
57.What do you think of people who drink? Limitations are the key to me liking someone as a "drunk".
58.People who do drugs? Depends what they take, how often they take them etc etc and preferedly not in my company.
59.What do you think of people who smoke? I'd rather people not smoked but it's not going to make a huge impact.
60.Better to cry or laugh? I'm conflicted. I'd like to be able to cry freely without feeling the horrible feeling I get when I do... or when someone catches me crying, especially that awkwardness I can feel radiating from them. At least with crying there isn't really an inappropriate time but I nervous laugh at the horrible points.
61.Do you think men and women can ever just be friends without wanting each other? Yes, I've never been attracted to most of my friends even though I believe them to be wonderful etc. One of my best friends was a guy and I'd stay around his and see him more than his girlfriend did, there was never going to be that feeling between us.
63.Do you bite your nails? Only when I break one and want to smooth the edge down so I don't rip my skin open by accident.
64.Ever been in love? Yes, sadly.
65.Which movies have you cried at? I can't think of any that I've cried in... don't think I have.
66.Do you believe in God? Well... I don't know, there may or may not be a God, Gods etc. Logically I don't think there is, however there are a lot of things we can't understand or find the answer for yet. We may never know. However I believe this doesn't have much baring on my life, if a higher being did exist I'd like questions answered and I'd hope that they wouldn't be ridiculas like some religions have me believe. I'd like to hope that what really mattered is if I was how we treated each other.
67.Did you ever cry over someone of the opposite sex? Oh yes, far too many tears wasted.
69.Have you ever stolen anything? Yes
70.Do you watch Happy Days? No. Several characters really annoyed me in it.
71.Did you ever have a crush on a cartoon character? No.
73.Do you organize your CD's? No, the most I've ever done is organise my books and that wasn't worth the effort. My CDs are a mess.
74.Who's your favourite Sesame Street character? Oscar the grouch and his pet Slimey. Then Cookie Monster... and then the Snuffleupagus.
75.Do you like Marilyn Manson? Yes, weird but I still enjoy some of his music.
76.Do you read the newspaper? Rarely.
77.Who is the loudest person/ people you know? Viki, 'Kast, Leon, Tiggie... probably more.
78. The most annoying person you know? A fair amount of people, a lot of furs annoy the hell out of me.
79.Do you sneeze a lot? Depends, in summer yes because I have hayfever so generally once a day at least. Winter I barely sneeze, unless I've got a cold.
80.What is your favourite kinda music? Rock, Metal, Classical, Musicals, Folk, Jive, Blues, Rock and Roll.... lots and lots.
81.Favorite stations? I don't listen to the radio all that much but when I do it's either: Radio 1 (with no choice), Radio 2, BBC Three Counties, Tryst's Rock Box or Slaughter House Radio.
82.MTV or VH1? Neither, I barely watch music channels any more and when I do it's generally neither of those.
83.What are your favourite musicians? I don't have a favourite... depends on my mood.
85.Where are you from? St. Albans
86.Who do you admire the most? A lot of people for different reasons. All my friends have something I admire in them.
87.Internet Boyfriends and Girlfriends: Had a few.
88.Best places to hang out? My friends can make anywhere the best place to be but generally we prefer a garden, a field, a park, a beach , the cinema, a nice quiet pub etc.
89.Are you single? Yes.
90.Are you a player? Nope.
91.Best net friends? Depends what you mean by net? People I originally met online and then met in person or people I've never met? If the former then: Lilsi, Rob, 'Kast, Squiggle etc etc You probably know who you are already.
92.Do you prefer to go out with people older or younger than you? Not fussed, so far only ever gone out with people older than me though.
122.Brandy or Monica or neither: Neither because I have no idea what this question is about. (Only thing I can think of, might be the Brady Bunch *shudder*)
123.What did you do last night: Went to one of my best friend's birthday BBQ/Hog Roast/Garden party thingy... was great fun and always makes me miss my friends. Despite being covered in bruises from it.
124.Last person you talked to on the phone: Well in my phone it says Rob... but that's only because I accidentally called him when my phone wasn't on keys lock but before that was Viki... when I messed up and she was at my house to pick me up because I forgot to tell her I went to help Shirley out early.
125.Who are you talking to online right now: Well when I started this entry: Rob, Raven and Paul... now: Colin.
126.What's your name backwards: Work it out yourself if you know it.
127.What's on your computer screen: Ontop: a webcam. On the side: My cat Eddie rubbing his face on it. On the screen: LJ with this, facebook and MSN windows.
128.What's the sexiest thing you find about the opposite sex? Smile and eyes.
129: What is the most romantic thing that has happened to you? Holding hands in the cinema despite everything, perhaps. Sweet texts too. Driving all the way to my house to give me chocolates, some things and a hug.
130. Say something nice about the person who sent this to you: Janner (despite how little I get to talk to) is kind, funny, goes out of his way for friends, family, any one in need and even his work, a caring guy who doesn't realise just how lovely he is. Lilsi is awesome, a friend I can always count on for a laugh or a shoulder to cry on. For all the good times and the bad, honest people who I would be honoured to call friends.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:49:47 GMT

There is far too much jammed into my small mind and I'm ceasing to know or understand.
I don't even know where to start.

Proper, non-emo post soon-ish... maybe... when I can be bothered.