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The last month or so has been made mostly of busy.  There has been LARP and TT. Also some dancing and partying, both with friends and family. There was an unexpected communication from my step-mum who I've neither seen nor heard from in over a decade, which lead to some angst. There has been job hunting and an interview, which sadly did not result in a job. I think I may have stopped smoking, though Maelstrom next weekend shall be the big test.

Anyway, on to the important (and most recent) stuff. Naturally I have been spending much time with raggedhalo , particuarly this week as it was his Birthday. The entire week has been lovely but especially the last couple of days. A shared love of the sea was indulged in as we went to Paignton. This being the place that I spent every summer as a child it was full of memories for me. Sharing them with Joe was awesome and very special. I have the happy, though also the tired. Now, time to catch up on a few things and get ready for heading out dancing later.

The weekend was made of sunshine, waterfalls, fantastic company and silly games. I need more weekends like that, though less sunburn would be good. However, the end of the weekend (yesterday evening) managed to eclipse even picnics and river swimming/paddling in terms of pure win. I went to see raggedhalo . There was good food and conversation, the latter of which resulted in a change in relationship status. Or put more simply, we are now going out. 

I have a major happy. :)

The last few hours have been spent in A&E after I threw a fit. Random seizures are no more fun now than they were a decade ago. My head hurts a bit and I have a lovely lump on the side of my head. My legs also ache, a lot. However, otherwise I am feeling pretty much OK, just tired. General consensus seems to be that it was caused by a combination of low blood sugar, a chest infection (which I now have antibiotics for) and not enough sleep. However, just to be on the safe side I have to go and see my GP Tuesday. Fun.

fae_witch has been an absolute star. She is very good at such important things as hand holding, making tea, talking to ambulance/hospital people when I was still a bit incoherent and generally being made of win and awesome.

The weekend was made mostly of win and awesome, as expected. I am however very broken now. I am clean and fed but mostly incoherent, which I suspect means it's time to sleep. Shall update properly when I have done so.

This has been a weekend made almost entirely of awesome. Dancing makes me a very happy girl. Last night in particular was lots of fun, very positive and energetic atmosphere always adds to the fun. Slight concern about a few friends and missing my girls for dancing with didn't  even come close to marring my good mood. I approve of this state of affairs.

ION A Leicester based friend of mine is having trouble sorting a lift to EOS next weekend. Don't suppose anyone can either help out or knows someone who might be able to?

Back from Insurrection, unpacked, fed, clean and about to crash. Weekend made up mostly of bandits(of negotiable affection), screaming, orcs, rescues, kidnaps, introducing someone to ginger wine and ZOMBIES! So much fun. Fantastic as crewing was however I am very much looking forward to returning in all my shamantastic glory next event.  If the current trend for amazing LARP events is going to continue (as I am sure it shall) then EOS should be something spectacular.

Now however it is rest time. Tomorrow is recovery day, then I am many kinds of busy for the rest of the week. No rest for the wicked I guess. :)

I wants one! I am also easily impressed I suspect...

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since everyone else seems to be doing it, I has an egg. Please click on it.

I am home, I am tired and my ankle hurts,when I have rested I shall manage a longer and probably more coherent update of some sort. Probably. Much fun, as always.

 Instead of trying to remember to tell people about this (which whilst not all that new in terms of news, was still something I only found out about a few weeks back) I thought I'd post it here. For those pet lovers on my friends list, something to be aware of.

http://www.uncaged.co.uk/iams.htm

Find your Celestial Choir

Hmmm. For once I actually disagree with a silly quiz thing. The only bits that ring true here are 'not happy in crowds' and the fact that I do tend to become very listless and lethargic the moment I don't have something to focus on, but even that's not always true...

I've finally caught up with the telly that I missed over the weekend. I'm still cautious about letting myself get too excited by Dr Who, given how much I hated the most recent christmas special and the fact that I wasn't as impressed as I wanted to be by last year's series. However, I do have to say that I found Donna much easier to get on with in the first episode than I did in Runaway Bride and I was reasonably entertained so that has got my hopes up slightly again.

Torchwood on the other hand... If you are going to induce me to sit through a mediocre at best series, the least you can do is leave the cute japanese eye candy alive at the end of it. So, that makes a total of 1 episode I liked, three that I thought were OK but nothing to write home about and the rest I hated. If there is another series I am not sure I will bother with it.

This is probably only of interest to those on my friend's list that write themselves, or the few that have expressed an interest in reading something I have written.

 

Having been impressed by Dan's recent cooking experiments I thought I might try some of my own. Since Dan seems to have mastered the art of curry making I decided to try something different. For my first experiment with food I decided to try a homemade pasta bake. It was lots of fun to make, if only because it brought back many memories of learning to cook, largely because I had only a vague idea what I was meant to be doing. General opinion seems to suggest that it was a success. Dan and Ady both went back for seconds anyway. Personally, I am quite pleased with the results but think that next time it needs slightly less cream and slightly more pepper. 

At some point this week I may get around to baking a cake, which I have been threatening to do for weeks now.

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you are darkslateblue #483D8B

Your dominant hue is blue, making you a good friend who people love and trust. You're good in social situations and want to fit in. Just be careful not to compromise who you are to make them happy. Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life can be bright or dark, depending on the situation. You are flexible and see things objectively.

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Note to self for future reference: when feeling in a bit of an odd mood the combination of scissors and hair is not going to make me feel better. On the plus side I now don't have to make a decision on whether I want to cut my hair short or let it grow out. On the downside I will need to visit a hairdresser to straighten it up a bit and I think I wanted it long. Oh well.

In other news, I have lost weight (not much but enough to signify progress) since the start of the year. So my new regime of slightly healthier eating and more exercise is paying off. Also, aside from a slight blip last weekend I have managed to stay away from cigarettes. So I am feeling quite proud of myself.

Well, 2007 was something of a mixed year. Bits of it, such as moving to Birmingham were good. Maelstrom was as much fun as ever. I actually managed to achieve some of my goals, such as completing my first draft and winning NaNo again. I even seem to have stopped smoking. Downsides included my brother being on far from his best behaviour and a few other bits and pieces I don't really want to talk about. The year ended quite well though as I got to help welcome two cats into the house. They are only temporary house guests but have already stolen bits of my heart for their own. 

Last year I didn't bother making any new years resolutions. I never keep them anyway so I didn't see the point. Since I think I actually did more of the things that I usually fail to stick to when I do make them (such as the smoking thing), I am no going to bother again this year. Anyway, I am feeling ill (stupid cold) and want to get an early night.  Happy New Year's everyone.

I've been meaning to update all weekend, now that I finally come to do it I realise that I don't have that much to write.

We went to see Bill Bailey on Friday. He was very funny, as expected. I still have the words 'I have a ham but I'm not a hamster' going round and round my head. This is not actually a bad thing.

I was impressed last night that there were four drunk men in the house, none of whom annoyed me inspite of the fact I was completely sober. I usually only like drunk people when I am one of them. I am less impressed that I seem to have Ady's hangover. This strikes me as somewhat unfair.

NaNo is going well. By which I mean the word count is looking good. The plot, characters and quality of writing all leave much to be desired. I currently have 55,964 words. I still have the final chapter to write, plus a few other bits I want to add in. Given that I have already gone over the 50k target and beaten last years word count I am feeling quite pleased with myself. I had a secret wish to hit 70k which is not looking likely, though 60k is a possobility.

I have not had a cigarette in what seems like forever now. This makes me happy.