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Phantasmagorical! I went out with the parentals, Ali, and Anthony last night to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the theatre and it was so very awesome. A beautiful fun family musical. Gorgeous glorious fun, all the singing and dancing was great, and I kinda fell in love with the Caraticaus Potts and Truly Scrumptious sweet love story. No fanfiction to be found though. Gah. Always the way. I want to come back later this year for Round the Horne and White Christmas. Yep, planning early pays off :)
It is tipping down with rain here, really vicious and soggy. Of course, tonight is when Chris is planning a BBQ. But apparently there are other plans afoot. Good news. It'll be lovely to see everyone before heading back to Soton tomorrow. And yay, Jeremy has emailed me with the news that my laptop is fixed. The part that got damaged is much weaker than before so it'll have to be replaced at some later point I expect. I'm just grateful he's been able to work some of his technological magic on it.
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Being in Cornwall. A mix between being totally comfortable and itching to get out again. It always feels slightly confining, like everything's too small here. Like it's all shrunk and all the air's being slowly sucked out. I always feel rough in the throat too because I talk so much, jumbling stories and trying to catch up with everyone and fill in every detail for them.
Mum is glorious, wild-haired and full of affection, getting faux-cross with my DS when the brain training game told her that her mental age was 80. It's always good spending time with this vision of my future. Plus she's a ton of fun. Ali is still bratty and barrells into conversations to swerve them back to her concerns. She's single again, having recently messily split with Dan. He was a little smothering and got moody and shouted at her when he drank. Strangely, they still went to prom together tonight. Dad is in fine form, asking many questions about the wedding and telling me to come and see Round the Horne when it comes to Plymouth later in the year. Also Chris called round for a visit and we got to catch-up before his house warming on Saturday.
Hopefully, I will find a new phone whilst I'm here for Mum to buy me as part of my birthday presents and by the time I return to Southampton, Jeremy will have worked his techy magic on Zordon, for a modest fee of course. Or not so modest should it turn out to be more broken than I thought. | |
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I am now 25 years old. That's gonna take a little getting used to. It was a glorious birthday. Anthony took me out for breakfast and I recieved many wonderful presents including the first series of Chuck on DVD as well as the first series of Flashpoint, and Anthony bought me a Nintendo DS which I completely didn't expect. Although I did spent an unholy amount of time on his Mum's over Christmas (whoops). Then it was time for me to jump into my pretty pink dress and off we went to Katie and Lerys wedding. It was a marvellous thing. The service itself was so sweet and touching, I cannot believe they're married, and I had a chance to catch up with so many people. The food was excellent at the reception too as well the speeches, always a worry. By the end of it, we were sweltering hot with aching feet and ready to head home but so very happy. Ah Wimbledon is over for another year. I cannot believe how well Andy Roddick played, I am so proud of him. I desperately wanted him to win, but knew that Federer would probably get his record-breaking win. He has beaten Roddick so many times before. Don't get me wrong, I adore Federer, but I've always had a special place in my heart for Roddick and I so want him to win another Slam. It's only Murray and Nadal that can really knock Federer off his perfect game. So here's to the next season, when Rafa has healthy knees and Murray gets even further. The British press is all scathing and depressed about Murray not getting to the final, but hello, he got to the semis for the first time ever and that is well worth celebrating. So here's an awesome Roddick RPS fic. His POV after losing to Federer at Wimbledon 2009: tell me, just how dangerous is second best by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) trustingno1 | |
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Hurrah for the geek harem! My tech friend, Jeremy has finally gotten back to me and said he would be happy to help fix my laptop. He won't have time til Tuesday though, the day myself and Anthony head off to visit my parents. So hopefully I'll be able to make a handover on Sunday at the church service. Anthony and I grappled with my laptop last night and found that it does work when you jam the power cable in hard at a very odd angle. Clearly, not a permenant solution. So fingers crossed, Jeremy will be able to fix it. It doesn't seem like a huge epic problem.....
I am literally melting in the heat. There's no hiding from it even at work, down in the dungeon away from the sunlight. It's baffling and sweltering. It does get the laundry dry though.
I have been immersing in The A-Team series one, thanks to Anthony finding the box set for only £5 for me, marked down from £35. I forgot how funny the dialogue is, how utterly adorable I find Murdock, and how wonderful the chemistry between the team is. I doubt the rumoured film version will match that. I'd like to see it try though. Yay for the glory of 80s TV. They really don't make them like that anymore.
- Tags:tv
- Mood:hopeful
 - Music:New Divide - Linkin Park
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My laptop is broken, and it's all my fault :(
When I was using it yesterday, I didn't get a good grip when I standing up and it hit the floor, on the side where the power cable connects in. I didn't notice, but the laptop started using battery power instead and ran itself down. It won't recognise when it is plugged into the mains power so something is clearly wrong with the connection and now it won't even turn on.
Sadly, my landlord, who is an electronics engineer and who I usually seek out for all laptop problems, is away at a work conference and even when he gets back, he and the family are off a few days later for a couple of weeks abroad so he'll be super busy getting all ready for that. I have contacted a tech friend at church to ask for help, but he is always super busy. If he can't help, I'll put the feelers out. Kelvin might be able to help or recommend someone at least.
*le sigh* I seriously hate it when this happens. I feel all antsy and on-edge not having my line to the 'net readily available. I can use the house computer but really it's the girls to use and abuse. At least at work I have the internet. I wonder if there's a god of electronic goods?
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RIP Michael Jackson. RIP Farrah Fawcett.
"Legends always die too early" - Kel
I agree. I know Michael Jackson led a very strange and often questionable life, but his music was something else entirely. I have so many wonderful memories of dancing to his music at birthday parties, being terrified of the 'Thriller' music video, watching Moonwalker spellbound with my brother, Si, neither of us having a clue as to what was going on, Si playing 'You Are Not Alone' on his clarinet, and then everything coming full circle as I danced to his music at many university nights out. What he created was both breathtaking and groundbreaking, and that and the memories we have of it is what we should remember.
As for Farrah Fawcett, I am too young to remember Charlie's Angels, but I watched repeats and loved it. I know it was lots of glam and sometimes not much else, but I felt inspired and I liked the friendship that was portrayed. Farrah was courageous enough to have her battle against cancer filmed (Farrah's Story) and it's utterly tragic that she and long-time partner, Ryan O'Neal, will never get to marry in a few days time as they'd planned.
My prayers and thoughts are with the families of both. All I can say is thank you for the gorgeous memories I have that I will not allow to be tainted at all. | |
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Ouch! My new shoes have given me a blister on one of my toes. Gonna have to wrap it in a plaster before I head into work tomorrow. C'est la vie, the cute shoes are gonna be worth it once my feet get used to them. Wearing heels every day, even little ones, is gonna take some time to get comfortable.
Another school strategy event today which meant listening to ideas on how our school can reach success and lots of plannings. So it was lots of academics and admin bods like me trying to make the management see things from the ground floor. I worked early today so that I could go to the afternoon part and arrived, thanks to a kindly lift from Jackie, in time for lunch. I stuffed myself with cheese and pickle sandwiches (big surprise there) and made an attempt at healthy by also having liberal quantities of strawberries and grapes. Plus I got a big hug and a kiss from Dee and caught up with some lovely campus people who I miss seeing every day. Also David entertained our table with stories of what he and his research team get up to in their labs - on one occasion getting hold of some wound fluid they needed in exchange for a quantity of human skin they had for reason and then there was something to do with rats bladders. I'm gonna have to visit the labs real soon to see all this in person! - Tags:work
- Mood:drained
 - Music:I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
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Title: This Time We Have Fandom: PrimevalPairing: Sarah Page/Captain Becker Rating: G Spoilers: Series 3 Disclaimer: It's all Impossible Pictures and ITV Summary: Sarah has left her mark on Becker and his flat. He doesn't mind at all. Author Notes: My first Primeval fic, because I love Sarah/Becker and hope you will too. Crossposted at primeval_fanfic and fanfiction.net - Tags:fic
- Mood:accomplished
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I never feel entirely comfortable at hen parties (batchelorette). I don't know why. The one on Saturday for Kate was tremendous fun. We had cakes and drinks in the garden, all of us in summery dresses, and then we went onto a great place called Funstrokes where you buy something to paint, like a bowl or a statue. It was really a lot of fun. And there's the wedding in two weeks, on my birthday, which is really exciting. Plus I got to catch up with Emily V who got engaged after dating her fiance for only two months. Websites have been screwing with me. Trying to book train tickets on trainline is very difficult sometimes as they remember the last account used and send everything through that account. So Anthony got all the insurance emails, even though I'd signed in and used my account. Well, I paid for the tickets themselves and they should arrive in the post soon. Fingers crossed. Got my mind blown when I realised that the school strategy event this week is actually on Wednesday, not Friday, as I'd thought. So a full day of work for me as I'll work in Bill's place in the morning and then go to the event in the afternoon. There is a free lunch though and if its as delicious as last time, it will be worth it. Bought a new pair of shoes! Very cute black leather with a decent heel and buckle straps. A little bit school-marmish but also make me think of Paris. They are my new work shoes. Unfortunately, over the past couple of years, I have developed a weird way of walking with my right foot as the heel of all my right shoes ends up worn down on the right-hand side. It ruins shoes for me and makes me very self-conscious and it's already started on this new pair. *frowns* I'm trying to correct my walking, but no luck so far. I've no idea how the whole habit started either, which is so frustrating. - Tags:life, work
- Mood:frustrated
 - Music:That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings
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Me: Did you seriously just compare masturbation and sex to making a cheese sandwich?!
Anthony: I was trying not to be disgusting!
One of the reasons I love Anthony - we really can talk about anything, there's no boundaries there. He also pointed out that he's been very tolerant as I have refused to do more than kiss him. I know this may seem incredibly cruel and very weird to some people but I'm just not comfortable with anything else. My last two relationships were based way too much on the physical side of things which just wasn't healthy and left me feeling vaguely dirty and ashamed. Seriously, I adore both of my exs so it's not their fault. I just wanna enjoy a relationship that's based soley on our emotional and mental connection. I'm never going to get bored talking to Anthony or spending time with him and he loves me fangirling. It's all I can ask for really. We just fit together very well.
I have been feeling more asexual the older I get too, curiously. I'm just not interested in anything like that right now and I'm completely comfortable with that. I did, however, reassure him that I hadn't taken a lifelong vow of chastity. I am remaining a virgin until I'm married, not afterwards too. He was relieved at this LOL. - Tags:life
- Mood:amused
- Music:Work - The Saturdays
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