So yesterday I was wearing flip flops and complaining about my sunburnt feet.

Today we had to delay getting off the plane at Manchester so they could throw grit over the snow-laden steps.

Luckily I'd traded my flip flops for my boots before departure.

( Fun in the sun )

The problem with having a holiday booked for the end of January is that I've pretty much wasted all of January waiting for the holiday. January isn't supposed to be about waiting... it's supposed to be about getting started ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Glitterburn

To the best best friend a girl could ever hope to have - hope you have a wonderful day and that the year ahead brings you inspiration for all the stories you're meant to write and that the muses are always hot, hard-working men with gorgeous smiles and complex back stories... *hugs tight*


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Corrections are pretty much an occupational hazard for journos like me - expected, but best avoided if you want to keep your reputation (and your job) - but occasionally there's a gem that makes the mistake-making almost worthwhile. Have a look at this from the New York Times:

Corrections: December 30 Published: December 29, 2011 ( Read more... )

It's been a good night.

- I have a new LJ friend: needsmoregreen who wrote the Klaine fic for me that I raved about in my last post ( Read more... )

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...The bit between Christmas and NY is always a little odd as it feels like I shouldn't be doing anything. Not helped by the fact I only had a couple of days at work and they were deathly quiet ( Read more... )

...Someone just got her TVXQ calendar a day early (well it is Christmas Day in NZ already ( Read more... )

Leaving it right to the last minute to mark my 10th anniversary on LJ ( Read more... )

We went into York today which was kind of dumb because York on a weekend is crowded and pushy, but on a weekend in the main shopping period before Christmas is super crowded and super pushy.

But it was all worth it when we had lunch and FINALLY tried ( Dukbokki! )