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Yesterday was mainly spent on the Strip going "Ooh!" and "Ahh!" and occasionally "Eh???", whilst marvelling at the oversimplification of quite ordinary things Vs the vast exaggeration of others, and taking far too many pictures of New York New York. In contrast, today has mainly been about watching American telly, deciding whether to go to IHOP ( Read more... )

Update: Suitcase weighed 24kg so had to offload some into a rucksack to bring it under 23kg! A pair of shoes and all my makeup bags etc later... and I'm now terrified that I'll lose the bag!!

Whhheeeeeeee!!! I go on holiday for two weeks tomorrow ( Read more... )

Why is it that I suddenly can't find my pale brown tailored jacket that I wear a LOT in Autumn, but can only find my black jacket that I NEVER wear anymore because it's too small across the bust?? Hmm??
And more to the point, why have I eaten ready-cooked BBQ-style chicken breast pieces and an individual pot of syrup sponge pudding for my dinner??

Congratulations to cyberkitty and klokwise, who are celebrating their first wedding anniversary tonight. Pete, Bruce-the-zombie-fish and I wish you both every happiness and thank you for including us in your lovely day last year :D

Just had a meeting with my boss and her boss at my PD placement, to discuss my future and my progress so far. I can’t believe I’ve been there three months! It went really well - they were pleased with my assessments, my case notes and the questions I ask clients, and have suggested that I gradually work up to being trained in a really cool ( Read more... )

Nina: I have no sound, but I can imagine that this is pretty funny if you've not seen it, as I was laughing just watching it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R-V846_Mm8

I think I have an undead fish. Here are the clues. Firstly, he was ill for a long time, and as we speak has a bad case of popeye, which resists all treatment. He is slightly misshapen, shrunken, and generally looks like an ex-fish. His favourite behaviour is slowly floating upside down, or resting on the floor of the tank (particularly under ( Read more... )

Just watched last week's Waterloo Road "on demand" (I like that feature) and lo and behold, I went to college with the new character ( Read more... )