Me and Pete have been ill. We had a meningitis scare a few days ago so I had to take him into the out of hours doctor at the hospital to check out a rash that wouldn't disappear when held under a glass. (One of the classic symptoms of meningitis is a rash which doesn't fade when pressed underneath a clear drinking glass.) Luckily everything was ( Read more... )

First off I want to say that all the pictures I have seen of Minami-con have been awesome and all my friends costumes were amazing. Angelphie and Odangochan - all your costumes were amazing, although I had a special love of both of your FF9 outfits. Dagger and Beatrix were superb! And xangelwingx and truedelusion - your Grandia costumes were just ( Read more... )

Florida is deliciously hot, a balmy, and not too oppressive 28 degrees ( Read more... )

The t-shirt I bought for Pete finally arrived from America today. Woot! Gaze upon it's nerdy wonderfulness.


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On Sunday me and Pete went all the way to Much Wenlock (a tiny picturesque village in Shropshire) to see our friend Dan, only I got really ill and ended up spending all day in his guest bed, being worried or unconscious in shifts. I was terrified I was going to be really ill again like I was in 2005 and 2003. I don't want to go into hospital again ( Read more... )

I bought the guide for FF XII today. It's so beautiful and it's hardback this time. At first glance the guide is enchantingly pretty and I can tell already it's incredibly thorough. I probably won't use it much until I play through the game again because I don't want to accidentally read any spoilers. (I always play through Final Fantasy games ( Read more... )

Final Fantasy XII left me feeling a bit un-enthused at first, but an hour into it and I was hooked. It's reminiscent of FF8 and FF9 in a way that makes me feel at home, but it's new and exciting too. I like the license system so far, it seems to be a cross between the sphere grid and FF9's job system. The only slight issue I have with it concerns ( Read more... )

The book is done. I'm done. I pulled two heinous all nighters to complete it on time to meet my self-imposed deadline. But nevertheless it is done. I don't want to look at it for a few days now. I need some space from it. I've sent a copy to Dom, Pete has sent a copy to his brother. Louise and Russ have been handed their copies. I feel sick. I know ( Read more... )

I have read my book so many times over I am totally snowblind. I can't tell whether it's sublime or awful anymore. It could be brilliant, it could be a disaster - I no longer have a scrap of objectivity left. I have given myself another 2 days to finish off the very last of the editing, which involves little more than polishing off some of the ( Read more... )

I got my engagement ring back from the jewelers today where it was being re-sized. It's so sparkly and lovely. I can't wait to show Dom how lovely it is ( Read more... )