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What a week. Spent most of last weekend at Wembley watching some excellent snooker. Monday I spent the whole day in Parliament with a group of fellow new fast stream civil servants: watching the proceedings (and spotting carakins and strictlytrue hard at work), learning about how it all works, and meeting some interesting MPs including Lembit Opik who was ( Read more... ) -
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Still off sick and bored, but... I have done my tax return. A whole 2 months before the deadline. Such a strange feeling, this sense of actually having achieved something useful!
Next to phone up my credit card people and grovel at them... -
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Teh ill
I have what my mother always describes as 'The Cough'. This being because as a child I had this same hacking dry cough every Winter from about October to April. These days it's not quite so prevalent, thank god, but for some reason it has raised its ugly head this week following the virus I had last week ( Read more... ) -
Actual wedding news
Eeeeeeeeek! I know I was supposed to do a long detailed post about all the wedding stuff so far, but I have to do a little squee post right now because...
We've chosen the venue and the date!
The venue is The Maynard, a hotel, bar and restaurant in Derbyshire. It's got a unique and very welcoming atmosphere, and is a great mix of traditional ( Read more... ) -
Wifey to be
Paul and I got back from Cornwall yesterday after a really lovely week's holiday. I could go on for page after page about what a fantastic time we had, but the only news that really matters is that Paul asked me to marry him, and I said yes. So we are engaged! And I can't wait to become Mrs Lucy Stewart... -
Not extraordinary at all
Oh, googling your own name every now and again is so worthwhile. I just found a discussion thread from 18 months or so ago where someone I used to know mentioned me in the context of a discussion on the difficulties of meeting men.
I am also intrigued by kisobel ... because she doesn't seem extraordinary and yet men everywhere! ... there aren't ( Read more... ) -
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I've really not been very up for posting on LJ recently. I have a feeling this might be the start of a real change, rather than just a temporary lack of interest. My life is moving on, I am growing up, writing things out doesn't bring me the relief and enjoyment it once did. I guess I have reached a point of contentment. I consider myself very ( Read more... )