I just sat down at my computer and thought I would spend some time looking through failblog.org. 'But oh,' thought I. 'What if I laugh too loud and keep Jen and John awake?'

'Not to worry!' replied my thinking brain. 'I'll put in headphones!'

'Headphones?' thought I, baffled. 'My laughter doesn't come through the computer speakers...'

I have a date tomorrow!

I have a hangover today!

These two facts are more or less directly related.

Heh, I woke up at 7.10 this morning and realised I still had another 45 minutes to sleep, so passed out and had what felt like a really long dream ( Read more... )

I got my first assignment grade back! Full marks for the freewrite (tutor described it as having 'a kind of reckless energy' which amused me *g*) some good comments and helpful criticism on the story writing - she pointed out some of the different ways I could have gone with it, which I found really fascinating and now I want to play wit it, but i' ( Read more... )

I went to the dentist today, for the first time in two years. For those not familiar with my ongoing Dental Saga, I have crap teeth. The problems in order are/were: Natural yellowness - wonkyness- broke half of one of my top incisor off in a fall - failure of back teeth to form properly resulting in the backs of them falling off (ow) - ( Read more... )

We are the dead. Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
~John McCrae

For kids who killed and died for their country because they had no choice, or for their love of a nation. For men and women who risked and continue to risk their lives for our future, wisely or unwisely.

At the ( Read more... )

Lol, I just gave the most impartial breakdown ever. I finally got to listen to the prank call to Palin (I reckon she worked it out faster than she let on, but hey) then had this conversation with my housemate ( Read more... )

Got the job :-D

Heh. The appetite loss from the four illnesses I just had has resulted in me losing eleven pounds. Whilst this is positive in that I have gone from overweight to the correct weight for my height, my good trousers don't fit. They were too long anyway, but now they just about rest on my hips, and are about five inches too long, and the ends have got ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7607460.stm

*blinks*