Well, I'm kind of back.  Kind of.  New PC, same old internet connectivity problems.  After nearly 7 years of trouble-free AOL usage I'm now at the end of my tether and jumping ship to join the wireless market.  And the O2 TV adverts have the soothing voice of Mr Sean Bean - I'm a sucker, yes ( Read more... )

Yoinked from 
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Sorry if this makes anyone squeamish - but I guess you don't have to look...


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That'll teach me not to click NYD's stoopid memes again ( Read more... )

It feels like I've been waiting for EVER (as many of you will know I am NOT good at being patient). But finally, yesterday we got some news on Alice's new album! We've known the title for a while but little else and now we have all this:


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***WARNING - FANGIRL MOMENT - WARNING - FANGIRL MOMENT - WARNING - FANGIRL MOMENT - WARNING***

Alice mentioned the watch that some of the Maidens clubbed together to buy him for his 60th birthday last night on his radio show!! Rather than type up what he said, have a listen for yourself!

I said LISTEN!

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Whew. What a week. Attending a funeral on my birthday wasn't the best way to spend it, certainly but I will say that the memorial service was very nice - about 250 people attended, with about 50 going on to the actual burial ( Read more... )

I know I've not been around for a tiny little while but things have been just MANIC here - basically the shit hit the fan Monday morning and I had to call J home from Iraq early due to a death in the family - J's mother's partner died and whilst he wasn't J's father, or even his step dad he had been with mum in law since J was 15 so we've not ( Read more... )

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I'm getting sick. Woke up this morning with a sore throat that is just refusing to quit. Bugger. I hate, nay, DETEST getting colds. They always hang around for weeks, clinging on like the proverbial piece of sticky tape that won't be shaken off your hand ( Read more... )