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thismaz

September meme, Days 10 to 22

Sep 22, 2021 05:40

I've been really busy for the last couple of weeks. If I've missed anything that I really should see, please do point me at the post. I also have quite a lot of catch-up to do on the meme, but to save your flists I'll just put it all behind a cut ( Read more... )

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kazzy_cee September 22 2021, 06:46:17 UTC

Good for you donating blood. I stopped when I had my kids and I had issues with iron levels in my blood but I should have gone back. I have ‘bad’ (according to various nurses that are deep and small!) veins so it was always quite painful for blood to be drawn and it put me off. Mr Cee goes regularly so …

thismaz September 24 2021, 08:14:26 UTC

I've had problems with failing their iron count a couple of times in the last few years (apparently it's an age thing) so I now take iron tablets in the month leading up to the appointment. I hate going to the trouble of turning up and being turned away for my own good.

skargasm September 22 2021, 10:34:48 UTC

My daughter tells me that there are a few drive-in theatres in the UK and we were thinking of having a look for them. Much easier than wrestling the wheelchair through the cinema and sitting it in for over two hours to watch a movie!

thismaz September 24 2021, 08:15:12 UTC

Really? I didn't know that. It would be interesting I think.

tabaqui September 22 2021, 12:02:26 UTC

*waves*
Nice to see you!
I've been lazy about being online at LJ/DW, dunno why.
Merry Mabon, the autumn equinox!

It's gotten very chilly here in the last couple days - summer's back breaking. I like!

The 'wedding party' are the people actually part of the service - bride and groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers, ring-bearer, like that. If you were a guest but didn't participate, then you weren't in the 'wedding party'.

Drive-ins are fun, but I haven't been to one in years. They mostly went away here, but a few came back because of COVID, because you could distance so much better that way.

thismaz September 24 2021, 08:17:37 UTC

*waves back*

Ah, is that what the definition of wedding party is. Thanks. Apart from the first one of my five, the weddings I've been to didn't have those sort of things. Very much more informal... Well, they had a bride and groom in each case, but that's all.

tabaqui September 24 2021, 11:43:50 UTC

I much prefer informal to formal. Wedding are so boring, anyway, unless you're the one getting married......

thismaz September 25 2021, 06:11:18 UTC

*laughs* They can be. I don't really remember my own, but the last three were really nicely done.

curiouswombat September 23 2021, 10:20:54 UTC

I hope it has been 'good' busy!

We've had that sort of weather, too - it has been lovely to sit out for a little with my coffee.

The meme questions often amuse me - I realised that when I see the phrase 'the park', despite living in Onchan for 33 years and the NE for 15 before that, I think of The Mooragh Park. I still call Onchan Park exactly that!

thismaz September 24 2021, 08:26:22 UTC

Yes, on the whole it has been a good sort of busy, thanks.

'The Park' is one of those terms that always has a particular meaning. We are lucky in the British Isles to have so many public spaces in our town centers, I think. Nowadays, The Park is, for me, Northumberland Park.

curiouswombat September 24 2021, 11:12:01 UTC

Oh - that's nice. how nice to have the video.

thismaz September 25 2021, 06:12:17 UTC

They have recently (in the last 5 years or so) done quite a lot of work there.

texanfan September 24 2021, 18:06:05 UTC

Always take advantage of the weather when it presents itself. The Internet will still be here later. I've been on vacation the last couple weeks, DisneyWorld and now Las Vegas. I'm ready to get home. Where it is also blazingly hot but I have all my stuff. :)

I was terrible at languages, then I make the mistake of taking French when I should have taken Spanish as I lived in Texas and it would have been extremely useful.

Drive-Ins began as part of the American car culture of the 50s and 60s. They've had a bit of resurgence due to COVID.

My doctor has me on vitamin D so I guess they can prescribe them.

My veins are so bad that I haven't given blood in many years. I feel very guilty about it. And I'm very grateful to people such as yourself who give regularly.

thismaz September 25 2021, 06:16:09 UTC

Vacations are fun, but I agree, it is very nice to get home.

Our Spanish teacher was only two weeks or so ahead of us in learning the language, which didn't help, but I do wish I'd applied a bit more dedication to it at the time.

You shouldn't feel guilty. We all do what we can and bad veins are a real problem for blood donation.