2011 has very easily won the award for the worst year of my life.  I've had some stinkers in the past, but this one sweeps past them all to claim the prize.  I don't want to talk about the shit though.  Going to focus on the handful of positives instead ( Read more... )

For various reasons that I won't go into here, I feel the urge to lose a load of weight before October.  So for the first time in my life I am contemplating some kind of diet.  However, I am clueless on such things ( Read more... )

The new tyre arrived early at the  fitting place, so they agreed to bring my appointment forward to this afternoon.  So I can go to re-enactment this weekend.  Yay! :)

I really want to go to re-enactment this weekend.

I can't because my car has a flat tyre, and getting a new one at an affordable rate means it can't be fitted until Saturday.

But I really want to go.

This sucks. :(

Finished the PhD report that has been stressing me out completely for the last few weeks.  I suddenly feel a million times better!  Yay! :D

The Maelstrom story team with help from others had made an Awesome Thing for the event.  I won't say what the Awesome Thing was, it's not important to this comment and I don't want to spoil it for anyone.  However, Awesome Thing would be perfect to use for DuD.  I saw it and drooled.  They have said we may be able to use it.  This is good!

However, ( Read more... )

Well, I just got home from Maelstrom.  On the whole it was a very positive experience, although it didn't turn out in any way that I had expected.

It started off very badly.  I'd had two panic attacks on the Friday before it was even Time-In and felt progressively worse as the evening drew on.  By Saturday morning I was having such a bad panic/ ( Read more... )

So after many years of being utterly terrified of the concept, I'm finally going to try Maelstrom this weekend.  Scary.

I've arranged for someone to feed the kitties.  I've made travel arrangements.  I've nearly finished designing my character.

Only one question remains.

Which of my many sets of awesome armour should I take...?

Oh decisions ( Read more... )

I just ordered a Kindle from Amazon ( Read more... )

Death Unto Darkness got nominated for an award!

http://infinite-gateway.com/uk-larp-awareness-party-awards-nominations/

How neat is that? :)