I'm alive! Not that anyone still reads this, but hey ( Read more... )

I, along with probably a million other LJers am attempting NaNoWriMo this year ( Read more... )

I know I'm a little late to this massive story, but I just saw yesterday the official bulletin about Dumbledore ( Read more... )

I read on someone else's blog that Robert Jordan had died ( Read more... )

Random thoughts:

I knew Snape wasn't evil. Sad that he had to die, but I really liked reading his memories, and I'm so glad Harry finally knew how courageous he was (Albus Severus!! What a name...).

Woah, Dumbledore's even more complex that we could imagine! That was veeery interesting. Funny how he's become less and less likeble throughout the ( Read more... )

I'm looking for flats to rent in London with a friend and my god is it expensive...

We'll be paying more than my sister is on her mortgage for her 3 bed house down south! Seriously - I'm going to have to rob a bank if I ever want to actually buy somewhere here.

I spent seven hours straight today trudging round IKEA buying new office furniture for when my company moves ( Read more... )

I saw an interview on tv with Terry Pratchett a few days ago, and he talked about a story he used to write during lessons at school. It was a cross between Jane Austen and Tolkien, and had such exciting scenes as orcs attacking the rectory. XD ( Read more... )

A little saga that demonstrates just how far I will go not to make a fuss.

My bosses took us all out to lunch a couple of days ago to a nice little Italian restaurant. I and, Hannah, the other girl in the office ordered a pasta dish while the others all had soup and salad. This pasta was supposed to be dressed with olive oil and tomatos, and ' ( Read more... )

You know when you've done a little too much sorting and stamping of all the post in the office when:

You're watching Kingdom of Heaven, get to the bit after the major battle when there's a pile of heads and think, quite seriously, "I wonder if Saladin would send the important ones to Jerusalem as a warning... now how many stamps would you need for ( Read more... )