Date:	2008-07-05 14:37
Subject:
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Mood:	happy

back from Virginia, went to the beach, got sunburnt (but not badly!) and am now happy to start really getting stuff ready for the comning year in Scotland. *freaks out a bit* got lots to do before that plane takes off!
hope everyone is having a great a summer as i am!
xoxox

Date:	2008-06-13 22:08
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	aggravated

i was planning on having a shower. but the power keeps going off sporadically. dammit. i don't want to risk being in there with no lights (because of course i can't find the frickin' flashlights and have been relying on my cellphone for visuals. grr.

i usually like thunderstorms. but not when they effect my house! lights! internet connection! and not when i'm ALL ALONE. *whimpers*

Date:	2008-06-09 12:14
Subject:	kitty behaviour
Security:	Public
Mood:	amused
Music:	More Bells and Whistles

the new cat, Mowgli, has taken to splaying himself rather obscenely on his back to try and escape the summer heat. i'd find him rather ridiculous if it weren't such a sign that he's grown to trust me enough to show belly so often.
*grin*
plus, you know. he's really quite adorable. even when he does something awful we're quick to forgive him. i think he's become the baby of the house. he's definitely allowed to do things the other two were never allowed to get away with... :)

Date:	2008-05-22 16:05
Subject:	new music!
Security:	Public
Mood:	cheerful
Music:	Sara Bareilles, Many the Miles

being bored and stuck at home has it's advantages - i have discovered a new artist that i LOVE, and will now share with you!

Sara Bareilles

amazing! especially 'Many the Miles' and 'Between the Lines'... *goes back to listening*

Date:	2008-05-17 17:08
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	itchy!
Music:	Jurassic Park theme song

OMG IIIIIITTCHHYYYYYYY...

healing is itchy. itchyitchyitchy. but cannot scratch! *pouts* ah well. it's a good sign that all is going well, i guess... plus i'm getting bored - good/bad sign?

*evil grin*

Date:	2008-05-14 18:13
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	content

well, had the surgery on Monday, and this evening is the first time i've been really up to doing anything besides sleeping and going to the washroom. but! i'm feeling LOADS better, so yay! and thanks to all you amazing people who have been calling to wish me well. *hugs* it's back to the hospital tomorrow to get the drains out (ew) and then another few weeks before the stitches can be removed. but i'm optimistic, and i've got tons of movies lined up to watch. the step-bro has shown me how to work the Wii downstairs, so when i'm up to navigating stairs on my own, there's old-school Mario Bros. waiting!
so, that's all my news for right now. funnily enough? getting this done didn't scare me HALF as much as getting my wisdom teeth out - which was with a local, not general anaesthetic. weird, no? *ponders this*

thanks again, you wonderful people!
xoxox

Date:	2008-05-04 22:56
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	bouncy

OMG.
Ironman. SO. GOOD.
*is speechless*

go see it.

i now have a small... okay, not-so-small, crush on Robert Downey Junior. my GOD that man is hot with a goatee... and he is RIPPED in this movie. yum.

that is all.

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this is here for safekeeping so i can be sure to visit as soon as the fic are up. ee!! *hugs self gleefully*

Date:	2008-01-24 20:38
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	chipper

Happy Birthday to meeeee... it's EFFING cold today. :)

Date:	2008-01-02 23:48
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	cheerful
Music:	Cotton, by The Mountain Goats

hello all!
happy everything, i've been sick sick sick, and therefore incommunicado with pretty much the world for a while. but i'm back! and i bring... THE MOUNTAIN GOATS! that's right, thanks to the wonderful fiercelydreamed i'm happily devouring new music by a great band! *dances*
it's gone on the ipod i've finally given in and acquired. it's been rough, adapting to this new technology, but i'm getting used to it. :)
oh! and saw I Am Legend today, and quite enjoyed it. i'm not sure Queen C's shirt sleeve will ever be the same, though. i probably twisted it aaaall out of wack during the nerve-wracking parts. sorry darlink!

cheers all, happy January!
xoxox

Date:	2007-12-16 10:18
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	bouncy
Music:	Celtic Woman

SNOOOOOOOOOW!!! LOTS!

SNOW STOOOOOOOOORM!!! hee.
though i'm supposed to walk out into it to get my haircut in about an hour. um. this may be a challenge. ah well. snow!

... is it against the christmas rules to buy yourself something 11 days before christmas?

i HAD to. it was calling to me! *pets Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD lovingly*

... besides, the fam probably hasn't bought it for me... and i got a gift receipt with the one i bought, so... i could return it if they do? um...
*goes to hide under the couch*

Date:	2007-12-01 21:50
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	disappointed

saw the sneak preview of The Golden Compass tonight.

a real disappointment.

though the bears were cool, and Eva Green is still beautiful.

if you really have a wish to see it... wait until it's out on video.

that is all.

Date:	2007-11-29 22:02
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	bouncy

back! finally hale and healthy. the voice is back too! woot.

well, the sis has just gotten a kitten. who looks EXACTLY like our little (okay, not so little. okay FAT, alright? but it's muscle mostly, i swear!) man, Guinness. she's named him Mowgli. with the mow pronounced as it should be, like cow. :) stoooopid Disney. Kipling explains in the ACTUAL BOOK how to pronounce the names - didn't one of their research people go, "hey, maybe we should read the book before adapting it for our own purposes?" grr.
aaaanyway. from the pics and from hearing his purr over the phone, i'm looking forward to meeting him when she brings him to Toronto for christmas break. whee! it's getting closer! two whole weeks of holidays! i can finally get some of my reading done!
*dances*
happy happy, people!
xoxox

Date:	2007-11-23 21:03
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	sick

siiiiiiiick. sick sick sick.
blah.
what a shitty end to a fairly shitty week. god.
hope everyone else's weeks went swimmingly! i'll be living vicariously through you until this bad moon i'm under passes.

Date:	2007-11-15 18:56
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	cranky

so, life is a little hectic.
added another 5 hours to my work schedule, which means no real days off. which, you know, boo.
added an afternoon of caring for a one year old, who is adorable, and makes me able to see that not all children are autistic (because god knows i've started to think that) and therefore has saved a sliver of my sanity.
put in for time off for christmas (yay!) but also have to be the one to make the schedules for my clients this holiday... eep! i'm going to get J to walk me through it step by step, otherwise i know i'll screw it up somehow.
*le sigh*

in other news, my uterus feels like it's trying to beat me to death with a blunt object. so! TMI or what? i don't care, i'm sharing the ohmygodihurti'mbitchyi'mtiredscrewyouall-ness.

did i mention i have to be at work tomorrow at 7:45? yeah, this will not be a pleasant day.

watching!! TRANSFORMERS!! i'm only about 15 minutes in and it's totally amazing. yee. although i'm kinda glad i didn't watch it in theatres - the squee would have bothered those around me. *g*

*goes back to watching the movie*

Date:	2007-10-10 13:23
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	content
Music:	America's Funniest Home Videos

Thanksgiving was awesome awesome - went to Chelsea (just east of Ottawa) where the trees and the water... gah. just beautiful. went hiking and canoeing! my shoulders are still a little sore from the portaging.
the past month has been SO hectic. lots of work, tons of stuff to do... but i've been having a pretty darn good time, even with the lack of internet!
but now... I'M BACK!! woohoo!! for awhile at least.
*hugs everyone*

Date:	2007-09-16 14:37
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	cold but warming up slowly...

yay! the internet appears to be working again! *knocks on wood* now i can catch up with my flist and the fic from The Pit. woot. it's kind of scary to realise how dependant i am on the 'net - for email communications, for news, etc. - it's only obvious when i don't have access.
it's actually quite scary. both to go without it, and to realise it. gah.

is it possible to be addicted to the internet? how strange...

Date:	2007-09-06 22:37
Subject:
Security:	Public
Mood:	cranky, but trying not to be
Music:	Lord of the Dance

i don't want it to be friday tomorrow. SUCH a long day coming up. urgh.
to drown my sorrows? pizza. mild chicken wings. coke and sprite. The Usual Suspects. and Michael Flatley. yes, you read it right. Michael Flatley cures all my woes. the music, the clogging. i'm a glutton for irish dancing. i wish i'd done it as a kid! as it was, it was Scottish country dancing for me, which is totally different. le sigh.

ah well, i still have 45 mins of Lord of the Dance left. back to the dancing!