early o'clock

I'm ill. Not as ill as I was, which is nice.

Still a bit ill, however I have dogs and chickens which require me being awake at stupid o'clock.

So I'm awake, typing this, which is supposed to help, how being awake at stupid o'clock helps I'm not sure. Even the chickens are hiding, which is unusual, ulrick is barking at the rain, not sure what he thinks the rain is, but he's not a fan of thunder and lightning, but then who is. I'm worried about bonfire night, not sure how he's going to do with fireworks, that'll be interesting.

He's still barking at the rain.I think he misses EMB, who is at the wedding where I should be. Such is life!

excuse for use

So, I got a new laptop! Is very cute & little & tiny.

I've not spent the whole weekend playing with it how ever as the emb & I had guests, da fresher & da lady. Mr fresher came down first, & was cutting down trees, 4 to be precise, big ones at that, by the time I came back they were gone. However not that far as we now have a pile of wood in the front of our house, I didn't realise that that many trees would make such a comparatively small pile of wood. EMB is going to be da freshers best man, which is fab.

EMB thinks an aga is a good idea, what with all the wood, which would lead to us having a solid fuel for the winter, but as Birmingham is a smokeless zone were not sure how to limit the smoke from a wood fire. The suggestion of a plastic bag over the chimney possibly needs work, if only from a logistical view point.

It's mammy's b'day tomorrow, we're going for a curry, which is nice. I've got her a couple of books, which she wanted, so I'm proud of my organised nature. I have also set myself up on skype, of which I am also proud. So much fun, anyway, should go and make the puppies less fractious

ow - but in a good way

Good news, dancexhange (DX) has reopened, new term and everything!

Bad news, think I may be broken.

Went to a contempary dance class last night, ow, very ow, seems like a good idea at the time, but now I'm broken, my legs are killing me, my arms are killing, my body hates me & I want to do it all next week. Why do I think this is a good idea? Who can say!

http://www.dancexchange.org.uk

looking for lost time

Wow, how long with out typing! Im rubbish, Id love to say that my life got in the way but it didnt, to be honest at the moment Im avoiding course work, because its dull!


I went on a hen weekend a while back which was lovely got to see a couple of people Ive not seen for ages, which was fab. Much talking, drinking and eating, the Friday we had a select refined evening of wine, (chosen by EMB), food, cooked by me eaten round a table!!! Then watched Bride & Prejudice the best P&P adaptation since the BBC, and it gives that a run for its money. Watched on the new TV with surround sound, still have the tunes in my head. Went to sleep very late, woke up very late, to discover we (SGOD stayed over) were late & that EMB had cleared up. Saturday day Aston hall (very cool but closing for refurb soon), eve bank, most cool, personalise menus and everything, I took mine home, ulrick ate it, such is life. EMB drove SGOD home on the Sunday, I slept, a lot.


Less fab is that my laptop broke, so have to use the main computer, which the EMB uses to take over the world (civ III) so I dont get on that much, however hes out to night and as such Im on the computer. Not sure where hes gone, town I thing to a bar which plays good music, metalli-maiden or something, its got a basement, so no mobile signal, or hes switched his phone off, ether way Ive got the computer


I was looking at friends reunited and found a comment about a party Id help organise over 10 years ago (St N:NYE )which got me thinking about people Ive not seen in years, so I did a Google search on them, and have tried to get in touch. I think it must be that Im getting old, birthday next month, Im wondering how other people are doing. I updated my email address, after 3.5 years of marriage my own dear email now has my married name, how organised am I?

Wish the weather was less wet

+44 to +60 & +1

The good thing about not sleeping is that you get to phone friends in different time zones

The bad thing is not sleeping (international phone bills not that good either)

EMB got in & told tales of drunken debauchery with a hen night dressed as pirates, the things they get up to! Apparently the only song he asked for broke the console, of which he was justifiably proud.

Why can I only not sleep at night, Ive got no problem in the daytime.

Think Ill go for a nap

where's the monkey?

It's 5am, I've not had enough sleep, EMB was talking about pirates, which reminded me of this ...

It's what Joss Whedon does when he's not being popular

Ulrick has eaten another shoe