It's not a soap opera, I promise

I feel almost validated as a human being...!

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:22:38 GMT

You Are 44% Spoiled

You're a little spoiled, but you're not spoiled rotten.
You love to be showered with gifts and affection, but you're good at keeping your demands to a minimum!

Are You Spoiled?

For all my LJ mates...

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:11:17 GMT

I have been pretty crap at commenting on people's LJs recently, but I have been keeping up with your entries. So, we all know that life can be shit even at the best of times but it seems that there are quite a few shitty things going on for you guys at the moment.

This is just for me to say that I am thinking of you all and I send you huge virtual *hugs*.

I'd love to write something really inappropriate to make you all laugh, but I can't think of one, so sorry! Maybe I will just find a funny quote...

This 3-year-old kid is home alone, and a salesman comes to the door. The kid answers, and he’s got a porno in one hand, a cigar in one hand and a bottle of J.D. The salesman goes, “Hi, little boy, are your parents home?” The kid goes, “What the fuck do you think?”

Much change

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:26:41 GMT

So yesterday was my last day at the Thistle and today I started my new job. It's a bit scary, to be honest, and I feel like I've been a bit overwhelmed by information. Having said that, I think I'm going to be really happy here. Little things are a bit weird, like the fact that I am writing this from my desk where I am having lunch.

I also found out today that one of the other girls is leaving so it means that I'm going to have to take over a bit of her work really quite soon - ie I'm going to have to look after recruiting temp positions so I'll be having a bit of a consultant role. That's a bit sooner than I thought it would be. A lot sooner than I thought it would be.

I just feel total relief at the fact that I have left the Thistle. It was so bad, it just made me feel really down but I also felt total rage whenever I was behind the desk, with myself, with everyone I worked with and with every guest that walked through the door. What was really bizarre was when I left at the end of the day I could totally walk away and even though I thought I'd be in a foul mood for the whole day, I would leave and forget about it and be fine.

Anyway, au revoir Thistle. Thank the lord!

Woohoo happiness away from Bristol!

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:21:53 GMT

I had such a good day yesterday - I really did. Firstly meeting with a bunch of NF people, which was hilarious and bloody marvellous, if only for the fact that for a change I wasn't the only smoker there! Was great to meet people I've not met before and also to see those I have again.

I am also sooooooooooooooo happy to see my friend again, who I haven't seen for two months. And even though I'm in east London and I was a little scared, actually it's cool because get this, she has a stunning view from her roof and also from next to her local pub. We left the pub yesterday, which I was vaguely aware is on the river front but as you walk out and look to your right, Tower Bridge is literally right in front of you and feels like it's in touching distance, as is the Guerkin building and last night with it all lit up it was just breath taking.

Anyway, we had such a wicked time catching up properly about everything, about our lovely new jobs and also she bought me what can only be described as the perfect Liz present - the book A Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down. I've only read a few pages but it's hilarious and also perfect, obviously, because it details the overwhelming joys of tea.

Anyhoo - London traffic et cetera woke me up earlier than I hoped so I'm going to try and doze for a little while. The Eye and Theatre later! Woohoo!

#Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner, that I love London so...#

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Snagged from jamjar84

Alla & Andrew are Proud to Announce the Birth of their Child, Elizabeth, on January 1, 1987.



Unfortunately, Elizabeth is the reincarnation of a goat.

Alla & Andrew are terribly sorry.

What Did Your Birth Announcement Say? at QuizGalaxy.com

I got the mother fucking job!

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:46:11 GMT

Exciting news my special Neighbours friends - I got the job I went for. So here's the drill: I basically go in as administrator/researcher/general dogsbody. They offered me extra money because I'm that good and woohoo - looks like I'm going to be recruitment consultant. Having said that, I might actually hate it. But hopefully not! When Ali (the chick from Goddard Gadd) called and told me, I was jumping around generally gabbling but mainly it was comments like, 'Really? Oh my god. I can't believe. This is amazing. I'm so excited. I just... thank you. Thank you so much.' Then I realised how OTT I was being and said something along the lines of, 'Sorry, gosh, I'm supposed to be mature, but uh, yes, that's great.' I was at work at the time and I'd had a pretty crappy start to the day so it was a feeling of total elation that I was going to be getting out. I basically ran around the entire hotel to tell them I was offski.

The only thing is, I thought my notice period was a week, so I was really excited. It's actually four. In my resignation letter I asked to be released because I don't think it's helpful to anyone for me to be kept there for so long.

I just can't believe it, I'm so excited about this. It's the fact that I've got an opportunity with an amazing company to get some brilliant experience before I go to uni. It also means that I can do exactly what I want at uni without thinking, 'Ooh, what is a potential employee going to think about my degree? What about experience? Aren't I just another one in a long line?' Et cetera, et cetera.

Just want to thank Miriam again for her fab advice and dealing with my pre-interview nerves. :)

And in other, brief news, I have current internet problems/computer problems and have therefore barely been on this week. I intend to catch up a LOT later this evening. And also to write this week's summary and also to actually watch this week's Neighbours. Nightmare!

I always knew I was!

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:50:21 GMT

Snagged from chloedg

You scored as Elizabeth Bennet. You are independent, passionate and unconventional, with a sharp tongue and a quick mind. But you have a quick temper and sometimes forget who you're talking to...

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Elizabeth Bennet

90%

Lydia Bennett

75%

Charlotte Lucas

70%

Mr. Darcy

65%

Mr Bennett

65%

Jane Bennett

55%

Mary Bennett

55%

Mr. Wickham

55%

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

50%

Mr. Collins

45%

Mrs Bennett

40%

Mr Bingley

35%

Kitty Bennett

20%

Which Pride and Prejudice character are you most like? (PICCIES)
created with QuizFarm.com

Now there's a surprise!

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:10:41 GMT

You Are 4% Shy

You aren't shy at all, in fact, you're probably quite outgoing.
You are comfortable in almost any social situation, no matter how difficult.

How Shy Are You?

Right, another LJ

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:55:14 GMT

I seem to be on a bit of an LJ thing at the moment, and I've even started another one elizarants - so that I can rant. No rants so far, but there are many waiting in the wings!

A very late New Year's resolution

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:04:32 GMT

In the year 2007 I resolve to:
Go streaking more often.

Get your resolution here.

Nothin' to say

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:02:47 GMT

I haven't properly updated for absolutely aaaaaages, so now I am going to. And I'm attempting to be brief!

Life has recently been one long series of busy nothings. I've started to enjoy my job more, but that's because I've gotten down to business. My senior manager is leaving because everything is shit in terms of the culture of the hotel and the fact that there is no money being put in to bring it into the 21st century. Processes are antiquated, procedures almost non-existent and all (I really mean all) of our systems and computers break regularly. It's very difficult to work in an environment like that when I'm used to have everything work and systems and procedures etc.

I've also been fighting a lot with my mother. The strange thing is, I don't want to move out. I like living at home and not having the responsibility of bills and things. I think partly that it's because I've done all that so there's no hunger to get out there. My brother's coming to Bristol uni in September, so it's going to be really strange with all of us there. I think I'm going to have to sort myself a place out by then - it wouldn't do to be crashing around at home when bro is in halls etc.

Oh yeah, I've launched myself back into the dating game after being single almost a year. So not into it. I really am not. I've been on a few dates with this guy and he's really nice and all but seriously, I can't be bothered right now. And let's face it, I'm way too selfish to be with anyone.

More excitingly, I went for a job interview today at Goddard Gadd, a recruitment agency. Basically, the opportunity is for me to be a general dogsbody for six months to a year and then, if I show initiative and drive etc then I have the opportunity to become a recruitment consultant. I know it's an excellent opportunity and things, but I'm worried about me settling into this and not going to uni. And my not going to uni is not an option. The fact is, I'd never thought of being a recruitment consultant before but from what I've researched about it, it could be a really good career for me. Meeting people and talking to them and also using my own initiative and also having a bit of independence to run my own show to a certain extent. It's commission based and at a senior level OTE is up to 100k. That sounds peachy to me!

Staff party and mother's birthday party

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:09:36 GMT

So, last night was my staff party. It was good, overall. The hotel was *awful*, it really was, but it was fun. I danced with this guy called Jamie most of the night. Not for any other reason than he's sweet and fun and I think I probably made his year. After it ended, Jeff got a hotel room and some of us carried on drinking. I didn't really get drunk, actually. I had about four glasses of wine and some Moet, but that's it. I got home at 10 this morning! Oh dear. Obviously, ended up staying at the hotel, which is really, really bad. So wrong.

This is what I wore. I was rather anxious about the dress with the better than average purple shoes, but I had a purple stone necklace on and a purple ring, so I think it kind of worked in the end.

Today is my mother's birthday party and currently there are about 15 Russians in my kitchen drinking vodka like it's going out of fashion and screaming and laughing and generally being annoying.

Not much going down

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:39:14 GMT

Apart from the obvious anger I feel at having my phone stolen by some little bastard, not much has happened this week.

I went to Beijing Bistro last night, which was delicious and I also (obviously) went to the pub after work. Didn't get back til three this morning, and didn't go to bed til four. So I'm v tired because I was woken up by my sister at something ridiculous like 9. Ah well.

Um, I did actually have a crap week at work, but that's because I work with a bunch of total cretins who seem to think that pussy footing around people is the only way forward and that I'm too 'direct'. Too direct? Damn right I'm direct, but you can never be too direct. Jesus Christ!

Thank goodness - sis' birthday is over

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:30:06 GMT

So we went to Basildon Park today and apart from a huge row with my mum first thing, we had a really good day. My cousin, who Andy was so worried about, was brilliant with Kate's cousins and I had a chance to chat with Andy's mum, sister and brother-in-law.

Basildon Park is *beautiful*, it really is. I've seen some fine stately homes but this is one of the best. If you've seen that ghastly adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley in, you'll know it as Netherfield in the film.

Yeah, so it was brilliant apart from the occasional bouts of pouring rain and the FIFTEEN MILE traffic jam on the M4 on the way back. It took three hours from Reading to Bristol.

End of a long week

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:07:04 GMT

I make no apologies for the fact that this is an extremely random blog of the type I told myself I would never do.

Today, my sister turned six and so, obviously, I had to get her a present and stuff. I am the queen of doing things last minute so blatantly yesterday after work I was running around Bristol City Centre buying her some DVDs and some crappy toys that make a child's heart race. I didn't get her much because her main present is going to be me taking her shopping (I think a six year old would enjoy shopping with her big sister and picking out her own clothes) but I wanted her to have a card and something to open this morning. This was mainly because I had an awful feeling that my mother was not going to have got anything sorted and would not have anything for her to open before she went to school.

My sister's cousins and stuff live in Kent and we're seeing them on Sunday when she'll get her presents from them so here it's just her parents, me and my aunt. My aunt is an absolute waste of space and things like buying a kid a present just do not register in her brain. It's not even an issue about spending money on Kate, it's the fact that she can't be arsed to go to the shops and spend five minutes picking something out. Anyway, this left me and her parents to get her stuff to open. You'd blatantly think that her parents would get their backsides in gear and get her something to open, even if it wasn't her main present. But no. Seriously, I doubt any of you, parents especially, would be able to associate with the fact that my sister has, thus far, not received a single present from her parents.

Not only this, but I bought her a really nice chocolate cake from M&S because she said she wanted a chocolate birthday cake. Yes, you've got that right, I bought the cake. The best comment had to be when I told my mother; she asked me why.

And tomorrow my sister's having a birthday party and my mum's sorting out and whatnot but the only reason she's even got one is because I had to make my mum do it and pester her. It's pathetic. It's not just my mum either, it's my step dad as well. I just got home and he's saying my mum this and my mum that and I'm telling him it's just as much his fault, he should ahve got his act together. It's like going to Basildon Park on Sunday. It'll be absolutely lovely and Kate will get to see her cousins, whom she loves. The only reason we're going is because I had to keep saying to my step dad, 'Have you spoken to your sisters, have you spoken to your mum?' I picked the place we're going on the basis of geography, and in the end it was ME that got on the phone to his sister and told her to keep 1 October free because we were meeting up, was that alright. If it had been left to him, it would never have happened.

What's also really bad is that I go to the pub every Friday and today I was telling everyone that I couldn't go for long because I expected to have to be back so we could have dinner together when my sister got back from Rainbows. I phoned my mother and asked her what time she wanted me back and she said I didn't have to, it was fine. So my sister has done nothing on her actual birthday and they're nowhere to be found. I expect my sister is sitting watching TV at my aunt's house being ignored because my mum and my aunt are boosting each other's egos with how great they are. What a fucking way to spend a birthday. And that's another thing. My sister goes to Rainbows because I sorted it. If it wasn't for me, she'd be doing nothing. She'd just go to school, come home and watch TV every day. It's fucking ridiculous and it pisses me off big style. When I was a kid, I played piano, I went horse riding, I went skiing, I went to Brownies, I basically did stuff. My mother just could not give a flying fart in space and it's pathetic.

You're probably wondering why I did all sorts of things and yet the same woman who mothered me doesn't do that for my sister. The reason is that I did it all because my grandparents and my dad sorted it. My grandmother is a control freak and she made sure it all happened. It's like with my sax. I would never have starting playing if my grandparents hadn't ordered it and found me a teacher because my parents are so fucking bone idle. The worst thing is that my dad thinks that because he gives me money and pays my phone bill and my credit card bill and paid my rent he's a brilliant dad but it's just so not the case. I fucking hate money now, because I think it's tainted. I've always been paid off by both my parents and it pisses me off.

Now I reckon my mother is going to do the same with my sister and my sister's just going to end up resenting her as much as I do. My mother has no understanding of life. She just thinks it's all about fucking her and it really isn't. That's something that most people learn by the age of about 10 but for some reason my mother, at 40, fails to see this.

In other events, I went to the pub today and it's really bad because I make my boss finish when I do to the point that at 4 o'clock I expect him to be at my desk to pick me up to go to the pub. We go there first and have a laugh and a chat and the people that finish later come and join us. Only the thing is we've gotten into a really bad habit of leaving together to go to a different pub or get food or whatever. It's awful, because he's not just my boss, he's my boss's boss and I'm just a minion, to all intents and purposes. Today we were both hungry so he was saying we should go and get something to eat. I'm talking to two other line managers and then he's asking me in the middle of the convo if I'm ready to go and so we left to go to an Indian restaurant together! Next week we're going to Beijing Bistro for some food and the week after that is our staff party. That will basically mean we'll have spent three Fridays in a row eating and whatever together. Now, I spend every Friday night at the pub with a bunch of people from work, but it's so different when we're seen driving off together. The gossip will be rife so I'm going to have to start watching my back - he's got a reputation apparently.

I've also been starting early at work and it's knackered me out. I won't even get a lie in for another week so I'm about to watch Neighbours and go to bed - I really need to catch up on some sleep because I still haven't recovered from being tired three weeks ago because I've been doing stuff.

From Gilly. Yet another one.

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:28:12 GMT

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:

HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...

1. Do we know each other outside of LiveJournal?
2. What's your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back in a fight?
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
5. What is your favorite memory of us? :
6. Would you give me a kidney?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
9. Can we get together and make a cake?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?
12. Do you think I'm a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I'm attractive?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
18. Would you go on a date with me if I asked you?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

I just can't get enough of these!

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:27:10 GMT

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down
what it says:
Demerara), flour (plain, self-raising and wholemeal), rice (pud-

2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
A plant.

3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Does TV on the computer count? If so, Neighbours. Actual TV? The news.

4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is:
1.20

5: Now look at the clock; what is the actual time?
Oh my god. 1.20. Seriously haven't looked. I'm psychic, clearly.

6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Nothing. Silence has fallen upon my house.

7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
When I got out of the car after work. I was walking towards my front door.

8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
John Lewis cookers for my boss. Long story.

9: What are you wearing?
Ugly green t-shirt, jeans, black socks.

10: Did you dream last night?
Don't remember having one, but I heard that you do actually dream every night.

11: When did you last laugh?
Just now, I'm always laughing but it was my boss telling me I was right - that he is a horrible man. Before that, it was on the phone to Gill when she said to me, "Line of the day has to be you saying, 'she's been upgraded from plain to plain ugly.'"

12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Six mirrors stuck together on one wall - my mother has a problem with vanity. A hand painted Japanese hanging thing, an empty picture frame apart from some gold backing paper, a small picture of a Japanese geisha.

13: Seen anything weird lately?
Um, I looked in the mirror about an hour ago, does that count?

14: What do you think of this quiz?
It passes the time.

15: What is the last film you saw?
The Queen.

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
Some skis and a ski chalet.

17: Tell me something about you that I don't know.
I'm actually a short Romanian man with a wooden leg.

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Do away with George W Bush, for a start off.

19: Do you like to dance?
Why, are you asking?

20: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nutcase or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years?
See above. But just to clarify, he's a nutcase.

21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
I don't want kids but I like the name Olivia. So it'd be Olivia Mary, I guess.

22: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
I like the name Thomas. Thomas Philip John. Philip for my bro, John for grandpere.

23: Would you ever consider living abroad?
Not permanently, I love England too much

Blatantly stolen from Janet, but it looks fun!

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:05:09 GMT

1. Time of starting this:
00.40

2. Were you named after anyone?
No. I was named Elizabeth because it's English and Russian. Also, my grandmother wanted a daughter but had three sons and she was always going to name her daughter Elizabeth. My great grandmother died on my parents' wedding day three months before I was born and just before she died she told my grandmother she'd get her Elizabeth one day. It kind of freaks me out, like she was looking down upon us, but it's also one of my favourite stories.

3. Do you wish on stars?
No.

4. When did you last cry?
Last night - I was watching the Neighbours scene when Karl and Susan are getting divorced and they kiss as they sign their divorce papers.

5. Do you like your handwriting?
When it's neat!

6. What is your favourite meat?
Lamb all the way.

7. What is your most embarrassing CD on your shelf?
I don't have any embarassing CDs, but some people might consider my Barbie one a little embarassing for a 19 year old.*

8. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you?
Absolutely! I'm hilaaaaaaaaaarious!

9. Are you a dare devil?
Not really, but I love the adrenalin of skiing. Is that daredevilish?

10. How do you release anger?
Scream in a really inappropriate manner. Also I bang things; my bag on the table, the door, anything really. I also become really bitchy and make horrible commments to people for no reason. I'm not nice when I'm angry, funnily enough.

11. Where is your second home?
Unfortunately at the moment it's work, but generally it's always been my grandparents' place. Apart from when it was my first home, that it.

12. Do you trust others easily?
It depends. I'm very much a gut instinct person with people. If I like them straight away, I trust them straight away. If it takes me a while to warm to them, it's unlikely I'll ever really trust them.

13. What was your favourite toy as a child?
Sega Master System. I'm an old school computer gamer.

14. What class in school do you think is totally useless?
There are many, but I'm going to plump for D&T.

15. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
I don't know what sarcasm is, I'm afraid.

16. Have you ever been in a Mosh pit?
Nope. I'm a clean living gal!

17. What do you look for in a guy/girl?
Sense of humour, intelligence. General wit. And personality. Boring people are a waste of my time.

18. Would you bungee jump?
That's like asking me if I have a death wish. I don't.

19. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Nope, just kick them off.

21. What are your favourite colours?
Pink recently, rather inexplicably. Can't go wrong with a bit of red, either. Although not together, they would clash.

22. What is your least favourite thing?
Sycophancy. It's a waste of my time, it's a waste of your time and it doesn't get anybody anywhere.

23. How many people do you have a crush on right now?
Not really a crush kind of girl. Apart from Mr Darcy, obviously. It's a very specific Mr Darcy as it's the Colin Firth Mr Darcy. But it's not Colin Firth because Colin Firth is rather plain and he's also rather old. It's the guy that would say, 'I have faults enough Miss Bennet, but I hope they are not of understanding.'

24. What do you miss most right now?
Smoking, because I don't have a cigarette in my mouth. It's being rolled as I do this.

25. What colour underwear are you wearing?
It's mint green with very faint silver stripes and a little bejewelled buckle thing on one of the bra straps and on one side of my thong. Is that enough detail for you?

26. What are you listening to right now?
My mother crying, apparently.

27. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
I'd rather not be a crayon, if it's all the same to you.

28. What is the weather like right now?
Night, breezy, don't know if there are any clouds or anything. The blinds are closed and I can't be arsed to move.

29. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Gilly, I think.

30. The first thing you notice about the opposite/same sex?
Entire face, to see if it offends me.

31. Do you like the person who sent you this/who you snagged this from?
Yes, I think so!

32. How are you today?
Knackered and my back hurts. Not pleased to be back in Bristol and having to work both jobs two days on the trot!

33. Favourite cold drink?
Coca Cola has always been a favourite but it depends on my mood.

34. Favourite Hot drink?
Tea with a dash of milk and one and a bit sugars. No Earl Grey, it's builders' tea for me.

35. Favourite alcoholic drink?
Currently a fan of Pinot Grigio. It's been going down a treat.

36. Natural hair colour?
Very dark brown.

37. Eye colour?
Green.

38. Wear contacts?
Nope, I can't be bothered with my glasses let alone anything else.

39. Siblings?
Yes. One brother, one half sister and three step brothers.

40. Favourite month?
October. Not too cold, not too hot.

41. Favourite food?
I'm a foody so I can't pick one.

42. Last movie you watched?
The Queen. Amazing. Although I now think that Helen Mirren is the actual Queen. It's worrying.

43. Favourite day of the year?
I don't have one, because the recurrence of a particular day doesn't make it a good day annually. I might as well pick the 26th April.

44. Have you ever been too shy to ask someone out?
Nope, never. Although I've never really needed to ask anyone out. I just make it blatantly obvious that I like them and they ask me out. It's simple. I'm a bit old fashioned, I wouldn't make the first actual move.

45. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy endings. But scary movies have their place.

46. Summer or winter?
Winter - I like wrapping up.

47. Hugs or kisses?
Hugs and kisses, but hugs are more commonplace. You can hug lots of people, especially when you're drunk.

48. What book/magazine are you reading?
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian. Again.

49. What's on your mouse pad?
I don't have one.

50. What did you watch on TV last night?
I didn't watch TV last night.

51. Favourite Smell?
I don't really have one. But I like the smell of my perfumes!

52. Do you regret ever breaking up with someone?
No - I definitely don't.

53. Favourite actor?
British: Martin Shaw. Judge John Deed rules. International: Kevin Spacey.

54. Favourite actress?
Emma Thompson, definitely. And also Judi Dench and also Kate Winslet. There's a long list.

55. Time of finishing?
01.05. I've been talking to my boss on MSN.

Weekend in London, baby!

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:12:56 GMT

Just come back from marvellous weekend in London. I stayed with my mum's best friend, who I've known since I can remember and who, as I've not been christened, is in loco godparentis. She's awesome. We chilled out, had Indian take away on Friday and Chinese take away on Saturday, it was cool. Two events worthy of note:

We went to watch The Queen on Saturday night. By that I mean of course the new Stephen Frears/Peter Morgan film, rather than the actual Queen herself. It was amazing and extremely realistic to the point that I felt like I was being a voyeur sometimes. The script was actually pretty funny and considering we were in a packed Cineworld (on the Fulham Road, it's a really odd shape and pretty quirky - I loved it) and nearly everyone laughed, it proves it's not my bizarre sense of humour alone that thought it amusing. I thoroughly recommend it. The great thing about it was that every single character had humanity in them, including the Queen who I think has been said to appear very emotionless. That's simply not the case, it's just that the emotion is hidden.

Also, I met some lovely NF people at Victoria, and I had a really fun time. We went to Green Park (was that bit Green Park or was it St James's Park?) and had some food. It was really good, apart from us being accosted by some drunk weirdo and me getting the police to sort him out only for DrunkWeirdo to return some time later, but at the point I had to leave so I'm not sure how that one ended. Also, I can't believe it but I was telling Christie, who I was staying with, how annoying it was that I always seemed to end up outside Buckingham Palace even though I think it's really ugly and I don't like all the tourists. I told her this on Friday night. Where did I end up on Saturday afternoon? Yep, outside Buck house!

Other than that, pretty chilled out weekend. Oh, and anyone in London town, go to Pan bookshop on Fulham Road. It's really strange.

Another argument with my mum and a load of NF.com people!

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:55:47 GMT

Agh! Why oh why do I always have to argue with my mother? Today it was about my so-called 'obsession' with Neighbours. Does she not get it? It's amazing. End of. Then it went into a whole thing about me not being productive or doing anything. As I manage to hold down two jobs and look after her kid when she's too bone idle to, I think she's being just slightly unreasonable.

My sister's school is a ten minute walk away from our house and just as a matter of principle we should (and both me and Andy do) walk her to school. But my mum can't be arsed to get out of bed early enough so she ends up having to drive her there because they don't leave until 8.53 and Kate has to be at school at 8.55. Ironically, my mum could do with the exercise because her arse is in fact huge.

It majorly pisses me off. She's been asking me for five years why I don't move back in with her and then I do, she behaves like this and she wonders why I moved away in the first place.

Anyway, other than that, life is cool. Can't believe just how many NF.com people are lurking around these here woods, it's cool. It does add something of a reason to my having an LJ, I guess, but strangely I don't really have it up for my friends, because they already know everything about me because I talk all the time, and mostly about me.

That's a big thing about me that annoys me. I always talk about me, and I hate it because it makes me seem really self obsessed when I'm actually not. And then I say I don't like talking about myself and when I say that I'm still talking about myself so I stick myself in a catch-22. Tut, tut, tut.

Current book: A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens.

I can't believe it

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:12:52 GMT

Another day, another National Trust property. I can't believe it. My step-dad (Andy), is a drummer so his normal day doesn't start until about 4pm. But I had work today so I had to be back in Bristol by 4pm. This meant we were all up at 10.30 so that we could have the day at Dyrham Park. I wasn't sure Kate, my little sister, would enjoy yet another NT place for the second day in a row but she was fine - she loved seeing the grandeur and luckily she likes the outdoors so when we went for a quick walk around the gardens she was happy to run around and play tag with me (I can be a good sister when I want to be!) etc.

Then we had tea and scones. There was nowhere to have them at Tyntesfield yesterday but thank goodness they had a full on tea room at Dyrham. I must have been brought up in a really strange way to think that this is a perfectly normal way to spend the day!

However, I've been on my feet for 12 hours today and they hurt, plus I've got a cold coming on. It's pissing me off because generally I'm quite a 'stout' girl and don't really get ill. Now I've been really ill so it's deeply irritating. I'm supposed to be going to London this weekend so if I'm not better, Christie is going to hate me!

This evening I was invited to a party after work but I figure I've had a complete chill out weekend and I have to be at work by 9 tomorrow. It would have been a great way to round off a brilliant weekend, but I'd have ben dead on my feet tomorrow if I'd have gone. I'm not really into this maturity, I don't think it suits me very well!

Judy and Janet - I'd like to point out I'm still not sure why I have this!

Hmm, now I have an LJ

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:59:48 GMT

So now I've got an LJ, I might as well use it to post lots of interesting and exciting things about me!

Well, I've had quite an exciting day today, so I think I'll write about that:

My mother decided we'd have a family day, which I was dreading but I went along with it because that's the kind of nice girl I am. (Or not...) Anyway, she went onto the National Trust website and decided that we'd go somewhere nearby and settled on a property called Tyntesfield that used to be owned by the Gibbs family. After much huffing and puffing, we finally got in the car and off we went.

The house was beautiful, as were the grounds and it had an amazing chapel that was built especially for the family. We also joined the National Trust and so now I've got my own membership to National Trust. This may sound really geeky but actually I'm really happy because my grandparents have been members since I can remember and I've always wanted to be one. Plus, my mum bought it for me as a treat, so that's always cool.

Once we'd been round the house and things, we went to a lovely pub called The Dovecote near Ashton Court in Bristol and I had a 12oz Sirloin steak and a few glasses of vino.

Basically, I had a really nice day and now there is apple pie and custard when I can muster the strength to eat it. I was such a pig and wolfed that huge steak down me.