Tumbleweeds...

I HAVE HOT WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dec 1st

Why does iPlayer always give up when there are just three minutes left of a show?

Dec 1st

iPlayer does shows live now as well?! Awesome. OK, gonna stop tweeting about iPlayer now - time to...

Dec 1st

Bloody 4OD being PC only. Grumble grumble.

Dec 1st

Pumpkin Pie. Om nom nom nom

Dec 1st

Having MSN issues.

Dec 1st

And, for my sins, Merlin.

Nov 30th

Gonna relax and catch up on Little Dorrit

Nov 30th

: Once again, on a train. Reading really doesn’t look...

Nov 30th

blossom 1: Two thirds of the way through - two blossoms and...

Nov 30th

blossom 2: 24 hours later - the colours are starting to come...

Nov 30th

Dancing down the Dungeon - nights like this are what I miss about Southampton most

Nov 29th

about to get tattooed. Exciting

Nov 29th

No plumber till next week? It can’t take a week, surely? What if a pipe had burst or...

Nov 28th

On mysinglefriend.com Can’t decide if I hate or love my friends right now.

Nov 28th

Still no fecking plumber or electrician! Bloody cowboys.

Nov 28th

Happy Thanksgiving @ all you lovely American twitterers :) (Just has best pumpkin pie in world, am...

Nov 27th

My part of Thanksgiving dinner: roast veggies. That I can do. Looking forward to Mike’s...

Nov 27th

OK, interested in buying a digital photo frame. Got to 1) look good 2) be Mac friendly 3)...

Nov 26th

No plumber till tomorrow. NOT looking forward to cold shower in the morning.

Nov 26th

And now the immersion heater has gone, so no hot water at all. VERY cold shower this morning....

Nov 26th

Planning communal thanks giving dinner for tomorrow via facebook. Mildly concerned we’re not...

Nov 26th

Company landlord usually uses can’t come till next tuesday? Er no. I’m sorry, you call...

Nov 26th

Room is a steady 12 degrees. Nice and bracing. Once again with the soup, blankets and fan heaters!

Nov 25th

Cooooooold! God bless fan heaters and hot water bottles, that’s all I can say!

Nov 25th

Doing the traditional pre-Christmas big Amazon wish-list splurge. Now I just need to get the female...

Nov 24th

Wondered why BM had been grinding slow lately. Twigged it might be stats plugin. Yup. Sorry peeps!...

Nov 24th

All prepared for night of cold with extra blankets, fluffy socks and hot water bottle. Now too hot!...

Nov 24th

Ugh. The boiler’s just gone. Shower at work tomorrow?

Nov 24th

Turns out have immersion heater so hot water sorted for shower (phew) Problem is the sub-zero...

Nov 24th

Putting out fires caused by other departments not doing their thing properly. Well, some things...

Nov 24th

Single White Female seeks…

Nov 24th

Monday morning. Oof but it’s chilly in the house!

Nov 24th

Brother & partner impressed with Oxford - sigh of relief! Also got birthday pressie 3 months...

Nov 23rd

Sunday Soup: The Evil League of Evil

Nov 23rd

Time to start thinking what to wear tonight. Oh, the dilemma. A hat to cover my butchered hair would...

Nov 22nd

Nasty feeling will have to add Waitrose egg noodles to naughty list :( But they’re so tasty!

Nov 22nd

Isn’t it amazing how fishnets can turn ANY outfit slutty?

Nov 22nd

Trying to write a dating site profile. So hard. Help?

Nov 22nd

Hairdresser took my hair! Neatened up the back lovely, then kinda went to town on the rest of it....

Nov 22nd

Ocado delivery arrived on time, with very polite young man & complimentary newspaper (the Times,...

Nov 22nd

A lazy saturday stretches afore, enlivened just by an Ocado delivery and a night out this evening....

Nov 22nd

Home. Long week. Fun weekend planned though. Can I have chinese again tonight though that’s...

Nov 21st

AH!! Gmail theme freaked the crap out of me. Signed in and wasn’t expecting it. *whimper* why...

Nov 21st

Blog back. Phew. http://tinyurl.com/559c66

Nov 21st

So in the end I write something, want to post it, and my blog goes flop. Typical.

Nov 21st

Lazing around, reading. Should be writing. Gar

Nov 21st

Just a thousand words

Nov 20th

Wearing stretchy jersey dress haven’t worn since 2005. Freaking myself out with how good it...

Nov 20th

iPlayer playing silly buggers. Would grumble, then think what did without the service, and a few...

Nov 19th

I make good sweet potato and leek soup, even if I do say so myself. nom nom nom

Nov 19th

Arg! Caught in horrendous menu loop from hell. Off, take out battery & sim, put it all back...

Nov 19th

Issues getting email on my 3phone. Too tired to deal with it now. Hopefully it will just start...

Nov 19th

Must remember to pick up vanilla candles tomorrow - this amber/lavender blend just isn’t...

Nov 19th

I believe the terms bollocks, buggery and crap were coined for today. SO glad to be home. Just me, a...

Nov 19th

Now human pincushion. Three trys and both arms bruised, all for one measily blood test.

Nov 19th

In the dr waiting for yet another round of blood tests. Surely there can’t be anything ELSE...

Nov 19th

Today is a day which will require lots of coffee. Yes, we’re at zombie levels above those tea...

Nov 19th

Sweet Potato and leek soup. Nom nom nom.

Nov 17th

Yay Bones season 3 DVD has arrived!

Nov 17th

Bonus mousemat in Staples. Brough the penguin one, found a kitten one (hideous) in the pack with it!

Nov 17th

Awoken to a rather grey and damp morning. Can’t decide on pretty skirt/heels in spite of the...

Nov 17th

Night twitter :)

Nov 16th

Mark Whalberg on Top Gear?! wtf? Plus Clarkson can’t interview worth shit. Bring back Ross.

Nov 16th

Reflection: I’m having a thing about reflections at...

Nov 16th

Lowlight Dancing: It’s been a while since I felt the...

Nov 16th

Still one of my favourite ever blog posts. http://tinyurl.com/63tcpx

Nov 16th

Few things in this world are more annoying than smearing the nail polish it has just taken you half...

Nov 16th

RSS tidy-up. Promoting some “new” and “not sure” to “keep”....

Nov 16th

Not listening to Cher. Honestly.

Nov 16th

Order placed (with semi-needed oven glove to take value over magic £40 threshold). Soon be able to...

Nov 16th

Trying to get Ocado order to over £40 so can buy it! All this because Sainsburys don’t...

Nov 16th

Ooh. Been sitting on desk chair too long. Antique wood very pretty but has tendency to give numb-bum...

Nov 16th

Coffee cake = Good basic recipe. Needs some work though. Actually now done the baking, don’t...

Nov 16th

Going to bake through memory upgrade dilemma. Mmmm coffee kisses, here I come!

Nov 16th

So is it even worth it with these specs? http://www.flickr.com/photos/brightmeadow/3035107846/...

Nov 16th

Memory upgrade time?: My poor PocketCalculator (never very...

Nov 16th

Synching up shuffle for first time in 6 months. Actually want to listen to music. Finally back to...

Nov 16th

Pondering more RAM for the PowerBook. Anyone recommend good supplier? (Old 12” G4 Ti)

Nov 16th

Nothing like eating homemade leek and chickpea soup to tell you that Winter is pretty much here....

Nov 16th

Something to liven up a boring sunday - http://tinyurl.com/55pt47

Nov 16th

Sunday Roast: I am just a bit undone

Nov 16th

James Sadler: I love randomly walking round places - you...

Nov 16th

Worried by how much enjoyed Merlin tonight. Plus looking forward to next week when Arthur (maybe)...

Nov 15th

Showing Moose the Oxford sights. Lunch in the Jude and now onwards!

Nov 15th

Though mini yay to staff - very helpful, sympathetic and gave me 20% discount even after manager...

Nov 15th

Taking favourite skirt in by 10 cm so can wear blasted thing without flashing everyone!

Nov 15th

New pills got but had to pay second time - turns out, can’t refund prescriptions, even if were...

Nov 15th

Great. Lovely pills that are meant to help with IBS have lactose in them. One of my triggers. Back...

Nov 14th

The number of people who find my blog through search.live.com is staggering

Nov 14th

Off to install some software updates. If I don’t return it’s because the...

Nov 14th

I Am What I Am Not *repost*

Nov 14th

Jumped through hoop 20, finally got referral to dietician who might actually be able to help me!...

Nov 14th

Forgotten how much vegetables can weigh! Stocked up now for week though, which is good.

Nov 12th

Venturing into the outside. Need to pick up lots of vegetables. Healthy, but monotonous diet it is...

Nov 12th

OK. Get up CLK. Have shower. Repeat after me - get up, have shower. Get up, have shower. If I say it...

Nov 12th

Ugh. Morning after IBS hell of the day & night before. Can I swop my body for a new model...

Nov 12th

one good thing about being home sick - are around to sign for parcel that should have been delivered...

Nov 11th

One Month In

Nov 11th

Time to go cook something. With protein. @girlwithtrowel will be so proud of me.

Nov 10th

Being attacked by my coconut macaroon. That’ll teach me for not eating a healthy snack!

Nov 10th

Watching Keifer Sutherland/Charlie Sheen/Oliver Platt/Chris O’Donnell/Tim Curry version. Such...

Nov 9th

Good thing about small rooms - they may get messy quickly but they are also quick to tidy!

Nov 9th

So to celebrate am chomping way through open bag of jelly babies on desk… Yup, I think I have...

Nov 9th

Back from what turned out to be spree! Now proud owner of size 14 jeans that fit! So there, diet...

Nov 9th

Sunday Roast: When was the last time you went...

Nov 9th

Roasted. http://tinyurl.com/5hdkgs

Nov 9th

OK, out for groceries, then back for mammoth tidying session. Room is a tip and it is now really...

Nov 9th

Mildly embarrassed to still be curled up under the duvet, but loving the warmth too much to move....

Nov 9th

Back from time with @girlwithtrowel lovely :)

Nov 8th

Signed copy of Little Brother arrived. Great book. BTW e-books work as getting free e-book &...

Nov 8th

corset: Trying on Neko’s vollers corset with...

Nov 8th

Intimidated: It’s not everyday you’re...

Nov 8th

corset: Trying on Neko’s vollers corset with...

Nov 8th

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Nov 8th

Really should get up if I want to make that train, but meh… It’s rainy and I’m...

Nov 8th

Finding myself disturbingly attracted by Leo DiCaprio in Body of Lies trailer… It’s Leo!...

Nov 7th

Felt oddly like am at loose end most of the week. Weird. Perhaps the weekend will help re-focus me.

Nov 7th

Missing morning cup of tea was NOT a good idea. Now drowning sorrows in LARGE soy latte.

Nov 7th

Having more than a few iPlayer issues this evening. Very annoying.

Nov 6th

Just got CRB check request from job left 2 months ago. Way to go SCC

Nov 6th

Remembering now why dairy is evil :(

Nov 6th

What makes a good writer?

Nov 5th

Shortbread… om nom nom…

Nov 5th

*gasp* I blogged and it’s not a Sunday! Is normal service finally restored?!...

Nov 5th

Prop 8 in Cali, Prop 102 passed in Arizona and Amendment 2 in Florida. Dark days for gay rights.

Nov 5th

And my favourite: Arkansas Initiative 1 banning unmarried people (gay or straight) adopting or being...

Nov 5th

OK, rant on American politics I can’t change is over. Back to grumbling over UK politics.

Nov 5th

What’s the tracking/result on Prop 8 someone?

Nov 5th

So it is Obama. OK. Let’s see if he can deliver on the hype now. Cautiously optimistic...

Nov 5th

Ugh. Head going post-giving-blood fuzzy. VERY early night for me it looks like!

Nov 4th

Mmm beef ho fun and prawn crackers. Good NoodleBar. Bad iPlayer though, having issues playing...

Nov 4th

Back from Vampires. Successfully fed the beast. Now relaxing with beef ho fun and Spooks on iPlayer.

Nov 4th

Off to see the vampires

Nov 4th

Really need to get to library to pick up more books. Could read more proofs from work but…...

Nov 3rd

Just watched 27 Dresses - surprisingly sweet, funny and enjoyable.

Nov 3rd

Help me fight the lure of chocolate?! Joining local movie-rental store will keep me entertained. No...

Nov 3rd

Listening to Dr Who on Radio 7, played by Paul McGann. Enjoying, but how does it fit into the TV...

Nov 3rd

Got fanheater and panel radiator turned on in office on top of the standard wall heaters - finally...

Nov 3rd

More ink?: I got busy with the felt-tips again…

Nov 2nd

Well that sucks: SMS to Twitter not covered on my new 3 plan. Guess I’ll be updating via the...

Nov 2nd

Idea of tat sketched (very badly) on wrist in pen. 50/50 on whether it will work. Thankfully my...

Nov 2nd

Quantum not bad - non stop action just the thing for wet sunday afternoon

Nov 2nd

Ended up about to watch new Bond movie. Not grocery shopping but more fun!

Nov 2nd

Sunday Roast: a thief in the night

Nov 2nd

Roasty goodness: http://tinyurl.com/6fmyc5 off to the market now…

Nov 2nd

Really should be asleep right now!

Nov 1st

It’s amazing the difference actually cleaning your glasses can make!

Nov 1st

problem with dozing off headache all afternoon - you can’t then fall asleep when it’s...

Nov 1st

should be getting ready for halloween party. Curled up in bed with headache instead :(

Nov 1st

Wings successfully purchased, sadly white not black. Tattooist who was recommended is no longer...

Nov 1st

About to head off and see what costume I can find for tonight. Just need (black) wings and think can...

Nov 1st