Life, things
Oct. 4th, 2010 05:53 pmThere has been porridge fail this morning. The microwave is looking very unhappy at the moment. But I just ate the cold porridge now as I was hungry after work. It was not unbearable. Waste not want not and all that.
It's the last day to register for Connotations today, for anyone who hasn't. I'm excited to see all my beloved peeps! This year its in the centre of Durham in a swanky hotel that has a pool. Farewell, dear Park Hotel, Tynemouth. We won't have to wonder about those curious stains the carpets anymore nor swelter in exciting tropical temperatures in our rooms. I will miss that gorgeous beach though.
It's been a while since I posted, mostly because I've been busy with work. I have two jobs now, since I also work part time for my friend's online bookshop as well as running my own shop. But I did find time to go and see Wolf Parade with![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
tarteaucitron , which was highly enjoyable. She made me wear a flat cap though, so I felt a lot like a representative of the Young Farmers Association. I also made this tamarind and date cake. Highly recommended. I also dyed my hair twice so it's sort of a weird gingery colour now, which to be honest is not what I was after.
I went exploring with Mr Lux on the London beaches that are revealed when the tide goes out, mostly along Walbrook stair and the bit opposite on the South Bank. It was completely fascinating and I want to do it again soon. The beaches are made up of mud, pebbles, bones, oyster shells, bits of old clay pipe, blue and white pottery and ancient nails. If you dig down there is proper treasure to be found, apparently.
My fan activities recently have been mostly fic reading, staring at pictures of pretty people, feeling guilty about the fics I am not getting round to finishing, like my fedal_slash au. Arghh. Guilt. I've been on a bit of a tennis hiatus since the end of the USO, feeling a bit burnt out over the passionate emotional turmoil it inevitably creates within me, even though I feel I should be a bitter and detached old tennis queen by now. Clearly I will never learn.
The new season of Merlin has been quite delightful and rather silly - very enjoyable.Also it really makes me feel like Autumn's arrived when i snuggle up on the sofa on a windy and rainy Saturday teatime to watch it. I've been reading Sherlock fictions too, which I am enjoying although I yearn for more actual canon. I am open to recs of all kinds in these fandoms if anyone has anything awesome they must share. I'd like to do a recs list myself at some point but, yeah. Not that likely timewise.
Finally I am sending some paper cranes to my very favourite managka, Kazuya Minekura. It's part of a project (set up by the awesomesmillaraaq ) to send her a thousand cranes before she undergoes surgery for her bone condition. A thousand have already been made and sent and now the goal is to make another thousand. I very much hope it brings a smile to her face, or at the very least an expression of bafflement at all those nutso Western fans and their antics. <3 Read updates about the project at cranes4minekura
It's the last day to register for Connotations today, for anyone who hasn't. I'm excited to see all my beloved peeps! This year its in the centre of Durham in a swanky hotel that has a pool. Farewell, dear Park Hotel, Tynemouth. We won't have to wonder about those curious stains the carpets anymore nor swelter in exciting tropical temperatures in our rooms. I will miss that gorgeous beach though.
It's been a while since I posted, mostly because I've been busy with work. I have two jobs now, since I also work part time for my friend's online bookshop as well as running my own shop. But I did find time to go and see Wolf Parade with
tarteaucitron , which was highly enjoyable. She made me wear a flat cap though, so I felt a lot like a representative of the Young Farmers Association. I also made this tamarind and date cake. Highly recommended. I also dyed my hair twice so it's sort of a weird gingery colour now, which to be honest is not what I was after.I went exploring with Mr Lux on the London beaches that are revealed when the tide goes out, mostly along Walbrook stair and the bit opposite on the South Bank. It was completely fascinating and I want to do it again soon. The beaches are made up of mud, pebbles, bones, oyster shells, bits of old clay pipe, blue and white pottery and ancient nails. If you dig down there is proper treasure to be found, apparently.
My fan activities recently have been mostly fic reading, staring at pictures of pretty people, feeling guilty about the fics I am not getting round to finishing, like my fedal_slash au. Arghh. Guilt. I've been on a bit of a tennis hiatus since the end of the USO, feeling a bit burnt out over the passionate emotional turmoil it inevitably creates within me, even though I feel I should be a bitter and detached old tennis queen by now. Clearly I will never learn.
The new season of Merlin has been quite delightful and rather silly - very enjoyable.Also it really makes me feel like Autumn's arrived when i snuggle up on the sofa on a windy and rainy Saturday teatime to watch it. I've been reading Sherlock fictions too, which I am enjoying although I yearn for more actual canon. I am open to recs of all kinds in these fandoms if anyone has anything awesome they must share. I'd like to do a recs list myself at some point but, yeah. Not that likely timewise.
Finally I am sending some paper cranes to my very favourite managka, Kazuya Minekura. It's part of a project (set up by the awesome
smillaraaq ) to send her a thousand cranes before she undergoes surgery for her bone condition. A thousand have already been made and sent and now the goal is to make another thousand. I very much hope it brings a smile to her face, or at the very least an expression of bafflement at all those nutso Western fans and their antics. <3 Read updates about the project at cranes4minekura