A short trip to the seaside

[louiselux]

Connotations was so much fun. Spending time with like minded people is one of the best pick me ups. I got there late Friday, sat in the bar till even later, then got up at 8 for a run on the beach! new_kate and daegaer got up with me and came down to the beach and watched from a safe distance. Running on beaches is my new favourite thing, it was just awesome and, yes, BRACING.

I caught a couple of panels, one on rps, then we braved the rain and went to spend money in the fleshpots of Tynemouth, and eat cake. Saturday night was the moderately tidy dinner, then the vid show that included the truly frightening Shatner 'interpretation' of Rocket Man. We all got up for another run on Sunday, then mostly hung around chatting until it was time to for me and new_kate to haul ourselves away in the afternoon.

I've been a bit poorly since I got back, with something the doctor suspects is a urinary tract infection. Joy. So I've been drinking lots of water and have also taken a couple of days off work.

Anyway, I have photos:


The Haunted Lido of Tynemouth Beach. You just know ravening slime beasts lurk under the mud in the middle



The 'ironing board' was just literally a board, with no legs. The TV had been trundled over the large melted patch of carpet that was clearly caused by someone placing a hot iron face down on it. Just next to the board is the sofa that eats people.



A lot of this kind of thing went on



This beast was spotted lurking in a second hand shop in Tynemouth. I think it just ate a shop assistant.



Daegaer's feet looking extremely glamorous and well presented!



Beautiful beach - cool and windy and with the kind of bright sun that makes everything shimmer. I adore this place.



Note the dude on the left who is surfing in apparently an inch of water



O hai!

Comments

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks!

The doctor took a urine sample for testing, probably to be able to give me the right sort of antibiotics? But yes, she failed to mention the cranberry juice thing. I've been drinking lots of it over the past few days and it does seem to be helping.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Oh, hugs, glad to hear the ick is clearing up!

FWIW, I'm also dreadfully prone to UTIs, and have had very good luck treating at home with cranberry juice -- at this point I can pretty much recognize the earliest twinges that something unpleasant is starting up, and if I start in promptly on upping the cranberry juice consumption and water intake in general, and cutting back on my usual excessive caffeine, it's almost always enough to back it back -- I think I've only needed to go in for antibiotics on that once in the last decade or so. Cranberry tablets/capsules are helpful to keep in stock, particularly if cranberry juice isn't an everyday staple in your cupboard -- they'll let you build up a therapeutic level of the active ingredients a little faster than just guzzling the juice, plus even if you like the taste sometimes you get tired of drinking nothing but cranberry all day -- this lets you keep up the dosage even when you want to take a break for a different beverage.

Wonderful pictures -- you look fabulous, and I have total shoe envy for daegaer! I'd love to find something similar to those sandals -- ever since getting my vines done, I'm finding more and more of my footwear choices are being swayed by the "will this show off my tattoo?" factor. ;)