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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
10:54 am	Inspired by Facebook today to ask you all: what scares you most? I'm thinking particularly of horror films (and the recent Doctor Who episode that gave me nightmares), but anything else in your imagination will do. My weirdest example of this is my friend Lizz, who is scared of a world made of glue. Which, now that I think about it, is a pretty terrifying concept. My own worst one is people with scary eyes or something a bit wrong with their faces. Horror films with this in are the only ones that really scare me, and I used to have constant recurring nightmares where my friends and family would stare at me with completely white eyes. This probably also explains my intense horror of clowns and dolls. Current Mood: curious (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 24th, 2009
9:38 am	Books meme I've nicked this from FaceBook as it seems more LJ-appropriate. I'm a massive book evangelist and constantly lending things out to people, so it seemed like a good idea to have a go at making a list of the ones I can't forget. I've tried to keep it to one book per author, otherwise the list would probably look very different. Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you. They should be the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me, because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose (and might try them myself if I like the title). ...... The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving Complicity by Iain Banks Atonement by Ian McEwan London Fields by Martin Amis The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien The Wisdom of Crocodiles by Paul Hoffman The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre The Fountain at the Center of the World by Robert Newman Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx The Liar by Stephen Fry I cheated slightly because I'm sitting next to my bookshelf, and I'm sure there are books I'm forgetting because I've lent them to people, but this is pretty close. Current Mood: productive (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
2:25 pm	I just got an abstract accepted for a conference in Canberra in December this year. This means we are going to Australia, yay! Current Mood: excited (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
11:55 am	Further to my theory that everyone looks like an animal and also a breed of dog, I would like you all to tell me which ones you look like. Also, I am bored and trying to submit an abstract to a conference but it is TOO HARD. To start you off, here are mine: Animal: sheep or deer (or possibly luckdragon). Breed of dog: afghan hound. Current Mood: accomplished (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
6:57 pm	Heh Current Mood: hungover (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
1:20 pm	I don't seem to be able to comment on anyone else's LJ posts today, is anyone else having this problem?? Current Mood: content (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
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Sunday, December 14th, 2008
4:49 pm	I has a tree! (Comment on this)
Friday, October 31st, 2008
5:09 pm	I still have work to do today and have to run home to get ready for a Halloween party, but I just wanted to make a quick post to say how ace the TV awards on Wednesday were after a very inauspicious start. I raced out of work as fast as possible to get to Farringdon, only to find that the Circle Line was a nightmare and there were people queing up the street just to try and get into the station. Having wandered around a bit trying to get a bus, I then decided to sod it and get in a cab, only to find that there were just no cabs anywhere, or at least none that would pick me up. After running around the streets of the City for over half an hour giving myself blisters in my unfeasibly high shoes, I was in a proper state and couldn't believe it was looking like I was going to miss the whole thing. A cab finally came and picked me up at literally the last moment it would have been possible for me to get into the Albert Hall, and I almost cried with gratitude. The downside of all this was that poor Di had been waiting for me for ages at South Ken tube while I'd been increasingly hysterically throwing myself in front of speeding Hackney cabs, and by the time I actually got one she had decided to go home. Di, I'm so sorry I was late, you would have loved the awards but I'm glad you got some actual sleeping time before going off on holiday. Anyway, I did manage to make it on time, had an excellent seat for the awards and thoroughly enjoyed it. I did an actual audible gasp when David Tennant quit as Doctor Who, everyone got very emotional. I guess it wasn't that unexpected though, he has given it some good service. Everyone is now debating about James Nesbitt or David Morrissey replacing him, and for the record I would HATE that and would refuse to watch. I wasn't too bothered about the rest of the awards apart from the Hollyoaks-related ones, which thankfully they won one of, despite being robbed in the other two categories. Simon Cowell getting a surprise award was funny but made me feel slightly weird as I think he's basically helping to ruin the music industry and wouldn't know good singing if it gave him a Dirty Bristow (thank God Dave Shaw doesn't read this journal). It was a really fun occasion though and the audience were all really friendly to me as I was on my own. Afterwards I braved the aftershow party, which was amazing - Alice, you played an absolute blinder. I hadn't realised that I had to go up the red carpet, so there was a bit of confusion involving me accidentally pushing Simon Cowell out of the way as he was being photographed and asking someone where to get my wristband who then turned out to be in Eastenders. I found my way eventually though, and lots of people were nice and kept me company while Alice was celebrity-wrangling and having people shout in her ear. It was a very strange experience being at the party - like being at a house party where you know everyone but somehow they don't know you. I constantly had to stop myself saying hi to people when I realised they had no idea who I was. I had a lovely chat to Nasty Niall from Hollyoaks though, he was very charming and introduced me to his girlfriend, then dragged me off to watch Steph from Hollyoaks doing karaoke. All of the Hollyoaks cast were actually delightful, even though Matt Littler almost had my eye out with his award. I also had a bit of a chat to Trevor McDonald, who was looking all lonely by himself but was very polite and smiley. I was too scared to talk to Sylar though, even though he was also all alone - it's the eyebrows, they're too forbidding. I did manage to hold open a door for what looked like the entire cast of This Life though, which made my 19 year old self very excited indeed! Eventually things calmed down a bit and I spent some time with Alice, who was managing to look gorgeous despite having been at work for about a million hours. We had some ice cream and cocktails, then went downstairs for a bit of a dance, where there was an awesome magician who kept setting fire to his wallet. I got hugged by a strange man during the last song, but he was quite nice and reasonably non-creepy, so I didn't mind. Then it was all over, and I ironically managed to get straight into a cab outside before getting the night bus home for what felt like about 5 minuites' sleep. Other random observations: All the men in television are incredibly short, why is this? Sara Cox is absolutely stunning but somehow doesn't really look it on TV. George Lamb has a much less annoying voice than on the radio. I didn't even really hate him at all. The cast of Britannia High are about seven years old. I think that's it. The last two days I have been mostly tired, missing the free Sky we used to have and still trying to get to grips with the new job. I need this weekend very badly. Luckily, it will include a Halloween, a night in the pub, a belly dancing class and hopefully some time spent with my lovely husband. Current Mood: Friday (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 27th, 2008
9:28 pm	Oh, and in a not-entirely-unrelated attempt to bring some positivity to my moany journal, I would like you all to tell me something that you've done with your life so far that you're proud of. I bet you can think of something! Current Mood: expectant (16 Comments |Comment on this)
8:09 pm	Had my first day at New Work today, which was actually OK. Everyone seems really friendly and they took me out for free lunch, which was a bonus. Also, I didn't monumentally cack anything up - yet. On the slightly less good side, I had to do an hour's overtime, on my FIRST DAY. This does not bode well. Everyone seems to stay late all the time and works really hard, which is a bit scary. They've also given me a proposal to write starting today, which has to be in by next Friday - I don't even know how the printer works yet! Ah well, I can only mess up so much before they stop giving me so much responsibility, I hope. I just wish I wasn't such a lazy bastard. Work is pretty much the least important thing in my life, and now I'm going to have to spend a lot more hours doing it, which makes me annoyed. Why won't anyone pay me to sit on my arse and surf the internet all day? I'm good at that.   Current Mood: nervous (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 17th, 2008
12:28 pm	Just said goodbye to the lady I've shared my office with for the last 3 years - basically my only remaining work friend. Weird and sad. Current Mood: sad (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
4:25 pm	I just tried to get in my front door using my Oyster card. I think I'm definitely ill. Current Mood: confused (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
6:12 pm	Wow, I have been well slack at posting recently! The culprit is mostly the busy-monster, due to both work and fun (well, more precisely work, then fun, then more work). LA was awesome, and involved dancing midgets, men in pants swinging from the ceiling, gay gossip columnists and many cocktails - so pretty much exactly the sort of thing I was expecting. Our hotel was awesome and filled with amusing minor celebrities (er, Justin Lee Collins, Dannielle Lloyd anybody?), and there was a pool that you could drink cocktails in, in which me and Jemima created an ad hoc dancefloor which was ignored by every single other resident. Everyone has fake boobs, even the men, and very white teeth. All in all, we had a lovely time and mostly looked like this: Back now via weekend in Devon and have LOADS of work to catch up on, so not out this week. Looking forward to catching up with everyone soon though! Current Mood: excited (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
5:31 pm	Hehe, I might be getting some more extra work this week and next, which should hopefully make up for the potential lack of earnings a bit. Really hope I get this one, it's a new film of the Picture of Dorian Gray and I think they want me to be a whore in a corset (whoreset?)... Current Mood: pleased (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
12:59 pm	Thanks all for the lovely good luck wishes for yesterday. Unfortunately, the interview didn't go very well, but I think I did my best and couldn't have done any more. I just don't think I have enough experience, which could end up being a bit of a problem all round. Will start back on at the applications today, and I still have at least a month before I have to really start panicking - it's just a horrible uncertain feeling knowing that your job is coming to an end and you have nothing to replace it with. Dole: do not want! Current Mood: disappointed (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 15th, 2008
4:58 pm	Back from Exeter! Had a brilliant and relaxing few days involving looking after niece and nephew and picnics on the beach at Exmouth. It wasn't quite warm enough to swim, but we did have ice cream and watch the Red Arrows - I need to do this every month! Now I'm back I'm bricking it though - I have a job interview on Monday and it's a job I REALLY want. I'm convinced I'm going to mess it up in some way because it's basically my dream job, and I seriously need to get a new job soon otherwise we're going to end up having to move in with Dom's parents! Will be spending most of the weekend cramming, and I think I might rethink coming off the beta blockers next week, since I think I need to minimise the adrenaline big time come Monday morning.  But first, Andy's birthday - yay! Current Mood: nervous (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 1st, 2008
11:36 am	In lieu of content... ( 200 things meme ) Current Mood: nostalgic (Comment on this)
Monday, July 14th, 2008
11:40 am	I had a surprise party! It was awesome. I love my husband. (11 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 11th, 2008
2:07 pm	Blah blah blah busy blah blah. I never seem to have time to write anything any more! Anyway, South Africa was awesome but rainy, Matt and Alice's wedding even more awesome but even more rainy. This week I have been mostly suffering immense mood swings which must be at least partly weather-related, but am looking forward to celebrating my birthday a bit more than not at all tonight, and then Pop Art on Saturday. Also, Hollyoaks continues to be amazing and I don't care what anyone says about it. So there. Current Mood: mellow (Comment on this)