I have these notebooks where I keep handwritten copies of all the poems that I write. Today I got around to writing those haikus in it. Before those, do you know when the last poem that I wrote was?
October 2008. That's before I even started this blog. It's been a long, long, long time since I've written anything.
I want to be a better writer. I really do. I have "wordsmith" in a tattoo on my back, and I mean it. I just have this wonderful tendency to avoid things that are difficult or painful. So I've avoided the writers' block and dealing with it.
One of the things I have on my "to do" list is to go through all my writing as first drafts. I should do that. Some of those haikus were actually pretty good. With a bit of revision and editing they could be actual poems.
I think I'm going to add a day in my diary, once a month, to work on old pieces and do writing exercises and things. We'll see how that goes.
Project 200 - 131/69
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And another one.
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Project 200 - 130/70
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So here's the next one. This was a test knit for a pattern I designed. Do you like it?
The pattern will be available from my etsy store soon enough.
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Project 200 - 129/71
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I had a craving to work with this bright turquoise Red Heart Super Saver yarn, so I made this. As I was making it I was looking around my flat trying to figure out where the hell I was gonna put it, when my glance fell upon my stark white chest freezer. I've decided to attach magnets to the points of the star, and put it on the freezer. Just as soon as I can figure out the best way to put magnets onto crochet.
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Project 200 - 128/72
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Say hello to this colourful little man.
You need to ignore all the colours. He's a creature I'm writing a pattern for, and I used the colours to demonstrate the different parts of the pattern. Apart from the eye, he'd probably be all one colour. I'll be making another one soon, without all the wacky colours.
He doesn't have a name yet, either. Any suggestions?
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Project 200 - 127/73
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Quick little project this one, but it really hurt my wrists. The yarn is huge and I used a crochet hook that was several sizes too small, but don't they look good?
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Here we go. Cute little thing :-)
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2012 Fantabulous Things: 478 - 482
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478) Neighbours who take the bins out for you the night before trash day.
479) HPKCHC
This is the Harry Potter Knitting and Crochet House Cup on Ravelry.
480) When the boiler lights first time.
481) Fried egg sandwiches.
482) PB&J muffins.
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I don't think anybody really reads this blog, you know. I doublechecked that long list of Fantabulous things I posted. Two of them I'd already listed - yankee candles and sausage & cheese muffins. I can understand people missing that. I can't believe people missed that I managed to list Chocolate Cream Pie twice within a few lines of each other. Tut tut.
Here are three free ones to make up the count:
- Cats yawnsniping each other.
- Real life letters that aren't bills.
- Waking up without a headache.
479) HPKCHC
This is the Harry Potter Knitting and Crochet House Cup on Ravelry.
480) When the boiler lights first time.
481) Fried egg sandwiches.
482) PB&J muffins.
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I don't think anybody really reads this blog, you know. I doublechecked that long list of Fantabulous things I posted. Two of them I'd already listed - yankee candles and sausage & cheese muffins. I can understand people missing that. I can't believe people missed that I managed to list Chocolate Cream Pie twice within a few lines of each other. Tut tut.
Here are three free ones to make up the count:
- Cats yawnsniping each other.
- Real life letters that aren't bills.
- Waking up without a headache.
The 21st Tattoo
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Those paying attention will have read my 10 Random Facts About Me blog yesterday. You'll also have noticed that I only managed to remember 20 of my 21 tattoos.
Runes around my wrist (they say "to be normal is an act of cowardice")
A jigsaw piece on my other wrist
Morse code for "believe" on my left forearm
A little angel on one shoulder
A matching devil on the other shoulder
A monkey on my right forearm
A monkey on my left shoulder blade
Klingon for "wordsmith" on my right shoulder blade
A Guiding trefoil on my back
An entwined red heart and purple star on my back
Wingdings for "pleasure" and "pain" separated by a pair of handcuffs on my back
A Mario mushroom on my left forearm
A Mario Goomba on my left forearm
A bitemark on my neck
A star on my face - by my left eye
An imp on my collarbone
A sun and two moons (representing my mum and my two sisters) on my right forearm
"Llama" in mirror writing on my right wrist
Last night I finally remembered the 21st tattoo. It's a little question mark above my left breast. Can't believe I forgot about that one - it was the first one I ever got!
Runes around my wrist (they say "to be normal is an act of cowardice")
A jigsaw piece on my other wrist
Morse code for "believe" on my left forearm
A little angel on one shoulder
A matching devil on the other shoulder
A monkey on my right forearm
A monkey on my left shoulder blade
Klingon for "wordsmith" on my right shoulder blade
A Guiding trefoil on my back
An entwined red heart and purple star on my back
Wingdings for "pleasure" and "pain" separated by a pair of handcuffs on my back
A Mario mushroom on my left forearm
A Mario Goomba on my left forearm
A bitemark on my neck
A star on my face - by my left eye
An imp on my collarbone
A sun and two moons (representing my mum and my two sisters) on my right forearm
"Llama" in mirror writing on my right wrist
Last night I finally remembered the 21st tattoo. It's a little question mark above my left breast. Can't believe I forgot about that one - it was the first one I ever got!
10 Random Facts About Me
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Another random blog to fill up a day (that last Fantabulous things one was for yesterday).
1) My shoe size is 8.. but I can wear 7 and 9, depending on the type of shoe.
2) I went to three different high schools.
3) When I was a kid I used to think I was allergic to garlic because I didn't like it. Now I can't get enough of it.
4) I have 21 tattoos: runes around my wrist, a jigsaw piece, morse code, an angel on one shoulder, a devil on the other, a monkey on my arm, a monkey on my shoulder blade, klingon, a Guiding trefoil, an entwined star and heart, wingdings (with a pair of handcuffs), a Mario mushroom, a Goomba, a bitemark, a star on my face, an imp on my collarbone, a sun and two moons (for mum and my two sisters), "llama" in mirror writing,
5) I can never, ever, EVER, list all of my tattoos at once. I always forget one or two.
6) Despite the three cats I have currently, and the three I've had in the past, I'm actually more of a dog person.
7) I love the rain. I'm sat on the sofa at the moment watching the heavy rain outside. I wish I had the confidence to go outside and dance in it. At my old place I had barely any neighbours, and would go right out and dance in the rain. Here there are too many eyes.
8) I collect frames. If you've been to my house, you've seen that my living room walls are flooded with assorted and random photo frames holding postcards and photos and funny pictures and my cross stitch work.
9) My entire right side is dodgy. It's my right ankle that has the problems, my right eye that can barely see straight (and goes a-wandering when it's tired), and my right boob is slightly bigger.
10) I have body dismorphia. I have trouble with dieting and losing weight because I don't think I'm as big as I am. I don't feel as big, and I don't think I look as big as some of the big people I see on tv and in town.
There, aren't you glad you took time out of your life to read that. Learn anything you didn't know?
1) My shoe size is 8.. but I can wear 7 and 9, depending on the type of shoe.
2) I went to three different high schools.
3) When I was a kid I used to think I was allergic to garlic because I didn't like it. Now I can't get enough of it.
4) I have 21 tattoos: runes around my wrist, a jigsaw piece, morse code, an angel on one shoulder, a devil on the other, a monkey on my arm, a monkey on my shoulder blade, klingon, a Guiding trefoil, an entwined star and heart, wingdings (with a pair of handcuffs), a Mario mushroom, a Goomba, a bitemark, a star on my face, an imp on my collarbone, a sun and two moons (for mum and my two sisters), "llama" in mirror writing,
5) I can never, ever, EVER, list all of my tattoos at once. I always forget one or two.
6) Despite the three cats I have currently, and the three I've had in the past, I'm actually more of a dog person.
7) I love the rain. I'm sat on the sofa at the moment watching the heavy rain outside. I wish I had the confidence to go outside and dance in it. At my old place I had barely any neighbours, and would go right out and dance in the rain. Here there are too many eyes.
8) I collect frames. If you've been to my house, you've seen that my living room walls are flooded with assorted and random photo frames holding postcards and photos and funny pictures and my cross stitch work.
9) My entire right side is dodgy. It's my right ankle that has the problems, my right eye that can barely see straight (and goes a-wandering when it's tired), and my right boob is slightly bigger.
10) I have body dismorphia. I have trouble with dieting and losing weight because I don't think I'm as big as I am. I don't feel as big, and I don't think I look as big as some of the big people I see on tv and in town.
There, aren't you glad you took time out of your life to read that. Learn anything you didn't know?
2012 Fantabulous Things: 469 - 477
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469) Waking up 1 minute before your alarm goes off.
470) Getting told jokes by little old ladies on the bus.
Why do the bees hum?
Because they can't remember the words.
471) Dogs on the bus.
472) Winning on a scratchcard.
I didn't win yesterday, but I do win occasionally. Not much. Just £2 here and there. Once I won a whole fiver.
473) Yarn on sale.
474) THe smell of fresh cut grass.
475) Donating blood.
476) Waking up next to someone.
Another thing I don't actually do, but it is really awesome when it happens.
477) Bacon sandwiches.
470) Getting told jokes by little old ladies on the bus.
Why do the bees hum?
Because they can't remember the words.
471) Dogs on the bus.
472) Winning on a scratchcard.
I didn't win yesterday, but I do win occasionally. Not much. Just £2 here and there. Once I won a whole fiver.
473) Yarn on sale.
474) THe smell of fresh cut grass.
475) Donating blood.
476) Waking up next to someone.
Another thing I don't actually do, but it is really awesome when it happens.
477) Bacon sandwiches.
2012 Fantabulous Things: 122 - 468
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Here are some more fantabulous things. It's a long list. Eclectic in some places, and themed in others. I had a realisation that 2012 is a LOT, and that I needed to get more done. As a result, I've got a huge list here without any commentary, and then I'm gonna aim to write down 5 or 6 in my notebook everyday and post about once a week or so in a detailed blog.
122) Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
123) Donuts
124) Ziplock bags
125) Sorting things
126) Being in control
127) New kittens
128) Having your new Etsy store 'favourited'
129) Making your first sale
130) Having friends visit
131) Being organised
132) Dinner with friends
133) Land of Lakes Cocoa
134) Finally getting the operation you need
135) Getting out of hospital
136) New sofas
137) Visitors when you're ill
138) Solitude after a month of constant company
139) The way Jasper goes cuckoo over a tiny scrap of fabric
140) Stepping on the scales to find you've lost weight
141) Friends willing to be guinea pigs when you try new recipes
142) New recipes that are successful
143) Surprise candy in the mail
144) Movie marathons with rarely seen sisters
145) Hot chocolate on a cold morning
146) Dancing penguins
147) Friends who spoil you
148) Day trips somewhere you've never been before
149) Paperchase
150) Thorntons
151) Lego (although not the price)
152) Anti-depressants
153) Taybarns
154) Watching a storm from safe on your sofa
155) Watching a storm from out in the rain
156) Ant & Dec
157) Bulldog clips
158) New yarn
159) A good deal on something you collect
160) Grand National
161) Finding out you can use your computer from the sofa
162) Drawstring bags
163) Cheap Easter eggs
164) Sweet potato pie
165) Sweet potato fries
166) Jingly bracelets
167) New York City
168) Hotdogs from a New York street vendor
169) Warm bread pretzels
170) The view from the Staten Island Ferry
171) Taco Bell
172) Walmart
173) Red Heart Super Saver yarn
174) American candy
175) Having the courage to speak to strangers
176) Circus of Horrors
177) The Food Network
178) Snuggling under a warm hand-knitted quilt with a kitty
179) Snuggling under a warm hand-knitted quilt with a hot man
180) Subways (the sandwiches)
181) Central Park
182) Central Park Zoo
183) Dreams about your ex
184) Molly Quinn - aka Castle's daughter in Castle - aka a cute little redhead
185) Redheads in general
186) Richard Castle
187) American accents
188) Scottish accents
189) Irish accents
190) Welsh accents
191) Flirting
192) Harry Dresden books
193) Ty Pennington
194) The "shuffle" function
195) Facebook
196) Stumbleupon
197) Bowling
198) Swimming
199) Artemis Fowl
200) Harry Potter
201) Where's Wally?
202) Terry Pratchett
203) Keri Arthur books
204) Sookie Stackhouse books
205) Tanya Huff books
206) Zombie books
207) Cross stitch
208) Crochet
209) Knitting
210) Beads
211) Quotes
212) Tamora Pierce books
213) Dan Brown books
214) Kelley Armstrong books
215) Sweet Valley High
216) Stephen King books
217) Gregory Maguire books
218) Lazy Susans
219) Douglas Adams
220) Bad Taste Bears
221) Fluffy slippers
222) Pregnancies in the family
223) Blackworking
224) Polar bears
225) ink-in-water pictures
226) Garfield cartoons
227) Rainbow yarn
228) Felting a piece of knitting and having it come out perfectly
229) Finding the perfect job (even if you can't apply)
230) Finishing a project that's been on hold forever
231) Lazer pointers
232) Watching cats go skitty over lazer pointers
233) Turning the lazer pointer off and watching the cats try to figure out what happened
234) Free patterns
235) Cuddly toys
236) Freecycle
237) Mentos in Coke
238) Aurora borealis
239) Sparkly yarn
240) Having faith in yourself
241) Containers/boxes
242) The Container Store
243) Origami
244) Self-striping yarn
245) Talcum powder
246) Come Dine with Me
247) Monkeys
248) Dogs
249) Cats
250) Postsecret
251) Dooce
252) I can has cheeseburger
253) I can has hotdog
254) Questionable Content
255) Least I Could DO
256) A Softer World
257) Doghouse
258) Wulffmorgenthaler
259) Bizarro Blog!
260) Very Demotivational
261) Cat versus Humanh
262) ICHC After Dark
263) Set Phasers to LOL
264) My Food Looks Funny
265) LolCelebs
266) PunditKitchen
267) Must Have Cute
268) It Made My Day
269) Learn From My Fail
270) One Sentence
271) XKCD
272) FML
273) Not Always Right
274) Clients From Hell
275) eBay
276) Charity shops/thrift stores
277) Car boot sales
278) Archers
279) When the ex you're still in love with realises he loves you too
280) Rewatching old tv
281) Gargoyles
282) Rugrats
283) 3rd Rock From the Sun
284) Flying first class
285) Donut pincushions
286) Packages of love from ravelers
287) Simmering granules
288) Yankee candles
289) Nerds candy
290) (Marshmallow) Fluff
291) Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
292) Smores
293) Fluffernutters
294) Jammy fluffernutters
295) Bananas in custard
296) Banana splits
297) Banana and chocolate spread sandwiches
298) Fried egg sandwiches
299) Creamy chicken and corn chowder
300) Tuna tomato and rice
301) Chicken and broccoli noodles
302) Mac and cheese
303) Quiche
304) Maple syrup
305) Muffins
306) Gingerbread muffins
307) Chocolate cheesecake muffins
308) Chocolate peppermint muffins
309) Maple nut cookies
310) Homemade honeycomb
311) Watching the chemical reaction when making honeycomb
312) Rocky Road
313) Phish Food ice cream
314) Caramel Chew Chew ice cream
315) Mint chocolate chip ice cream
316) Eton Mess
317) Chocolate cream pie
318) My homemade icecream
319) Peanut butter pie
320) Maple mousse
321) Chocolate cream pie
322) Banana cream pie
323) Cheesecake
324) Bacon and creamy corn muffins
325) Sausage and cheese muffins
326) Chilli and sweetcorn muffins
327) Maple pecan bread
328) Homemade broccoli soup
329) Frank and bean chowder
330) Baked bean soup
331) Bombay potatoes
332) Onion, apple and bacon tart
333) Beef and mushroom stroganoff
334) Slowcookers
335) Being healthy
336) Having a roof over your head
337) Having access to food and water
338) Having full use of my sight
339) Having full use of my hearing
340) Having full use of touch
341) Having full use of my nose
342) Having full use of taste
343) Having full use of my arms
344) Having full use of my legs
345) Having people who care about me (even if I forget sometimes)
346) My mother
347) My step brothers
348) My aunts
349) My uncles
350) My cousins
351) My neices
352) My nephew
353) Michael
354) Kat
355) Chris
356) Friends who were part of my life once, even if they aren't now
357) Hope
358) Imagination
359) Creativity
360) Passion
361) Compassion
362) Understanding
363) Honesty
364) Patience - not that I have any
365) Steak
366) Gammon
367) Roast dinners
368) Denny's
369) New shows
370) Hell on Wheels (tv)
371) Young Apprentice (tv)
372) The Apprentice (tv)
373) Celebrity Apprentice (tv)
374) Breakout Kings (tv)
375) Breaking In (tv)
376) Chuck (tv)
377) Game of Thrones (tv)
378) In Plain Sight (tv)
379) Make It or Break It (tv)
380) The Mentalist (tv)
381) Mike and Molly (tv)
382) The Big C (tv)
383) Lost Girl (tv)
384) Teen Wolf (tv)
385) Switched at Birth (tv)
386) True Blood (tv)
387) Ugly Americans (tv)
388) The Walking Dead (tv)
389) White Collar (tv)
390) Bedlam (tv)
391) Being Human (tv)
392) CSI (tv)
393) CSI: NY (tv)
394) CSI: Miami (tv)
395) Dexter (tv)
396) Drop Dead Diva (tv)
397) Fairly Legal (tv)
398) Harry's Law (tv)
399) Haven (tv)
400) Hung (tv)
401) Hustle (tv)
402) IT crowd (tv)
403) Listener (tv)
404) Mad Men (tv)
405) Merlin (tv)
406) Nikita (tv)
407) Project Runway (tv)
408) Tim Gunn
409) Psych (tv)
410) Sherlock (tv)
411) Top Chef (tv)
412) Top Chef: Just Desserts (tv)
413) Top Chef: Masters (tv)
414) Top Gear (tv)
415) Two and a Half Men (tv)
416) Vampire Diaries (tv)
417) Britain's Got Talent (tv)
418) America's Got Talent (tv)
419) Outnumbered (tv)
420) Franklin & Bash (tv)
421) 9 Lives of Chloe King (tv)
422) Falling Skies (tv)
423) Rookie Blue (tv)
424) Hawthorne (tv)
425) Combat Hospital (tv)
426) Alphas (tv)
427) Pretty Little Liars (tv)
428) Thundercats (tv)
429) Awkward (tv)
430) Dragon's Den (tv)
431) Penn and Teller: Fool Us (tv)
432) Penn and Teller: Bullshit (tv)
433) The Lying Game (tv)
434) The Fades (tv)
435) Pan Am (tv)
436) Ringer (tv)
437) Revenge (tv)
438) Terra Nova (tv)
439) Secret Circle (tv)
440) Unforgettable (tv)
441) Hart of Dixie (tv)
442) A Gifted Man (tv)
443) Suburgatory (tv)
444) Boardwalk Empire (tv)
445) Grimm (tv)
446) Alcatraz (tv)
447) Jane By Design (tv)
448) Eternal Law (tv)
449) Finder (tv)
450) Touch (tv)
451) GCB (tv)
452) Awake (tv)
453) Bent (tv)
454) Monopoly
455) Game of Life
456) Scrabble
457) Scene It
458) Bingo
459) Worcle
460) Daily Word Bingo
461) Bacon Fries
462) Cheesy Puffs
463) Bacon
464) Pringles
465) Local yarn stores
466) Thanksgiving dinners
467) County fairs
468) Light switches by the bed
122) Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
123) Donuts
124) Ziplock bags
125) Sorting things
126) Being in control
127) New kittens
128) Having your new Etsy store 'favourited'
129) Making your first sale
130) Having friends visit
131) Being organised
132) Dinner with friends
133) Land of Lakes Cocoa
134) Finally getting the operation you need
135) Getting out of hospital
136) New sofas
137) Visitors when you're ill
138) Solitude after a month of constant company
139) The way Jasper goes cuckoo over a tiny scrap of fabric
140) Stepping on the scales to find you've lost weight
141) Friends willing to be guinea pigs when you try new recipes
142) New recipes that are successful
143) Surprise candy in the mail
144) Movie marathons with rarely seen sisters
145) Hot chocolate on a cold morning
146) Dancing penguins
147) Friends who spoil you
148) Day trips somewhere you've never been before
149) Paperchase
150) Thorntons
151) Lego (although not the price)
152) Anti-depressants
153) Taybarns
154) Watching a storm from safe on your sofa
155) Watching a storm from out in the rain
156) Ant & Dec
157) Bulldog clips
158) New yarn
159) A good deal on something you collect
160) Grand National
161) Finding out you can use your computer from the sofa
162) Drawstring bags
163) Cheap Easter eggs
164) Sweet potato pie
165) Sweet potato fries
166) Jingly bracelets
167) New York City
168) Hotdogs from a New York street vendor
169) Warm bread pretzels
170) The view from the Staten Island Ferry
171) Taco Bell
172) Walmart
173) Red Heart Super Saver yarn
174) American candy
175) Having the courage to speak to strangers
176) Circus of Horrors
177) The Food Network
178) Snuggling under a warm hand-knitted quilt with a kitty
179) Snuggling under a warm hand-knitted quilt with a hot man
180) Subways (the sandwiches)
181) Central Park
182) Central Park Zoo
183) Dreams about your ex
184) Molly Quinn - aka Castle's daughter in Castle - aka a cute little redhead
185) Redheads in general
186) Richard Castle
187) American accents
188) Scottish accents
189) Irish accents
190) Welsh accents
191) Flirting
192) Harry Dresden books
193) Ty Pennington
194) The "shuffle" function
195) Facebook
196) Stumbleupon
197) Bowling
198) Swimming
199) Artemis Fowl
200) Harry Potter
201) Where's Wally?
202) Terry Pratchett
203) Keri Arthur books
204) Sookie Stackhouse books
205) Tanya Huff books
206) Zombie books
207) Cross stitch
208) Crochet
209) Knitting
210) Beads
211) Quotes
212) Tamora Pierce books
213) Dan Brown books
214) Kelley Armstrong books
215) Sweet Valley High
216) Stephen King books
217) Gregory Maguire books
218) Lazy Susans
219) Douglas Adams
220) Bad Taste Bears
221) Fluffy slippers
222) Pregnancies in the family
223) Blackworking
224) Polar bears
225) ink-in-water pictures
226) Garfield cartoons
227) Rainbow yarn
228) Felting a piece of knitting and having it come out perfectly
229) Finding the perfect job (even if you can't apply)
230) Finishing a project that's been on hold forever
231) Lazer pointers
232) Watching cats go skitty over lazer pointers
233) Turning the lazer pointer off and watching the cats try to figure out what happened
234) Free patterns
235) Cuddly toys
236) Freecycle
237) Mentos in Coke
238) Aurora borealis
239) Sparkly yarn
240) Having faith in yourself
241) Containers/boxes
242) The Container Store
243) Origami
244) Self-striping yarn
245) Talcum powder
246) Come Dine with Me
247) Monkeys
248) Dogs
249) Cats
250) Postsecret
251) Dooce
252) I can has cheeseburger
253) I can has hotdog
254) Questionable Content
255) Least I Could DO
256) A Softer World
257) Doghouse
258) Wulffmorgenthaler
259) Bizarro Blog!
260) Very Demotivational
261) Cat versus Humanh
262) ICHC After Dark
263) Set Phasers to LOL
264) My Food Looks Funny
265) LolCelebs
266) PunditKitchen
267) Must Have Cute
268) It Made My Day
269) Learn From My Fail
270) One Sentence
271) XKCD
272) FML
273) Not Always Right
274) Clients From Hell
275) eBay
276) Charity shops/thrift stores
277) Car boot sales
278) Archers
279) When the ex you're still in love with realises he loves you too
280) Rewatching old tv
281) Gargoyles
282) Rugrats
283) 3rd Rock From the Sun
284) Flying first class
285) Donut pincushions
286) Packages of love from ravelers
287) Simmering granules
288) Yankee candles
289) Nerds candy
290) (Marshmallow) Fluff
291) Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
292) Smores
293) Fluffernutters
294) Jammy fluffernutters
295) Bananas in custard
296) Banana splits
297) Banana and chocolate spread sandwiches
298) Fried egg sandwiches
299) Creamy chicken and corn chowder
300) Tuna tomato and rice
301) Chicken and broccoli noodles
302) Mac and cheese
303) Quiche
304) Maple syrup
305) Muffins
306) Gingerbread muffins
307) Chocolate cheesecake muffins
308) Chocolate peppermint muffins
309) Maple nut cookies
310) Homemade honeycomb
311) Watching the chemical reaction when making honeycomb
312) Rocky Road
313) Phish Food ice cream
314) Caramel Chew Chew ice cream
315) Mint chocolate chip ice cream
316) Eton Mess
317) Chocolate cream pie
318) My homemade icecream
319) Peanut butter pie
320) Maple mousse
321) Chocolate cream pie
322) Banana cream pie
323) Cheesecake
324) Bacon and creamy corn muffins
325) Sausage and cheese muffins
326) Chilli and sweetcorn muffins
327) Maple pecan bread
328) Homemade broccoli soup
329) Frank and bean chowder
330) Baked bean soup
331) Bombay potatoes
332) Onion, apple and bacon tart
333) Beef and mushroom stroganoff
334) Slowcookers
335) Being healthy
336) Having a roof over your head
337) Having access to food and water
338) Having full use of my sight
339) Having full use of my hearing
340) Having full use of touch
341) Having full use of my nose
342) Having full use of taste
343) Having full use of my arms
344) Having full use of my legs
345) Having people who care about me (even if I forget sometimes)
346) My mother
347) My step brothers
348) My aunts
349) My uncles
350) My cousins
351) My neices
352) My nephew
353) Michael
354) Kat
355) Chris
356) Friends who were part of my life once, even if they aren't now
357) Hope
358) Imagination
359) Creativity
360) Passion
361) Compassion
362) Understanding
363) Honesty
364) Patience - not that I have any
365) Steak
366) Gammon
367) Roast dinners
368) Denny's
369) New shows
370) Hell on Wheels (tv)
371) Young Apprentice (tv)
372) The Apprentice (tv)
373) Celebrity Apprentice (tv)
374) Breakout Kings (tv)
375) Breaking In (tv)
376) Chuck (tv)
377) Game of Thrones (tv)
378) In Plain Sight (tv)
379) Make It or Break It (tv)
380) The Mentalist (tv)
381) Mike and Molly (tv)
382) The Big C (tv)
383) Lost Girl (tv)
384) Teen Wolf (tv)
385) Switched at Birth (tv)
386) True Blood (tv)
387) Ugly Americans (tv)
388) The Walking Dead (tv)
389) White Collar (tv)
390) Bedlam (tv)
391) Being Human (tv)
392) CSI (tv)
393) CSI: NY (tv)
394) CSI: Miami (tv)
395) Dexter (tv)
396) Drop Dead Diva (tv)
397) Fairly Legal (tv)
398) Harry's Law (tv)
399) Haven (tv)
400) Hung (tv)
401) Hustle (tv)
402) IT crowd (tv)
403) Listener (tv)
404) Mad Men (tv)
405) Merlin (tv)
406) Nikita (tv)
407) Project Runway (tv)
408) Tim Gunn
409) Psych (tv)
410) Sherlock (tv)
411) Top Chef (tv)
412) Top Chef: Just Desserts (tv)
413) Top Chef: Masters (tv)
414) Top Gear (tv)
415) Two and a Half Men (tv)
416) Vampire Diaries (tv)
417) Britain's Got Talent (tv)
418) America's Got Talent (tv)
419) Outnumbered (tv)
420) Franklin & Bash (tv)
421) 9 Lives of Chloe King (tv)
422) Falling Skies (tv)
423) Rookie Blue (tv)
424) Hawthorne (tv)
425) Combat Hospital (tv)
426) Alphas (tv)
427) Pretty Little Liars (tv)
428) Thundercats (tv)
429) Awkward (tv)
430) Dragon's Den (tv)
431) Penn and Teller: Fool Us (tv)
432) Penn and Teller: Bullshit (tv)
433) The Lying Game (tv)
434) The Fades (tv)
435) Pan Am (tv)
436) Ringer (tv)
437) Revenge (tv)
438) Terra Nova (tv)
439) Secret Circle (tv)
440) Unforgettable (tv)
441) Hart of Dixie (tv)
442) A Gifted Man (tv)
443) Suburgatory (tv)
444) Boardwalk Empire (tv)
445) Grimm (tv)
446) Alcatraz (tv)
447) Jane By Design (tv)
448) Eternal Law (tv)
449) Finder (tv)
450) Touch (tv)
451) GCB (tv)
452) Awake (tv)
453) Bent (tv)
454) Monopoly
455) Game of Life
456) Scrabble
457) Scene It
458) Bingo
459) Worcle
460) Daily Word Bingo
461) Bacon Fries
462) Cheesy Puffs
463) Bacon
464) Pringles
465) Local yarn stores
466) Thanksgiving dinners
467) County fairs
468) Light switches by the bed
What a Weekend!
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So this weekend my friend Michael from Basingstoke came up to stay. On Sunday he took a train into Liverpool to go to the Hillsborough Memorial Service, and after I mentioned that I haven't been out in ages and could do with a day out, and because he's an absolutely wonderful man, he paid for me to go to Liverpool too. I didn't go to the service... I went shopping :D Because I'm a big girl. Not that I went clothes shopping or shoe shopping or anything. I went to Thornton's, and Paperchase, and the Lego store. This is the type of girl that I am. I also took some pictures.
This is the Liverpool Eye. We were meant to be having a ride, but it took Michael a lot longer to get there after the service than we thought, and we didn't get a chance.
I think this is a very good picture considering I couldn't see anything at all while I was taking it.
The Yellow Duckmarine!! I didn't fancy this one, but look how cool it is.
Tree! I got bored waiting for Michael.
My Liverpool zebra.. which I spent two days referring to as a giraffe.
Another picture I took while waiting for Michael.
Lego store!! I'd planned to buy some lego, but it's expensive. VERY expensive.
Shiny water.
The prettiest Costa Coffee in all the world.
The gravel around the base of the tree is glued down. Apparently Scousers can't be trusted to not steal gravel.
By the end of the day I was tired and frustrated and hurting. I severely overestimated my ankle's ability to walk so much after so long doing nothing. And the tour bus didn't show up. But it was a good day. A brilliant day. And I had a couple of personal achievements too. I spoke to strangers. I told one lady her suitcase was open, and I had a whole conversation with a young knitter in the train station.
Talking to strangers is a big thing for me... especially considering I've been episoding for the past few weeks. I've been off my medication for various reasons. I have an appointment with the Dr this week and I'm hoping she'll put me on a different anti-depressant, because mine isn't working as well as it should.
Now that my weekend distractions (Liverpool! Taybarns! Alcohol!) are over, my episode is back. I've been struggling to sit up all day. I have things to do, and I WANT to do them, but my brain just wants to zone out. I'm trying really, really hard though. I read a couple of self-help e-books over the weekend and they weren't as much drivel as I thought. Some of it really makes sense, and I'm trying to remember those bits.
SMILE MORE.
TURN NEGATIVES INTO POSITIVES.
CHOOSE TO THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS.
RELEASE THE PAST.
TALK TO STRANGERS.
SAY HELLO MORE.
I'm trying. I'm really trying. It's hard to explain quite how hard it is, because people don't often understand quite how difficult living with depression is. But I know that the people who read this who do have depression, or have dealt with it in others, will understand how big a triumph it is that I managed to speak to those strangers on Sunday.
It was definitely a good weekend.
This is the Liverpool Eye. We were meant to be having a ride, but it took Michael a lot longer to get there after the service than we thought, and we didn't get a chance.
I think this is a very good picture considering I couldn't see anything at all while I was taking it.
The Yellow Duckmarine!! I didn't fancy this one, but look how cool it is.
Tree! I got bored waiting for Michael.
My Liverpool zebra.. which I spent two days referring to as a giraffe.
Another picture I took while waiting for Michael.
Lego store!! I'd planned to buy some lego, but it's expensive. VERY expensive.
Shiny water.
The prettiest Costa Coffee in all the world.
The gravel around the base of the tree is glued down. Apparently Scousers can't be trusted to not steal gravel.
By the end of the day I was tired and frustrated and hurting. I severely overestimated my ankle's ability to walk so much after so long doing nothing. And the tour bus didn't show up. But it was a good day. A brilliant day. And I had a couple of personal achievements too. I spoke to strangers. I told one lady her suitcase was open, and I had a whole conversation with a young knitter in the train station.
Talking to strangers is a big thing for me... especially considering I've been episoding for the past few weeks. I've been off my medication for various reasons. I have an appointment with the Dr this week and I'm hoping she'll put me on a different anti-depressant, because mine isn't working as well as it should.
Now that my weekend distractions (Liverpool! Taybarns! Alcohol!) are over, my episode is back. I've been struggling to sit up all day. I have things to do, and I WANT to do them, but my brain just wants to zone out. I'm trying really, really hard though. I read a couple of self-help e-books over the weekend and they weren't as much drivel as I thought. Some of it really makes sense, and I'm trying to remember those bits.
SMILE MORE.
TURN NEGATIVES INTO POSITIVES.
CHOOSE TO THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS.
RELEASE THE PAST.
TALK TO STRANGERS.
SAY HELLO MORE.
I'm trying. I'm really trying. It's hard to explain quite how hard it is, because people don't often understand quite how difficult living with depression is. But I know that the people who read this who do have depression, or have dealt with it in others, will understand how big a triumph it is that I managed to speak to those strangers on Sunday.
It was definitely a good weekend.
Discworldathon
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Quick note to let you all know that I've finished the 12th Discworld book. Well... I'm not sure what number Discworld book it is since my ordering when kablooey. But it's the 12th one I've read.
I'm gonna go back to reading the others in order now.
I'm gonna go back to reading the others in order now.
10 Days of Haikus
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It's been a very busy weekend (see follow up post) and I haven't had a chance to blog, but I HAVE written the final three haikus.
Sunday...
Time for a day trip.
Never been to Liverpool.
I'm going shopping.
Monday...
A busy weekend
Results in a great big smile
and two aching legs.
Today...
Ten haikus written.
Some of them are halfway good.
At least I'm writing.
So there you go. I've written ten haikus. It feels good to be writing (creatively) again, even if most of it is rubbish. I'm going to try and keep it up. And of course I'll be subjecting y'all to the madness. (Insert evil laugh here).
Sunday...
Time for a day trip.
Never been to Liverpool.
I'm going shopping.
Monday...
A busy weekend
Results in a great big smile
and two aching legs.
Today...
Ten haikus written.
Some of them are halfway good.
At least I'm writing.
So there you go. I've written ten haikus. It feels good to be writing (creatively) again, even if most of it is rubbish. I'm going to try and keep it up. And of course I'll be subjecting y'all to the madness. (Insert evil laugh here).
10 Days of Haikus
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I'm a wee bit drunk
Drunk as a very small skunk
And all out of words
Drunk as a very small skunk
And all out of words
10 Days of Haikus
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Here is today's haiku. Can you guess what I've been up to?
So much paperwork,
Leering at me from my desk.
It makes my brain hurt.
So much paperwork,
Leering at me from my desk.
It makes my brain hurt.
10 Days of Haikus
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Written at 2am this morning, just as I was getting to sleep:
I'm sorry readers
I forgot to blog today
Here, have some cookies
I'm sorry readers
I forgot to blog today
Here, have some cookies
10 Days of Haikus
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In keeping with the theme of the last couple of days, today's haiku is miserable:
I'm trying so hard
To keep myself together
I think I'm failing.
As you may have noticed, I'm not doing so well depression-wise at the moment. I'm trying my hardest to come through it, but most of the time I don't think I'm strong enough.
I'm trying so hard
To keep myself together
I think I'm failing.
As you may have noticed, I'm not doing so well depression-wise at the moment. I'm trying my hardest to come through it, but most of the time I don't think I'm strong enough.
Labels Reboot
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I have too many blog labels. Some of them are now redundant. So I'm rebooting them. I'm only going to use a few blog labels from now on.
If you follow one of the older labels, you'll be able to find all the new posts for them under the following headings:
FAMILY & FRIENDS
- family
- friends
- lovelife
- pets
DEPRESSION & HEALTH
- depression
- health
- weightwatchers
STITCHING & COOKING
- baking
- etsy
- HaR
- HSKS
- patterns
- stitchwork
- twt
YEARLY CHALLENGES
- 2012 fantabulous things
- discworldathon
- new things
- one day one sentence
- photography
- project 200
- purpleocity
- year of the circuses
WRITING
- 30 day meme
- writer's inklings
OTHER
- edumacation
- geek out
- interwebs
- lists
- Maine
- random ramblings
- videos
- wow
If you follow one of the older labels, you'll be able to find all the new posts for them under the following headings:
FAMILY & FRIENDS
- family
- friends
- lovelife
- pets
DEPRESSION & HEALTH
- depression
- health
- weightwatchers
STITCHING & COOKING
- baking
- etsy
- HaR
- HSKS
- patterns
- stitchwork
- twt
YEARLY CHALLENGES
- 2012 fantabulous things
- discworldathon
- new things
- one day one sentence
- photography
- project 200
- purpleocity
- year of the circuses
WRITING
- 30 day meme
- writer's inklings
OTHER
- edumacation
- geek out
- interwebs
- lists
- Maine
- random ramblings
- videos
- wow
Dear Mr Sandman...
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I'm very used to having weird dreams. I'm okay with that. I'd rather have the downright odd dreams than the horrible nightmares. And the dating/sex dreams are definitely better than the horrible nightmares AND the odd dreams.
However, I have a bone to pick with you about your choice of Man. If I can't dream about Jensen Ackles or Ashton Kutcher, or Dr Who, I'm okay with dreaming about a Man I've actually met before. I'm even okay with dreaming about one of my Exes. But why, why, why, why, WHY?!! do I have to dream about the worst one? The one who was a huge mistake, and is now completely and utterly ugly and unattractive and unappealing?
Having said that, thank you for letting me dream about him as he was when I knew him. The first night was vaguely Memory-Lane-ish. The second night was a bit weird. The third night was getting odd. The fourth night was downright disturbing. I do have many other Exes that you could choose from. Much better looking and delicious and interesting ones. Some of whom I actually still give a crap about. If you could see your way clear to making tonight's dream about one of them, I'd be very appreciative.
Yours,
Colette (aged 29 and a half)
However, I have a bone to pick with you about your choice of Man. If I can't dream about Jensen Ackles or Ashton Kutcher, or Dr Who, I'm okay with dreaming about a Man I've actually met before. I'm even okay with dreaming about one of my Exes. But why, why, why, why, WHY?!! do I have to dream about the worst one? The one who was a huge mistake, and is now completely and utterly ugly and unattractive and unappealing?
Having said that, thank you for letting me dream about him as he was when I knew him. The first night was vaguely Memory-Lane-ish. The second night was a bit weird. The third night was getting odd. The fourth night was downright disturbing. I do have many other Exes that you could choose from. Much better looking and delicious and interesting ones. Some of whom I actually still give a crap about. If you could see your way clear to making tonight's dream about one of them, I'd be very appreciative.
Yours,
Colette (aged 29 and a half)
10 Days of Haikus
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Another emo one:
I close my eyes and
Leave this lost and lonely land
For one where I smile.
I close my eyes and
Leave this lost and lonely land
For one where I smile.
10 Days of Haikus
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Today's haiku is a little less lighthearted than yesterday. Sorry. I'm feeling down.
Alone and lonely.
Desperate to be loved.
Destined for sadness.
Alone and lonely.
Desperate to be loved.
Destined for sadness.
10 Days of Haikus
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So I'm trying to blog at least once everyday. Aside from making the bloga little more interesting to read, and also because I'm trying to give myself more of a routine. I have checklists of certain things I want to make sure I do every day.
Usually I have an update for Project 200 or the Discworldathon, or some other randomness to blog about. For days that I don't, I have a list of blog memes/challenges and things. This is the first one.
10 Days of Haikus.
A haiku is a Japanese form of poetry characterised most famously by its structure of 3 lines and 17 vowels. The first line has 5 vowels, the second line has 7 vowels and the third line has 5 vowels. They're short and succinct, but that does NOT make them easy to write. I'm going to attempt to write one a day for the next 10 days.
An extra challenge is that I haven't actually written any poetry in years. I've had writers' block for a good 5 years at least. So wish me luck.
Here's haiku number one:
Sweet potato pie
A crazy mess to create
Delicious to taste
Usually I have an update for Project 200 or the Discworldathon, or some other randomness to blog about. For days that I don't, I have a list of blog memes/challenges and things. This is the first one.
10 Days of Haikus.
A haiku is a Japanese form of poetry characterised most famously by its structure of 3 lines and 17 vowels. The first line has 5 vowels, the second line has 7 vowels and the third line has 5 vowels. They're short and succinct, but that does NOT make them easy to write. I'm going to attempt to write one a day for the next 10 days.
An extra challenge is that I haven't actually written any poetry in years. I've had writers' block for a good 5 years at least. So wish me luck.
Here's haiku number one:
Sweet potato pie
A crazy mess to create
Delicious to taste
Discworldathon
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I've finished another one. I would have finished a second one in the bath yesterday but I ran out of hot water and was getting cold.
So that's 11 of 39 books read, and £95.75 raised
So that's 11 of 39 books read, and £95.75 raised
Project 200 - 125/75
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Teeny tiny little monkey...
125 down
75 to go
Also... I've done another Hogwarts bookscarf thingy. Still need to do Gryffindor for it to count as a complete Project though.
125 down
75 to go
Also... I've done another Hogwarts bookscarf thingy. Still need to do Gryffindor for it to count as a complete Project though.
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