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08:21 am - Why?

I've done my back in. I'm 24 and I've done my back in. It took me twenty minutes to get off the bed this morning, though once I had crawled to the bathroom I did manage to pull myself up on the towel rail and stand! Woot, only half an hour to stand up.

Anyway, I'm taking ibuprofen and trying to keep moving (within the confines of my bed). Anything else?

I just sneezed, which was very painful. This is not going to be fun.

Update: Called the dostor and he said to take painkillers and gave me some movements to do, he also said to avoid sitting, and to try and walk around if possible. I bored already! Getting dressed seems out of the question at the moment, so I'm stuck either laid on the bed or walking around my tiny house, does seem a bit better now the painkillers have kicked in, but I don't want to overdo it either.

Has anyone else ever done anything this silly? How long does it take to get better?

05:12 pm - Dude...

... the new episode of Bones has a body that's been blood-eagled AND Stephen Fry, and it's only 4 minutes in.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the skeleton was being used as a stage prop by a Norweigian black metal band, I'm starting to think. But no, they weren't named Bazaark.

07:07 am - Regional Plans

All my passengers have dropped out (except Ben for coming back on the Monday), so if anyone needs lift to or from the regional, shout now.

06:04 pm - Driving to the Regional...

Calling all Lambourns, Jabbas, and Sandersons.

Ben - I need the postcode for the museum so I can find you. I'll aim to be there at five.

Jabba - I need the postcode for where you'll be so I can find you. (Google maps says under 15mins from the centre to the quays, but traffic will probably be the main factor)

Nick - It'll take about an hour and a half to get to Manchester, so you'll need to be in Harrogate by 3:30pm at the latest, which unfortunately means you need to get the 2:10pm train, which gets in at 2:45pm. (But I'll pick you up and we can hang out at mine, or set off early and get Burger King on the way, or something)

Yay! Passengers!

Apparently should take 1hour 45mins to get to the Regional from the quay, so we should be there at about 7:00pm, just in time for requiem time-in! (unless we stop for food/hit traffic/a yak/etc)

02:32 pm - Grrr!

So I had to nip to Halfords (it's sunny and my driving specs were buggered), and I saw a sight that made me angry so I thought I'd share.
I followed a new Honda Civic Type-R into the carpark, I'm thinking 'hmm, fairly nice car'. it pulls up, straddling the line, I'm thinking 'obviously doesn't come with driving lessons'. The girl driving it then sends her boyfriend in to return some car mats, cos they don't fit, cos she didn't check that before she got them, while sitting on the white line, no attemp to straighten up, I'm thinking 'people like you should not be allowed nice cars, seriously. Also, that car doesn't come with nice matts? Seriously, if I were getting a brand new car I'd want comp mats, nice ones.

I hate idiots.

02:05 pm - New Car!

The giant Mazda of doom is awesome! It took me a little while to get used to the difference between from my old Corsa. The brake pedal is much more sensitive and the gear stick is different, but I think I'm getting there now. Matt's mum describes it as 'like driving an armchair' and I think she's hit the nail on the head, I feel really removed from the controls, and it's dead comfortable. I was loving it on the motorway, no more taking ten minutes to get back up to speed if someone pulls out in front of me, even on a hill! Also, you can get about three bodies loads of stuff in the boot so it'll be great for killing sprees driving to Cam events. The only thing is parking, since it's so massive it overhangs most normal parking spaces. So far I'm failing utterly in parallel situations, but I'm sure I'll get there.

I'm planning on making the February York games (Lou and Liam, can I stay with you plx?) probably drive over Friday evening and leave Sunday day. Hopefully see some other York folks (I'm looking at you Chris and Sara) on Friday night if people are free. Also, I know it's far in the future, but I think I'l be driving to the Northern, and I'll have space for four (yes four, as longs as you don't mind being cosy in the back) passengers and kit.  There are two routes that seem about equal, either down (the M1) and across (the A38, etc), or across (the M62) and down (the M6). Which route I take will depend on who wants a lift, so give me a shout if you're vaguely on route and you fancy it. Petrol monies will of course be appreciated greatly, especially since I'll have to detour to get you unless you live on the motorway itself!

Current Mood: chipper

04:41 pm - Christmas Cards

So, most people on here would probably be getting Christmas cards, however, I've decided that they're mainly a pointless waste of paper, so in a bout of conscience have decided to donate the money I would normally spend on Christmas cards to charity. I haven't decided which one yet, so feel free to comment with suggestions.

01:56 pm - Semi-snowday

It's amazing how much gets done when you're told you can go when you've finished :)

It's amazing how many people are really rubbish at driving in poor conditions, there should be some sort of bad weather driving qualification, where you aren't allowed out on bad days unless you've passed a test first.

York this weekend, don't know what the plan is Friday night, it's up up Lou really, but I'll see people at the game :)
Yay! Game!

02:09 pm - Life Sucks

So I haven't posted on here for ages, I know, I suck.

I've been fighting off the cold virus all week, but it caught up with me yesterday. I woke up a 2am and couldn't get back to sleep because I couldn't breathe. Matt doesn't see my problem, as he's horrible and always breathes through his mouth, but my body seems to think the nose is for breathing and the mouth is for eating, so every time I start to drift off to sleep my body tries nto close my mouth, and then I wake up so I don't suffocate, fun. So yesterday I decided that it was too dangerous for me to go to work on 3 hours sleep while feeling like crap, mostly because of the crashing my car on the way, but also because I don't want to fuck up and get fired. If company policy say's I can't work drunk then I think delerious would probably qualify too. Feel a bit better today, mainly cos I slept in til 10am this morning after finally being able to breathe for a bit.

Obviously I feel a bit pathetic whining about my cold when I know most of my friends are going through stuff that is even worse, I have to say, I hope next year is better in people I know, this year has been pretty shitty.

Times aren't all that great for my family either to be fair, my mum broke her wrist on holiday in Tunisia, and although they were really good and did keyhole surgery straight away, in plaster and in pain is not the way she really wanted to spend her holiday, and that was just the start. When she got back to the UK (still in a lot of pain) the doctors at Barnsley General (I hear the words 'Barnsley General' in the same tone that most people hear 'Gates of Hell'), decided they didn't like the look of it (to be fair my mum says it looked pretty shit) and they'd open it up and have another go, taking a bone graft from her hip along the way. They did something to her carpal tunnel while they were in there (no sure what), cos, you know, you'd have needed it in a couple of years anyway.  I didn't know anything about any of this cos she was in a right state and told my dad not to tell me so I wouldn't be worried. They kept her in hospital fo six days after the operation cos she was in so much pain she couldn't function normally. She's still in pain and still can't move her fingets as well as they'd like, but I think they're expecting a lot from a sixty year old woman who's just been through all that. She knows she has to keep moving, even if it's painful, but it's really hard for her. I went home last Wednesday and took her to have her stitches out, fook me, she has a gash from the middle of her palm to half way down her forearm, it looks like they opened her up with a kitchen knife, it's all jagged and horrible. Obviously she's really worried that she's not going to heal well because of her age, and having the cast on is impeding the skin breathing, which isn't helping healing, it looks a right mess. I was impressed by the standard of care though, especially when she asked if she was having the stitches in her hip out and the doctor (who did the bloody operation for fcuks-sake, looked really confused. She says 'I had a bone graft from my hip, am I having those stitches out too?' and he says 'Are you sure?' She just gave him this look that said: 'I might be old and weak but I know whether or not I have stitches in my hip, you little prick'. He thought she'd been given donor bone. Ok they can't remember anything, but asking someone if they're sure they have stitches in their hip is pretty comical, she has bruising all up her side from it (mostly gone now), I think she's sure.

That brought back quite a few bad memories of the one and only time I've been in hospital, and if I ever have to go again I hope I'm not in Barnsley at the time, even though I'm pretty sure they're all just as bad anyway. I just hate the way patients are treated like they're stupid, and no-one seems to have any compassion for the pain people are in. Yes, pain HURTS, I know there's not always much they can do, but can we acknowledge that at least.

/rant.

That was a bit rambly, I'm ill, forgive me, I suck at being ill.

Current Mood: sickly

07:02 am - Mwa ha ha...

You Are 80% Goth

You are clearly goth. Even if you don't consider yourself goth, other people do. Let's face it. You're a little moodier, darker, and weirder than most people. But that's okay. You enjoy being different, and you're proud of who you are. Many psychologists think that goths are more self aware and smarter than the average person!

07:38 pm - York Peeps

Anyone up for Lunch this Sunday? I said I'd drop Matt off in York on the way back from Barnsley if people are up for meeting up.

What say you?

02:17 pm - Mancs Tomorrow

I'm going to risk it. To reduce the chances of getting lost, I think I just wanna park at the church. So people who will want to meet up before (and get food - I'll need food), is meeting there ok? I'll be there by about six.

12:26 pm - I feel like I'm falling...

Wobble alert!

Had to come home from work today with Headache Of Doom. Not sure what's stressing me. Contributing factors may be the imminent arrival of a Jabba, the evil wisdom tooth that has decided now is the time to erupt, the fact that I'm working this weekend, and the fact that my car is playing up. The second two are making it look less and less likely that I'll be making it to Tiff and Phil's leaving do, which makes me a sad Andrea. Initial levels of stress were increased by several minor things at work until I just couldn't work any more, I hate my stupid head.

Now I'm both hungry and feeling sick, with that weird kind of panic that makes you want to do loads of things, but also not want to do anything, and that strange distracted feeling. Oh, and my head hurts like a motherfucker.

Is anyone around in Mancs before the party? I know it sounds horrible, but I don't want to risk the three hour round trip for one hour of party (I'll have to leave at 9ish). I could be there by about six, might seem a little more worth the risk of having to call the RAC then. Plus if I get in, sit down, and have tea, I'm not going to want to go out again :(

Current Mood: stressed

10:16 pm - This weekend?

Ok, so due to unforseen circumstances (which made my mum cry, again, she'll stop calling me and asking me how I've been after this week) I have no plans for this weekend. I could go out with people from work, but it's someone's birthday and I'm not feeling that happy, and don't want to bring them down, so if there are (more pub-like?) less bouncy options I'll take them.
So flist, whats happening this weekend, where should I go, what should I do?

Edit: Give the way I feel this morning I have to say I'd prefer options that will allow me to come home and sleep in my own bed, so drinking til the sun comes up isn't what I'm looking for. I'm a boring old Lady.

12:28 pm - F*cking Argos

They 'can't check stock availability at this time', so I keep getting to checkout to discover my items are out of stock. GRR

OK, everything in the world is out of stock, how can this be?

06:02 pm - Stupid Dell

So my badly designed power cable for my laptop has finally worn through. It's been held together by tape in an effort to prevent this since I got it. Now I have to shell out almost £40 for a new one, which will also have to be taped up, I think I'll try stronger tape this time. So flist, gaffer or duct?

I hate the way Matt's laptop is configured too - grr. 

03:55 pm - A few things to update.

Went out for a workmate's leaving do on Friday, was fun, though we weren't out late since we'd all been up since six-ish. I've realised that findind my way around a new place with a new one-way system isn't going to be fun when I move.

Matt and I have passed referencing for the new house, so we just need to find the moving-money and go sign the contract. Waiting for payday and Matt's mum to get the money she's loaning him to him.

When to the pub last night leaving the back window a bit open for the cat (wouldn't do this normally but the weather was bad and she'd been out all day), won't be doing it again, came back to find our neighbour waiting in the street, she'd seen some guy hanging about but she thinks she scared him off, when we went round the back the gate was propped open with the wheelie bin and the window was propped open as wide as it would go, there was mud on the outside window-sill, but none on the inside so obviously thought better of it half way through climbing in. police came over this morning and took Matt's statement, CSI guy came round but not much he could do with att the rain and the fact that we've disturbed everything.

Then today the same neighbour came round to assure us that the tree in their garden that's been blown down, kinda into ours, will be moved soon, damn wind, that was a really nice tree too.

Oh, and said neighbours housemate used to feed a visitor cat they called 'felix' who they guessed had been abandoned, but neighbour stopped 'him'  coming in the house when housemate moved out. So I was like '*holds up catface* this cat?'. Yep, she must have lived in every house on the street, lucky for her she's so damn cute.

06:30 pm - So I'm officially fat..

 ...I weighed in at over nine stone today, so I'm living on salad from now on, as soon as the week of headaches, pain, and fainting is over. Now is not the time to stop eating, but next week I have to start my first ever 'diet'. I'm mostly planning on drinking less fizzy pop and eating less shit, and hoping that works. I'm considering switching to semi-skimmed milk, but that might not work, so I might just have to stop drinking the full fat stuff by the pint. Anyone have any tips?

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02:13 pm - House!!

Deposit is in!!

Now just the forms of doom to fill out and return with ID and Proof of address and stuff on Monday, and then the joy of waiting for referencing.

House!!

(I took lieu time to get the afternon off because I was panicing about someone stealing the house from under me)