Thursday, December 17, 2009

Please watch this... What do you think?

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

late night...

	Ack! Didn't realise it was so late >.< [it is 01:36 at the moment] ... I had a day off today ^^ I was able to spend some time with Craig <3 we went to Liverpool and met up with some friends of ours, Jacqui and Chris. I haven't seen Jacqui in months! It was lovely to see her again, we went to the Chinese Supermarket [because a trip to Liverpool just wouldn't be the same to me if we didn't stock up on tasty treats, haha] and then back to their house. I helped Jacqui make christmas shortbread biscuits for people at her work, then we cooked dinner and watched a DVD. Mmm. Dinner! I miss not seeing her often, we lived together for two years while we were at uni, but now she is busy all the time, plus her boyfriend is still studying for his Masters degree, so they both don't have much free time. It makes visiting them more special I suppose. I'm off on another trip tomorrow! Busy me ^^ I'm going to visit other friends/ex-housemates-from-uni in York, i've managed to find train tickets for around £20, which is nice, because I looked online earlier this evening and the ones I found then were £45! Ugh. I just need to buy a discount card before I go tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to seeing them! Then back to work on Friday, hopefully my scalded hand will have healed by then, it looks a bit gross. Good job I have this little break to rest in! TTFN ^^ *hugs*

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

	It is nice to get some time off work, I can hardly remember the last time I had two consecutive days to myself. I went on a trip to Liverpool with Craig after he finished work on Tuesday, we had a wander around a few shops but the main event of the afternoon was a visit to the Chinese Supermarket. Oh, how I love that place ^^ it smells of spices and sells everything you could ever need if you owned a Chinese restaurant – including a massive saucepan that looks as if it belongs in a giants kitchen [I expect you could fit three of me inside it :S ]. now my cupboard is all stocked up with ramen, mochi, tea, and other goodies *grins* tasty. We had dinner in a Chinese restaurant, they had a special deal on which meant we could have a four course meal for only £10!! Soup, starters, duck pancakes, a main meal – and then fruit afterwards – I was so full! And I drank far too much tea ^^ but it was amazing. I’ve been watching Doctor Who recently, some episodes are up on the BBCiPlayer ^^ I’m really enjoying it. I looked in the library in town, but there don’t appear to be many DVDs there… Bleh. Humbug and such. What I’d like to do is watch the older episodes too, a friend of mine told me that if I was to watch every episode of Doctor Who it would take me sixteen days [I am unsure if that was excluding sleep…] I know I haven’t been around all that much. I need some inspiration. TTFN dear things :3

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

	Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. *hugs you* I finally started some Christmas shopping today, I found some gifts for a couple of friends and also for my Mum, but I still feel rather unorganised. We finally switched our heating on in my house – we’d been trying to hold out for as long as we could [both Melissa and I prefer to put on an extra sweater or blanket rather than turn the central heating on, haha]. I’m glad the house is a little warmer now, I think I have trouble regulating my body temperature, I often feel cold and I get the shivers after I eat things… I’m weird XD It is troublesome though, sometimes I feel so cold and run down that I want to curl up and sleep. My gardening efforts have moved indoors, I found a new home for my latest plant ^^ I planted it in Melissa’s old tea pot that never got used after the lid smashed. I’d post a picture but I can’t find the cable to take the photo off my phone >.< At work my boss has mentioned that she may have to cut our hours due to the fact that the older café isn’t doing so well. I’m hoping that I can get a balance of enough hours of work and then use the extra spare time to try looking around for future jobs, or even some voluntary work that sounds interesting. I think my problem is I often don’t know what opportunities are out there, so I don’t try and aim for them. *sigh* I think I need some time to practise with GIMP. I miss making things… Does anyone have any suggestions for eCards or avatars? ^^ TTFN :3

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

	Well, the doctor didn't think it is worth sending me for a scan, she checked me over and said that if nothing has changed for the worse, then i'll be ok. That cyst of mine will just have to [hopefully] go away on it's own. If it does get worse, then needles and other nasty things will have to become involved... Ugh. I'm having to change my holiday times at work, Hannah had an accident after she had been out drinking. She managed to break her jaw, the poor thing. So what with other staff members being ill, i've had to change my plans. But, if I can change the dates to the 15th-17th December then it will match the times Craig has half days at work, so we will actually be able to do fun stuff! ^^ So it isn't all bad. Dave came back from his holiday today, so we won't be completely scuppered at work. I've been playing around with my neopets pages, every pet has a webpage that you can edit, so i've been trying to get to grips with some codes and such. Here are the results. The main layout isn't mine, but the boxes are things I have made ^^ [well, edited the shape and made backgrounds for...] Oh, I finally got the paint brush I wanted! Now Vaaek is a sabre-toothed tiger! Rwr! XD … And I have no neopoints left… Hugs to all of you <3

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Friday, November 13, 2009

	That last post of mine on theO sure was gloomy, huh? Well. I think i'm doing better now. Thanks for the comments my friends ^^ The family issues have cooled down somewhat, so I hope things mend. As for my health, well, i've booked myself a doctors appointment and i'm going to ask to have the mammogram scan [because my Mum will pester me until I get one - just to be sure ^^]. My mood has lifted, finally. Craig cooked rabbit stew for dinner. I've never tried it before, but then, he had never cooked it! Random surprise dinner ^^ It tasted interesting, but it isn't suddenly going to become my favourite dish, heh. I've made a wallpaper ^^ I'll get it submitted soon. I'm tired. I need some tea. I've been playing Neopets for a good while this evening, i've noticed some members there who have been there for nine years! Yipes. I wonder how many people have been a member of theO for more than five years... There are so many new people here now. Hmmm. I was considering changing my username here. But I have been a member for nearly three years now, so perhaps I should just stay as I am XD If I did change it I think i'd rename myself either Kaerlyn or sparkling_tea. When I joined I never expected to actually be relatively active here, my name was just a nickname a friend used to call me [i'm not so good at thinking of usernames XD]. By the time I used that name here it had already become old and rather negnected. Where did your username come from? ^^ TTFN *hugs*

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

	Hello everyone ^^ I think it is about time I give a little update. As usual I have been busy at work, we have had a few days when we were short staffed as people were away due to illness, I suppose the beginning of winter is starting. I was called in early yesterday to get a head start on the scone baking, but my bosses were late, so I was left waiting outside for a good ten minutes as I don’t have a key for that shop *shivers* [there are two cafes, the larger one has the spare kitchen where I do my baking]. I’ve been playing Neopets a fair bit recently. I have a little gallery there, so I’m filling it with pretty things and other stuff related to tea *laughs* I like silly little trinkets and such. Ah, those games are fun. I just like to relax and play silly colourful games while listening to happy music [I just wear headphones so I don’t irritate anyone else!] Oh! Our shower is fixed, the roof has been mended, and my tamagotchi has morphed into a ninja! :D hurrah! [Things to do] [eCard challenge…] [Make neopets banner] [Finish Gimp drawing]

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Monday, October 26, 2009

	[Another NO] Hello dear things. Finally I’ve managed to get something posted on myO & theO. Heh. Apologies for most likely missing anything and everything posted/submitted recently. I just haven’t spent as much time behind my laptop as I used to. I’ve been trying to organise my plans for Christmas as I have to book any time off at least a month in advance. I don’t think things are going to plan so far. My parents have decided they don’t want any extra visitors for Christmas, so that means that I can’t bring Craig back to visit. Then yesterday my sister decided that she doesn’t want to visit me in Cheshire before we go back to Devon together. She just changed her mind the day after she agreed to come and visit me. *grumble grumble* At least there is still the hope that I WILL be able to take some time off… Talking of time off, I have a day off tomorrow – yay rest! :D and an electrician is coming round to fix our broken shower – hurrah! At least something is getting mended XD we still need the whole roof re-tiled though. [Where is my motivation… *peers under a blanket* I often have this little idea/feeling that makes me think I should be doing something more... But I just don't quite know what, or how...]

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Friday, October 9, 2009

BAH.

	I think i'm getting ill. I woke up this morning with a sore shoulder, now I have aches across my back and neck. I went to work and iced cakes, baked cakes, then baked scones, and THEN had to clean the kitchen. I've been feeling rather groggy too. Thankfully I was allowed to leave work at 3pm, otherwise I'd have cried. I really hope tomorrow isn't too busy at work. Ugh. I have this nasty feeling that my bosses have taken this next week off... That means i'll be in all day, every day apart from Tuesday and Sunday, with no hope of going home a little early. Not that I normally DO go early, but it would be nice to hope that I could if I feel ill... I know I sound feeble. I'm afraid i'm just having one of those days where I want to go and hide under a rock... I'm surviving with a hot water bottle at the moment. Yus. I drew something on GIMP last night, i'll upload it here soonish, but it is also on my new DeviantArt account. I thought it would be useful to have an account there in order to thank/link back to the artists who have made GIMP brushes/stock photos and other splendid things that I use. [http://kaerlyn.deviantart.com/]

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

	Getting a wee bit tired now. I worked for 9 hours yesterday, then today it was 8 1/2 [we were short on staff, plus I was feeling ill...] By the end of work today I felt like kicking things. The thing is, nothing went wrong, and if it wasn't for the fact that I felt shakey and ill it would have been a good day. My tip money got spent on pain-killers and throat lozenges >.< heee... I'm worried for Craig too. I want him to be alright. I'm not sure if he is. ... I need to write about something more positive. I went to visit my friend Emilie last Tuesday, she recently moved up to Bolton, so I caught the train and we spent the day together. We visited a little a little aquarium under the town library, then we had lunch, and went back to her flat. I haven't seen her since August, and before that... I can't remember. I didn't get to see her at Christmas last year, so it must have been September '07... Oooff. It really is tiresome not being able to see my old friends often. She was doing well, but she was having some difficulties signing on to her course. I hope things get sorted. We ended up watching silly videos on youtube, they are French, and really funny ^^

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