This is a slightly crazy cat lady post but... fuck it. I don't care.

On Saturday we had to take our wonderful cat Spinky to the vet to be put down. On Tuesday he seemed to have hurt his front right paw and by Thursday he was completely unable to move that leg at all. The vet did tests on Thursday and concluded that he probably had a brain tumor and ( Read more... )

I swear, I keep having the same exchange at work:

Me: Hello! :D What can we do for you today?
Customer: Hello, yes, I've been researching my family history/house history/local area.. *explain in great detail what they have researched and found out*
Me: *eyes glaze over; mind wanders*
Customer: *finishes talking*
Me: ...I'm so sorry, what is it you need ( Read more... )

Oh my god, stomach, why do you hate me? Stop being painful! :(

It was my birthday last Thursday and the festivities have just ended. Really. No, there wasn't a massive six day long party, just lots of little bits. Mmm, little bits.

On my birthday itself I... went to work. Which on the face of it is kind of sucky but I had just the most awesome day. ( Read more... )

ME: So, J K Rowling has revealed that Dumbledore was gay.
MUM: Is he the great big one?
ME: No, he's the old--
MUM: Oh, I know. The virgin. I mean, wizard!
ME: *laughs so hard the cat falls off my lap*

Oh, Mum. Virgins and wizards, so easy to confuse.

Well, the Birthday List went according to plan, except I forgot to watch I, Claudius which is bad as I'm only just starting Caligula's reign and I really should be giving it back to the person I borrowed it from as it's his parents copy... Whoops ( Read more... )

I go through stages of being really really bad at updating this thing... LJ laziness, I think ( Read more... )

Hope you all had a fabulous Mid-Winter Feast/Celebration! :D ( Read more... )

I had tea with my sister today and we chatted briefly about recent security issues and she said that when she'd heard the news she'd immediately thought of me. Then she gave me a hug (Clare and I have only recently started hugging each other, so this is still a Moment ; ) and said she was sorry because she knew how long and hard I'd worked at ( Read more... )

My mum gave me a helium balloon yesterday ( Read more... )

When I was a kid, I remember thinking that on my birthday I would wake up miraculously taller, wiser and prettier. I have pretty much got over that thinking now, but I think I still expected something to happen when I turned 21... Like sprouting horns or wisdom or something ( Read more... )