Right, so tomorrow morning we leave for my grandfather's funeral. I'm not expecting it to be much other than needless drama (did I mention his business is still tied to my mom's? oh yeah, and they still don't know what's happening with that yet - and that's just the start). Why don't we talk about something nice instead ( Read more... )

marimbanlr landed this morning and we are off to Paris tomorrow evening to celebrate his birthday. Because how better to celebrate your birthday than being in Paris? Heck, I just like being in Paris. Even better is getting to be in Paris with some of your favourite people! The ever fantastic ramy_fulaz and petite_chaton will be meeting us there too, so it kind of feels like a mini ( Read more... )

When I got my exam schedule, one of the best pieces of news was that I would be finished in time to enjoy the late May bank holiday. Last year, I had exams until 02 June which meant studying while the entire rest of the country played in the sun. So I knew that I wanted to go somewhere, but I also knew myself well enough to realise that the last ( Read more... )

We are now back from Paris, and I am pleased to report that it a) was exactly what I needed and b) lived up to expectations. Never mind that it was seriously, serously cold, but fabulous anyway. I think the biggest factor in (b) was that I had already resigned myself to not being able to see everything. So, the agenda for the weekend was ( Read more... )