FINALLY got through and made an appointment for a coil fitting, although it's not taking place for WEEKS. Can I just say how much I hate the whole set-up of only being able to phone during clinic hours (and how those hours are almost ALWAYS during a time when I'm working)? I have been bounced from place to place so much, it's been a huge hassle but ( Read more... )

WHY FANDOM AND RL SHOULD NOT INTERSECT OR MAYBE WHY THEY TOTALLY SHOULDSo, I was out for a meal/drinks with some workmates recently. Took the boyfriend along for some socialising (he needs it). To get the full impact of this anecdote, the only backstory you need to know is that one of my workmates is both American and gay, and knows that I'd been ( Read more... )

OKAY, so I actually haven't had much time for anime/manga/books recently ( Read more... )

I decided that summer is around the corner and waiting for me, so today I bought SUMMER CLOTHES (not very many, admittedly, which might be a good thing because it's still cold at the moment and I probably won't be able to wear them for MONTHS ( Read more... )

A quick post whilst I wait for the next episode of Oofuri to download (just finished watching episode 21 and OMG SO TENSE, I'm so on edge right now that I actually feel quite nervous when I'm watching it). Here's an amusing anecdote from when I was watching the start of the game against Tousei and the boyfriend had decided to stop watching it with ( Read more... )

I need to update this more often ( Read more... )

Watching Oofuri is turning me into a puddle of fangirl jelly without fail each episode. SO MUCH LOVE. The last episode I saw was the one where it's Mihashi's birthday and OMG. ALMOST DIED OF AN OVERDOSE OF ADORABLE. I've been watching it together with Tom, and even he admitted that it's cute (and his reactions from when we first started the series ( Read more... )

Watched episode 20 of Shiki last night. It was exceptionally violent/horrifying at times (specifically the way the villagers have started behaving...and it's not that I'm blaming them, it's just that Shiki is SO DAMN GOOD at playing around with shades of grey rather than reverting to a black/white sense of morality. I'm still feeling worried about ( Read more... )