Got in the paper. Keep in mind that in British English, 'homely' is the equivalent of the American term 'homey'.


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So. Been keeping stuff from you all. That's been a big part of why I vanished off the web. Not "Oh god, I'm lying to everyone!!1!1!' avoidance, don't panic about that. It's been more of the 'Man, don't want to talk about it because everytime I get my hopes up about something, it goes smash' kind of avoidance. And admittedly, it may still go smash ( Read more... )

Still no word on the job front. Depressing. So I've been scanning some of Babs photos for her. It's part of a project Bab's doctors and psychiatrists et al have set for us, a way of helping her retain her memory just that wee bit longer. Trick is that like many patients with dementia, she tears up most forms of paper, including photos. Mum was all ( Read more... )

First, thank you secretive santa-like person, I get to play with icons! And I may terrify you all and do a video and/or audio post, now that we've got the webcam. Which leads to the second thing, pictures. Now, the good thing about webcams is that I didn't have to go wrestling with the Castle in the vain search for the camera, so...( Snap! )

Torii-san took us to play dress up. She's one of the lovely ladies here who adore dragging poor art students around so that they can: a) practice English, b) brag to friends that they have foreign acquaintances, and c)giggle hysterically at the gaijin attempting to eat Japanese food and wear kimono ( Read more... )

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